Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-24

spindles.
NEW BERN. - Governor Nor
rison, addressing chamber OF com
merce membership, advocates SsHeI
onnoent of state port terminals and
declares state never will have just
freight rates until there is water
con netition for railways. Governor
explains, however. railways policies
are circumscribed by interstate com
merce commissions He expresses
hone of state terminals being located
at Southport. Wilmington, New
Bern, Washington, Fayetteville
Esdenton.
RAEIGH.-North Carolina Agri'
cultural corporation stockholders
elect directors and declares readiness
to begin business with 100000 CAPT
tai, expecting to obtain, through Co
lunbia, S. c., intermediate credit
bank, additional S1,00O,OOO to be
loaned to farmers.
RALEIGH-Joe Mcneil, of Wilkes
county, tuberculosis sufferer, requir
ed to serve term because of failure
TO report to court each six months
for two years, as sentenced, after
conviction Of larceny, is granted pa
role by Governor Morrison, condl
toned on good behavior.
MISUNDERSTANDING prelimi-
nary hearing, Robert Moore, mem
Der of prominent Chicago family,
World war veteran. held for staying
Michael Taylor, of Richmond. Va,
former lawyer and veteran, at local
hospital, is bound over to superior
,I IF 191I1I'1pr hail he
ing denied. Moore's counsel an
nounces his defense will be based
on grounds of insanity.
HIGH POINT.-With every avail
able foot of seven acres of floor
space crowded with exhibits, annual
Southern Furniture exposition is at
tracing record crowds of buyers,
manufacturers, statesmen and sight
seers. Exhibitors report unusually
heavy sales. Northern manufacture
ers are exhibiting here for first time.
CHAPEL HILL.-University of
North Cardinals physical. education
building is complete. Structure pro-
vides for eight basketball courts,
baseball court and track, with seat
Ing capacity of 1000.
MARION. -Decapitated body of
Harry Lentz, white. 25, well-known
here, is found near Southern sta
ton. Superstition is he fell between
cars of passenger train on which he
had announced intention to go to
Forest City.
GREENSBORO. - Work Of con-
structing new pipe line from Reedy
Fork to city pumping station, dis
lance of seven miles, is begun in
citys effort to guard against re-
currence of recent water famines.
Line will cost 100000
WINsToN-SALEM. - Two run
away girls, Clyde Barefoot and
Norah Gray, 16 and Is respectively,
are detained and are taken back to
Durham homes by parents.
RALEIGH.-About 40 members
attend annual meeting : of North
Carolina division, National Associa-
ton of Postmasters. Clyde H. Jar
nett, of Andrews, is elected presi-
dent, succeeding w. B. Duncan. of
Raleigh.
MONROE.-Dr. j. r. Jerome, OF
Wingate, after explaining physiologi-
cal reasons, declares he never has
worn overcoat nor underwear, dis
4lhGS " WSolI (OLlcll c1llNA blo iAOC "SAA
cSau until recently when attending
: his church on occasion of first serv.
ice in fine new building.
ASHEVILLE.-O $50 acres OF
forest in Buncombe county were
bnrned over in last six months of
1928, according to report of District
Forest Warden Peterson.
WINSTON SALEM More than
900 members of chamber Of com
merce, at annual meeting, re-elect
Harry Froeber as president and hear
address by Leslie NJ. Shaw former
secretary of treasury.
y DURHAM.-Half of proposed $40.
! 900 capital of Cooperative Tobacco
Growers Credit and Loan bank is
raised at meetings here directed by
J. f. Bowling, associations district
manager.
WILMINGTON. - Hardly had
tugs succeeded in pulling American
freighter Springfield from bar in
Cape Fear river before italian steam
ship Ansaldo VII, outbound with
cotton for Italy, went ashore in al
most same spot but was pulled off
few hours later.
CONCORD.-Win Brant1ey, young
white man, is declared not guilty
after trial on charge of criminal as
SaClt on young woman.
RALEIGH. - Frank Nash, as
sistant attorney general of state an
nounces candidacy for attorney gen
eral to succeed James S. Manning
MOUNT OLIVE.-W. H. Sanders
of Goldsboro is fatally injured wher
his motor car and heavy truck meet
In collision. O. j. Peterson, Jr., oil
, Clinton. is seriously injured in col
1ision of motor cars near Calypso.
HIGH POINT-Mrs. Charity Anr
Newell, 81, dies at home Of son
Ashford Newell
HIGH POINT.-Samuel Bame, Sc
dies at hospital after Today illness
CONCORD.-R F. Crooks, 81
dies. after short illness, of blood
poisoning.
MONROE. - Vance Clayburn, ne
gro. Is held in Union County iai
charged with murder of former EN-
ployer, Butler Funderburk, agec
merchant, found dead November 81
at store near here.
RALEIGH. - Moncure Manufac
turing company, of Moncure, is au
thorized by secretary of state tC
amend charter by changing name
to Deep River Light and Power
company, of Troy, and increas ins
capital from 5000, 900 to 81 900 900.
RALEIGH Masonic gram
lodge of North Carolina. Dr. HUI
bert NJ. Poteat, president of Wake
Forest college, grand master, hold:
annual session. j. LeGrand Everett
of Rockingham. brother of NORTH
Carolina secretary of state, is chosen
grand master.
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