Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25
NORTH CAROLINA


ficer Hayne.
NORTH CAROLINA
WINSTON ALEM-Carl Nifons,
one of Davidson county's leading citi-
zens, wealthy farmer, is accidentally
shot and instantly killed near home,
two miles from Midway, by Rev.
A. C. Peeler. They were bird hunt
ing and load from shotgun strikes
Nifons In breast when Peeler shoots
at covey through brush.
ELIZABETH CITY. -. Laura Rid
dick, eighteen, dies at Winfall, n
c., of injuries received when her
automobile overturns on road to
| Hartford.
SALEM. - Election of
Edgar w. Pharr, of Charlotte, as
speaker of next North Carolina
house of representatives is forecast
when Robert NJ Cox, of Winston
| Salem, withdraws from hot contest
and releases supporters to Pharr,
explaining he is unwilling for per-
sonal ambition to stand in way of
harmonious session at which
weighty problems are to be discussed.
/ CHARLOTTE.-Roy Herman, of
Newton, is brought to local hospital
| in critical condition from wounds
accidentally inflicted by Will Her
| man, cousin, of near Croft. Youth
was shot while he and companion
were shooting at targets thrown
! into air.
BURLINGTON.-Effort to Gust
! John G. King. Republican postmas-
| oh nf
! and inefficiency, is fruitless, postot-
flee failing to find proof of charges.
HIGH POINT.-Miss Caledonia
Wells suffers fractured skull and
other injuries, and is taken to hos
pital where death follows, as result
of being run down by automobile
driven by c. G. Hill, OF winston
Salem, while she and companion
were walking along Winston-Salem
highway in rainstorm. Hill, proml-
lnent textile manufacturer claims ac-
cident unavoidable.
WILSON.-Henry Newsome is de-
clared not guilty by superior court
jury after trial on manslaughtef
charge growing out of death OF MISS
Mamie Davis, fourteen, of Wilson,
fatally injured in automobile col
J lision.
GREENSBORO.-H of late H.
! Sternberger, millionaire textile man
ufacturer, are awarded judgment
against government for refund OF
S36 $50 and interest from April, 1928,
in suit against Gillian Grissom, fed
eral collector of internal revenue for
state, over estate taxes.
CHARLOTTE.-V of Neck
lenburg county adopt proposal to
erect tuberculosis hospital and au-
thorize 100000 bond issue.
WINsTON-S ALEM.-Teaching of
evolution as related to origin OF man
is assailed by Governor MORRISON IN
address in which he brands as high
brow ienoramuses' and dangerous
| enemies of society" those educators
| and preachers who teach evolution
/ and another teaching governor calls
new science of Christian philo3-
ophy."
RALEIGH.-Char L. Harris,
| Wake county senator, announces
! Withdrawal from race for president
/ pro tenn. of state senate, but denies
/ he will take interest in behalf ot
candidates. of either w. H. S. Bur
gwyn, of Northampton, or Paul, ID.
| Grady, of Johnston.
CHARLOTTE.-"C house
will be first task of Frank d. Grist
| when he succeeds early in January
| NJ l.. Shipman as commissioners OF
! labor and printing, Grist says, eX-
planning holders of about 20 position
viii be replaced.
/ RALEIGH.-state department
automobile theft bureau announces
! in November.
| RALEIGH sheriff Goodwin, of
! Chowan county, brings from Eden
ton TO state prison two negroes,
George Russell and David Jones. un-
der sentences of death for murder.
CHARLOTTE.-O. NJ. Norwood
seventy, prominent citizen, dies after
period of declining health.
/ CHARLOTTE.-Pansy Thacker
I young white woman, who married
Lonnie Silver when she was prisoner
in city Jail, is brought back to that
jail after arrest at Belmont. \. c.,
where she recently arrived from Viz
| sinia. She is charged with bigamy.
/ Silver's arrest at Richmond is re
/ quested.
! CHARLOTTE.-Thrift Manufac-
turing company, textile manufacture
/ ers, increases authorized capital
from 100000 to S1.200000 but Off
Gals decline to give explanation.
4 RALEIGH Report of Labor
commissioner Shipman stresses i'm
: portance of fishing industry of state
/ and shows value of fisheries products
during two-year period ended June
so, 1924, as S4,173,1S6, compared with
S2,074,077 for previous correspond
/ ing period. Value of 972. 43S bushels
of oysters harvested in biennium is
given as $4S6,219.
+ DURHAM. Executive committee
of board of Trustees of Trinity col
leSe calls board to meet December
%. when decision may be reached
whether or not institution will meet
term Of j. 3. Dukes $4,000, 000 trust
! fund. Provisions include one requir-
inS institution TO change name 20
Duke university.
+ RALEIGH. - Q. Max Gardner. OF
shelby, lawyer and leading Demo.
cratic politician. is elected president
Of state fai~ association at that body 5
I annual meeting, succeeding Mrs.
( Edith Vanderbilt. of Asheville.
! SALISBURY. - Federal prohibi-
ION AGENTS operating in state in