Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08
NORTH CAROLINA

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NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE. = Operation of big
plants here, at Wilmington and at
various other towns in state of Vir-
ginia-Carolina Chemical company
and it's subsidiary. Southern Cotl
ton Oil company, fertilizer manu-
facturers, will not be curtailed as
result of filing of receivership suit
in New Jersey courts on application
of Alabama firm, according to repre-
sertatives of these companies.
CHARLOTTE. = John C. Bethea,
"a, bank teller, of Dillon, S. c., is
wealthy planter, of Hamer, S. c., is
injured when car driven by Hamer
goes over embankment near here.
Bethea dies while being brought to
hospital. Hamer is patient at local
hospital and will recover. Three
Davidson college students also occu-
pied Car and escaped unhurt.
ELIZABETH CITY. - Unmask-
ing of leader of mob seeking to take
Elwell Overton and Sap White, ne
groes, from Pasquotanl county Jail,
is credited with having much to do
with causing mob to dispense. Sheriff
Charles Reid and Captain Winslow,
of police department, ripped mask
off mob leaders, face, after these
and other officials and ministers had
urged mob to allow due pocess of
law.
DURHAM. - One of most notable
gatherings Of women in history Of
state is annual convention of North
Carolina League of Women Voters,
addresses being delivered, according
to program, by Miss Mary O..
Graham educator and National
Democratic executive committee
woman; Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, Ma
tional Republican cOmmitteewoman;
Miss Belle SherWin, of Cleveland
Ohio; Mrs. Elliott Cheatham, director
Of third district Of league; Mrs. Kate
B. Johnson North Carolina commits
sioner of public welfare; Mrs. Palmer
Jerman, president of North Caro-
lima Federation of Womans clubs,
and Miss Elizabeth Kelly, president
of North Carolina Education asso-
citation.
LEXINGTON.-Jury in superior
court renders verdict of $S24.39 for
plaintiffs in case of w. w. Russell
and son, of Denton Marble works,
against B. I. Harrison and eight
other directors of Bank of Denton,
recovery of which sum, as deposits
in bank, was sought on charges
against banks officials of misman-
Of
bank in August, 1921. Jury delib-
Grated tw enty minutes.
RALEIGH.-Joh NJ. Hightower,
former president of defuuct Central
Bank and Trust company, Of Ra-
leigh, wins appeal to supreme court,
which reVerses superior court and
orders new trial. Hightower is un-
der sentence of from thirty to forty
eight months in prison on conviction
of receiving deposits knowing bank
to be insOlvent. Decision means case
will be tried third time.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Caro-
lima grand lodge of Elks will meet
here May 14-15. Two thousand mem
bers are expected to attend annual
meeting. Seventeen Elks' lodges in
state have total of 1000 members.
HIGH POINT.-Jesse Newsome,
white, 20, is under federal charge
of robbing mails, having confessed,
according to officials, after incrlmi-
mating evidence was found in home.
Boy was caught while opening post.
office box rented to another, tip hav-
ing been given by-Ed Fierce, of High
Point Checks worth $500 are found
on NewSOme.
LENOIR.-A. F. Hester, as, we'll
known contractor formerly of Lee
noir dies at Raleigh, and body is
brought here for interment.
wILMING TONG. Franklin
Lentz, of Newport News, Va, gov
ernor Of thirty-seventh Rotary dis
trict, makes initial official visit to
Wilmington Rotary club, Harry 2.
Adams, governor of Kiwanis district,
by coincidence, being here at same
time.
WILMINGTON.-K. o. Burgwin,
attorney for w. H. Blair, announces
friendly suit will be filed immediate
ly in superior court for Injunction to
restrain New Hanover county COM
missioners from issuing bonds in eX-
cess of $150,000 to pay for proposed
court house annex. which, as
planned, will cost $22O,O0o
Observation-Disclosures official
messages, L. II. Craig, of Green.
VILE S. c., grand counsellor OF
United Commercial Travellers of the
two Carolinas, visits local council.
CHARLOTTE.-W. T Mccoy &
/ Co, furniture retailers. award to
| Blythe & Isenhour, contractors. con-
/ tract for construction of business
! building to cost 5000 600.
| CHARLOTTE-A Rodman. 90,
negro. is convicted in MeCklenburS
| county superior court, on charge of
! murder growing out of recent killing
Of Acting Deputy Sheriff John Fes-
perman, p, son OF Deputy Sheriff
and Mrs. Vic Fesperman. Rodman
is sentenced to be eleCtroCuted April
| Il. His attorneys file notice of APP
peal. which acts as 60-day stay of
! sentence Rodman is taken to death
house at state prison, Raleigh.
Carbohydrates +. Orr,
chief of police for six years and a
| member of police force for IS years.
submits resignation to city commits
/ sioners. explaining he has decided
/ to cast off worries of job and enter
other business Orr has been inter
mittenuy under fire of certain fac
ton since his decisive action in 1918
at car barn riots. when several per-
sons were killed, which grew out
of textile and street car operatives
/ strike.
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