Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-23
NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH.-Cons OF leg
islation looking to restoration of
| Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley rail
way, sold by state many years ago
to Atlantic Coast Line railway, and
which it is alleged has been fraudu-
lentlv dismembered by Coast Line
and Southern systems, is begun in
state senate, with debate on pro-
posals to cite these railways for
contempt and revoke sale.
LEXINGTON.-John Leak, negro,
sought for Staying near here of
Charles Garwood, Lexington taxi
driver, is arrested near Laurens, S.
c., by Deputy Sheriff Blaolck, who
returns with fugitive and says Leake
confessed TO striking fatal blow.
Leake blames Kenneth Hale, negro,
arrested at Charlotte, N. c., for plot
to kill and rob GarWood, declaring
Hale took all Garwoods money.
RUTHERFORDTON. - Spindaie
mill, Elmore mill, at Spindale, and
Alexander Manufacturing company,
of Forest City, resume full time op-
erations, ard other mills are expect
ed to start soon after long periods
OF drastic CuIIdlItII0Hl.
CHARLOTTE.-E long fight
by various civic and health organi-
cations, Meclllenburg county com
missioners announce decision to
build SIPS, 900 tuberculosis sanitari-
provision will be made for treatment
UNI on 35-acre site near here, wheEe
Of sixty patients.
ALBEMARLE-C Ike Meek
ms, of Elizabeth City, opens carr
paig7 as Republican nominee for
governor in address in which he de-
nounces John w. Davis, Democratic
presidential nominee, as Corporation
lawyer tied to big business" and com
pareS President Harding's mistake
in naming Albert Fall to cabinet to
Christ's action in appointing Judas
as one of disciples.
ALBEMARLE.- Tucker.
As. well-known farmer of nea~
Oakboro, whose leg was broken
when team of mules ran away, dies
of loss of blood.
WHITEVILLE.-T electric
lighting plant will be sold to Tide
water Power company, Of Whining
ton, N. c., and it is understood trans
mission lines will be extended to pre-
vide current for Chadbourn, Cerro
Gordo and Fair Bluff.
WINSTON-SALEM. = Search FOR
Wesley II. Doub, employe of post
office, proves fruitless after several
days, and no explanation is avail
able for mysterious disappearance.
WINSTON SALEM. = About 400
men, members and friends of ku
Klux Khan, hear address of Judge
Grady, of Clinton, graz dragon of
Khan in this state, in which Organl-
zatiols aims and principles ace
discussed.
CHARLOTTE. - Investigation OF
state prison at Raleigh, proposed by
w. f. Matthews, representative from
Mecklenburg county, will be made
bv house committee on penal instI-
tutiohs without being formally
brought TO attention of house, at
extra session of legislature, says
Matthews, here on visit to home.
CHARLOTTE-Su of $3.50 is
raised for fund to pay expenses OF
efforts to compile lost records of
Confederate naVy's personnel by tag
day in Charlotte. This is largest
fund raised by any ai5y of STAT.
Office Cor collecting th.S daJe is re-
moved f"um Charlotte - Salisbury.
DERITA.-Samuel y. Dunlsa, s.,
of York county, S C., dies after few
hours of fitness while visiting a
home of f. T. Dunlap, son.
Ou,,I,I, oe
lotte's Confederate veterans reunion
committee announce plans 10 one
day drive to raise $4,000 entertain
ment fund for veterans of state, who
hold annual reunion here September
1918.
CHARLOTTE. - Perhaps several
months must elapse before American
Trust company of Charlotte, receiv.
err, will be in position to announce
approximate amounts on deposits
which will he paid deposltors IN re-
Gently closed Security Savings bank
of Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE. - TwentySiX of
Mecklenburg county's rural schools |
start new school year first Monday |
in September. These schools have |
= 20 IedCneES.
CHARLOTTE.-L. c. Taeusch, re-
tired Charlotte man, admits sending |
telegram urging Judge CaVerly 70 |
impose extreme penalty which case |
merits" upon Loeb and Leopold, Chi |
cago youths, master criminals, who |
are being tried before Judge CaVerly !
for murder He laughs when shown /
quoting judge as declaring |
him ''violator of the law
LAURINBURG. - Watermelon /
crop of Scotland county viii be about |
20 per cent OF normal this year, sur !
vey shows. To date only % cars |
have been shipped, compared with /
100 at same date last year
RALEIGH.-M Markets bureau OF
state department of agriculture an
nOunces states shipments of water
melons to August 5, inclusive, total !
ed 135 cars, compared with 730 to
same date last year. CantalOupe
crop was reduced s. to 20 per cent
by unfavorable weather.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES criminal
libel, Mrs. Minnie Duncan, wife of
Paul c. Duncan, swears out warrant
for arrest of c. A. Holt. of Prince
ton. who, she alleges declared and
wrote he had supported her as mis-
woman" and that ne had threatened
to expose her if she refused to accept
IAN insulting proposition" alleged
to have been written to her. Mrs.
Duncan is member OF oldest Shd
most highly respected families of
Johnston county. Holt is said to
have prison record
ROCKY MOUNT. Several hun
dred farmers attend picnic at Upper
Coastal Plain branch eXperime ntal
station, near here.
GASTONIA. Castor county
school commissioners award con
tract for construction of new school
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