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

Weskert, of Bayboro, is named presi-
dent of Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad at annual meeting or stock
holders, succeeding Ernest M. Green,
of New Bern. State owns majority
of stock and since Morrison has been
governor new president has been
named each year by him. All other
officials are reelected.
Suit for $4,000
damages growing out of automobile
accident is compromised when Miss
Katherine Hayworth accepts $1,100
in settlement from Mrs. w e. Froe-
Itch, of Winston-Salem.
RALEIGH. - Annual report of
State Auditor Baxter Durham shows
general fund expenses amounted to
$S,610,000 and special fund expenses
amounted to $6,156 900. Expenditures
during year amounted to more than
$50, 100000, including expenditures
of bond issues proceeds.
NEWTON.-Albert D. Carpenter,
So. widely known farmer, dies at
home near here week after suffering
stroke of paralysis.
w i YIN. OCINlCSS COIL
memorating dedication OF Emanuel
Episcopal church 100 years ago are
held, large crowd attending.
FAYETTEVILLE. - Hawthorne
mills, established 35 years ago,
which closed down in March on &C.
count of market conditions, are UNI
able to resume operations on ac-
count of lack Of negro labor, this
being first experience of kind in his
tory Of plant. Ordinarily mill en-
ploys 800 workers.
WINSTON SALEM. - Police Of
.ficers are inclined to discard theory
of robbery in investigation of mys-
ferrous killing of J, H. Vaughn, mer.
chant. found slain at his home
August 2. Revenge is thought to
have been motive. George Hoback !
negro, is arrested for investigation.
RALEIGH. = Many fields have
been abandoned because of wet and
grassy conditions, says state depart
ment of agriculture survey on
August 6. Progress of cotton crop
is declared generally to be salts
factory.
K1NSTON. - Cooperative Tobac-
co Growers association announces it |
VIII operate central warehouse, one
OF largest in eastern belt. Co.opera-
tive growers marketed about $500
0O0 pounds here last season.
HENDERSON. = Davis-for.Presi.
dent club is organized. and drive is
undertaken to raise membership to- |
tai to 500. j. C. C. Kittrell. presi. |
dent, calls club to meet second time
on August II.
RALEIGH. - Gillian Grisson, in.
ternal revenue collector for North |
carolina, announces $4,000 persons |
viii receive rebates on income taxes
under new law by September 1. Re.
bates will total $3.50 OOO, and ct am
facing task Of signing my name q
900 times in less than month ;, saws
Grissom.
STATESVILLE. Mistakine his
wife, aged p, for burglar, B. F, Nc.
Hafgue, 26. shoots her when alarm.
ed at night in their home. shotoun,s
alScharse tearing off her left arm
sohe mad been suffering recently
from insomnia. Despite delicate nrv.
seal and severe loss of blood. hos.
pltal surgeons say she will recover.
Aofi II V LILLE. = DR.. G.. D. Gard
,tel, pfactlclng physician, is held for
leue[al grand jury under 50 600 bond
III clarGe or violating anti-narcotic
aC' dtIer nearing before Commission.
er Gudger. va
:ASHEVlLLE. = Plans for coming
WITH possible forest fires in wasfar,7
North Carolina are discussed at GOV,
;erence attended by State Foraster
!. .. tonnes; Federal District Forest
Inspector n. M. Bruner and Carl r
'e'erson' state district forester.
HlCKORY.-Mrs. G. w. McC1ano
nan, of Gibsonville. is re'aIaotn5
president of Woman's Missioo ~ueu
society of North Carolina Tmtbo ,,'a
synod, which office she has hold +T nll
years. at closing of annual conv nmo
ton. '''1 cohFeh'
GdRsEENSBORO.-Two issues If
pI'ooO,OOO and $4,000 or "a nor
cent bonds to yield 455 per cent are
SOFA at total premium of $685. bI
clty government to Horwitz e. o.
ana associates, of New York IN
whac is declared best bond sale mada
W CITY since 1904.
RALEIGH. - Attorney cenoro,
denies hayine, ruIad 81
aW providing for survey fo,. IVY
posed state-owned railroad into $50
lated counties. is unconstitntionoJ
he also disavows any effort to baIt
~ mat
w lLMlNGTON.-P RANGING
from ID cents to 43 cents per noln6
are reported from various towns in
eastern North Carolina on onenina
IL warehouses for 1924 tobacco sell
.hg season. Whiteville has neal
price and at Rowland 80, 900 pounds
oL tobacco is sold at lucent AVERAGE
CHAPEL HILL.-severe damage
caused to several, important
bridges in this section bv bea1I,,
ains' causing travellers great incon.
v;enlence. State highway commits.
SION hastens temporary repairs.
CHAPEL HILL.-Burnjne out of :
motor and wrecking of emerrepc,,
Dumping plant by high waters re. 1
suit IN failure of water supply. town t
eAhauSlng reserves and suffering in.
before temporary re-.
PAIRS are completed.
NCLDSBORO. - Unusually large
number of exhibits are in nrosnact
-or wayne county annual fair. omen.
nS october s, says Walter Den.
marx secretary of fair association.
RALEIGH,-North Carolina M.
;ionaI guard is instructed by Ad-
lu'@1lt General Metts to participate
~ -N%tlonai Defense day, September
test and Instructive advertise
ment of our national defense" ana
must be realized as patriotic dav in
each community. 0''' Al
eo' "slhS LIS E. Allen. nominated
LOF Justice of neace in 1900. 1o.-.--