Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-14

a contract with the government TO con-
struct the buildings on the aviation
field near Montgomery, Ala, giving
bond in the sum of $4,000.
An nterdenominational Sunday
school convention was held at Pleaa4
ant View baptist church, four miles
west Of GAINESVILLE, over which DR.. RI
L. Norris, president Of the district pre-
sided.
The University of Tennessee began
instruction of a. class of 10 in radio
work, including only the men who are
subject to the next draft The class
will be taught the code, sending and
receiving.
The weeks contest for new members
to the Red Cross chapter at Dyersburg
closed. The sum of $685. was added to
the Red Cross funds. There were 234
new members added, making the total
membership now about $40.
At the service in the Hendersonville
Presbyterian church, DR.. ]. il. McNeil-
ly of Nashville, the pastor, delivered
a strong sermon, and the sum of$67.&7
was given for the Armenial-Syriap re-
lief fund. This contribution is FROM
the people Of Hendersonyille.
Another Tennessee boy, Farrar
Smith Of Covington, soon will be- IN !
France. He has been appointed an
army field clerk and will leave for
France at once. In order to accept his
appointment young Smith resigned his
position as a stenographer to the Pana-
ma Canal Commission. Congressman
Fisher recommended him for the posi-
ton with the army.
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Guarded by railroad policemen who
took the places Of about 100 striking
negro truckmen and freight handlers
at Knoxville, are handling the heavy
freight traffic OF the Southern railway
here. Although some Of the leaders
Of the striking negroes hsve threat
ened serious trouble, none is antici-
pated by railroad officials. The me-
groes struck demanding 50 instead Of
$3.50 a day for ten hours work.
Capt. T. M. Gates, born in Paris
Tenn, and for rs years resident OF
Jackson, celebrated his seventy7ninth
birthday. Enlisting in the Civil war
with the Southern guards as a private
he was made a lieutenant after the
battle Of Shiloh and later captain.
OF 100 men who joined his company
only five survive. Capt. Gates has
lived during four wars-the Mexican,
Civil, Spanish-American and present
European conflict.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller, a white woman
residing on farm eight miles north
of Chattanooga, was brutally assaulted
by an unknown yellow negro at her
home She was discovered in an un-
conscious condition by her husband
when he came to his lunch at noon,
but later revived. She is said to be in
serious condition. The excitement In
the neighborhood and Sheriff Busch,
accompanied by deputies and blood
hounds, rushed to the scene and are
ON the trail of the negro.
Lieut.. William Richardson Of the
United States navy, now in European
waters in the struggle against U-boats
of the enemies, communicates with
his father, Henry Richardson, Of Bris-
toll here. A recent letter is of a most
hefeful nature. AS to how submarines
are being accounted for, no details ara
given, but Lieut.. Richardson sounds
the hopeful note that where his crew
originally sighted from so to 60 U-boats
within given time, they are now able
to sight from to within the same
period of time.
This would indicate that the effect
iveness Of the U-boat campaign was
being materially restricted as the re-
suit Of the work Of American, French
and British destroyers.
A total Of $4,500,O00 will be received
in federal and state aid for highway
work by Tennessee counties during
the next four years, says Prof. Chas
E. Ferris, member of the state high.
way commission and dean of the coli
Iege of engineering, University Of Ten.
nessee.
He urges that these counties duplk
cate the aid they receive and make
the total for highway work $4,000, 900.
Counties in other states are duplicat-
ing federal and state appropriations,
according to Dean Ferris
To better train highway engineers
an annual short course for Highway
engineers win be conducted by the
engineering department Of the Uni
versity OF Tennessee, beginning on
Jan. Z.
The Home Demonstration Club IN
Paris is an organization in which the
members seem desperately in earnest
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