Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS

! is beached at Bald Head after crew
| is unable to cope with flames origi
mating from spark falling in load of
| soda.
ASHEVILLE.-Cla Coleman
and Reuben Whitson are in hospital
in serious condition as result of fight
with knives.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to induce
more tourists to visit eastern North
| Carolina are discussed at conference
of representative of towns in eastern
section of Smithfield.
BURGAW.-Rev. Father Charles
Kneusels, pastor of st. Helena
Roman Catholic church, dies in New
| York following major operation, ad-
vices received by parishioners state.
MENTIONING thousand farmers
and members of their families hear
Congressman H. S. Ward, of First
district, speak at annual farmers
| picnic at Ball Creek camp grund.
VILLE-Consoildati OF
| school reduced the number of schools
in Graham county this year from 80
to 20 and these improved schools and
| good roads give county best education
system in it's history, Superintendent
j. FL. Moody, declares.
ROCKINGHAM - J. l.. Hawley,
| professed member of the Ku klux
Khan, is found not guilty Of perjury
by jury in superior court. Case
arose out of Hawley swearing in
court that he was not klansman and
| later at public meeting asserting his
membership.
RALEIGH Composition is the
death of profits; cooperation is the
| life of trade" United States Senator
Ellison Smith, of South Carolina
| tells Farmers and Farm Women con-
vention.
| CHARLOTTE.-1llic whisky still
! is found by officers in historic old
home of Hezekiah Alexander, signer
Of Mecklenburg declaration Of indie
| pendence, and John Sparkman is ar
rested.
WHITEVILLE.-N girl is in
| stantly killed when lightning strikes
residence of D. E. MoGirt, in which
she had taken refuge.
ASHEVILLE.- Morrison
and other notables attend opening of
! George Vanderbilt hotel, 200-room
| structure, financed by private sub
scriptions.
| SHELBY.-OldC Central Methodist
! church will be transformed into NOV
| ing picture show house, according to
J. e. Webb. owner.
REIDSVILLE.-Flem Goolsby,
wealthy farmer, is severely bitten
by rabid dog, property of a tenant.
OXFORD. - Town commissioners
adopt report of engineer and will lay
pipe line to Tar river to insure ade-
quate water supply in all seasons,
! dry seasons having caused much
anxiety heretofore, owing to search
ty Of supply.
DURHAM. - City-county author.
ICES purchase of caps made of straw
for members of police force during
| the summer.
SMITHFIELD.-Pr bIue-eyed,
dark haired baby girl apparently
! about two months old, is left on
Mas Parrish during night
GASTONIA.-Program is arranged
for CASTOR county fair, beginning
September so and continuing
through October a.
WILMINGTON.-C. w. Stewart,
fourth man sought in connection
with murder of Officer Leon George
and Deputy It. S. Marshal Sam Lilly
in Brunswick county is arrested and
| placed in Jail at Southport.
SANATORIUM.- Fatalities from
tuberculosis are on decrease in
North Carolina, figures furnished by
state sanatorium officials showing
2,5S6 deaths from disease in 1922
and 2,545 in 1923.
ASHEVILLE. - North Carolina
will carry out whatever program the
law requires on National Defense
day, September u, Governor Morri-
son announces.
GREENSBORO.-Negro hospital
association is offered valuable tract
of land in eastern section of city OF
which to locate proposed new hos
pital Offer is taken under advise
ment.
FAYETTEVILLE Shortage of
negro labor forces Hawthorne mill
to operate on part time, manage
ment finding it impossible to secure
900 workers necessary for full-time
schedule.
DUNN.-"I'n die before l will live
with that man." said Mrs. n. A.
! Norris, in referring to her husband
iyN
ried only "a hours when she left
him. Husband claims a brother
stole brides affection.
GREENSBORO.-M IT. Pinnix, sc,
well-known realtor, dies after long
illness Of cancer.
DECENTRALIZATION Prod
ucts company is organized to manu-
facture automobile and furniture up
holstery. Col. Terry Lyon is presi-
dent, and w. d. MCNEIL, general
manager.
GASTONIA. = Receipts at Gas
tonia postOffice for year ending June
so, show 20 per cent increase over
previous year, figures for year end
ed totaling $62,6S2.29.
KINSTON. - Few boil weevils
have been found in Lenoir county
and indications point to splendid
yield of cotton this year, prominent
farmers say.
GOLDSBORO. = Typhoid fever
strikes home of Peter Fryar, all
members of family, ten in number.
becoming i'll, the mother dying of
the disease. Red Cross and county
health department render succor.
ASHEVILLE. - Farmers fedora
tion officials plan TO rush western
North Carolina apples to England
this fall in effort 10 beat Virginia
fruit to market
ASHENlLLE. - King Morrison,
Hendersonville business man, is
named chairman of Republican com,