Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
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Washington. - These postmasters
were appointed. Paul E. Bruce. Mars
Hill; Mary +, Hight. foungsvllle;
Mrs. Laura f. Phillips. Brentwood;
Arthur P. Deyton, Cheeoah, and Joe
H. Holland, Jr, Price.
Greensboro-Establi OF the
Southeastern demurrage bureau at
Raleigh, to handle demurrage charges
and collections of the Southern Rail
way is announced here. That Is
State headquarters. R. M. Albright Is
in charge.
Lumberton.-John Floyd, VIM. Cald-
well and Vernon Townsend suffered a
good bit of uneasiness and hardship
when they were held up about two
miles east OF Pembroke by an Indian.
who by the use of 3S-calibre pistol
and threats, forced them to assist him
in getting his car out of ditch.
Asheville. - Announcement was
made that three Asheville lodges OF
Odd Fellows will erect three-story
combination business building and
lodge home on Broadway. The struc-
ture will cost around $4,000. the
lodges already owning the lot.
Mount Olive--In a collision between
a large freight transfer automobile
truck and a Ford car about mile
north of here on the Goldsboro high
way, w. H. Sanders, of Godsboro, re-
ceived broken leg. bad lacerations
about the face and probably internal
injuries from the effects of which he
died.
Rocky Mount-Detailed organiza.
tion for the Gypsy Smith evangelical
campaign which the churches of the
city are uniting to put on here next
spring, was perfected at meeting
of the various committee representa-
tives named by the churches which
was heald at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hickory.-C. P. Clark 16 years old.
died at hospital here of injuries sus-
tained last Thursday when Carolina
and Northwestern Railroad passenger
train struck an automobile in which
he and two brothers We're riding at
crossing in Collettsville. He was the
son of j. w Clark.
Asheyille-After preaching strong
sermon urging his congregation to aid
officers in enforcing all laws. Rev. DR..
R. ]. Bateman, pastor OF the First
BAPTIST church went home hatless and
overcoatless. these articles having
been stolen from the church while he
was delivering his sermon.
Dunn.-Two Dunn hans won ma ma
tion-wde laying contests during the
month of December. The hens-two
single comb white leghorns to
the Howard chicken ranch. on the out
skirts of Dunn. The hens were pitted
against other hens from all parts OF
the United States and the largest
chicken farms in the country one
produced 27 and the other rs eggs
during the month Of December.
Wilmington. - The much-talked-of
million dollar steel barge line between
Baltimore and Fayetteville, via Will
mington, will be practically assured
for Cape Fear River interests II the
Government decides to install the
proposed third lock and dam, thus as
surfing navigation interests mini
mum depth of eight feet Of water at
all times during the year, according
to the latest news received here from
the Fayetteville Chamber Of Com
merce.
Gastonia ia-Citizens National Bank
will build s150,0OO structure on the
site OF its present home
Asheville--John R. Quinn, national
commander of the American Legion.
will visit Asheville March l.
Concord. Philemore Hitchcock.
34-year-old farmer No. 10 Township.
this county, was found dead in his bed
with a bullet hole in his head and n
pistol clutched tightly in his right
hand A coroner's jury rendered
verdict that he committed suicide.
Salisbury.-The Rowan county
board of education made great for
ward move when 1t launched the ini-
tial step looking to the putting into
operation Of the county wide plan of
organization for the carrying out Of a
$4,000 school building program.
n-Salem.-It is announced
that the North and South Carolina
section of the American College of
Surgeons will meet in Wnston-Salem.
February As, and that from two 70
three hundred physicians and sur
geons will be in attendance.
Maxton.-Rev. DR.. H. G. HILL. aged
pastor of Maxton, and Center Presby-
terian churches, is seriously i'll with
bronial pneumonia. Attending physi-
clans are hoping for the best, but ex-
press uneasiness about his condition.
He is 92 years old
Elizabeth City-First spring shad
have arrived in Elizabeth City. C. T.
Smith of Durants Neck caught two
buck shad and brought them to Eliza
beth City by automobile. So far as is
known they are the first caught since
the first of last year and are described
as the first spring shad Of the season.
Hickory.-With two large hydro
electric power sites within eight miles }
OF this city-one Of them a scant four
miles-Hickory people received with
interest and speculation that an
nouncement that the Southern Power
Company had been granted the In
crease In rates sought by the company.
Elizabeth City-A municipal bufld.