Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-16

largely OF cigarette types of go ID
texture. Grades injured by weather,
and parts of crops in Jones, Onsl0w
and other upstate counties were
ruined
DUNN.--Action looking to forma-
ton of association which would af-
ford certain protection to deWberry
growers of eastern sections of North
and South Carolina is taken at CON
ference. Cooperative marketing
plans also are discussed. Another
meeting will be called, date and
place to be announced later.
MADISON.-Will Payne, younS
farmer of Gold Hill community, is
taken to home in grave condition
after beinng injured when automo-
bile driven by negro named Webster
sideswipes Payne's car. Payne's
lungs are punctured by broken ribs.
WHITEVILLE.-H Hinson,
20, tobacco grower, drops dead in
tobacco warehouse soon after I'M
loading quantity of leaf from wagon.
SCOTLAND NECK.-County COM
missioners order all teachers and
school children vaccinated against
smallpox.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cowan,
who has been under medical treat
ment at Baltimore for two months,
returns home and reports improve
ment in health.
CHARLOTTE. - Police reserves
are called to Ford Motor company's
assembly plant here at opening when
perhaps $500 persons seek employ
ment. Several in crowd are slight
ly injured.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Home at
NiXontown, near here, for delin-
quent and dependent children, rep
resenting realization of dream of
Mrs. Anna Il. Lewis, PaSquotanll
county welfare officer, is formally
opened. Home has eleven inmates,
Unregistered automo-
b.les and trucks increased from H.
$50 in 1914 to 2S5, 546 in 1924, on
which taxes amounting to $20,03S,-
600 was collected in ten-year period,
of which $3,975,000 was collected in
fiscal year ended June so, 1924, ac-
cOrding to report of Secretary of
State Everett.
MADISON. - Few hours afteI
their marriage, Vester r. Pyrtle, %
and bride, formerly Miss Ella Pur
gason, 10, of Mavodan, are serious
ly injured when their car meets ir
collision another, driven by Sor
Joyner, negro, who is alleged tt
have been intoxicated
JEFFERSON.-J. c. Goodman i.
reelected moderator Of Ashe Bap
fist association.
CHARLOTTE. - Telegram frol1
Isaac NJ. Meekins, of Elizabeth City
Republican nominee for governor
announces he will open campaign ir
western North Carolina with address
at Charlotte October 8.
CHARLOTTE w. A. HagooC
awards contract for construction Of
warehouse to cost $4,000.
CHARLOTTE. Mecklenburs
county board of commissioners in
creases tax rate from 81 cents tC
81 on 500 of assessed valuation, es
timating $500 CGC in revenue will
be raised.
RALEIGH. - Governor Morn
son announces he will not mix" his
speeches in behalf of his ship ant
port program and those in behalf
of the Democratic party in this
state.
RALEIGH.-Ge0 Ross, chief OF
state department of agriculture
markets division, announces diVi
sion cooperating with federal de
partment, is turning its attention t.
efforts to grading fruit and other
wise assisting apple growers, as was
done for peach growers this season
when 1924 cars of peaches were
graded.
RALEIGH First major confer
ence of leading proponents of port
commission bill is held, with General
Albert Cox OF Raleigh, presiding
for purpose of framing plans to put
measure across in November refer
endum.
CHARLOTTE.-Ci school board
Announces $50 new school rooms will
be provided by expenditure of 81,
100000 derived from recently euthor
lied bond issue and admits these adj
ditions will be inadequate to relieve
"Woeful conditions"
MARION.-W. M. Neal is appoint
ed North Carolina director of finance
| for national Democratic committee
Mrs. Palmer Jerman, of Raleigh, is
named assistant director by New
York headquarters.
RALEIGH.-Isaac NJ. Meckins
Republican nominee for governor, II
speech attacking national Democratic
party and state Democratic office
! holders, declares A. d. Watts while
/ commissioner Of revenue, solicited
funds from corporations to be use,
/ in influencing elections of solicitor:
and urges in certain districts. Et
says John w. Davis, knowing he ha!
south's vote and that khan is princi
pally in south, feels safe in de
nouncing khan.