The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
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AUGUST Z WOODWORKING DAY
ALONG JEFF DAVIS HIGHWAY
Mayors of Towns Along the Route Are
Urged to Issue PrOclamatiOns Max
ing This a Holiday.

The movement in the interest of
woodworking day, August Z, when cit
liens of West Tennessee will turn out
to man to work on the public roads,
is gaining impetus. The following APP
peal is being sent out by L. G. Norvell,
president of the Jefferson Davis High
way association:
ITO all Officers and Committeeman
Jefferson Davis Highway Asso-
citation;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Z was desig-
mated at the convention of this assoc
citation, held in Memphis in April last,
as the date on which to work the JEFF
ferson Davis highway over its entire
course, from Paducah to the gulf, UNI
der the plan Of gratis labor, use of
teams, implements, etc.
"A slogan for this woodworking
day of Fifty Thousand Men at Work
on the Jefferson Davis Highway on
August 2 was adopted.
"That slogan can be accomplished.
All that it takes is energy.
"The people on this highway know
what it will mean to our Southland.
They know what great local advan-
tage it will be to them, the advantages
that will arise from long distance
travel over it, and that it also has
probable military advantage in this
time ofwar lin this respect the Jeffer-
son Davis highway would be particu-
larlyimportant should our government
adopt military roads, it being the
most direct north and south route
through the South, and having numer-
GUS connections with highways north,
northeast and northwest).
"And the people will be glad to help
in the further construction of this
highway on August 7.
"But it has been found that energy
personal works. necessary to the
success of movements of this kind. A
general call is not sufficient, and to
just talk about the woodworking in
general way will not accomplish much.
What it takes is active, earnest COM
mittees to see the people personally
and get them to agree to come and put
in days work on the highway on
August z and, all who can, to furnish
teams and implements besides.
Therefore, every community on the
Jefferson Davis highway is urged to
organize strong committees at once
and get them started promptly to en-
listing workers for August z, and
other arrangements for that
day.
From past experience, the follow
ing suggestions are offered:
"Let the movement begin first in the
towns. The farmers will do their full
part and more, too, and they will do
more than the town people, but they
don't want to do the work and the
town people the talking. Show them
first that the town people are in
earnest.
each town should at once get its
mayor to declare Aug, holiday and
get every business establishment in
the town to agree to close on that day.
"Have committee to make up labor
and teams in the town. If properly
solicited, the town people will practic-
ally all help. In soliciting teams in
town do not overlook that many who
do not own teams will pay for hire of
one or more.
"After the town has been thorough
" canvassed, appoint large commit
tees, comprised Of town and rural
to solicit labor, teams and
from the country. Forms
for this soliciting will be sent out
from the secretary's Office within a
few days.
"Have a large committee of ladies
from town and country to prepare din
ner on the ground for woodworking
day, This brings in a social feature
that is very attractive (but be careful
not to turn the woodworking into a
picnic). Serve the dinner at conven-
ent places along the highway.
Further. suggestions as to distribu-
lion of labor, method of woodworking,
ETC., will be offered later by the asso-
cations construction committee.
"The jefferson Davis highway is
vitality important to the progress of
the South. 1t can be built up to
modern dirt highway standard on Au-
gust 7, and practically without cost
Just energy is all that's necessary.
Very sincerely,
7 n NTnDVTErT T~..sJo,.A