Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30


RALEIGH. Appropriation of
$2,650,000 to be used in extending
benefits of state equalization fund
to about 80 counties for educationa.
purposes is recommended in biennial
report to legislature by A. T. Allen
superintendent of public instruction
Fund would be divided: teachers
salaries, $4,000 900; transportation
$3.50, 900; to allow minimum eight
month terms, 100000.
RALEIGH. - Revenue Commits
sioner Doughton declares favor fol-
proposed additional state highway
bond issue and says additional one
cent tax on gasoline would raise
annual additional sinking fund OF
81 500, 900 or more.
WILMINGTON. Steamship
Savonia, Italian, sails with $500
bales of cotton for Genoa and Copen
hagen Danish, sails with 10000 bales
for Liverpool, all exported by loca
firm.
WILMINGTON. = Six negro
laborers, are dangerously burned
when cargo of sulphur being un
loaded from steamship is ignited by
friction.
ASHEVILLE. - General Hines
| director of Veterans bureau, accom-
panied by Representative Bulwinkle
of North Carolina, and other mem
bers of congress, arrives for inspee
ton CT veterans hospital at Oteer
and to investigate charges of i'm
proper management.
ASHEVILLE. - Survey by cham
Der of commerce indicates city's
population is 42,756, compared with
24,5O4 shown by 1920 federal cen
Sus.
CHARLOTTE. - Tract of IFS
acres in Lemly township, Mecklen
burg county, is sold by o. n. Brown
of New York, to Catawba Power
company for $4,000 and other con
siderations. Company's purpose is
not disclosed.
CONCORD. - Population of 1873
is indicated by survey by local
agencies, an increase of % per cent
over 1920 federal figures
WILMINGTON. = w. A. McGirt
third district highway commissioner
and one of states good roads move
ment leaders says fate Of proposed
$35, 900, 900 road bond issue rests with
Governor-elect Mclean and legisla
ture, and expresses belief Legislature
will favor granting authority for ad
ditional funds.
HIGH POINT. = Scores of north
ern capitalists are spending winter
vacations hunting in this section
number Of them owning hunting
lodges, where groups of guests are
entertained.
GASTONIA. &C. C. Armstrong
president of North Carolina Motor
club, announces club has offered ev
cry possible assistance in Secretary
of Commerce Hoover's campaign in
tended to reduce hazards of high
way travel.
RALEIGH. - Members of Tobac
co Growers Cooperative association
will receive quarterly payments aft
er final settlement in eastern NORTH
Carolina on 1922 and 1928 crops ant
on 1922 crop of bright leaf produced
in old belt of Virginia and this state
DURHAM. - Hundreds Of tele
grams from Trinity college alumni
in many states urge officials to &C
cept offer of J. B. Duke of $4,000,
900 building fund and interest in $40,
000,0 trust fund, providing institu
tons name is changed to Duke uni
versity.
GREENSBORO. = c. A. Weaver
well known grading contractor, Is
sentenced to sixty days on county
roads after conviction on charge OF
cruelty to animals. He appeals.
RALEIGH. - Project to diver
water from New river and tributarie:
by way Of Reddes river and tunnels
through mountains in Wilkes ant
Ashe counties, into Yadllin river, is
under contemplation by newly organ
lied Central Power company, which
is petitioning federal government for
authority TO begin work. Hearin :
will be held at Roanoke, Va.
WINSTON-SALEM. - Next an
nual meetin of North Carolina
Chiropra cite association will be hello
ut Asheville, May "a, r. NJ. Cox, sec
rotary. announces.
CHARLOTTE.-D. ". Harris, rs
prominent citizen, Confederate vet
eran, dies after prolonged illness.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Morri
son, accompanied by Mrs. Morrison
visits Charlotte to continue making
arrangements for resumption of law
practice here at expiration early in
January Of his administration.
CHARLOTTE. = James Milton
Braswell. SO, dies after prolonged Ill
ness. He was Confederate veteran
and one of best known men OF Neck
lenburg county.
RALEIGH.-Sta college should
be given control OF state fair under
guarantee that college will operate
fair forever, says Colonel J. E.
Pogue, for twenty years secretary
of state fair. He explains state fairs
of twenty-nine states are operated by
agricultural colleges wholly or in CO.
operation with state department Of
a agriculture.
GREENSBORO.-Representatives
Of North and South Carolina and
Virginia are invite dto attend re-
gional conference Of social workers.
postponed indefinitely several weeks
40. at Chapel Hill. January 1911.
which viii be held under auspices Of