Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-04-05
NORTH CAROLINA


LEXINGTON Myers, six.
ty, farmer, is held without bond aft.
er preliminary hearing on murder
charge growing out Of death Of Will
liam Ward, nephew, killed by Butler
Myers, son of defendant. Butler
Myers died of injuries day after gun
battle.
GREENSBORO.-James e. Scho.
field enters plea of guilty when ar
raigned in city court on charge of
bgamy. He is bound over to Gull
ford county superior court under
$4,000 bond. Two Of three wives
meet in this city, third having killed
self several years ago in New Eng
land.
HICKORY.-F fires, believed
started at liquor still, sweeps Baker
mountain, causing heavy loss in de-
struct!on of timber.
HICKORY r. Turner and L.
Sox are seriously injured when their
car meets another, driven by j. T.
Beagle, of High Point, in collision.
WILMINGTON.-S Bankers of six
counties adjacent to New Hanover,
meet April 10 in annual session.
CHARLOTTE.-Co manufac-
turers express strong resentment of
proposal Of Democratic national ex-
ecutive committee to present tariff
exhibits in 1000 cities of country in
attempt to show present h gh prices
Of clothing and food are due to tar
iff
KTNSTON.-Lenoir county school
board prepares to spend $135000 for
new buildings at Granger, fourteen
rooms, to cost 100000; Pink Hill.
eight rooms; LaGrange, twelve
rooms.
RUTHERFORDTON - Millard
Harris, well-known Forest City man,
is found dead in bath room with
knife in heart. Suicide is regarded
as result of i'll health. Age was
sixty.
BEAUFORT. - Carteret county
drainage commission authorizes sale
of $4,000 issue of bonds.
RALEIGH.-sec trial Of suit
Of j. F. Mangum, who seeks $4,000
damages from Atlantic Coast Line
railway, is begun in superior court.
Verdict Of $4,000 awarded as first
trial was set aside by Judge Gran
mer.
RALEIGH.-Ra Of nation,
under strictest regulatory system
ever devised by man." will continue
to develop more efficient in serving
public if given fair opportunity"
c. M. Balm, assistant solicitor gener-
al of Norfolk Southern railway tells
Lions club.
RAEFORD.-Fred Young, "a, line
man employed by Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph company, is danger
ously injured when pole on which he
is working breaks, throwing him 40
feet to ground, all ribs on left side
being broken and other internal in.
juries sustained.
DURHAM. - Morven Cotton Mills,
with 400 looms, begins day and night
work.
ASHEvILLE. George F. Baker,
of New York, one of nations leading
financiers and bankers, quietly pass
ed S4th birthday. He later returns
to New York, where he expected to
announce name of president of New
York Central system.
ASHEVILLE.-Me of Cen
trail Methodist church commemor-
ate one hundredth anniversary with
campaign for $275s000 to pay cost of
extensive improvements soon to be
undertaken.
SPINDALE. - Issue Of S145, 900 in
bonds for water, light and sewer
systems extension is authorized by
town.
RALEIGH. - Farmers of nation
are undertaking normal production
program this spring. says Frank
Parker, state-federal departments of
agriculture statistician, whose office
has received reports from 100000
farmers representing practically ev'
cry farming county in country.
WINSTON-SALEM Directors of
Brown and Williamson Tobacco com
pany declare quarterly dividends of
"a per cent on preferred stock and
/ 1-2 per cent on common stock, pay
able April l to stock of record
March %.
kINSTON.-Three ducks banded
at kingsville, Ontario, by Jack
Miner are brought down in this sec
ton by hunters. Each duck car
ried band on which was inscribed
quotation from Bible.
RALEIGH-E L. Middleton, Bap-
tist Sunday school state secretary,
announces award OF 67, 567 seals for
Sunday school teacher training work
in 1928 by Southern Baptist church
establishes new record, combined
awards of other churches of coun-
try totaling 54,S35.
KINSTON. = William Ingraham,
tired of waiting for opportunity to
take revenge on unknown negro
who cut him, blows out brains with
shotgun.
GREENSBORO-Dr. C. C. Hud.
son, Richmond, Va, health officer
and physician who developed Char
lottes health department, will as.
sumo May / duties as health officer
for city Of Greensboro and Guilford
county.
LINCOLNTON.-Alfred A. Nixon,
67. Lincoln county clerk of court,
well known throughout state, dies
at home after several months of
Illness. He served as clerk of court
continuously since 1898.
ASHEVILLE-Since organization
of federal land bank at Columbia.
S. c., several years ago, more than
10000 farmers Of this state have APP
piled for $4,000 600 in loans; $4,000
South Carolina farmers applications
tota! like amount, says w T. Wray,
one of institutions directors. He
says 10000 Georgians sought $50.
100000 in loans; 10000 Floridans,
25,000,000
RALEIGH.-W y. Everett, sec
retary of state. delivers at Peters
burg, Va, address dealing with
freiGht rates and business relation