Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-17
NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA
RALEIGH-Dr. E. H. Bowling,
prominent physician of Durham, is
convicted in federal court on charg
of wholesale distribution of narcotics.
Sentence is deferred by Judge Con.
nor
RALEIGH-Judge Grady is called
to Goldsboro as witness in court
there and Wake county superior
court is in ideness during judge s
absence. Special session of criminal
court is called for June % by Gov
ernor Morrison to continue indefinite
period to clear congested docket.
GREENSBORO State highway
commission announces 1858 motor
vehicles travelled paved highway
between Charlotte and Gaatonia on
day census ives made, and Asheville-
Henderson traffic in one day includ-
ed 1855 cars; Charlotte-C Concord
traffic. 1922; Greensboro and Win
ston-Salem, via High Point, 1875
cars.
w AhE Il OIeGIo 1--tACllOI EeIltHi-
mary to creation of suitable and
lasting memorial to DR.. William
Bailey Royal, nearing end of six
Der of Wake Forest College faculty,
is taken by board of trustees.
! WAKE FOREST-F. P. Hobgood
Jr., of Greensboro, is elected mem
Der Of board of trustees of Wake
Forest College, filling vacancy Gre
ated by recent death of father, who
was present of Oxford College, Ok
| ford, n. c..
CHARLOTTE-Governor and Mrs.
Cameron Morrison buy four-acre
tract in exclusive Myers Park suburb
from Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Jameson
for 100000 and governor announces
| they will make home here after ex-
| piration of his term of office Jan
uary l, 1925.
| CHARLOTTE-Joh ohm A. Thomas
son, IS, Civil War veteran and one
of best known of city's older citi-
zens, dies after extended period of
| declining health.
CHARLOTTE-Prest Allan, So,
authority on history, former instruc-
tor at several institutions, former
newspaper write, dies of Bright's dis
/ ease.
MOREHEAD CITY-Announce
ment of faculty of Baptist conven-
| tons ninth annual seaside assem-
| bly,, in session June % to July l.,
which is expected to attract hun
| n CT NJ
e. c. Dargan, Nashville, Tenn; Dr.
7. j. Watts, Columbia, S. c.; Mrs.
J. e. billiard, Birmingham, Ala; Rev
| E. j. Wright, Richmond, Va: DR..
j. T. Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn. /;
DR.. A. Paul Bagby, Wake Forest,
n. c.; Rev. J. A Campbell, Buie's
| Creek academy and number of 9TH
| ers.
KINSTON-Various state, fed,
eral and local agencies are co-operat-
ing in vigorous aGti-bolI weevil cam
paign in eastern part of state.
ABERD cannery is
| being established by w. w. Ketch-
| UNI, who announces operations will
be started with canning of dewberry
crop. Ketchum says he expects to
spend about 100000 daily this sum-
| mr. for peaches purchased from
sandhills section growers.
REIDSVILLE-Aft maneuver-
ing in air for more than hour, mean
while having warned throng of spec
tators attending road celebration by
dropping note, Robert Wooden, To-
cal alrman, succeeds in landing
plane, landing gear OF which was
smashed on hidden stump as he took
off. Wooden and passenger escape
unhurt, though plane is damaged.
SALISBURY-Vi Visitors from Cen
| trail and South America who arc
| touring state, observing road build.
ing methods, are guests OF civic or
carnations at banquet after being
taken on inspection trip to nearly
completed 100000 concrete bridge
over Yadkin river.
WINSTON-S ALEM.-City graded
schools award diplomas to go pupils
ROCKINGHAM. - New 5000, 900
courthouse, begun two years ago, is
practically completed and ''house
warming is set for July IA.
Observation-Disclosures month of
intense suffering from injuries sus-
| tanned in automobile-trai accident
| in which husband also was injured,
Mrs f. c.. Barrett, of Ingold, n. c.,
dies at local hospital. where she and
husband were brought. Barrett is
slowly recovering.
CHARLOTTE.-F Congress
man Robert N. Page, of Biscoe. ac-
cepts invitation to deliver address
June Ia at meeting of cotton grow
ers and other farmers
ASHEVILLE.-Colonel r. P. John
ston, 54, graduate of United States
military academy, veteran of Span
ish-American and World wars. dies
suddenly at his hime while members
of family are attending school COM
mencement.
RALEIGH. More than $1,000 900
| is paid to tobacco farmers of eastern
North Carolina who delivered their
1928 crop to Tobacco Growers Co.
operative association, this being
third payment and brings to rs per
cent of bankers valuation of their
tobacco, on which more than $S,500.-
600 now has been paid.
GREENSBORO.-No decision has
| been reached as to location of
proposed branch in Carolinas of fifth
federal reserve bank at Richmond,
Va, according to Word II. Wood,
of Charlotte. member of bankers
committee representing this state in
cooperation with South Carolina
committee in effort to obtain estab-
lishment of branch in Carolinas.
William Owens. %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. \. B. Owens,
is found dead beside Southern rail
way tracks, body being in badly
| mangled condition. When last seen
he was en- route TO station. Coroner
is making investigation on theory
that. he was murdered and body