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


troll of two armored motorcycles
with sidecars and two automobiles
and officers riding in them will be
provided with riot guns.
RALEIGH-St Baptist conven-
tion will meet here December 8, it
is announced, after various local
| Baptist churches formally vote ap-
| proval to invite convention to meet
here on that date.
| Observation-Disclosures arrives at
| Havelock which will be used in bor-
| ing first test oil well in state few
miles frons> that Craven county
town, according to reports here.
Well is expected to strike Oil at
| 4,000foot level.
RALEIGH.-With Grand Master
LIE Grand Everett presiding, corner
stone of $265,00D library of State Col
lege of agriculture and engineering,
is laid with ceremonies of North
Carolina grand lodge of Masons. r.
n. Page, chairman Of building COM
mittee, accepts cornerstone for board
| of trustees.
Observation-Disclosures and Profes-
sional Women's club authorizes two
delegates to national convention at
West Badin, Ind, to use influence
in support of proposal to establish
| $125,000 southern summer camp for
members, site of which at Lake
Lure, near Chimney Rock, has been
| Investigated.
GREENSBORO.-A 250 per-
sons attend meeting of North Caro-
! limo nuJnnrS' occnniotiN,, Of
which l.. F. Bernard, of Greensboro,
is president.
RALEIGH.-Wake county grand
| jury indicts +. M. Smith, supervisor
| of county convict camp, as result of
escape Of Sport" Weaver, "de
| luxe" bootlegger, who served only
few days of long term.
CHARLOTTE.-An additional tax
of 2 cents on 500 of assessed val
uation of property will be levied,
, bringing to 45 cents levy for school
| purposes, according to announce
ment following joint meeting of
Mecklenhurg county board of edUca-
! ton and board of commissioners,
whose budget shows $2OO,OOO in
crease over last year.
CHARLOTTE.-R Rev. Leo
Haid, d. D., o. S. B.. of Belmont
Abbey, dean Catholic hiera~ ,hy in
America, is seriously i'll at Mercy
hospital where he is under treat,
ment for kidney disease. He is
eighty-eight years of age and physi-
clans say he probably can not re-
cover health though he may soon
be able to leave hospital. He was
named personal representative in
America of pope soon after death
of Cardinal Gibbons.
HIGH POINT.-R. B. Terry, of
High Point, was first North Caro-
lima delegate to leave McAdoo's
standard and vote for John w. Da-
Wis at Democratic national conven-
tion, it is learned upon his return
His vote was cast over vigorous Dro-
tests of Governor Morrison, Cover
nor-Nominate A. w. HceLan and Jo-
sephus Daniels, of Raleigh, former
secretary of navy.
WILMINGTON.-I freighter
Lodovica sails for Italian ports after
loading here 10000 bales of cotton,
exported by Alexander Sprunt & Son,
Inc, and 1000 tons of copper. Value
of cotto mis- placed at $1,000,000.
MOUNT AIRY.-Program of econ
omy enables Surry county commits
sloners to reduce tax rate from $1.22
to 81 on 500 assessed valuation of
property. Increase of $500,000 in
property values in year is reported
CHARLOTTE Wolfe.
aged four, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j.. C.. Wolfe, of Hickory, is taken to
local hOSnito1 S,,ffaripo, F,o,,
injuries sustained when Seaboard
train crashes into car driven by her
father, which had stalled on tracks.
! Chlld's parents are badly bruised.
RED SPRINGS.-Prop to Is.
sue $4,000 in school bonds is carried
in special town election.
GREENSBORO.-Nine negro con.
v1cts escape from city stockade. One
later is recaptured.
RALEIGH.-Secretary of State
Everett complies figures showing
state issued $20,000000 in school
bonds in past five years, and Dor.
rowed another $1O,OOO,O 900 from state
treasury to develop school system,
winch now represents investment of
$4,000 900. State spends $3.50. 900
dA'bolly III puDllC nedIIn WORK. ~ w e
are digging fewer graves year by
year fewer last year by 1920 than
we dug in 1911" report saws
CHARLOTTE.-John B. Godfrey.
Sr., IS. dies at home Of son, John B.
Godfrey, Jr.
CHARACTERIZATION A. s. from
of New York, arrives 10 assume du.
ties as head of local Hebrew svna
gogue.
CHARLOTTE Julia Alexan-
der. Miss Carrie Mclean and G.. w.
Iillett, local attorneys, leave for
London with members Of American
Bar association to attend that body's
annual convention.
CHARLOTTE.-W 3. Threat
Of Charlotte, is reelected president
OF State Association of Letter Car.
rlers, which meets next year at
Rocky Mount.
TAYLORSVILLE.-Issu Of $50
OOO per cent street Improvement
| bonds is sold to Caldwell & Co. of
Nashville, Tenn. at S251 premium.
Observation-Disclosures McDania1
employe of Brown-Harry COMPANY.
Is instantly killed when boom Of der.
rick comes in contact with high volt.
age power wire.
GREENSBORO.-G. V. Hawkins,
OF Shelby, is elected president of
/ North Carolina Rural Letter Car.
rlers' association, which will meet
next year at Salisbury.
ASHENILLE.-Next convention
of Southeastern Library association
/ will be held in July, 1925. at Asbe.
/ vile, according to telegram from
MISS Anne Pierce, Of Charlotte, who
/ is attending forty.sixth animal co,,.