Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-14

Special Deputy Sheriff Walter Nc
Mahon is held after coroner's in,
quest, for trial at June term of SUI
perior court on charge Of second
degree murder.
GREENSBORO.-J. TT. Shields
and 60 others jointly file suit against
j. A. Harris, C. o. Payne and j. H.
Dillard, to recover from them tract
of land decided in 1886 by Robert
Moderwell and Andrew FoHntaia -
| Methodist Episcopal church Of
Greensboro for use as cemetery,
which church in 1917 sold to re-
spondents and use of which it is
alleged, was restricted in deed to
cemetery purposes.
ASHEVILLE.-J. p. Tate. Al, au-
tomobile dealer veteran of Spanish
American and World wars, dies aft
err extended period of i'll health.
GREENSBORO.-G test danger
of state is idleness and future Of
state depends upon work done by
| North Carolinians, DR.. John e.
White. native of this state, presi-
dent of Anderson college, Anderson,
S. c.. and pastor Of largest Baptist
church gregation in South Caro-
| lima. tells 1874 members of gradual
ing class of high school.
| GREENSBORO.-Forty officials
and employees of defunct Bailey
| Brothers, Inc, tobacco manufactur-
ers, are indicated in federal court
! on charges of using mails in scheme
| to defraud in connection with sale,
| of stock of company having par val
lie of 81 100000 shortly before fail
/ ure.
ASHEVILLE. - Balfour mills,
large industrial development, in Hen
derson county, will be completed
and operations started by early fall,
officials say. Fine cloths will be
manufactured.
ASHEVILLE.-Mar Hill acade-
my officials announce summer build
ing program including 100000 gym
nasum and two dormitories each ac-
commodating IS students, to cost
100000. Request of Is acres of land
recently added to holdings Of insti-
tuition, established in 1857.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF COM
merce industrial survey shows Gas
ton county has 1,136,593 producing
spindles at 81 mills, which have a
216 looms. These Mills have com
bined capital of $4,000 900, maintain
5,9SS residences for 900 employees
and have annual payroll of $9,4S0,-
900, with products valued at $55 000.-
900, consuming $4,000 bales of cot
ton.
DURHAM. 3. Duke, tobacco
magnate and liberal benefactor of
Trinity college, visits institution for
inspection and tells college officials
he plans to give institution anoth-
er 100000 for construction of build
ings on sites of library, memorial
building and other structures not
conforming to architectural scheme,
which will be RACED.
ASHEVILLE.-M Martha ",
Brewer, 81, is found dead in bed,
death being attributed to apoplexy.
kINSTON-Chamb of commerce
survey shows several hundred in
crease in number of truck growers
in this section this year. Craven
county reports increase in number
of crops grown. Many carloads of
beets are in Beaufort county crop,
which has not been extensively
grown there heretofore. Lenoir, just
breaking away from cotton and to-
bacco, is producing large crops Of
peas, potatoes and berries.
Observation-Disclosures of Ber-
nard Baker, 90. of Asheville, be-
lieved accidentally killed when body
is found in tangled wreckage OF car
which had plunged down 30-foot en-
bankment near Hot Springs, was
| murdered, according to relatives,
who say $3.50 he had ON person at
| that time Is missing. Names of
companions in car at time of death
are not yet known.
BURLINGTON.-W. II. Meeks.
35, of Greensboro, is electrocuted
when limb-cutter, with which he
/ was trimming trees, came in contact
with live wire. He was employee of
Postal Telegraph company. Body is
! taken to Reidsville
| WINSTON ALEM.-Chambe Of
commerce petitions state cooperation
| commission, Jointly with number of
! other firms and organizations, to in
| stitute proceedings before interstate
! commerce commission to require adj.
! Justment of freight rates on coal
! shipments from West Virginia. Ten
/ nessee and Virginia mines to North
Carolina interior points to equality
with rates on such shipments to port
of Wilmington, n. c.
WILMINGTON.-Work OF con.
structing $225,OoO court house an.
mex and jail is begun when 1872 con.
crete piles are driven
WILMINGTON. = During eleven
months ending May 81, 1924, 265
ships entered and cleared this port
/ increase of p over same period la st
year, according to collector of Gus.
| toms.
CHARLOTTE. - Operations will
| be begun August at $500 600
Ford Motor company assembly plant
under construction here, officials re.
/ port. Contractor is employing $50
skilled workers on plant, which has
zzo,0o0 square feet of floor space
on one floor. Plant will employ
! LOO persons and assemble 800 cars
daily.
NILLE.-Contrac is award
ed Tor construction of new Sunday
school building and alteration of
! present edifice of Central Methodist
I church, which work will be started
Immediately and will cost 5000 600.
SALISBCRY.-A. T. Allen, state
superintendent of educa ton, deljv.
e!s HterarY address at Salisbury
/ high school.
rehabilitation H. Hightower.
! former president of defunct Central
Bank and Trust company, is tried
thlrd time on charges of accepting
deposits while knowing bank to be