Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH. -Cornerstone of orea+-
er Meredith college is laid at cove.
monies attended by MANY of stata,s
leaulng figures in Baptist denomina.
ton. W. 'iii1i Id
LAURINBURG,-Calvin McKin.
non ol, wealthy landowner and
farmer member of prominent fam
n.y. dies after several years of III
ness. VI 1li-
RALEIGH. = North Carolina g
BANKS according to tabulations of
latest statements, show gain in total
resources of from 1924, 100000 in
state banks and $4,000 900 in ma.
tlonal banks to SAT- 900. 900 in state
ana national banks, state banks bav.
ing $2S8,O00, 900, compared with Son.
TENDER, 1928, figures.
RALEIGH.-State Baptist conven.
tlon undertakes to raise 5000 600 in
1870 for Thomasville orphanace in
ADDITION to states 81 100000 quota of
southern Baptists's SIS 900, 600 cam
palSn for next year.
REIDSVILLE.- Senator-elect r
M. Sharp announces effort will he
made at legislatures regular session
lor revision of several judicial dis
trlcts and increase of states total of
superior court judges to thirty.
SANFORD-R. w. II Stone Of
Greensboro, is reelected president of
state farmers union at annual SOS.
sion. stone, in address, deDlores
fact that states farmers continue
TO bear burden of taxation, while
taX-exempt securities"
RALElGH.-State Baptist conven.
ton elects DIR. I. NJ. Mercer, of Will
son, president, succeeding DR.. h.
w. iSpillman, of kinston, president
for seven years at annual convention
attended by about 400 delegates and
ministers.
RALEIGH. State highwv COM
mission declares "too high" estimate
of Secretary of State Everett that
gasoline and automobile license taxes
VIII amount to more than $4,000
000 for year.
RALEIGH Establishment of de-
partment of state police, directed by
superintendent, deputy superintend-
ent and Sc sergeants, is favored hv
| legislative committee named to in
VestiSate creation of state police
force. Col. J. II. Manning. com
mission chairman, says legislature
VIII be asked to allow 100000 for
purpose.
RUTHERFORDTON - Edward
Hunsinger, recently recaptured at
/ Greenville, s. c., and brought here
Tor shooting father-in-law, y. Crow
! ley, six years aso, escapes from
Rutherford county prison.
/ RUTHERFORDTON. = Sumnie
/ Freeman, %, falls dead while saw
! ing wood at home near here. death
being attributed TO heart failure.
( ASHEBORO.-Roy Haddock. is. is
/ instantly killed near Spero when
/ shotgun is DISCHARGED while he and
/ companion, Clarence Aired, are rest
/ ing on los.
RALEIGH. - Jesse Bradley
/ wealthy Northampton county farm.
! er, sentenced to three years in AZ.
lanta federal prison, convicted OF
/ operating 1,1S2, gallon still, largest
ever captured in state and now on
exhibition here, abandons appeal and
announces readiness TO begin serv.
[ ing sentence.
+ GREENSBORO.-H. Is. Whitcomh
f investigating tax records for city
/ government, announces finding
/ amazing evidences of tax-dodgins
and cites one instance of prominent
citizen who has paid no taxes since
1919 on $4,000 residence.
( RALEIGH.-M l.. Shipman. com
missioner of labor and printing. re
/ Gently defeated for reelection by
Frank d. Grist, completes twenty
years Of continuous service in com
missioner office.