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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA
DECATUR. Several textile in
dustries, with total capital of $8,000,-
000 are seeking locations south, and
several are considering Decatur, ac
cording to W. J. Meininger, secre
tary of chamber of commerce.
GADSDEN. Sam Brooks, 17,
Boy Scout, is perhaps fatally wound
ed accidentally, while hunting in
Shinbone mountains.
TUSCALOOSA. G. W. Fair, 64,
falls dead while preparing to attend
funeral of brother. Ruben Fair, who
died suddenly in Washington, D. C.
SHEFFIELD. New England
cotton mill, with capital of $3,000,000,
may locate at Muscle Shoals, accord
ing to R. A Mitchell, vice president
of Alabama Power company.
ANNISTON. According to sur
vey by Anniston Star, city has popu
lation of 22,168, increase of 4,434
over federal enumeration of 1920.
MOULTON. D. M. Sims, 71.
well known Lawrence county citizen,
dies at home in Caddo precinct.
OPELIKA. Lee County School
Journal is name of new 16-page
monthly magazine, which appears
here.
, SELMA. Three hunters, J. R.
Twilley, R. H. Blanton and Mr.
Fletcher, of Birmingham, are taking
Pasteur treatment here, after being
bitten by dog which develops rabies.
CARLOW VILLE. Major Frank
Boykin, 84, prominent planter and
Confederate veteran, is dead.
DORA. When Henry Martin
and family return from visit to rela
tives they find home totally des
troyed by fire of unknown origin.
MONTGOMERY. Woco Pep
company tests validity of one cent
per gallon municipal tax on gasoline,
in courts here.
HUNTSVILLE.— Change in city
government from aldermanic to com
mission form is defeated at special
election here, by vote of 744 to 142.
HARTSELLE.—Date Novel, alias
Dave Bell, negro, is arrested at
Huntsville and lodged in jail at De*
catur, on charge of stealing several
hundred dollars worth of goods from
E. R. Roberts’ store here.
SELMA.— w7~g7~ Agee, 67, promi
nent wholesale grocer and formerly
member of state harbor commission,
is dead.
TROY.—Robert Thrasher, negro,
is given life term for murdering his
mother-in-law, Sarah Bessent, 68.
ANNISTON. —George Wright, ne
gro, employed at Southern Mangan
ese plant, is electrocuted when long
steel pole which he is carrying comes
in contact with high voltage wire.
GADSDEN.-Za7w7 Brown, of Ed
wardsville, is elected grand master
of grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Alabama. Other officers are C. W.
Daugette Jackson’ ille, deputy grand
master: D. J. Deacy, Tuscaloosa,
grand warden; A. W. Archer, Gads
den, grand secretary; J. C. Bowie,
Talladega, treasurer; representative
to grand lodge, J. A. Howie, Electric.
BIRMINGHAM?—Sweeping deni
als of “any knowledge of inner
■workings” of Walker Consolidated
Petroleum company, are made on
witness stand by Sidney Menasco and
Hudmon Hopson, two of four offi
cials of this company on trial In fed
eral court here charged with misuse
of mails, in fraudulent stock sales
of i 5,000,000.
MOBILE. —Case of Jack Cleveland,
convicted of murder of Stephen Los
sing, 92, is confirmed by court of
appeals. He was given 15 years. He
Will appeal to supreme court.
DECATUR. Ralph Wood and
woman companion are being held by
guard in vacant house in Lawrence
county, on advices from Grand
Rapids, Mich., saying they are
wanted there.
MONTGOMERY.— August Carri
gan, for 40 years member of Mont
gomery police force, Is dead. Many
years ago Carrigan arrested Rube
and Jim Burroughs, noted train rob-1
bers, in Montgomery. I
HUNTSVILLE. One-hundredth i
anniversary of Helion lodge, No. 1,
Free and Accepted Masons, first Ma- i
sonic lodge organized in Alabama,
is observed here.
BERRY. Henderson H. Harris,
60, prominent citizen of Tuscaloosa
county, dies here.
TROY. First co-operative Log
sale is held here. Carload of hogs
are sold to A. B. Boutwell, of Green
ville. Tops bring $8.35.
ATTALLA. Only 16 per cent of
460 school children of Attalla have
defective teeth, eyes or tonsils.
MONTGOMERY?"— When con
victs receive more than one sentence,
deductions for good behavior must
be made on each sentence separate
ly and not on aggregate of com
bined sentences, under decision of
supreme court at Hamilton.
ANNISTON.“Judge S. W. Tate
is elected president of Calhoun coun
ty bar association.
GOODWATER.~—"?Xbe White, ne
gro, charged with being implicated
in murder of Ellis Thomas, is held
without bond. Thomas was shot
from ambush.
SHEFFIELD?~W. T. Norman.
70, prominent citizens of Sheffield
for many years, dies at home of his
son, J. C. Norman.
Charles Thig
pen, prominent physician of Annis
ton, accepts position as chief of bu
reau of food control of Colbert coun
ty health department. •
PRATTVILLE.—Fred A. Smith,
veteran of World war, under arrest
here for deserting his wife.and mar
rying another woman, is adjudged of
unsound mind, caused by shell shock
in France. He will be sent to Bryce
hospital in Tuscaloosa.
SULLlGENT.—Commercial club is
organized here, at largely attended
meeting of business and professional
men.
MONTGOMERY. Agreement is
reached between River Falls Power
company nnd state, which is being
kept sec’nt, in matter of impound
ing wate; w by power company at its
development at Gantt, it is learned
here.
TALLADEGA.—Two unsuccessful
efforts are made by unknown per
sons to wreck Louisville and Nash
ville trains in local yards. Locks
on two switches are broken and
thrown away.
BIRMINGHAM.—City of Birming
ham and Louisville and Nashville
railroad are making plans to build
viaducts across railroad tracks at
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth
streets.
Bl RMINGHA M. Building permits
for December amount to over sl,-
000,000 thus far. Permits for year
1924 are approximately $19,000,000.
MONTGOMERY." Conviction of
23 persons in ten Alabama counties
are reported to state game and fish
department.
ANNISTON. Memorial services
for late Wiley C. Tunstall, state sen
ator, who died suddenly at Greens
boro, are held here.
AUBURN.—Chemi cal test for poi
sons is made of stomach of Mr,- An
THE ATLANTA TKI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
rtie Loue Edwards, alleged to have
been murdered by her husband, p*’
George T. Edwards, at Fairfield,
near Birmingham. Auburn chemists
fail to make public their findings.
BESSEMER?—Henry Hunter, ne
gro. admits murdering wife, Lena
Hunter, with hammer.
GROVE HILL.— Lige Chapman,
84, well known Confederate veteran,
dies at. his home here.
BROWNSBORO—Mrs. Sallie P.
McKinney, 58, is dead after illness
of several weeks.
HAZEL GREEN?—William P. Ed
dins, well known Madison county
farmer, is dead after few days’ ill
ness from appendicitis.
UNION SPRINGS.—Mrs. Walton
A. Orr has produced some of. the
largest American Beauty roses ever
grown, it is claimed. Some measure
18 3-4 inches in circumference.
MONTGOMERY. Montgomery
raises her first community chest
fund, after five weeks’ campaign.
Pledges total $105,003.32.
PHOENIX ’CITY.— Mayor Ashby
Floyd makes Phoenix City, noted for
many years for its “wet goods,” dry.
In few weeks’ campaign over $2,000
in fines are assessed.
MONTGOMERY?"— Mac McCoy,
convicted in Montgomery county in
1911 for murder and sentenced to
life imprisonment, is paroled by Gov.
W, W. Brandon.
ANNISTON.—Over 100 cases of
tuberculosis are reported to G. A.
Cryer, county health officer, since
beginning of survey recently started.
SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORENCE.—Mrs. S. T. Yates,
sitting in window of home, washing
panes, falls to ground eight feet, be
low, and breaks vertebrae o fspine.
She has chance for recovery.
COLUMBIA. State charter is
granted Columbia Baseball corpora
lion, mw organization to control
berth in Sally league. L. L. Propst
is president, and treasurer.
DARLINGTON.—Mrs. William A.
Carrigan, one of best known women
of county, dies at Society Hill home
after long illness.
FLORENCE. Florence county
delegation in general assembly joins
with delegations of Marion, Dillon
and Darlington, for establishment,
under public appropriations, of tu
berculosis hospital here, to serve Pee
Dee section.
COLUMBIA.—Rev. W. P. Cline,
D.D., aged Lutheran minister, is
given double honor by Lenoir col
lege, Hickory, N. C., when it elects
him professor emeritus of Greek,
with honorarium of $2,000 per year,
and names new gymnasium after
him.
COLUMBIA.—WiIIiam Lykes, Jr.,
is re-elected president of Columbia
chamber of commerce, asd Frank
Pierson is re-elected secretary at
meeting here of new board of direc
tors of organization.
COLUMBIA. Attorney General
Wolfe, in annual report to legisla
ture, made public here, urges more
stringent laws against carrying con
cealed weapons, asks modification of
state banking laws, recommends
strict policing of state highways
against traffic violations and takes
firm stand in opposition to proposed
child labor amendment to federal
constitution.
SPRINGFIELD.—James William
Grandy, of Springfield, is killed in
stantly by freight train when he
steps in front of one moving train
on to track of another, traveling in
opposite direction.
. COLUMBIA. State health board,
in meeting here, adopts resolution
approving gift of J. B. Duke, head
of Southern Power company, to hos
pitals and schools, and offers serv
ices in connection with birogram of
administration.
YORK.—Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Big
ger celebrate golden anniversary of
wedding, and son, and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bigger,
celebrate same day silvery anniver
sary of their wedding. Many attend
joint celebration in Clay Hill sec
tion of York county.
GOLDY ILLE. —Work of doubling
Joanna cotton mills, here, former
Banna company, is completed.
SPARTANBURCL=Hygeia Ice and
Fuel company, of Spartanburg. Is
bought by Stone & Webster, of Bos
ton.
GAFFNEY.—CIerk of Court T. M.
Caldwell receives for recording list
of names of members in Cherokee
county of South Carolina Cotton
Growers' Co-operative association,
showing 137 members for county.
ANDERSON.—Deliveries of cotton
in Anderson county to co-operative
association far exceed those of year
ago, according to L. L. Rice, presi
dent of Anderson branch.
LAURENS. John F. Gray, well
known citizen of Shiloh section, dies
after year's illness.
NEWBERRY.— Mrs. Maud Proctor
dies at home here at age nf 50.
M ( LELLANY ILLE.—-Mrs. Annie
Laurie McClellan, who died in Staun
ton, Va., is buried here. She was
53, widow of A. S. McClellan.
BENNETTSVTLLE?—YV. B. and
J. A. Fletcher, of Pine Grove section,
near here, give half million dollars
in lai.l to state for educational pur
poses, as memorial to Robert Fletch
er. son of W. B. Fletcher, who lost
life in France.
XV ALHALLA. Walhalla's new
high school is completed at cost of
$30,000 .
COLUMBIA.—Stage society's new
theater. Town theater, is opened,
dedicatory address being delivered by
Hatcher Hughes, professor of dra
matic literature at Columbia univer
sity, New York.
SALUDA.— Leonard Story, 77, Con
federate veteran, of Saluda, dies in
Confederate home, in Columbia.
AIK E N. —Sa i nueT~A. Woodward,
So, among oldest citizens of county.
Confederate veteran, dies here.
COLUMBIA.—Isaac T. Rollins.
I convicted of forgery in April. 1924 is
granted clemency Ip- Governor" Mc
i Leod. on condition he support
I mother.
ROIK HlLL.—James Howard, col
| bred, admits he was driver of auto
which struck and killed Sloan Wil
-1 kerson, aged planter, near here re
| cently. He says fright caused him to
. speed on and not stop to report
■ tragedy.
AIKEN.— Gaston Bank & Trust
Co . closed recently by State ’Rank
Examiner Bradley, for examination,
is declared to be nor insolvent and
Mr. Bradley allows to reopen.
LAURENS—Rufus L. Barnes,
i under arrest here on charge of lar
! ceny from person, in theft of SBO
from guest at boarding house here,
is wanted also in Wilson, N. C.. on
j two prohibition charges.' according
to advices received by officers here.
M ALHALLA. Medical society of
■ 'Venee county elects Dr. John D.
Varner. Jr., president, and take®
«teps to see if ant of J. B. Duke’s
’money for hospitals and schools can
Hie obtained for establishing of hos
pital here.
NEWBERRY.—Large planing mill
of Cox-Chapman Lumber company,
near Jalapa, Newberry county, is
burned, with 28,000 feet of lumber,
entailing loss approximating SIO,OOO.
SHARON.—W7~W. _ Mitchell. 43,
purominent citizen and churchman,
dies at home here, his death casting
gloom over community.
SWANSEA.—CharIes D. Furtick is
shot, twice on return to work in aft
ernoon. once, he alleges, by Ligon
Jeffcoat, with pistol, and second
time, with shotgun, by John Furtick.
Is rushed to hospital in Columbia
and condition is reported as serious.
M’COLL.—Fourteen-months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lee falls
into barrel of boiling water where
father was preparing to kill bogs,
and is scalded to death.
COLUMBIA. —State is now ready
[for generally enforced compulsory
education law, according to Miss Will
Lou Gray, director of adult educa
tion, in annual report to legislature,
made public here.
COLUMBIA. —There is little chance
for reduction of state taxes in 1925,
in face of increased government
costs, necessitated by new road and
education programs and growth of
state educational and charitable in
stitutions, says State Treasurer S.
T. Carter in interview here.
ORANG EBURG.—NeNw Orange
burg county legislative delegation
meets and hears petition of Orange
burg bar for establishing, of county
court.
COLUMBIA. —Much activity in
work of state health department is
reported by various divisions at last
quarterly meeting of board for year,
held here in office of State Health Of
ficer Hayne.
NORTH CAROLINA
WI NSTON-SA LEM .—Carl Nifong,
one of Davidson county's leading citi
zens, wealthy farmer, is accidentally
shot, and instantly killed near home,
two miles from Midway, by Rpv.
A. C. Peeler. They were bird hunt
ing and load from shotgun strikes
Nifong in breast when Peeler shoots
at covey through brush.
ELIZABETH CITY. Laura Rid
dick, eighteen, dies at Winfall, N.
C., of injuries received when her
automobile overturns on road to
Hertford.
WINSTON-SALEM. Election of
Edgar W. Pharr, of Charlotte, as
speaker of next North Carolina
house of representatives is forecast
when Robert. M. Cox, of Winston-
Salem, withdraws from hot contest
and releases supporters to Pharr,
explaining he is unwilling for per
sonal ambition to stand in way of
harmonious session at which
weighty problems are to be discussed..
CHARLOTTE. —Roy Herman, of
Newton, is brought to local hospital
in critical condition from wounds
accidentally inflicted by Will Her
man, cousin, of near Croft. Youth
was shot while he and companion
were shooting at targets thrown
into air.
BURLINGTON—Effort to oust
John G. King. Republican postmas
ter, on charges of political activity
and inefficiency, is fruitless, postof
fice failing to find proof of charges.
HIGH POINT.—Miss. Caledonia
Wells sufferfe fractured skull and
other injuries, and is taken to hos
pital, where death follows, as result
of being run down by automobile
driven by C. G. Hill, of Winston-
Salem, while she and companion
were walking along Winston-Salem
highway in rainstorm. Hill, promi
nent textile manufacturer, claims ac
cident unavoidable.
WILSON. — Henry Newsome is de
clared not guilty by superior court
jury after trial on manslaughter
charge growing out of death of Miss
Mamie. Davis, fourteen, of Wilson,
i fatally injured in automobile col
lision.
I GREENSBORO.—Heirs of late H.
’ Stemberger, millionaire textile man
ufacturer, are awarded judgment
against government for refund of
$36,559 and interest from April, 1923,
in suit against Gilliam Grissom, fed
eral collector of internal revenue for
state, over estate taxes.
, CHARLOTTE.—Voters of Meck
lenburg county adopt, proposal to
erect, tuberculosis hospital and au
thorize SIOO,OOO bond issue.
WINSTON-SALEM— Teaching of
evolution as related to origin of man
is assailed by Governor Morrison in
address in which he brands as ' high
brow ignoramuses'’ and “dangerous
i enemies of society” those educators
and preachers who teach evolution
! and another teaching governor calls
; “new science of Christian philos
'■ ophy.”
RALEIGH.—Charles U. Harris,
j Wake county senator, announces
withdrawal from race for president
i pro tern, of state senate, but denies
h e wilt take interest in behalf of
! candidasies of either W. H. S. Bui
' gwyn, of Northampton, or Paul D.
■ Grady, of Johnston.
CHARLOTTE. —"Cleaning house”
i will be first task of Frank D. Grist
' when he succeeds early in January
M. L. Shipman as commissioner of
i labor and printing, Grist says, ex
. plaining holders of about 20 position.,
' will be replaced.
RALEIGH.—State depar intent’s
' automobile theft bureau announces
■ 34 cars were stolen and 31 recovered
I in November.
RALElGH,—Sheriff Goodwin, of
j Chowan county, brings from Eden
ton to state prison two negroes,
George Russell and David Jone.-, un
der sentences of death for murder.
CHARLOTT£=o7 M. Norwood,
seventy, prominent citizen, dies afier
period of declining health.
CHARLOTTE.—Pansy Thacker,
young white woman, who married
Lonnie Silver when she was prisoner
in city jail, is brought back to that
jail after arrest at Belmont, N. C..
where she recently arrived from Vir
-1 ginia. She is charged with bigamy,
i Silver’s arrest at Richmond is re-
I quested.
CHAR LOTTe7-Thr if t Ma n u fac
turing company, textile manufactur
ers, increases authorized capital
from $600,000 to $1,200,000 but offi
cials decline to give explanation.
RALEIGH. Report of Labor
Commissioner Shipman stresses im
portance of fishing industry of state
and shows value of fisheries products
during two-year period ended June
30, 1924. as 54,173.1§6, compared with
$2,074,077 for previous correspond
ing period. Value of 972.43 S bushels
of oysters harvested in biennium is
given as $486,219.
DURHAM. —Executive committee
»f board of Trustees of Trinity col
lege calls board to meet December
29, when decision may be reached
whether or not institution will meet
t rm of J. B. Duke's $40,000,000 trust
fund. Provisions include one requir
ing institution to change name :o
Duke university.
RALEIGH. O. Max Gardner, of
Shelby, lawyer and leading Demo
. vatic politician, is elected president
of state fai - association at that body s
annual meeting, succeeding M .
■ Edith Vanderbilt, of Asheville.
SALISBURY' Federal pi-’hmi
i'n agents opera’ing in stat® in
November seized 99 stills, I.oso’gal
lons of whisky, $6,000 gallons of
malt and 17 automobiles; made 67 ar
rested and started 126 prosecutions,
says report of State Prohibition Di
rector Coltrane.
\
CHARLOTTE. Contract for
erection of $165 000 Piedmont section
junior high school building on seven
acre tract is awarded to Minter
Homes company by Charlotte school
board. Secondary contracts will be
awarded later.
SNOW HILL. Son, aged 14, of
Edward Goff, is shot and instantly
killed by father, who claims shooting
was accidental. Coroner holds Goff
on homicide charge, after inquest at
which Goff's small children testify
father had been drinking and sought
to scare mother with shotgun.
Mother's testimony is inconclusive.
ROXBORO. Case decided in
s.uperior court, won by defendants,
establishes right- of wives of mem
bers of co-operative tobacco growers'
association to sell on open market
any tobacco they [personally grow. 1
EDENTON. George Russell and
David Jones, young negroes, are sen
tenced in superior court to be electro
cuted January 30 for murder of Sam
Small, white farmer.
RALEIGH. All bids for con
struction of animal husbandly build
ing at state college are rejected by
board of trustees.
LILLINGTON. Body of Melvin
Pond, 21, is found in closet at home
of parents with top of head blown,
off, shotgun by his side.
GREENSBORO. —Last chapter of
Luther A. Blackwell case in federal
court is written when Clerk of Court
Blalock writes on order of District
Judge Webb check for $1,073 trans
ferring to postoffice department
funds for defaulting postmaster of
Pine Hall which have been held
under attachment.
GREENSBORO. John Pierpont
Morgan, New York financier, and
party of friends, including J. S.
Frick, Charles Steele,- Thomas Coch
ran and P. S. Maroney, take out
non-resident quail-hunting licenses
and plans to spend week hunting on
Morgan s preserves at Climax.
RALEIGH— Wi7h~arrival of two
negroes from Rowan county, popu
lation of "death row” at state prison
is increased to 15 and nears record
of 17, set several years ago. With
few exceptions these men facing ex
ecution are convicted murderers.
Next excution is set for early in Jan
uary.
RALEIGH.—Fifty inmates of
criminal insane ward of slate prison
are expected to be transferred with
in short time to new building pro
vided for them at state hospital for
insane here.
RALEIGH. Employment condi
tions of state improved to marked ex
tent during December and place
ments by' state-federal employment
service showed marked decrease,
says report of Labor Commissioner
Shipman.
RALEIGH.—Some prisoners at
state prison, drawing from five to
fifteen cents daily’ have saved more
than SI,OOO during their terms, says
Warden Busbee. Two recently re
leased were given state’s checks for
i S2OO each, representing sav
i ings '
RALEIGH. —Austin Carter, Reids-
I ville, wife slayer, whose death sen
: tence was commuted at last minute
j to life term by Governor Morrison,
| is assigned to work in state prison
| chair factory.
j WILMINGTON. New Hanover
county delegation in legislature will
reintroduce bill authorizing issue of
$1,000,000 in bonds to provide for
construction of bridge over Cape
Fear river connecting Wilmington
and Eagle’s island.
HENDERSON.—John
farmer, dies at hospital of fractured'
skull sustained several hours pre
viously when he was in automobile
collision near Epsom.
RALEIGH.—After state highway
commission announces opposition to
proposal for additional state bond is
su3 for highway development, Gov
ernor Morrison, in statement, em
phasizes need of $35,000,000 addi
tional issue to bring states total
road bond issue to $100,000,000, claim
ing collections of automobile and
gasoline taxes justify issue.
SALISBURY.— L. S. Bradshaw, lo
cal contractor, is awarded contract
for construction of new high school
building which, when completed, will
cost $500,000 and will be one of finest
in state.
SALISBURY. —W. McLoud Ken
erly, 35, of Franklin, is fatally’ in
jured when car overturns and burns,
dying later at local hospital. Youth
named Hartless, driver, is severely
burned.
CHARLOTTE.—H? - P. Kendall, of
New York, who bought Thrift Man
ufacturing company’s plant near
Paw creek last spring, arranges for
consolidation of his textile holdings
including Addison Mills, Edgefield,
S. C.; Western Mills, Camden. S. C.,
and various plants in New England,
under name of Kendall Mills, Inc.,
.Massachusetts corporation.
JEFFERSON.—Mrs. J. E. Foster,
widow of Major J. E. Foster, of near
' Jefferson, is fatally burned and dies
i day after her clothing catches fire
I from open grate.
GOLDSBORO.— Dorsey Lee Ed
wards. Jr., aged two, son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Edwards, is fatally burn
ed when he falls into open fireplace.
Mother and sister suffer severe
burns when attempting to smother
flames consuming child’s clothing.
YADKI NY’lLLE.—Possibility de-
I velops that Miss Lillian Harkrader.
of Dobson, former register of deeds
of Surry county, prominent in politics
j will be opponent of Gilliam Grissom,
incumbent, for appointment as fed
: era! collector of internal revenue
j for North Carolina. Republican
I women of counties in this part of
state strongly' Republican are de
manding recognition of Washington.
RALEIGH. —With liquor cases
i leading in number. 14.321 cases
I came before North Carolina superior
i courts in year ended July 1. 1924,
[ an increase of 2,000 over previous
like period, says report of Attorney-
General Manning. Homicide cases
numbered 367. compared with 272
fior fiscal year of 1922-33. Percent
age of convictions increased .in 1923-
24 with 10,505 convictions, compare 1
‘with 8.419 in 1922-23.
[ CHARLOTTE. — Stale Senator W.
L. Long, of Roanoke Rapids, is on
. program as principal speaker at an
nual Christmas banquet of Mecklen
burg county alumni of North Caro
lina university.
KINSTON. —Fire, set by 1 1 'rt
Leathers, youthful prisoner in an
tiquated municipal jail, is discovere 1
by iKtlice officials after flames had
assumed thteatening proportions.
Youth made no outcry.
GREENSBORO.—D? H. McCul
lough. of Charlotte, is elected presi
dent of North Carolina Associa'ion
of Certified Accountants at closing j
session of annual two-day conven
tion. Asheville. Wilmington and i
Burlington extend invitations for]
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table to which his subscriptions entitle him or her. The next wAere NX ?SUB- L°p t 7>n OWn cou"t 9
largest, total will be awarded second prize. Ties will be taken care scription is as one if not now as one if not now
of as shown by the rules below. SENT IN. taking.) taking.)
This sample chart illustrates .... «!-/</> ftll
Sample Chart how the game is played. It l»t Prize SaO.OO $aOO.O() $1,000.00
r: r -2 no attempt has been made 3d Prize 30 00 J 25.00 250.00
~ An ci in suggest where the blocks
Ilf 62 31 2n 66 40 |sl 70 should start, etc. 4th Prize 25.00 75.00 150.00
|731 59 J - 29 I 98 _ 111 th " b ’° CkS Sh ° Wn th * ™’ oo
j ———S—rfca Total of Block 1 isl 34 Oth Prize '15.00 25.00 50.00
69 23 | 43 76 39 56 Total of Block 2 is24l 7th j» rize 10.00 20.00 40.00
Total ot Block 3 is.lX6
57 27 51 70 29 13 24 65 Total of Block 4 i 5.253 Bth Prize 7.50 15.00 30.00
—X- L- ‘ 9th Prize 5.00 10.00 20.00
| S 6T« |«3 |3O |T7 |6O |« MSck™-’ 1 S “ m SU Kill, lo 30<h Prizes 2.00 S.OO 10.00
SPECIAL RULES GOVERNING SECURING OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
Stopning the paper in a house under one name and starting un- ords show that the new subscriber was taking the paner just
der another name will not count as a. new subscriber, providing previous to subscribing through the contestant, and if, upon such
that the subscriber stopped has not actually’ moved from the house investigation it is found that the subscriber stopped with the in
in question. tention of resubscribing through the contestant such subscription
Getting some one to stop the paper and starting right ba-'k will not be counted If subscriber refuses to sign verification
will not count as a subscriber. Where The Atlanta Journal’s rec- postal card and carrier’s start blank, the order will be declined.
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54 54 86 40 80 44 34 6 7 68 90 20 56 62 71 84 49 35 14 50 99 63 70 75 99 82 56 40 82 58 52
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si BSCRIPTION blank Here is how you. can qualify for increased val-
Dally and Sunday, tn the ues ° f P rizes under table twO » nd lhrCe ’
address shown below for a period of six months, for which I It you send in vour solution without any subscription your an-
will pay at the rate of 20 cents per week. The subscription is to swer will have the same consideration as any other answer for
qualify the following contestant; prizes in table one. if successful
BUT—IF’ YOU SEND IN ONE NEW SUBSCRIPTION PROP-
Name ERLY SIGNED ON QUALIFYING BLANK BELOW, YOU WILL
, J j ■* BE AWARDED IN SOME CASES. 10 TIMES AS MUCH IF A
Address Phone No WINNER AS SHOWN IN TABLE TWO. (YOUR OWN SUB-
Sfatp SCRIPTION COUNTS JF YOU ARE NOT NOW A SUBSCRIBER
0 n ouu. TO THE DAILY AND SUNDAY JOURNAL.)—
to standing under table two or three in your Journal puzzle con- ivn tp l vm i t\’ I ANOTriKR
test, and in consideration of your accepting their solution to said AVD-IF YOL SEND
puzzle, I understand that 1 am to take The Atlanta Journal for the O ALrOGETHEIR PRO! SIGNED LI ON QUALL-
full neriod of six months re o a.rdl p,s! s of whether said contestant < INO BOANJxS V l-R I RIXO (if \ou h<i\e a, winning
? “ tynetner saia contestant so i Llt ion) WILL BE DOUBLED AS SHOWN ON TABLE THREE.
‘ ’ 1 “ ' ? f The subscriptions are easy to get. Get your friends to help you.
I further agrer> that the acceptance of this order by I he Atlanta
Journal makes this a valid and binding legal contract, and that ~'
I will make the specified payments each week and will not discon- «
tinue the paper till the expiration of the six months. SOLLJ 1 ION COUPON
Signed (’an be sent in either with or without subscription.
Address Phone No To Th ® Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Town state I a™ enclosing herewith my solution to your Block Num-
Note Carefully: .Mail Subscriptions her puzzle in vzhich I have secured a total sum of
Where The Journal is delivered by’ U. S. mail carrier the sub- , , „ ..
scription must he paid in advance at the following rates: adding together th. total . o
Daily’ and Sunday—6 monthsss.oo blocks as shown.
Daily and Sunday—one years9.so CONTESTANT SIGN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW
Subscribers who receive their Journal through the regular Jour , T
nal car ier. either in Atlanta or elsewhere, where such se.v.ce s YOLR NAME
maintained, can take advantage of these paid-in-advance rates at ...
the time their subscrintion is taken. Your Address . 1 hone . o . .
READ THESE SIMPLE RULES
This contest - n to bona fide residents of Georgia and adjoining In case of ties, as many prizes will be reserved as there are contest-
states namely. Alabama. l-",midn. North and South Carolina and Tennessee. ant* tied before any are awarded prizes for lees correct solutions, and an-
Employees of The Atlania Journal or members o£ their immediate families other puzzle will be submitted to the contestants who are tied. or ex-
are barred from participation in t'lis game. ample. It four contestants ate lied for second prize, the second, t.ilrd
.. . . ,• .• and fifth tirizes will be reserved for these contestants to he awarded
Mistakes in adding figures will disqualify your answer. to 'hem in the order in which they stand as to their solution of the subsc-
A contestant, may submit as many solutions as desired providing that qm nt tie-breaking puzzles. The next hig'.iest to the four would be awarded
each solution after the first one is accompanied by one or more subscrip- sixth place.?
t:ons for six months each. '
solution can be amended .ifter it is once registered. ?/ /t M « Tils tie-breaking puzzle will be the
The contestant whose correct total sum of all the numbers contained ,84 cP Ajj'.cc/VSey It, 03 chart shown here, only larger, and
locks constructed m 1 <lll. tnt y, m this aovm- x-. zrx r containing three figures to a number
"?/? a " a, ,t d ,n e . sanie ,.? r lmu 59 92®% 62 86©9> Io atl4 more nu^betJ than . hown , The
prize and so on till all t'.te .30 prizes have been awarded QC fcT) 71 fcC IO (jT problem will consist in drawing a con-
rite b-s’ chai : wd be reproduced in The Journal at close or contest. s '•Zy 6 >l “ v tlnuous chain of circles across the
''"r’his 'contest runs ?om 'r'-.-lTth 19’24. to Jan .31, 1925 midnight, W66®0t1966 ®£l 99 'hart zo as to en'lose a certain num-
and no solutions will be counted on which the- postmark of the mailing ZTx n r. r numbers The contestant whose
office shows a Liter date than thal specified above Z 9 69 (29) & 81 82 (9£) 18 LQ s.-iies of numbers add up to the larg- I
Only one p i?.' ■ ill be paid to aaiy person, household or group of, per- est surn total will be the winner, and
sons working toget'mr. CC AA (cA IC C| W (KEj fib || t‘ | o next largest mini total will be the
Differ-, ut m- i> : s of a :,oi -r :iold ot group may compete, but v hen in ’jjp’ v inner of H.-<-OTid prize. Rules will be
the judgment of th- ■ nt--t manager two or more solutions have been CC GO Qb given showing the number of circles
worked out in coll • Ixt- .-cn su :i members: such solutions may be re- that ran be made in a straight line,
iected and the solutions returned and t'.ie subscriptions declined. u— ————— —aT«7i at)( j other detail.*.
The Atlanta Journal is to decide any question* arising during this
contest which aie' i t covered by herein published rules, and ea-h con- If necessary to eliminate further ties on solving this puzzle, another
testant agrees to abide by said ruling. chart will be given with different rule* as to how the figures must be
The Atlanta Jourt -i •« not reapo sibie for remittan”s or solutions sent «eded or combined to obtain the largest sum total or greatest difference b«-
them unt. said r:. n.itta.m'-'> ' or solutions have been received by t ten . tv.een certain numbers and certain other nu-nbers. This will be repeated
A? afte- it- '?■■■ of t::e • ’ tTt as pr- ole The Atlanta Jt— nal four times if necessary, and should there *'!!’ be tl** each tying contestant
v.i'l ; -h the nan s and address-s of the winners. will be given the full value of the prize tied for. The same rule for cob
, lusion will apply a» in the first puzzle.
Vklress All Commtinlcationw to onteM Jipnasfr The Atlania Journal. Allanif*. Ga,
THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1024.