Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03
NORTH CAROLINA

ton of $4,000 church.
NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE.-W. V. Smith
cashier of Caroleen, n. c., branch
of Farmers Loan and Trust com
pany, of Forest City, n. c., is taken
to Rutherfordton, N. c., by Clarence
Latham, chief state bank examiner,
after arrest here. to face charges of
embezzlement growing out of short
age alleged to exist in branch banks
accounts.
WILMINGTON. - Mrs. Larue
Byerly is probably fatally burned
and Traffic Police Sergeant w. r.
Applebury is seriously injured by
falling glass when fire destroys in
terror of four-story Princess build,
ing.
CHARLOTTE-Fo long ill
ness, A. M. Pitman, 65 former mer-
chant, dies of heart attack.
CHARLOTTE.-P are perfect
ed for Mecklenburg county cam
paign to raise $4,000 quota of $250,-
600 fund to build alumnae building
for social activities at North Caro-
lima College for Women, at Green's
boro. Drive, starting May 10, con-
tinues one week. College has LOO
Charlotte, is president Of state alum.
nae.
NSBORO.-North Carolina
bankers, members of federal reserve
system, meet with committee rep
resenting board of directors of fifth
federal reserve bank, Richmond, Va,
to discuss location of proposed
branch bank in this territory, which
Greensboro, Charlotte and other
cities are seeking. Committee only
announces conference was "satisfac-
tory"
LENOIR. - Engineers represent
ing Norfolk and Western railroad
are here mapping proposed route of
new line between Lenoir and Elk
land.
RALEIGH Directors of Inter
state Hotel company announce in
tention to begin Immediately work
of adding 100 rooms to Sir Walter
Raleigh hotel.
son, of Franklin county, files notice
of candidacy for congress from the
Fourth North Carolina district.
HIGH POINT.-P.3 A. Thomas Car
company books order for 55 street
cars for New Orleans utility, cars
to cost $750,000, this being largest
order company ever received.
DISQUALIFICATION college
commencement exercises will be held
May 1920.
DURHAM.-S Sheriff Harvard and
two deputies go fishing and line of
one catches on grapevine, which,
when removed, brings to surface
liquor still of 40-gallon capacity.
CHARLOTTE.-Be to-
falling $2,035.634 will be reported
from contributions received by stew
ardship committee Of Southern Pres
byterian church to general assembly
at San Antonio, Texas, on May 10,
for year ended March 81, says an
nouncement for committee.
RALEIGH.-State supreme court
refuses to reverse ruling in case of
A. B. Crutchfield, Winston-Salem,
n. c., man, sentenced in Forsyth
county superior court to serve from
Is to 20 years for manslaughter,
having been tried for death of Pc
ter Leight, aged six, run down by
car driven by Crutchfield while in
drunken condition.
SALISBURY.-For two hours
high school boys nominally direct
city government in connection with
observance of boys week.
GREENsBORO-Dr. H. D. Stem
bridge, old offender, tried in city
court on charge Of drunkenness, is
sentenced to six months on county
roads. He is released on $500 bond
after filing notice Of appeal.
RALEIGH.-Lac of cheap and
equitable freight rates alone is re-
tarding development Of this state in
all lines, Governor Morrison says in
address to state dentists.
RUTHERFORDTON.-Pink Nc
Swain, white, of South Carolina, is
given preliminary hearing on
charges growing out of attack on
Jack Shaw at Ruth several weeks
ago and is held under $1,000 bond
for trial in superior court McSwain
Is under 81. 500 bond in another case.
Shaw. is confined to hospital.
Observation-Disclosures 20
600 pounds of poultry, including TO-
600 pounds loaded here, 5000 pounds
each at Ellenboro and Shelby, are
sold at cooperative sales under di-
rection of County Agent P. Z. Pat
ton.
ment is made at exercises incident
to observance of thirty-seventh an
niversary of founding of Salem
Home of gift of $4,000 to instltu-
ton by James A. Gray, one of vice
presidents of r. J. Reynolds Tobacco
company, here, money to be eXpend-
ed in construction of new unit where
aged women will be cared for.
CHARLOTTE.-L f. More
head, member of prominent family,
is run down and severely injured
by runaway horse, wagon passing
over body and causing internal in
juries.
CHARLOTTE.-Po panic is
averted by Clarence O. kuester
business manager of chamber OF
commerce, when fire is discovered in
Kitchen of chambers dining hall
while about 500 women, members of
Parent-Teacher federation, are at
annual banquet. Kuester, by ruse,
influences women to quietly leave
building by single stairway and fire
men continue for two hours to fight
stubborn blaze, causing damage est-
mated at more than $4,000.
CHAPEL HILL.-More than A.
$50 900 acres of land in state are