Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-22
NORTH CAROLINA

! young
Below when he was shot to death
on Southern freight train near Be
naia. are taken to Wentworth coun-
ty Jail by Deputy Stallings, of Rock
! ingham, to await trial on charges
Of murder.
| DAVIDSON.-Miss Frances Worth
leaves for Africa, where she will en-
gage in missionary work.
GASTONIA.-Organi cam
paign will be inaugurated in North
Carolina soon by textile workers,
under direction of American Fedora
ton of Labor, according to j. E.
Davis, of Belmont.
Observation-Disclosures re.
port raising fund to build proposed
100000 hotel. Applications for
ators.
DURHAM.-City council author
ICES construction Of city auditorium
and theater building to cost $780,
900, Seating capacity proposed is
1000.
STAR.-Eugene Parson, child of
Postmaster Asa Parson, is run down
and painfully, perhaps seriously, in
jured by motor car.
TARBORO.-Negro named Petta-
way is killed in fight for gun after
having been arrested by Railroad De-
tective Switzer. who had succeeded
in locking handouts on one of ne
gro's wrists. Switzer suffers painful
wounds on head from blows of ne
gro, who used handouts as club.
leans in convention indorse admins
tration of President Coolidge, declare
for his reelection and go into storm
which finally results in refusal to
instruct delegates to state corven-
ton to vote for Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair, resident OF Win
ston-Salem, as delegate to Cleve-
land, o., convention.
AsHEBoRO.-J. N. Bennett, 81,
wellknown, dies of apoplexy. Broth
er died at Wilmington two hours aft
er his death.
ASHEBORO.-Mrs. C. W. Steed,
wife of chief of police, dies following
operation. Five children, youngest
three weeks of age, and husband sur
viVe.
ROCKY MOUNT.-R. T. Foun-
tain chairman Of trustees, an
nounces Wilson, Wilmington, Colds
boro, Kinston, Greenville, New Bern
and Rocky Mount are among cities
offering sites for proposed eastern
Carolina state industrial training
school for boys.
RALEIGH.-Farm Credit and
Investment Union Inc, is chartered
| by secretary Of state. Promoters are
Raleigh men. Authorized capital is
81, 000,0 900 and purpose is to assist
worthy negroes in purchasing farm
| lands.
RALEIGH.-Pla Bank and
Trust company, Of Lumberton, is
principal stockholder in Planters
Building company, Of Lumberton,
chartered by secretary of state with
100000 authorized capital.
Observation-Disclosures Pulp and
Lumber company, of Belhaven, IS
chartered with 100000 authorized
capital. p r. Eaton, of Rutland, VT,
is one of principal stockholders.
RALEIGH.-Galli Bros, Inc,
brick manufacturers, with $4,000
authorized capital, obtain charter
from secretary of state. AsheVllle
men are stockholders. Plant is at
| Biltmore.
GREENSBORO.-Mrs. Levenia E.
! Thomas, 63, dies after short illness at
home of granddaughter, Mrs. V. q.
Bryant.
PLEASANT GARDEN-Mrs. S.
w. Vickery, II, dies after long Ill
ness at home near here
GOLDSBORO. - Grady Phillips,
fireman, is run down by automobile
as he leaps from fire truck arriving
at scene of fire. He is taken to hos
pital, where 1t is said internal In
juries may prove fatal.
GREENsBORO.-Edward spivey,
aged IL, while flying great kite con-
trolled by slender copper wire nearly
half mile long, is dangerously in
iured and rendered unconscious
when kite falls across 15,O0O-volt
electric power transmission wire.
Short circuit forces temporary sus-
pension of work at Proximity mills.
Child is son Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. r.
Spivey. He wAl recover.
GREENSBORO.-C Home
society reports that in February 81
children were offered to custody OF
society and % were placed In suit
able homes, and 5S children are be-
ing cared for at receiving home.
HAMLET. sales Of tobac'
co at auction warehouses fer sea-
son are given as slightly more than
100000 pounds, for which grow
ers received about SS,200,ooC.
HAMLET.-Sam Odell, SO, of Nc
Coll, is dead, and Hobson Hines, %,
of Gates. is in Hamlet hospital IN
grave condition as result of acct
dent when their car goes off bridge.
WILSON.-Refusal Of New York
attorney, c. c. Daniels, to press
claims of claimant heirs to estate of
r. Z. Edwards in New York. esti-
mated to be worth $500 600 Q0Q, has
no direct bearing on case, says A. Z.
Spivey, local attorney, who returns
from New York and announces EN-
ployment of attorneys to represent
heirs here and elsewhere in state.
THOMASVILLE.-More than 100
cases of measles are reported at
Tholnasville Baptist orphanage.
REIDSVILLE. - Stokes county
Republicans in convention indorse
Coolidge for president, and Mrs. j.
S. Taylor, of Danbury, as candidate
for congress.
WAKE FOREST.-Dr. W. Aber.
nethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
church. Washington, d. c., will de-
liver baccalaureate sermon June 4
at Wake Forest BaptisO college.
! commencement address will be de
livered June by DR.. c. f. Jeffer,
son, pastor OF Broadway tabernacle
New York.
CHARLOTTE.-J. 3. Duke, multi
millionaire tobacco and electric
| power magnate. goes on witness