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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA
ANNlSTON.—Separation o' sexes
at Howard college at Birmingham
Baptist institution is recommended
by stete educational commission in
annual report tp Alabama Baptist
convention in session here. Report
proposes division of college into de
partments for men and women.
DELTA.—H. L. Stephens, farmer,
is dead and two others injured and
Mcßride King is in jail at Anniston
charged with driving his automobile
ut;sr these men while intoxicated.
BIRMINGHAM.—Because he had
2$ gallons of home-made peach cider
ror his own consumption in his
hdnle here. Desk Sergeant C. M.
Higgins, of police headquarters, is
lined SIOO and .30 days in jail.
MOBILE.— Eight men are in jail
here charged with holding cards in
I. W. W., in default of SSOO bonds
each.
UNIVERSITY. —University of Ala
bama confers honorary degree of
LLD on Judge Robert Gould Street,
of Galveston. Texas. He dies Sun
day, it becomes known here.
TUSCALOOGA.—J. T. Green, of
Bessemer, freight conductor on
Louisville and Nashville railroad, is
injured when his caboose
jumps trick.
OPELIKA. —Lee county .grand
jury returns 50 indictments, most of
them for miking and selling whisky.
HILLSBORO. —W. P. Hampton,
prohibition agent, is shot and seri
ously wounded by members of an
other party of prohibition agents.
Two parties of agents were in woods
searching for stills and Hampton
was mistaken for moonshiner.
JASPER.—One hundredth anni
versary of Walker county is fitting
ly celebrated here. Historical pag
• , eant is part of program.
GADSDEN. —Homer Beaird is in
dicted for first degree murder in con
nection with slaying of Policeman
Henry Ingram at Attalla.
OZARK. —On advice of Bishop
Warren A. Candler, action on pro
posed unification of northern and
southern branches of Methodist
church is postponed until next year
by Alabama conference in session
here.
GREENSBORO. Yellow flag
floats over home of E. W. Gewin,
county tax collector, on account of
case of smallpox at his home.
GREENSBORO.—Large barn on
farm of W. H. Sampsill, near here,
Is destroyed by fire.
GREENVILLE. Butler county
farm exhibit, under management of
E A. Simmons, carries off third
prize at state fair.
LEIGHTON. Thirteen store
buildings, recently destroyed here by
fire, will be replaced with fireproof
structures.
ONEONTA. — W. Hubert Young,
4.3, prominent coal dealer, dies • at
hospital in Birmingham, following
• long illness.
BIRMINGHAM.—WaIter Davis is
shot and killed at his home here, and
his wife, Mrs. Annie Davis, is being
held for murder.
MOBILE. —Five Mobile children
are under treatment for rabies as re
sult of having been bitten by rabid
dog.
BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham’s
water supply is ample, despite fact
there has been no rainfall here for
ah’.'ost two months. Other sections
of Alabama report shortage of wa
iter supply.
MONTGOMERY. Miss Violet
Young, 26, is held under $3,000 bond,
In connection with shooting and kill
ing William Weaver at local hotel.
BIRMINGHAM—O. E. Higgin
botham, yard foreman for Louisville
and Nashville railroad, is seriously
injured when L. and N. freight train
collides with Alabama Great South
ern passenger train.
ENSLEY. —Carnival showing here
under arrangements with Loyal Or
der of Moose is closed on complaint
of Ensley Merchants’ association,
claiming gambling and other forms
of lawlessness is carried on.
OPELIKA.—Curtis Allrid, 19, is
convicted of slaying Ivy Dubose, 58.
near Bleecker, July 25, and given 35
years.
OZARK. • Alabama Methodists
will raise $200,000 for hospital pur
poses, it is decided at meeting here.
ATTALLA. —Alabama State High
way commission will urge building
of state highway from Attalla to
Boaz.
TUSCUMBIA. Colbert County
association is holding annual exhibit
of poultry heer, which is largest and
best they have ever held .
ANNISTON.—Out of poverty local
Baptist minister, whose name is
withheld, is forced to eat persim
mons for several days, it becomes
known. His salary is but S6O per
month, and often it is not poid.
TUSCALOOSA.—tGrover Tucker,
poet, inventor and ex-preacher, is
convicted of statutory offense and
giten five years in state prison. He
sles appeal.
• MOBILE. Jesse F. Hamilton,
farmer of near Dawes, is seriously
shot by prohibition officers while
resisting finest.
SELMA. —Mrs. H. A. Dansby, 70,
of Selma, is killed instantly in auto
’ mobile accident at Shreveport, Ixr.
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HUNTSVILLE. Citizens of
Huntsville will soon vote on change
of city government from mayor
alderman rule to commission form.
HU NTS VIL LE.—Madison County
Medical society will renew drive to
raise $150,000 to build hospital in
Huntsville.
MONTEVALLO.—About $350,000
has been raised in $1,000,000 drive
for Alabama college.
WETUMPKA.—Sheriff J. H. Gol
den says that he will force all stores
in Elmore county to close on Sun
MOBILE.—Time for beginning
serving their terms in Atlanta fed
eral prison by eight citizens of Mo
bile, convicted last May of prohibi
tion violations, is again postponed
from December 1 to January 3, by
Judge Robert T. Ervin.
GADSDEN. —Gadsden's three soil
pipe factories belonging to Alabama
Pipe company, which operated part
time for several months, are now
operating full time.
ATTALLA. —Board of stewards of
Methodist church here raise pastor’s
salary from $3,000 to $3,600 per year.
LUVERNE.—Mrs. Viola French,
well-known citizen, dies here. Re
mains are interred at Selma.
NEWTON. —Home-coming day at
Newton institute will be observed on
December 16.
LACON—E. R. Tunstair, of Hart
selle, is killed by falling rock in
stone quarry here, where he worked
for many years.
DECATUR. —Lucian O. Ferris,
prominent citizen, dies at his home
here.
DECATUR. —Tennessee river here
is lower than It has ever been, ac
cording to Mrs. A. H. Irons, official
observer.
HUNTSVILLE.—City council cre
ates office of city recorder and elects
Victor Betts, former councilman, to
office.
SHEFFIELD. Charles Blevins,
motorcycle officer, is seriously in
jured when his motorcycle collides
with auto.
GAMBLE. —Alabama public serv
ice commission orders Northern Ala
bama railroad to build new depot
here.
MONTGOMERY—Out of 337 per
sons arrested in Alabama by state
officers on charges of violating pro
hibition law during October, only six
were acquitted.
MONTGOMERY.—Tear gas will
be used in future in Alabama in
quelling convict mutinies.
ONEOTA.—E. L. Thomas, 61, and
his son, Edward, 25, are seriously
injured here when their truck is
struck by freight train.
BIRMINGHAM.—Owing to high
freight rates, Phoenix Portland Ce
ment company will build $2,000,000
cement plant at New Orleans, in
stead of enlarging their plant at
Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM.! Birmingham-
Southern college will go under ham
mer December 5, unless some ar
rangement is made to pay city
$9,000 on past due public improve
ment assessments.
BESSEMER. Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company blows in
furnace No. 1, after being Idle some
time.
ELBA.—Elba will promote poultry
and live stock show, commencing
December 12.
MONTGOMERY. Foundations
for new highway bridge over Ala
bama river at Reese’s ferry will be
completed this month.
REFORM. —Fourteen-year-old son
of A. S. Holman, of near here, dies
of hydrophobia.
DECATUR.—Sufficient rain falls
here to wot streets, first in almost
two months.
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA. —C. D. Gordon, pro
prietor of DeSoto hotel, takes over
Imperial hotel, one of oldest in state.
Plans to remodel it.
COLUMBIA.—Broad River Power
company, organized here in July,
with SI,OOO capital stock, with Co
lumbia men, officers, is reorganized
and capital stock increased to $20,-
000,000. W. S. Barstow & Co., of
New York, are behind it, and through
it propose large hydro-electric de
velopments here.
COLUMBIA. —Chamber of com
merce has mass meeting and launch
es movement for re-establishment of
baseball in Columbia, with berth in
Sally league offered.
COLUMBIA. —Directors of Rich
mond reserve bank recommend to
Washington reserve bank that pro
posed branch for Carolinas be located
in Charlotte, according to informa
tion received here.
COLUMBIA. Southern railway
shops here have ordered to select
large number of car repairers to be
moved to Spartanburg for work in
new shops there.
SUMTER. Government report
shows that up to November 1, total
of 13,243 bales of cotton ginned in
Sumter county this year, 8,042 bales
less than last year to same date.
ALLENDALE. Mistrial is or
dered in case against J. E. Johnson,
former president of Citizens’ bank, of
Failfax, who was charged with vio
lating state banking la,vs, in that he
loaned in excessive amounts to com
panies in which he was interested.
ANDERSON?—Cotton ginned this
year in Anderson county up to No
vember 1, totaled 38,263 bales, as
compared with 31,769 bales for same
period last year.
COLUMBIA. Seventeen whites
and four negroes are granted state
embalming licenses by state board of
examiners.
COLUMBIA.—State total tobaccc
crop for 1924 is 39,759,569 pounds
bringing to producers $6,427,314, ac
cording to report of season’s busi
ness made by B. Harris, commis
sioner of agriculture.
COLUMBIA. Supreme court
hears important rail case, in which,
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state railroad commission seeks to
compel A. C. L. and S. A. L. rail
roads to build connecting tract at
Mullins.
COLUMBIA.—New 6-0-1 education
law of last legislature is panning out
just about as was expected, accord
ing to compilation made here by
University of South Carolina. Six
million dollar salary schedule was
anticipated and already salary budget
for state totals $5,892,624.
SALUDA. —Corn, peanut, tobacco,
potato and sorghum crops of state
are materially less this year than
last, according to report of Frank
O. Black, agricultural statistician of
U. S. department of agriculture, lo
cated here.
COLUMBIA. —State Treasurer S.
T. Carter receives letter with $22 in '
currency from unsigned South Caro
linian, stating that fifteen years ago
he beat state out of ten dollars.
SUMTER. Mrs. Dorothy Ed- ’
wards, widow of Isaac A. Edwards,
brings suit against Atlantic Coast
Line railway for $50,000 for death of
husband in wreck near Charleston in
December, 1922.
COLUMBlA.—Mortimer N. King
and Frank Harrell, veterans of
World war. spend last week in state
prison death house, November 21 set '
as date for electrocution.
COLUMBlA.—Christmas seal sale
for 1924 is planned at state conven
tion here of South Carolina Tuber
culosis association, with U. S. Sena
tor E. D. Smith as chief speaker
on program.
COLUMBIA. —With twelve coun
ties yet to report returns of recent
election, Secretary of State Black
well tabulates incomplete returns,
these indicating that proposed
amendments to constitution provid
ing for biennial sessions of legisla
ture and four-year terms of office
for state officials were approved by
small vote, and that amendment for
change of fiscal year, to begin July
1 instead ot January 1, was killed. !
COLUMBIA. —Vote against pro
posed state bond issue of ten million
dollars was approximately three to ■
one, according to incomplete .-eturnsl
from recent election, as tabulated to
date by secretary of state.
CAMDEN.—M. 11. Heyman is re
elected president of Camden-Kershaw
county chamber of commerce.
NEWBERRY. —Special election is
called for December 9, for vote on
proposed issue of $150,000 in bonds
for street paving.
GREENVILLE.—Cooper & Gi if
fin, of Greenville, ate fined S6O, in
ease brought by state highway de-,
partment, charging use on highways
of six motor trucks wider than al
lowed by law.
. NEWBERR V?—s7ale D. A. R.
convention ends here, after re-elect
ing Mrs. V. B. Burney, of Columbia,
regent and selecting Dillon, S. C., as
place for 1925 gathering.
CHART.ESTON. Governor Me-
I. and U. S. Senator E. D. Smith
are principal speakers at centennial
celebration of state medical college
here.
GREENWOOD.—RuraI Policeman
J. T. Clem returns from Boston,
where he went to get O. A. Hearst,
young man wanted here for skipping
■ ond, imposed in connection with
bigamy conviction several years ago.
but where he found prisoner had
been released last October, despite
extradition papers issued bv Gover-
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nor McLeod and honored by Massa
chusetts governor.
HAMPTON. County Auditor
fones receives serious and possibly
fatal injuries when auto in which he
is riding with Aiken Rush, turns
over on highway near Allendale.
GREENWOOD?—M? If. Coleman,
of Newmarket, one of most promi
nent business men and planters of
Greenwood county, dies at. home
after brief illness, at age of 71.
GREER. —More than 400 delegates
attend annual district B. Y. P. U.
convention held here, with Rev. E.
McbJeil Poteat, of China, chief
speaker.
AlKEN.—James F. Byrnes, mem
ber of congress, announces he will
retire from public life after March .
4, next, and resume practice of law ’
here.
BETHUNE.—Mrs G. E. Parrott, 1
36, wife of pt eminent banker, dies
at home here after illness of only
few hours.
GR EENVILLE~R E. Alexander,
textile worker, sues carnival com
pany, now playing here, alleging ;
wing of “airplane” struck him, as
he stood on midway grounds, inflict
ing painful wounds. He asks $2,999.
CHARLESTON. Sheldon Reid,
soldier at Fort Moultrie, here, is
burned to death while attempting to
save burning building on Sullivan’s
island. Bones are found in ashes
after fire.
ANDERSON. —New athletic field
here, erected by American Legion j
post as memorial to dead comrades, !
is dedicated, with exercises preceding !
first contest on it, football game be- j
• tween Clemson college and the Cita
del. I
PROSPERITY.—Dr. Robert L. i
Luther, 90, one of most prominent '
business men and citizens of state, j
dies in hospital in Columbia.
SALUDA.—Contract for surfacing I
five miles of Edgefield-Greenwood '
highway is let to J. C. Moffitt, of Sa-I
luda.
CHARLESTON.—N. B. Barnwell
is appointed by governor as member
Charleston port utilities commis
sion. succeeding Foster McKissick,
of Greenville.
GAFFNEY.—Lee Mull, white, has
four months’ prison sentence
changed to fine of S4OO by Governor
McLeod, because of illness of wife.
COLUMBIA.—Parris Owens and
Charles Green are arrested on
charge of stealing bales of cotton
from Seaboard Air Line station here.
SPARTANBURG. Carolinas are
growing faster than any other sec
tion of country, according to W. H.
Gatchell, of Washington, vice presi
dent of Southern railway, on visit
here.
NORTH CAROLINA
ELIZABETH CITY.—Joe Swindell. ;
aged 24, automobile race driver, con- <
victed of mistreating gill, aged 14.!
here, is sentenced to serve 30 years I
in state prison at Raleigh.
ELIZABETH CITY—J. D. Far
i rior, aged wealthy retired Wilson
' business man, grandfather of girl in
! case, who shot, dangerously wound
ed and crippled for life Joe Swindell
when latter was held in jail here
charged with assaulting girl, is sen
tenced to serve one to three years in
i state prison. Farrior entered plea ■
of guilty in superior court, sentence I
being deferred until after trial of !
swindell. These cases aroused in
tense, widespread public interest.
DUNN.—Eightieth annual session
of North Carolina state convention ’
of Christian church (Disciples), is
held. 400 delegates attending, includ
ing leaders of denomination from va
rious other states.
PILOT MOUNTAIN. —Petitions i
are placed in circulation in this sec
tion asking legislature, which meets
in January, to create new county
with Pilot Mountain as seat.
Rev. J. P. Brock
57, former railway conductor, pas
tor of Thrift Baptist church, dies
after short illness. He came here
six years ago from Savannah. Ga.
His mother. Mrs. W. F. Bro. k. of
Lula. »idow and mn cm’ en
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are among surviving members of his
family.
CHARLOTTE?—Ted R. Barbee, 20,
of Midland, brought here for treat
ment of Injuries sustained near Mid
land, when automobile overturns,
dies in hospital.
RALEIGH. Theo Richardson,
youth, of Wendell, is given two-year
suspended sentence on roads by
Judge J. L. Horton, and ordered to
remain two years on father’s farm,
after conviction on charge of steal
ing automobile.
WILMINGTON. A magnificent
monument to soldiers of Confeder
acy, gift of G. J. Boney, to this city,
is unveiled at impressive ceremo
nies. General A. 11. Boyden, of Salis-
bury, Confederate veteran, delivers
address.
WILMINGTON.—Lions’ dub, fol
lowing defeat in state wide referen
dum, of Governor Morrison's ports
development program, names com
mittee to promote interest in devel
opment of inland waterways of state
and other natural resources with
view to alleviating certain transpor
tation conditions.
ASHEVILLE. Colonel Joseph
Hyde Pratt, former director of state
geological and economic survey,
quotes survey findings as showing
state’s industries require 500,000
horsepower of hydro-electric power,
this demand increasing 10 per cent
annually, which would show need of
2.088.000 in 1940. State’s limit Is 2,-
000,000 horsepower, of which 500,000
j horsepower in western part of state,
I could be developed for $75,000,000.
CURRIE.—Tom Simpson is over
[ powered by bandits who invade his
I home, chloroform him and escape
I with valuables worth SBOO. Simpson
is found in unconscious condition by
! neighbors.
LUMBERTON.—A. W. McLean,
i Lumberton banker, governor-elect,
■ slips away for ten-day rest, after a
I strenuous five-month pre-election
: campaign, leaving no forwarding ad
dress.
RALElGH.—Commenting on de
feat of port development proposal
to referendum, Gavernor Morrison
says he is determined to “wage a
fight for this state's commercial
freedom as long as I live, or until
it triumphs,” adding that “progres
sive propositions usually are defeat
ed at first.” Accompanied by Mrs.
Morrison, he leaves for New York
on vacation. ■
KINSTON. Second campaign
against boll weevil in eastern North
Carolina, cotton producing counties
is inaugurated under direction of N.
G. Bartlett, of Knistqn, president of
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce. Weevil damage this year in
this section averages 15 per cent.
FRANKLINGTON. Town gov
i m-nment authorizes consolidated $85,-
i 000 water and street improvement
j bonds.
CURRlTUCK.—Currituck county
• commissioners authorize sale Novem
i her 22 of $16,000 issue of tick eradi
cation funding bonds.
RALEIGH. —Mrs. F. A. Winters is
seriously injured, two other women
and five children are injured when
car in which they are riding meets
in collision one driven by James Yan
cy, negro, who is arrested, charged
with operating car while intoxicat
ed.
DI RHAM. Pneumonia causes
death of Thomas Calvin Council, 83,
I well known in this part of state.
M AKE FOREST.— After declaring
: combined state, county and munici
i pal bonded debt of state is $238,000 -
'6OO or more, L. S. Hopkins. Wake
f orest college janior, delivering so
i ciety day oration, declares “it is time
North Carolina should get over her
i bond drunk' and settle down to a
safe and sober basis.” He denies
that fact that big corporations of
state pay tremendous total of federal
; taxes proves state is fifth wealthiest
: state of union.
NEW HILL.—T? L. Gardner
prominent citizen, dies suddenly.
FARMVILLE.— Miss Guilla As
kew. of Farmville. and Miss Clark,
ntirs®. of Greenville, are seriously
injured in automobile accident.
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SCOTLAND NECK.—Mrs. J. C.
Tillery, 50. dies at Kenly, after suf
fering stroke of paralysis.
RAI.EIG IDr? W. S. Rankin,
head of state health department, re
turns to his duties after year’s ab
sence during which he made inves
tigations in larger cities for Rocke
feller foundation.
SALISBURY.—BIood poison! ng de
veloping from injury to foot, crushed
under hoof of horse, causes death of
J. Frank Robinson, 85, Confederate
veteran, well known business man,
or Rowan county.
CHARLOTTE. Former Mayor
Frank R. McNinch, C. F, Dalton,
business man, and C. O. Kuester are
suggested for mayor to fill office. J.
O. Walker may soon resign to take
charge o£. recently bought business
at Columbia, S. C. ’
RALEIGH. —Hoy Taylor, superin
tendent of Franklin county schools,
is elected president of north central
district cf North Carolina education
association, succeeding O. A. Hamil
ton, of Goldsboro, at closing session
of annual convention attended by
about 2,000 teachers.
RALElGH.—Governor-elect A. AV.
McLean, in interview published lo
cally, declares in substance that,
though he was not convinced Gover
nor Morrison’s defeat on poit de
velopment plan was sound, he is
committed to waterways develop
ment; is confident state cannot suc
cessfully operate ship line; and that
ascertaining whether state really has
or has not an alleged $5,000,000 defi
cit in operating expenses will be one
of the first official acts.
CONCORD.—Cabarrus county fed
eration of farm demonstration clubs
is organized, Miss Addie S. Harris
being chosen president.
CHARLOTTE.—Dr? L. R. Scar
borough, of Fort Worth, Texas, di
rector of Southern Baptists’ $75,000,-
000 campaign, says in sermon de
livered here that in five years of
effort in campaign he has delivered
500 addresses annually and has trav
elel more than 200,000 miles.
RALEIGH.—Six prisoners await
ing execution at state prison are
reprieved by Governor Morrison, who
says he wants time to investigate
their cases. Those reprieved, orig
inal and new dates of sentence are:
Albert Byrd, Lenoir county, Novem
ber 8, December 5; James Mcßridge,
Vance county, November 15, Decem
ber 12; Austin Carter, Rockingham
county, November 15, December 2,
Gerson Cotton, Halifax county, No
vember 20, January 12; John Leake
and Kenneth Hale, negroes, both of
Davidson county, November 10, Jan
uary 5.
CHARLOTTE.—John Phifer Al
lison, 76, of Concord, textile mill
owner, banker, one of state’s wide
ly known business men, dies at hos
pital here, where he had been under
treatment six weeks.
GREENSBORO.—Dr. James I.
Vance, of Nashville, Tenn., delivers
address at mass meeting, speaking
in interest of world peace. Much of
time is given to discussing observa
tions made in course of recent trip
to Russia.
A\ ILSON.—J. H. Petty, superin
tendent of sales, reports 3,322,806
pounds of tobacco sold on this mar
ket in four days of week ended No
vember 7 brought $1,134,880, an aver
age of $34.15 per hundredweight, !
compared with 2,909,544 pounds sold
previous week for $972,203. Report
shows season’s sales total is $35,517,-
shows season’s sales total is 35.517,-
was paid.
ASHEVILLE.—Three-day foil re?
union of Scottish Rite Masonic bod
ies of valley of Asheville is held, be
ginning November 18, when large
number of 'candidates receive de
grees.
FAY ETTE VlLLE.—Address is de
hvered by Mrs. T. AV. Bickett, wife
of late governor, before annual con
vention of older boys of eastern part
of state, meeting under Y. M. C. A
auspices.
DI. RHAM.—North Carolina Fed
eration of Parent-Teacher associa
tions meets in annual session, Mrs
Curtis Bynum, of Asheville, presid
ing.
RALElGH.—Governor and Mrs.
Morrison announce reservations
have been made for trip to Bermuda j
in February. They will be members
of large party of North Carolinians.
REIDSVILLE.—Judge Henry P.
Lane, president, announces fifth an
nual meeting and field events of
North Carolina Fox Hunters’ asso
ciation will be held at Seven Springs,
in Wayne county, beginning Decern-’
her 2. Notable hunters from many
states are expected to attend.
TARBORO.—Mrs? Hill Burgwin,
mother of former State Senator K. I
O. Burgwyn, and sister of H. K. i
Nash, deputy clerk of federal dis- |
trict court, both of Wilmington, dies i
at home of brother, S. S. Nash. I
Body is taken to Wilmington for fu- ■
neral .service.
AVILMINGTON.—D. F. Aman, of
Seagate, Confederate veteran, aged ;
98, says his vote of November 4 was
eighteenth time he voted in presi- ■
dential election, one such election 1
being missed when he was at front -
with Lee's army. Aman lives at I
home of G. F. Brooks.
AVINSTON-SA LEM?—Mrs. Nancy
Hamby is gravely injured when run
down by motor truck, physicians at ■
hospital reporting right side para- i
lyzed, one leg broken and injuries i
about head. Police declare accdent '
unavoidable.
RALEIGH. Views emanating I
from office of Governor Morrison in- I
dicate cheief executive is unwilling !
that “program of progress’’ should
be halted by lack of funds whlchc
January legislature will be asked to j
provide, including authorization of
bond issue of perhaps $35,000,000 for 1
roads. Advocates of program admit
stopping place is not far distant.
CORNELIUS.—Mrs. R. 1,. All*y.
54, well known, dies suddenly of
heart trouble.
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ROBERSONVILLE.—Chamber of
commerce is organized with 75 busi
ness men listed-as members. W.'II.
Cox is cchosen president.
WILMINGTON.—On petition of
W. M. Timmons, of Timmonsville,
S. C., alleging New York judge en
croached on jurisdiction of North
Carolina federal courts, Judge H. G.
Connor, in district court, names
Robert Ruark, of Wilmington, and
J. S. Westkett, of Bayboro, main re
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mington.
FAYETTEVILLE? - George S.
Quillen, of Fayetteville, is indorsed
by American Legion post and Fay
etteville bar, for appointment as
commissioner of $2,000,000 veterans’
loan fund, authorized by state-wide
referendum vote.
CHAPEL HILL.—In presence of
notable assemblage of state officials,
law school of University of North
Carolina receives from members of
his family portrait of late Dr. John
Manning, former head of law school,
for whom new law building was
named. Justice Adams, of state su
preme court, delivers principal ad
dress.
RALEIGH.—Failure of Republic
an and Progressive parties’ cam
paign organizations to make reports
of expenses of campaigns is regard
ed by Assistant Attorney General
Nash as violation of state election
laws. Democratic party’s final state
ment shows receipts of about $15,-
000 and expenses of about SIO,OOO.
Democrats are charging Republicans
spent $150,000 in Seventh, Eighth
apd Tenth congressional districts.
GREENSBORO. —Fertilizer facto
ries seem disinclined to sell in large
quantities to farmers, preferring to
deal through wholesalers, says R.
AV. H. Stone, president of State
Farmers’ union, wh6 sees need of
plan whereby farmers may buy at
“satisfactory” prices, even if they
must do own mixing.
ASHEVILLE. Five hundred
acres of land on Hooker creek, near
Fletcher, is bought for $42,000 by
Miss Rebecca White, of Asheville,
from J. R. Hare.
MOREHEAD CITY. Fisheries
commission discusses in special ses
sion bill being prepared for intro
duction at January session of legis
lature, providing for fish and game
regulation. J. K. Dixon, of Trenton,
is commission chairman.
WILMINGTON.—Cargo of 10,500
bales of cotton, valued at $1,500,000,
is exported by local firm to Ger
many, and few days’ later same
firm exports 4,000 bales to Liverpool.
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HOLLY BLUFF, Miss., Nov. 17.
Clifford Hart, son of Edward Hart,
supervisor of Yazoo county, was shot
to death by a negro at the door of
his father’s store, near Yazoo City,
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