Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19
NORTH CAROLINA

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HIGH POINT-Semi-ann show
of Southern Furniture exposition
opens, to continue two weeks, with
record number of buyers, statesmen
and manufacturers attending. Man
ufacturers claim interest indicates
best business in history of southern
market will be done in 1924.
RALEIGH. = State corporation
commission issues order allowing
Southern Power company to in
crease it's rate from present charge
for electric power to basis petitioned
for three years ago, petition Tor
which recently was renewed, effect
i've February l, 1924. Increase is
estimated to be ten per cent.
CHARLOTTE.-Sou Power
company announces authorization
by state corporation commission OF
ten per cent increase in rates for
electric power to industrials clears
was for immediate beginning of con-
{. struction of two projects to require
expenditure of $4,000, 000-steam
plant at Duncan, S. c., and hydro
electric development at Rhodhlss,
n. c., to develop total of 10000
horsepower.
.~a GREENSBORO asking
that state highway commission be
enjoined from paying funds to Ell
" lott & Son, paving contractors,
=. and that money due them be applied
- to claims under terms of $146,00O
: bond is filed in federal district court
by Maryland Casualty company, OIL
Baltimore. Commission yet owes
contractors $17,3S2, against which
appear $12, 361 in claims.
CHARLOTTE-Abo $50 cases
are disposed of at superior court
term presided over by Judge A. M
q Stack. Grand jury concludes de-
II alterations without returning lndlct.
ments on bills against number OF
: so-called bucket shops operating
here.
&c CHARLOTTE. H. Cutter, mil
! lionaire cotton broker, announces
abandonment of plan to build $780,
600 theater, for which he bought
$4,000 site two years ago, explain
81 Ing he found it impossible to sell
lease at satisfactory price.
r. WILMINGTON. = Forty divorce
4 factions were begun in New Hanover
& county superior court in 1873, while
- sAl0 4cenSeS TO IudIly "SlC AoouON'
r. according to records.
: r ASHEVILLE.-Thre story addi-
I zion to Central Methodist church, to
cost 100000, is authorized by board
of stewards. October l is date set
by board for completion of building.
ASHEVILLE.-In second near
. -tragedy of kind this year, three
-girls, each aged about 10, are run
down by motor car Willie Mae
Towe, Ada Phillips and Oralee Mays
suffer painful injuries when struck
by car driven by F. M. Hamrick,
held under $4,000 bond, charged
with reckless driving.
WILMINGTON. : Large factory
= of B. j. Hughes, at Mount Tabor,
manufacturer of strawberry crates,
is destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin, loss being $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
acknowledgements Tobacco
Growers association completes pay
Ing members for 1922 crop when
A@checks aggregating $5,000,000 are
----sent to old belt and east Carolina
~. .----ssgsrowers. West Carolina and Vir-
.---~ginia growers divide another $4,000
300, leaving small balance due them.
- HICKORY. Anthony Bollick,
aged IS. Confederate veteran, is
IA brought here on special train from
to have broken leg
given surgical attention. Same
train brought three sons of c. p.
Clark, of Adako, who were injured
#rheTT car struck by Carolina and
Northern train.
u RALEIGH.-Total of 11,1S3 Grim
inal cases were cleared from dockets
of North Carolina superior courts
during year ending July /, 1928, &C
@cording to records filed with Attor-
ney general, 81 crimes being charged,
convictions including seven corpora
tons charged with violating criminal
statutes.
NEW BERN.-Jointa board of
charities votes to disband, because of
board members lack of interest, after
! twelve years of active service.
RALEIGH.-Dr. Julian II. Baker,
&c, arrives in airplane from Tarboro,
: after 70-mile flight in response to
emergency call from one of his pa
i tients. Baker is devotee of aviation.
RALEIGH.-Joseph w. Bailey, for
< "a y
Baptist denomination and later state
.7 collector of internal revenue, writes
8. John G. Dawson, of Kinston, chair
man, State Democratic, Executive
committee, he expects to Immediately
announce candidacy for governor and
criticisess attitude of at least one
NJ prospective opponent to party poll
{cies fixed by Dawson.
/ GASTONIA. Home near here of
s. P. Stowe, recently completed at
cost of $15O,00O, which never was
occupied, is destroyed by fire of un.
known origin.
WILMINGTON steam
: er Springfield, which cleared Will
minSton for Bremen with $500 bales
sss of cotton goes aground on bar at
smouth Of Cape Fear river and an
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