Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-12-13
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State - - =

state highway commission and dean
Of the college of engineering, Univer-
sity of Tennessee.
He urges that these counties dupli-
cate the aid they receive and make
the total for highway work $9,OOO,OOO.
Counties in other states are duplicat-
ing federal ana 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
vcrsity of Tennessee, beginning on
Jan. Z.
Bristol-Lieut. William Richardson
of the United States navy, now in Eu
ropean waters in the struggle against
JT-boats of the enemies, communicates
with his father Henry Richardson
here. A recent letter is of most hope
full nature. AS to how submarines are
being accounted for, no details are Civ
en-. but Lieut.. Richardson sounds the
hopeful note that where his crew or
ig+irally sighted from 80 to 60 U-boats
within a given time, they are now able
to sight from 4 to within the same
period of time.
This would indicate that the effect
iveness of the U-bcat campaign was
being materially restricted as the re-
suit of the work of American, French
and British destrOyerS.
KnOxville.-Guarded by raidroad po'
lice. men who took the places of about
100 striking negro truckmen and
freight handlers here, are handling
the heavy freight traffic of the Soil
thern railway here Although some OF
the leaders of the striking negroes.
have threatened serious trouble, none
is anticipated by railroad officials.
The negroes struck demanding 81 in
stead of $3.50 a day for 10 hours work.
work.
Jackson.-Capt T. NJ. Gates, born
in Paris, Tenn, and for rs years res
ident of this city, celebrated his
seventy-ninth birthday. Enlisting in
the Civil war with the Southern
guards as a private, he was made
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 Amer
lean and present European conflict.
Washington.-Another Tennessee
boy, Farrar Smith of Covington, soon
will be in France. He has been APP
pointed an army field clerk and will
leave for France at once. In order to
accept his appointment young Smith
resigned his position as stenOgra-
pher to the Panama Canal Commits
sion. Congressman Fisher recon-
mended him for the position with the
army.
Hendersonville.-A the service in
the Pres byterian church here, DR.. j. H.
McNeilly of Nashville, the pastor, de-
Iivered a strong sermon, and the sum
of S6727 was given for the Armenial-
Syrian relief fund. This contribution is
from the people of Hendersonville.
Dyer.-The weeks contest for new
members to the Red Cross Chapter
has just closed The sum of $685. was
added to the Red Cross fnuds. There
were 234 new members added, making
the total membership now about $40.
Knoxvile.-The University of Ten.
nessee began instruction of a class OF
10 in radio woTA, including oniy the
men who are subject to the next draft.
The class will be taught the code,
sending and receiving.
Clarksville.-A interdenominational
Sunday school convention was held ct
Pleasant View Baptist church, four
miles west OF this city, over which DR..
r. L. Norris, president of the district
presided,
Washington.- james Alexander OF
Memphis signed a contract with the
government to construct the buildings
en- the aviation field near montgomery
Ala, giving bond in the sum of $3.50,
O00
Memphis.-Fire attacked the resi-
dence of Col Robert Galloway, presi-
dent of the Memphis park board. The
damage was estimated by Colonel Gal
loway to be in excess of $4,000.
Jackson. -Local bakers have notifi-
ed the public that, in accordance with
ruling of the food administration. they
will make only 16.ounce loaves, to be
sold at 10 cents each.
Paris.-The Home Demonstration
club in Paris is an organization IN
which the members seem desperately
in earnest and not merely interested
as in passing fad. The club is but
n few weeks old, but It has been
found that the private homes in which
they have been meeting are not large
enough to accommodate the crowds,
so future meetings will be at Lee
school, where equipment of lunch