Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-24


action toward construction of new
city hall, cost of which remains to be
determined, is taken when city gov
eminent authorizes employment of
architect to draw plans of building,
on which work is expected to be
started within few months
Concord. Harvey Dorton, Sc,
prominent business man and poll
tician, dies at Morganton, where he
had been under treatment for two
weeks after long period Of declining
health.
RALEIGH. LA Dor conditions, ex-
cept on farms, are showing steady
improvement, and several cities re-
port SURPRISES Of carpenters and
briCklayers, while demand and sup
ply OF unskilled labor in cities con-
tinues about equal, according to
state department Of labor.
GREENSBORO.-J. C. Goode, 6s,
Of Asheville, dies at home Of daugh-
ter, Mrs. Creighton A. Bray, after
illness beginning three months ago.
and which prevented his returning
home after he came here on visit.
GREENSBORO.-Address of Leon
Cash. grand master OF North Caro-
lima Masonic grand lodge, is feature
of nineteenth annual meeting OF
North Carolina grand chapter, Order
Of Eastern Star.
CHAPEL HILL.-Twelve classes
Of University of North Carolina, at
tending joint reunion, vote favorably
on proposal to purchase $1,000, 900
twenty-year endowment insurance
policy for university, which fund
will be available On institutions one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary.
plan being that each member OF alum.
| nj association take out, payable to
university, 5000 endowment policy.
CHAPEL HILL.-University of
North Carolina, al one hundred and
twenty ninth commencement, awards
degrees to 283 graduates and hears
address by G. S. Hamlin, former sec
rotary Of federal treasury and mem.
Der Of federal reserve board.
ASHEVILLE.-E Schooler.
| ~, escaped convict and whisky run
ner, is lodged in Buncombe county
jail, charged with murder of Depu-
ty Sheriff E. K. Henshley, 46, shot
| to death near Schooler's home at
Skyland. While officers prepared to
dynamite house in which Schooler
barricaded himself. Police Judge
| Sullivan influenced him to surrender.
+ RALEIGH.-Progra of State
| College summer school includes ad-
dresses by DIR. Frederick G, Bonser,
professor of industrial education,
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity New York city, this being
first Of series of lectures by widely
known educators
DURHAM Methodlsm
Isl is subject of Bishop f. G. Mou.
zon, Of Methodist Episcopal church,
South, who addresses 200 ministers
attending pastors school at Trinity
college.
GOLDSBORO.-Masons of sixth
North Carolina district hold educa
tional meeting at Pikeville, called
by District Deputy Grand Master
c. B. McCandless. when Dr. w. C.
Wicker, educational grand secre-
tary. delivers illustrated lecture.
WILMINGTON.-For third sue
cessive year waters of Topsoil sound
are again filled with dead fish and
crabs while shore from Topsail in
let to Elmore's inlet is strewn with
tons of dead fish washed ashore.
Government experts are unable to
offer explanation.
, WILMINGTON Carolina
Plumbers association. in annual
session, adopt resolution declaring
favor fol-. Governor Morrison's state
owned ship line and port terminals
proposal
RLOTTE.-Funera services
are conducted here by World war
veterans for Lieutenant John NJ
Wilson, United States army air
service, killed at Selfridge field.
Mount Clemens, Mich, when he was
testing airplane, which went into
tail spin and crashed from altitude
Of 1000 feet.
CHARLOTTE.-Dr Luther Little.
pastor of First Baptist church, is
! chosen chairman of central COM
mittee arranging for presentation of
pageant at sesquicentennial of sign
ing of Mecklenburg declaration of
independence May 20,~1925. Thorn
as Woods Stevens, of Pittsburg
noted pageant writer, is invited to
confer with committee on selection
of author of pageant.
wINSTON.SALEM - w. A.
Goodson is reelected president of
Winston Tobacco association.
MOREHEAD CITY. - H. Gait
Braxton, publisher OF Knston Free
| Press, is unanimously elected presi-
dent of State Press association in
summer meeting.
INGTON.-Thomas r. Coop
err, brother OF Lieutenant Governor
w. b. Cooper, is indicted by New
| Hanover county superior court grand
! jury on charge Of misapplying SAL,
| 900 of funds Of defunct Liberty Saw.
| ings bank, of Wilmington. Brothers
were tried recently in federal court
on similar charges growing out of
failure of Commercial National bank.
of Wilmington, mistrial resulting.
GTON.-President kenly
says Atlantic Coast Line will have
nothing to say regarding order of
interstate commerce commission per
hitting Coast Line and Louisville &
Nashville to lease Carolina. Clinch-
field and Ohio railroad until board of
directors of both leasing lines pass
upon conditions, which involve large
financial obligations.
CHARLOTTE.-Sev hail and
wind storms sweeping Piedmont sec
| ton of state devaState hundreds of
| acres of crops, and houses are re-
ported damaged at Mooresville, Da-
wilson and other small towns. No
loss of life is reported.
CHARLOTTE.-G. f. Clements,
81, part owner and manager of Pied
mont hotel. widely known as former
travelling salesman. died Suddenly of
heart trouble. Body Is sent TO Hen
derson for interment
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