Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-07-19
NORTH CAROLINA

LAM y ONALU LUShA.-lWO SOcla
conferences are convened with q
Southern states represented. Mrs
| w. A. Newell, of Winston Salem, pre-
sided in absence of Bishop Jane!
| Cannon, at meeting under auspice:
| of commission of temperance and so
cial service of Southern Methods
church. Mrs. }. H. Mccoy, of Nash
vile, presides at conference of 81
southern city missionary boards o.
this church.
CHARLOTTE. - Combined $500.
| 600 bond isue will be offered imme
diately by city commissioners. One
million dollars in school bonds re
Gently was authorized by specia
election. Contract has been awarded
for erection of city hall to cost $3.50,
| 900.
LAKE JUNALUSkA-Pe il
behalf of unification plans of Meth
cdist church branches now in prog
ress is offered Bishop H. A. Boaz, o.
Southern Methodist church, at joint
meeting of Methodist social service
| bodies.
CHARLOTTE.-Red Cross organi
cations throughout state are now pre-
pared to assist world war veterans ir
filling out applications for bonus un
der provisions of recently enacted
federal law.
MOUNT AIRY u. Vaughan
drops dead in his shoe shop.
ASHEVILLE.-F. f. Coleman, o
! Charlotte, is taken to hospital suf
fering from serious injuries sustained
NA nj int,
Mud creek.
| CHAPEL HILL.-Count Tolstoi
son of famous Russian novelist ant
| philosopher, delivers address before
student body of University Of Nortl
Carolina summer school.
RALEIGH.-Auto Iicens,
and gasoline tax brought $4,000, ,00t
into state treasury during fiscal yeal
ended June 80, Secretary of Stat,
Everett announces. This total eX
| ceeds tax collections from all otheI
sources.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. six-montl
| period ended June so, one large OF
refining company brought into thi!
port more than 25,OO0,O00 gallons o
gasoline.
CHARLOTTE Father vii
! libald, O. S. B., of Belmont Cathedra
abbey, is named as prior of abbey
succeeding Very Rev. Felix Hinter
Imyer, o. s. B., who recently died a
Naples when en- route to Rome OF
official mission to Vatican.
M.-Clarence Farrar. Or
ange county negro, is convicted il
superior court and sentenced to twt
years on roads by Judge Sinclair aft
er trial on charges preferred by Mrs
J. F. Harvard. wife Of Durham coun
| ty sheriff. Mrs Harvard says ne
gro used abusive language anC
threatened bodily harm after theil
automobiles met in collision.
BLUE RIDGE.-About 400 officer:
and representatives of Young WON
ems Christian association attenC
opening of associations southern
community workers conference.
RALEIGH.-Verdict Of not guilty
is directed in Wake county superior
court in trial of w. V. Guerard. for
mer king kleagle of Ku Klux KlaT
and reputed national head of United
! Clansmen, on charge of leadine
masked band which whipped negro
! Guerard recently was arrested at Co
lumbia. S. {.
I ASHENILLE.-B -Buncombe count,
commissioners sell to bond houses o
/ Toledo. Ohio. $500. 900 issue of s.
per cent highway bonds at $3.50 pre-
mium.
ASHEVILLE.-F. P. Cannon. ~
Confederate veteran, dies at home "a
Inanda.
/ RALEIGH.-North Carolina agri
/ cultural interests are in greater nee
now of practical marketing system
than of instruction of farming, Com
missioner w. A Gre ham tells stat
board of agriculture in first annua
/ report. which shows department col
! Iected S478. 900 in fiscal year. Will
operation expenses amounted t
$377.0 900.
WILMINGTON-J s. Eubanks
thirty nine. OF Wilmington. Atlanti
Coast Line freight train cOnducto
is fatally injured when crushed be
. tween cars at Atkinson.
GREENSBORO.-Semi-annual di,
jdend of 5 II per cent is declare
on stock of North Carolina Railroa
company at annual meeting of boar
of directors when officers are re-eleci
ed at suggestion OF Governor Aol
vison in telegram from New York
Officers are: Wade H. Harris, Q
Charlotte. president; Archibald Johr
son. Of Thomasville. secretary -trea:
urer; James A. Rousseau, of Mort
Wilkesboro attorney; Charles F
Dalton. Of Charlotte. rate expert.
RALEIGH.-Charles NJ. Tphan
engineer Of state highway commi;
SION Is advised f,,nr, NNaShin otnr, Z