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STATE NEWS | IN DIGEST ?- ? i. JJ No challenge has been flung bjr Judge Jno. H. Keer, of Warrenton, against R. G. Allsbrook in the race for Congress in the Second District The Newe and Observer had uuoted Judge Kerr as slinging a challenge which he has denied, although he says he can beat Allsbrook by 6,000 votes in the second primary. Pairs got under way in a dosen North Carolina counties and cities on Tuesday of this week. Aftef considerable delay, the re sult of a necessity of a final audit of the acounts of over 80,000 members, the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association Tuesday an nounced its final settlement of the cotton crop of 1022. r The State Board of Charities and Welfare at its first meeting since the prison controversy last May decided Tuesday to take no action in the mat ter of prison investigations, lsaving it to the Governor and other State offi cers. ; ?? s./'; w U m Sixteen special deputies have been sworn in to take charge of the situa tion at Spruce Pine following the withdrawal of troops by Governor Morrison. No serious trouble has arisen in the return of the negroes who were working hi that section upon the highways. Bids for the construction of 78.36 miles of highway including hard sur faced and other varieties were open ed by the State Highway Commission Wednesday. Plans have been completed where by Edenton and Chowan county will have a first class, mammoth storage warehouse for farmers' produce in the very near future. Certain legionnairies of North Car olina are backing Colonel George H. Bunker of Wilmington, prominent in American Legion circles, as a possi ble candidate against Baxter Durham for State Auditor next year. The synod of the Presbyterian church convened at Burlington Tues day of its 110th annual session. Fifteen thousand people with a senator, a general, and a governor, borrowed for the day from South Carolina, contrived to break the rec ords in celebrating the 143rd anni versary of the battle of King** Moun tain, at the town by that name, last Friday. Eddie E. Hurt, who was placed on trial in Federal court at Raleigh last week for the murder of Ahgelo Kan aris, a private soldier at Fort Bragg, was acquitted of the charge. Miss Ethel Smith, 16 years old, was fatally shot and Miss Ruby Green, IS years old, received injuries which may prove fatal last Saturday after noon when a gun in the hands of a young man of Rocky Mount, was disc charged in some unexplained fashion. H. L. Taliaferro, who was found guilty by Judge N. A. Sinclair in Robeson County last July, on three charges for contempt of court and sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined 3760, was released last Saturday. He was a Ku Klux leader. The new school of law of the Uni versity of North Carolina has just been completed and acting professor Mcintosh and his five assistants have moved in the building. During the last week there has been tobacco carried to the Goldsboro market from a farther distance than ever known before. It was on ac count of the Pay-Up Week put on by merchants, which was a great adver tisement and revenue producer for them. Thirty thousand dollars ior a new dormitory for the Methodist orphan age at Raleigh was pledged by the Atwater family which held ita third reunion at Trinity College, last Fri day. Hanibal L. Godwin of Dunn, former United States Congressman, has been charged with being bank rupt and proceedings hare been start ed against him by two fertiliser com panies who are seeking money for bills owed them. President Chase of the State Uni versity, who is State Chairman on the committee to select Rhodes scholars for this year, announces that the col lages and universities must select | their representatives by October 27. North Carolina merchants are urg ed to enter into the observance of the Fire Prevention week, by the State i Secretary J. Paul Leonard. In the Ave years following the close of the Baptist 76 million cam paign, Wake Forest College will need an added endowment, and expansion of the college plant, renewal of equipment, and current support to taling $2,264,000, said W. L. Poteat in sn address last week. The promptness of rural policeman D. C. Rackley in attesting June Mc Ciellan, negro, who admitted he at tempted to aaaanit Mrs. Lee Adkina, at her home in Robeson county last Friday, probably saved him from a lynching. He was safely escorted out of the county before the mob could get him. The Chimney Rock section of North Carolina will soon get into the movies, as representatives of one of the large moving picture companies are there now making pictures to be distributed throughout the country. The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association has won the first easel which has been heard before a jury and has secured conviction in s con tempt case growing out of ths viola tion against one of Its member grow ficU A-:%> <?"' m. Presentation of banners and of prises, installation of ??w officers and decision to see the legislature about now history textbook*, and to here after display the American flay along with the Confederate banner at con ventions comprised the main things of the U. D. C. convention on the closing day of its annaal convention held in Greensboro last week. John Letho, 45 years old, after liv ing a week and eight hours with a broken neck in a hospital at Greens boro died last Friday. The Supreme Court of United States has announced that it will not renew its decision in the famous Par Clearance Case which has already been decided by them in favor of the North Carolina State banks. The state banks, therefore, will not have to remit at par to the Federal Re serve Bank. Again North Carolina takes first place at the head of the table, in the announcement made on the 9th from the Department of Commerce boing that the provisional figures for the birth rate for first three months of indicates this state to be a leader in the birth rate in the Nation, although the tats is slightly lower than one year ago. Federal prohibition agents, Frank and Horton have returned after op erations in Craven county, and re ported that more than 80 stills had been captured in that county in the last 30 days. H. ?. Dallas, A. C. L. yard master, who killed H. J. Southwell during the shopmen's strike of 1922 at Wilming ton, has withdrawn his appeal to the Supreme Court and will begin at once to serve his term of 2 to 4 years in the State Prison. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Edenton, the business men decided to erect an illuminated sign with the following wording "Welcome to Our City, The Gateway to the South." North Carolina's annual six million dollar fire loss is enough to build 24 miles of highway in the state, says Stacey Wade, State Insurance Agent. Several citizens of Pender county have appealed to the Supreme court against fines of $2 imposed for not working the roads, under provisions of a county road law. The New Baptist church at Chapel was formally opened last Sunday with three meetings. More results than were anticipated are being obtained by a check of the records of transfers of real property in North Carolina for income tax dodgers according to Gilliam Grissom collector of Internal Revenue. Thomas C. White, general agent of the A. C. L. Railroad, died at his home in Wilmington last week. William G. McAdoo will pot be able to speak at the Kinston fair next week, according to last minute ad vices. mr* The reduction of over $18,000,000 in valuaGons of 1920 of the leaf to bacco stocks of Liggett A Myers and American Tobacco Company in Dur ham county has been held illegal by Judge W. A. Devin. Former reve nue collector Austin Watts madv. the reduction which has caused a great howl over the state, charging him with having favored big interests. Raleigh has been chosen as the meeting place of the annual conven tion of the Executive Committee of North Carolina farmers, November 21-22. "How can we expect reverence for the American flag," demanded Cap tain A. L. Fletcher at a meeting of the American Legion of Raleigh last Thursday night, "when the Governor of North Carolina will not lift his hat when the American flag passea jn re view before him." f Roanoke Rapids schools have made a record in Thrift, bettig sixth among all schools in the United States. Shortage of common labor in the State continues acute. A district wide boil weevil confer ence will be held in Kinston October 24 at eleven o'clock, under auspices of the Eastern North Carolina Cham ber of Commerce. Raleigh has just raised $70,000 for tho purchase of Wright'., hotel and the upkeep of a Y. W. C. A. the next twelve months. A special term of Mitchell counter superior court has been called by the governor for the trial of the negro who caused the disturbance in and around Sprnce Pine, by attempting to assault a white woman. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having this day qualified as admin istrator of tho estate of E. L. Brown, deceased, late of Hertford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons holding claims against said estate to present them to the under signed at Win ton, N. C., for payment on or before September 17th, 1924, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said aetata will please make immediate payment. . This 17th day of September, 1922. J. N. BROWN, Administrator 9-21-fit. of E. L. BROWN Estate. of Dish-Washing Every hoasewife hates the drudgery of washing dishes and welcomes RED SEAL Lye, because it makes the job easy. Spotless pots . and pans, ss well as shining silverware and dishes are sure when RED SEAL Lye / helps. Thoroughly dissolve one half tesspoonful in dishpan of water?then put the dishes in. (Do not nee on aluminum.) Write for booklet of house* hold uses. Full directions in each can, grr-?? Be sure andwH^g^^^ buy only the genuine RED^g Get the HERALD for $. n I Pure, Wholesome Cream II We do not make any other kind. Those who have tried the Delirious Ice Cream Manufactured Right Here in Ahoskie never forget the Taste and keep on hoy- I I ing from this House of Quality. If yon have not got the habit of eating I "The Quality Kind/' give us your order, and become a regular customer.j Ahoskie Ice Cream Co. __ "The Quality Kind" Newsome's Block - - Ahoskie, N. C. II SHINGLES ========= We are expecting to arrive soon a car load of RED CEDAR SHINGLES, first grade, Quinault Brand, absolutely clear of knots, and of a superior brand. - Place your order now for as many as you will need. These shingles can be secured at prices that will pay you to investigate. HOW MANY DO YOU WANT? ' ? ' < Also a full line of Hay and Grain, and Feedstuffs of all kinds. V. L VAUGHAN & CO. AHOSKIE, N. C. - ? ?m" 1 1 1 ?>.. " ^ , ? A Welcome Awaits You At COASTAL PLAIN FAIR : Tarboro, N. C. OCT. 30th, 31st, NOV. 1st, 2nd Largest District Fair in the State Splendid Agricultural and Stock Exhibits Fine Horse Races Big Free Attractions FIREWORKS Every Night Carnival Open Day and Night I Come - Meet Your Friends and Have a Good Time. |
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