Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-12

| unless one or more candidates enter
contest, primary set for June Z not
to be held.
| RALEIGH.-Sta College OF
Agriculture and Engineering re
ceives from Mrs. Page a portrait OF
Walter Hines Page. former Ameri-
can ambassador to England, one of
the founders of the college. DR. II.
c. Brooke, president, pays tribute
to PAGES world service when ac-
cepting portrait which i" copy Of
famous painting hanging in Amerl'
can embassy at London.
RALEIGH. =. Anniversary OF
! Americas declaration of state of
| war against Germany is observed
a. State college, Dr.. f. c. Brooks
president, speaking to student body
on Ideals of Woodrow Wilson"
WfNSTON-sALEM. - Reynolds
memorial auditorium will be for.
mauvo pened May s, when building
| Will he presented in behalf Of Mrs
]. Edward Johnson and accepted by
Bishop Edward Rondthaler. StIuc-
ture is memorial to late Richard ]
REYNOLDS, tobacco magnate.
CHARLOTTE.-J. II. Berryhill,
! 81. farmer, dies at home near here
as result of stroke of paralysis suf-
fered in October.
JACKSON HILL.-Dr. A. A. Bull
la dies at advanced age after extend
ed illness.
Concord f. Correll,
PAINTING contractor and for many
years prominent in city's business
circles. dies suddenly, probably Of
! heart attack.
RUTHERFORDTON. - Forest
fires raging on sections of Cherry
mountain, South mountain and 9TH
| er nearby sections burn over about
! 10. 900 acres west of Hollis, three
homes being destroyed and cause
losses estimated at $250,000. Fires
are believed to be of lncendiary orl'
gin and officers are hunting sus'
poets.
CHARLOTTE. - Bearskin cotton
mill at Monroe is purchased for
! $122 SEQ by w. H. Belk, Charlotte
denartment store owner and mill
man and associates, under whose di-
rcetion company will be reorganized
with $125,000 capitalization as Mon.
roe Mills company. Sale price Is SAID
to be slightly less than outstanding
! obligations.
CHARLOTTE. = Declaring south
/ ern textile industry is fortunate that
its employees are native-born, Charles
E. Hodges, of Boston, president OF
American Mutual Liability Insur-
ance company, declares New Eng
! land, faced with necessity of employ
| ing foreigners. is now involved IN
crisis due to influx of aliens into
| manufacturing centers.
PALEIGH.-Effort of opposing
| factions to obtain Endorsement of
William G.. McAdoo and Senator Os'
car w. Underwood for Democratic
| nomination for presidency are eX-
pected to bring spirited contest. at
| state Democratic convention, April
II. Friends of Josephus Daniels,
Raleigh editor former navy secre'
| tary. promise to carry his fight for
| nomination to convention floor.
Adoption of state platform, sched-
uled for April 10, is one of conven-
tons most important actions.
FARMVILLE. - Methodists com
plete arrangements for construction
of So, 900 house of worship to be
completed early in next winter.
Observation-Disclosures ell who,
with Quincy Byerly, escaped from
| Guilford county changing, feels
''prtcEs of conscience" and hires au-
| toist to drive him back to prison,
where he starts serving last four
years of term. Byerly still is at
! large. ...
ASEEVILLE-Ea arrival OF
unusually large number of tourists
| indicates recOrd-breaking number OF
visitors will come to this resort IN
course of summer.
RALEIGH.-Seco payment of
about $1,500,000 on deliveries of
| 1923 crop is made to members IN
| North Carolina and South Carolina
of Cooperative Tobacco Growers
association Another large sum is
distributed as final payment OF l922
deliveries.
|, HICKORY.-Plan for new dormf
! tory to provide accommodations for
! 100 Young women are submitted at
meeting of board of trustees of Le-
noir- Rhyme college. Purchase of adj
ditional II acres of land adjoining
campus is authorized and will in
crease colleges land holdings to 80
acres.
HIGH POINT.-Miss Mary Young,
of Henderson, is chosen as dean of
young women by trustees Of Meth
odist Protestant college, which will
be opened this fall. Miss Young
is principal of schools at Hender-
SON.
RALEIGH.@State Treasurer Ben
r. Lacy continues critically i'll. and
members of family express concern
over outcome, because of his ad
vanced age, about 20 years.
MISUNDERSTANDING author
lied in Charlotte in first three
months of 1924 costing approximate.
ly S2,500,000, amounted to almost
half of 1928 total, according to City
| Building Inspector Connolly.
CHARLOTTE. = Judge w. P.
Stacy, of Raleigh, member of state
supreme court, accepts invitation to
! deliver commencement address at
city's scholo finals May 16, when
175 pupils, largest class in history
of city, will receive diplomas from
| high school.
SOUTHERN PINES.-Though be
lated frost kills many peach bios
SONS. experts believe crop should
be only slightly damaged.
SBORO.-Baptist women OF
state in four years have contributed
| $1.41S,173 to $4,000, 900 campaign
fund, exceeding quota by s418000,
though pledges amounted to $2,167,
1913. Miss Mary Warren, correspond.
ing secretary, reports TO annual
conference of Baptist Women's Mis-
| sionary union. of state.
GOLDSBORO.-Dr. J. NJ Keyster.
of Richmond, Va, educational secre-
tang of Baptist foreign mission
board, addressing Baptist Women s