McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-14
GOVERNMENT MAY
USE Seized WHISKY
REQUESTS THAT coNFiscATEn
LIQUOR BE TURNED OVER TO
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Redistribution IS PLANNED
Believed That Pure Alcohol, of Which
Government 10 In Need, Could
4, Thus Be Secured-Much Wet
Goods Captured.

Nashville.-Instead of destroying
the great quantities of alcoholic liz
nors which come into the possession
of officials of the law in enforcing the
prohibition laws, the United States
government requests that these liquors
be turned over to the war department
for Redistribution to secure the pure
alcohol. The war department is in
need of alcohol, and it is believed a
great amount can be secured by redis
tillation of the confiscated beverage
In great many counties of the state
1t has been the custom of some officers
to pour the intoxicants into streams
but in others, the captured goods" are
stored in the courthouse or ware
houses.
In Nashville, Memphis and other
large cities there has been a great
amount Of alcoholic liquors confiscat
ed in the past few months, and Acting
Sheriff Allen recently gave out state
ment which showed that he had
enough liquor on hand to stock a Mis-
rissippi river steamboat in war times
Chairman Smith of the state council
of defense has received from the wal
department request that he ask the
cooperation of the authorities in this
state In this matter of recovering al
cohol. Chairman Smith addressed q
letter to all the district attorneys gen
eral of the state requesting that they
cooperate in the matter.
To Aid State Schools.
boy Dimmitt. field agent Of the fed
eral vocational educational board, IL
in Nashville for the purpose of con
ferring in regard to federal aid In
Tennessee. He went over the pro
posed courses of study for this state
with Supt. Sheriff..
Prof. Dimmitt has charge of trade
and Industrial training courses. Prof
Lane of the United States department
OF agricultural courses in the Tennes
see schools, also conferred with Supt
Sheriff.
The plans for federal aid in voca
tional education in this state have
been approved by the federal board
and special committee of the state
vocational board was appointed tc
prepare the courses.
There will be meeting of the state
vocational board before the new year
at which the institutions to share ir
federal funds will be designated ant
the course to be taught announced
Vocational education will begin in the
state in January,
Rye Urges Economy.
A democratic Christmas plan, sim,
pie, genuine In spirit, but not extrav
agant or ogerdone, is the suggestion
of Gov. Tom c. Rye to the people Of
Tennessee in a proclamation.
In this time of worldwide war
when there is so much want and suf
fering, when food and clothing are
needed for our soldiers in the battle
line to sustain our allies fighting fol
democracy are asked to sacrifice some
of the pleasures of the Christmas time
Make gifts If you will, but make gifts
/ that will be useful as well as pleasing
The movement for a plain, simple
and democratic Christmas is being
urged all over the United States, ant
the national government urges al
states to- make the holiday season iii
for present conditions.
Use Cord Wood Instead Of Coal.
Following conference of county
fuel administrators IN Knoxville Fue
Administrator Myer proceeded to Wash.
ington for an exchange of views with
the officials of the national fuel de
partment.
Administrator Myer. discussing tbs
affairs Of his department, said he had
been amazed at the readiness with
which the people of Tennessee had
adopted the plan Of substituting WOO
for coal as a domestic fuel. He sait
his information was that the idea hat
spread to all parts Of the state anc
that companies for supplying families
with cord wood in the cities and towns
were being organized generally
throughout the commonwealth.
Honor Vanderbilt Hospital Unit.
In homer of the Vanderbilt univer
| sity hospital unit, which is stationed
at the Fort Mcpherson base hospital
Atlanta, and which will soon sail fol
France, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Mad
dox gave a reception to several hun
bred Atlantians at their country home
The Vanderbilt unit is composed o.
leading Tennessee physicians, and sur
geons and is headed by Maj Richard