McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-14
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

ment was $500. The amount sub
scribed is $5,455.sa.
James Alexander OF Memphis signe1
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 interdenominational Sunday
school convention was held at Pleas
ant View Baptist church, four miles
west of GAINESVILLE, over which DR.. r.
L. Norris, president of the district pre-
sided.
The University of Tennessee began
instruction of 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 Hendersonyille
Presbyterian church, DR.. ]. H. Mcneil
ly of Nashville, the pastor, delivered
strong sermon, and the sum of$67.N
was given for the Armenial-Syrian re-
lief fund. This contribution is from
the people of Hendersonville.
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 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 have threat
ened serious trouble, none Is antici-
pated by railroad officials. The ne
groes struck demanding So instead Of
$3.50 day for ten hours work.
Capt. T. M. Gates, born in Paris,
Tenn, and for rs years a resident OF
Jackson, celebrated his seventy7ninth
birthday. Enlisting in the Civil war
with the Southern guards as private,
he was made lieutenant after the
battle of Shiloh and later a 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
aome. 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
| a serious condition. The excitement In
the neighborhood and Sheriff Busch,
accompanied by deputies and blood
| hounds, rushed to the scene and are
on tbs 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. most
hefeful nature AS to how submarines
are being accounted for, no details are
given, but Lieut.. Richardson sounds
| the hopeful note that where his crew
originally sighted from so to go U-boats
within a given time, they are now able
to sight from to within the same
period of time.
f.! 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 $4,500,00O 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 col
iege of engineering, University Of Ten.
nessee.
| He urges that these counties dupli-
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 will be conducted by the
engineering department of the Uni
versity Of Tennessee, beginning on
Jan. 7.
Tho Home Demonstration Club in
Paris is an organization in which the
members seem desperately in earnest
and not merely interested as in pass
Ing fad. The club Is but few weeks
old, but 1t has been found that the
private homes In which they have
been meeting are not large enough to
accommodate the crowds, so future meet
lngs will be at Lee school, where equip
ment of lunch room may be utilized
In each meeting the ladies' are tasg1t
by government demonstration, who