Major Hunter Sent to Border With North Carolina Brigade
Camp Glenn voices reflect the movement toward border service as Major Baxter Hunter and Major Leon take posts in El Paso under Washington orders. North Carolina guardsmen, including detachments from Charlotte and Raleigh, face an eight hour daily drill schedule amid competitive field exercises and night hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Glenn
Baxter Hunter
el Paso
Washington
Ninth Division
Leon
North
Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Glenn Brown
Hunter
Hunt
North Carolina
W. C. Horton
Raleigh
Col. Hunt
Division of Military Affairs
Engineers
Charlotte
Camp
Glenn
Governors Island
Department of the Host
Young
South Carolina
Donaldson
U.S. A
J. J. Bernard
R. L. Flanagan
W. S. Privette
Connie Flora
Com- Pay
L. Cameron
Alex. Hall
R. D. Edge
Adjutant General's Office
National Guard
Brown
Ordnance Department
Medical Corps
New Bern
New Enterprises Chartered In North Carolina
The state approves several new corporations including High Point Morris Plan Co with capital stock of $50,000 and subscribers totaling $7,000, incorporators Mendenhall Morrow and Sherrod of High Point. Other new firms include Hinkle & Wheaton Co of Charlotte with $50,000 capital and $10,000 subscribed, and Twitty & Robinson Inc of Rutherfordton with $10,000 capital and $5,000 subscribed. Brothers and Sisters Aid Union of Edenton forms with Edenton incorporators, and Standard Cement Construction Co of Wilmington registers $15,000 capital and $15,009 subscribed with Wilmington incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Enterprises
High Point Morris Plan Co
High Point
Capital Stock
O. FE. Mendenhall
W. R. Morrow
A. S. Sherrod
Hinkle & Wheaton Company
Charlotte
G. F. Hinkle
R. M. Wheaton
S. G. Sloan
Twitty & Robinson, Inc
Rutherfordton
Capital
J. C. Twitty
Ada Twitty
J. L. Lowell
Brothers and Sisters Aid Union of
Edenton
S. L. Newby
John T. Rogers
Joseph Benthoe
Standard Cement Construction Company
Wilmington
John D. Walker, Jr
Charles D. O'Neal
J. B. Davis
State land law revisions debated by Torrens committee in Raleigh
The North Carolina Bar Association Torrens Land Title Committee met in Raleigh to revise the state's land law for presentation to the legislature. Plans include public input, possible creation of a land court, and fees reform. Members include Chief Justice Walter Clark and Bruce Craven with a request for letters of comment to the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Torrens Land Title Committee
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina
Torrens Union
Supreme Court
Bruce Craven
Trinity
N. C
A. L. Broons
Walter Clark
BE. R. Preston
Charlotte
Margaret Berry
T. M Pittman
Henderson
S. W. Wilson
S. W. Wilson, Legislative Reference
Bridges For Burke Move Shipped Amid Travel Inconvenience
Morganton officials report Burke bridges are being shipped to improve crossing on the Catawba. Residents face travel disruption as only a single ford remains usable and it is nearly dangerous for heavy loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Morganton
Brinkley
Board of County Commissioners
Catawba
Governor Locke Craig Undergoes Tonsil Operation
Asheville report states Governor Locke Craig, summer resident at his new home, had his tonsils removed after several days of illness. Doctor M C Milinder performed the operation at his offices. The governor is not experiencing ill effects and is refusing visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Locke Craig
M. C. Milender
Craig
Hamlet to Issue $50,000 Bonds for Street Improvements
Town of Hamlet commissioners vote unanimously to issue fifty thousand dollars in bonds to fund street work. Main street segments were opened after purchasing or condemning buildings. Hamlet avenue was opened to city limits and county roads extend to connect with Rock Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Town of
Main
New Book On Education North Carolina Volume Published
Durham announces Public School Education in North Carolina by Dr. Edgar W. Knight from Trinity College. The one volume history covers colonial era to present, aiding teachers and educational administrations. 17 chapters nearly 400 pages. Moonlight Schools incentive grows in Western North Carolina with six counties designating moonlight months and prizes to boost attendance. delegates set attendance targets and months across Haywood Transylvania Jackson Macon and other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Knight
Trinity College
Durham
North Carolina
J. Y. Joyner
N. W. Walker
University of North Carolina
Knight
Northampton County
Columbia University
Columbia
Buncombe
Asheville
Western District Association of County
R. A. Sentelle
Haywood County
Joyner
Sentelle
W. H. Hipps
Buncombe County
G. C. Brown
Madison County
Haywood
Transylvania
Jackson
Macon
Yancey
Madison
Swain
Cherokee
Henderson County
Rutherford
Burke
Polk
N. Buckner
Fixed Workers Will Get Pay
Lieutenant John C Got wall, war department engineer, in charge of relief work in Iredell, Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and Mc Dowell, held another conference on payrolls for men who built roads in the county for one week under the government relief plan following the July floods. Most claims are expected to be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
Col
T. Q. Donaldson
United States Army
Inspector General's Department
New York
Joseph E. Sawyer
Secretary of State
Newton
John C. Gotwall
Iredell
Catawba
Caldwell, Burke and
McDowell
August Tobacco Sales Reported Across North Carolina Markets
Raleigh reports from twenty nine markets show a total of 14,781,581 pounds in August, up from 7,639,722 in August 1915. The state agriculture report lists 13,841,939 first hand, 257,037 resold, and 682,605 dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina Briefs and Notable First Week Items
Supreme Court disposes twenty-two appeals in term's first opinions. Kiffin Rockwell, the Carolina boy, scores his fourth Luftwaffe kill amid aerial combat reports. Walter Eldridge, assistant keeper of Sparks Circus elephants, slain by female elephant Mary at Kingsport. Winston-Salem leaf tobacco market hits a high price record at $18.80 per hundred pounds. North Carolina School for the Deaf opens its twenty third annual session with about 250 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Kiffin Rockwell
Carolina
Walter Eldridge
Sparks Circus
Salisbury
N. C
Kingsport
Tenn
Mary
Winston-Salem
North Caroling School For the Deaf
High Point Milling Co Ad Promotes White Flour Quality
An advertisement for High Point Milling promotes Smill white frost and luxury flour as the best for baking. It claims the flour is made from the best wheat and yields superior bread, cakes, and pastry. The message is signed Yours truly by the High Point Milling Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Milling
High Point Milling Compan
Schedule In Effect October 14 1914 Carolina Yadkin Rail
Carolina and Yadkin River Railway timetable shows southbound and northbound trains with departure and arrival times from High Point Thomasville Gordonton Denton High Rock stations. Times are not guaranteed and are subject to change without notice. Agent W. E. Price.
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High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
W. E. Price
Agt
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Major Hunter
Morehead City
Raymond Pollock
Pollock
St. Luke’s Hospital
John S. Mease
Goldsboro
Mease
Greensboro
Gilmer
First Infantry
John H. Manning
Second Infantry
Central Highway
Metts
McGhee
Adjutant General
Albert T. Barr
Co. A
James A. Clifton
Bernard Sharpe
Ire
BAR Association
W. S. Fallis
Lexington
Kentucky
Southern Good Roads Association
South
Nashville
Henry R. Roberts
Bristol
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Chapel Hill
H. B. Warner
Julian 8. Carr
North Carolina Briefs
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway Company
W. T. Kirkman & CO
Mr. Farmer
J. W. Sechrest
Wood’s Garden Seed
Mann Drug CO
North State Tele. Co
Postal Telegraph Cable CO
Postal Co
Bell
Vanville Lynchburg
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