Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-24

ceved by brother, A. C. Strickland.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7.
Strickland, of Middlesex.
HICKORY.-Spring ceremonial or
Oasis temple of Shrine, is held, fea.
ture heing parade led by IS negro
boys leading IS black cats tied to
ID black ribbons.
RALEIGEl-E'irst sign of fight
on Governor Morrisons proposal for
state-owned ship line and port ter
minals develops when Lindsay War
rem, nominee to national house OF
representatives through manager of
recent campaign, who says he will
sit in special session of legislature,
of which he is member, and fight
to have proposal submitted in en-.
tirety 10 vote by people.
ASE!EVILLF,.-ln pursuance of
plan ito make Asheville art capital
of America" Chronicle House, Inc,
purchases 20 acres of land on river
near Asheville. where Chronicle
Town will be built and thrown open
June /, 1925, for occupancy by
master artists their students and
followers. Glenna S. Tinnin and
Katherine S. Brown, formerly OF
New York, are founders of move
ment.
RALEIGH North Carolina
Knights of Pythias grand lodge Sc
lects Winston-SaIem for next annual
meeting and adjourns. w. M.
Lyles, Of Charlotte, grand keeper of
records and seals, announces SIS. 900
Of needed $4,000 for dornitory for
boys at Pythian orphanage at Clay
ton has been pledged.
| RALEIGH.-R school COM
u1ittee awards contract for construc.
ton of first unit of Hugh Morson
Junior High school to cost about
100000, as first step in carrying
out plan to spend $1,000,000 for de-
velopment of clty's school system.
RALEIGH.-T. E. Browne, di-
rector of North Carolina department
Of vocational education, announces
state, with profit of 1897 900, leads
southern states in total profit in
1923 on agricultural projects fos-
tered by educational departments.
Arkansas is second with $235.000,
and Tennessee is third with 1924
BOO. North Carolina invested in
1923 $240, 900 in salaries of agricul
tural teachers.
RALEIGH.-John G.. Dawson, OF
Kinston, chairman of state Demo.
cratic executive committee, an
nounces j. w. Bailey, of Raleigh,
defeated candidate for Democratic
nomination, will take stump in fall
election campaign for A. w. Mclean,
of Lumberton, party nominee.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of about
100 business men of Wilmington at
tend meeting, June 10, at Colds
horo under auspices of eastern
Carolina chamber Of commerce,
when organiza ton Of perfected for
campaign to educate public to states
reed for lower freight rates and
arouse interest in state-owned ship
line and port terminals proposition.
WILMINGTON.-Not guilty YER
diets are returned in New Hanover
superior court by juries in cases
charging G. V. Hardee, merchant,
with arson, and Elder Johnson. Of
fetal of knights of Mystic Clan,
with false pretense.
KINSTON.-Willian., Grady, Dup
lin county farmer, Is scheduled to
face trial during week of July Z,
at kenansville, on charge of kill
ing son, Romulus, aged 10, fatally
cut following alteration with father.
RALEIGH.-Vo education
in high schools is ''tra gic and crimi-
nal mist AXE" says DR.. Hubert NJ.
Poteat of Wake Forest college, in
address. He declares that of 100000
teachers in America 100000 have
less than high school educat ton,
100000 are under 20 years of age,
10000 have no professional train
ing and many thousands are unfit.
ted to teach
CHARLOTTE. - Between sobs
Hiss Mary Wallace, II, tells Neck
lenburg court of outrage committed
upon her by brother-in-law, A. w.
Spurlock, young farm err. who is con-
victed and sentenced to five years
in prison.
persons attend reception at Ninth
Avenue Baptist church complimen
tary to Rev. and Mrs. L. r. Pruette,
for thirty years minister here, on
occasion of churchs twcnty-eighth
anniversary.
LAURINBURG.- shipments
'oewberries are being made by Scot
ceive IS to 25 cents per quart for
fine berries. Carlot shipments is
about 225 crates of 80 quarts each.