Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
NORTH CAROLINA

HIGH POINT. -WOrk will be con-
tinued on two dormitories of new
! High Point college and institution
will be opened September Is, as
scheduled, group of local business
I men having UNDERWATER $4,000
loan against unpaid and past due
pledges of High Point persons
amounting to $4,000 after institu-
ton finds itself in financial crisis.
HIGH POINT.-W. G. Brown,
United States commissioner, justice
| of peace and judge protein of city
court, is arrested on charge of VIC
lating prohibition laws and several
| bottles of wine seized. Police say
raid was made at request of wife
after she and her husband had en-
gagged in argument. Brown is re-
leased on $500 bond
Observation-Disclosures John G..
! Dawson, of state Democratic eXecu-
tive committee, says party will not
take definite stand in regard to Gov
/ ernor Morrison's port commission
| proposal, submitted by legislature to
! November referendum, as it is eco.
/nomic question and not political one.
He says party will devote it's atten-
| ton to regular campaign issues. 1t
is indicated A. w. Mclean, Demo.
cratic nominee for governor, con
| CURED in this decision, which the
Democratic voters had eagerly
| awaited
DAVlDSON.-Open day, Sep
| TENDER IL, sees at Davidson college
students numbering more than 600,
which is largest body ever enrolled
| by this Presbyterian institution.
CHARLOTTE. - Formal petition
| for establishment of branch bank of
| federal reserve system at Charlotte
| is presented by committee represent
| ing Charlotte clearing house associa-
| ton of directorate of Richmond fed
eral reserve bank Five other Caro-
| lima cities are competing for pro-
| posed branch.
CHARLOTTE wish
| to devote more time to editorial du-
| ties, James +. Barrett, of Charlotte.
one of states leaders of organized
labor, resigns as president of joint
council of textile workers OF Caro-
linas at meeting at HunterSVille
James Il. Robertson, of MoOresVille,
is named to fill vacancy.
GREENSBORO.-Rev. c. E. Crisis,
man is instantly killed and Rev. c..
! Russell Sorrell is fatally injured
when their car is struck by Atlantic
| and Yadkin train at grade crossing
| in front of Macedonia Baptist church
where these High Point ministers
were conducting services Sorrells
| death occurs at hospital at Sanford,
| hn in1
BLOWING ROCK. = Unusually
| early freezing weather has resulted
| in severe damage to corn crops in
| Wautauga and adjoining counties,
| according to reports here which say
corn in many fields has been killed
CHARLOTTE. - Campaign to
raise $4,000 fund for entertainment
of Confederate veterans, soon to
meet in annual state reunion. re-
suits in only $500 being pledged.
ELIZABETH. CITY. = Issue of
$4,000 refunding bonds is sold by
city.
kINSTON. - Plans are being
made by residents of Cove City dis
trict, near here, to bore for oil.
| w HlIENlbLE. - Ballard Young
| of Hillsboro,. is taken to Wilmington
! hospital after sustaining fractured
skull in automobile accident. Nor
gan Baldwin has three ribs broken.
GREENSBORO.-About $50 per
sons living in Guilford and Rocking
ham counties meet at Guilford bat
| tleground to discuss legal effort to
| prove claims to widelyknown eS-
tate in New York city, reputed to
| be worth many millions. Similar
| movements have been launched in
South Carolina, Georgia and Ohio
conference is told.
GREENSBORO.-Plans for future
extension of Christian Endeavor
movement in state are discussed at
meeting of executive committee of
| North Carolina Christian Endeavor
union and presidents and secretaries
| OF eight state districts in two-day
conference called by John c.. Boyd
of Charlotte, state president.
! HICKORY.-Annie Price, white.
aged Is, is arrested on charge of
robbing churches of city, numerous
articles of china, rugs and altar
cloths being recovered when officers
search her home.
DAVIDSON.-Eli Benfarrn Gov.
inston, 20, Confederate veteran, we'll
known, dies at home of daughter,
Mrs. John Barnette, following stroke
of paralysis.
Observation-Disclosures dis
trict of North Carolina Education as
ISOLATION Will hold annual meeting
here November 21-22, Mrs. Harvey
Boney district chairman, announces.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Joe Swindeu
recently dangerously shot bv ] ID
Fatr.or, of Wilson, grandfather of
Slrl, aged IS. will live life of torture,
as result of nerves being torn bv hul.
let shattering first lumbar vertebra.
says physician.
CHARLOTTE.-City schools are
oNertIoWinE at opening of term, and
superintendent Harding saws 40
white and 90 negro half-time classes
are neCeSSar". OWNS 10 lack of IA
cilitjeS. Enrolment is about $4,000.
School board has $1,000 900 available
for new buildings and additions.
WHITEVILLE.-Two unidentified
+ persons seize, brutaIly whip and bind
William Littles, negro. to railroad
tracks just before fast train IS due.
Residents of neighborhood hear his
cries and release him.
ASEEVILLE. 49, Ralph Ra.ston,
T.. charged with murder u Eora .e
+ Reece, MonUe7, policeman, wiz face