The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-11-30
COLUMBIA LED
CITIES Of STATE
IN FOOD CAMPAIGN
REPORTED 2s3 PER CENT OF Al
LoTMENT OF CARDS SIGNED
UNION CITY SECOND.
GREEN COUNTY VAS LEADER
State Only 10000 Behind Allotment of
100000 Cards to be Reported to
State Food Administrator-Fran
lin County Does Well.
Special to The Herald.

/ Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Nov. $50 far
270,47S food pledge cards have been
signed in Tennessee and sent to the
headquarters OF the federal food ad-
ministrator at the state capitol. This
leaves the state less than $4,000 be-
hind its aportionment of 100000
cards.
Greene county carried off the first
| aonors for having the highest per
centage of cards signed in proportion
to its allotment That county was
allotted 5000 and procured signatures
OF 1851, exceeding its quota ITS per
cent. Franklin county was a close
second signing 1877 per cent of its
quota. On an allotment of $500 it
signed 1920.
Among the city units the race was
close between Columbia and Union
City. The former with an allotmen;
of 1900 reported 1898 cards, Will
Union city with an allotment of 1000
reported 2S15 cards. Columbia signe
2S3 per cent of its allotment whfi
Union City was a very close second
with over PSI per cent OF its allot
ment.
The following cities and counties
exceeded their allotment Browns
vile, GAINESVILLE, Columbia, Fayette
Vile, Jackson, Knoxville, Nashville
Union City, Bedford, Carroll, Cote
Crockett, Dyer, Franklin, Giles
Greene, Hamblen, Henderson, Lake
Lewis, Roane, and White.
The following is a result of the
campaign by cities and counties:
From City Units.
Athens, 500; Bristol, 1,215; Brown
VILE 700 Chattanooga, $3.50; Clarks
Vile, 4,456; Columbia, 1898; Fayette
vile, 1,1SO; Jackson. 5.515; KnJx
vile, 1851; Memphis, 2S,O9O; Mas.
lille. 25,4O7; Union City, 2,S15.
From Counties
Anderson, 1850; Bedford, 1890
Benton, 500; Bledsoe, 293, BIounl
2,4O0; Bradley. 1,4O4; Campbell, l.,
GA Cannon, 739: Carroll, 5,134; Car.
er, 1913; Cheatham. 1000; Chester
f19; Claiborne, Las; Clay, 1,5OS
'ocke l,412; Coffee, 3,496; Crockett
$3.50; Cumberland, GAG; Davidson, 7.
'13; Decatur 574 Dekalb, AS; Dick
son, 2,613; Dyer, 5,076; Fayette, 49,
franklin, 5000; Gibson. 4,949; Giles,
,379 Granger, 325; Fentress, 49,
;reene, SSH; Grundy, 737; Hamblen
APO; Hamilton 1921 Hancock, 1872:
iardeman, 544; Hardin, 655; Haw.
ins, Al; Haywood, 1913; Hende son,
Oh; Henry, 1872: Hickman, $50;
IoustOn, 452 Humphreys. 672; Jack.
son, $780, James, 40; Jefferson, go:
Johnson, $50; Knox, 10,054; Lake,
2,247; Lauderdale, 500; Lawrence,
776; Lewis, 1872; Lincoln, 2.16S;
Loudon 625; McMinn, 253; McNairy, |
$50 Macon, 400; Madison. 1924; Mar
ion, 1,257; Marshall, 1,247; Maury,
t,135; Maigs, 20; Monroe, 357 Moore.
200; Montgomery, 3,205; Morgan, 200;
Jbion, 1850, Overton, So; Perry, 131;
Pickett, %; Polk, 3O4; Putnam, 2,700
thea, S3S; Roane, $500; Robertson.
ii3; Rutherford, 3,473; Scott $50;
5eQuatchie, G42; Sewer, 900; Shelby,
9,616; Smith, 1000; Stewart, 300;
Sullivan, 2,51S; Sumner, 3.317; Tip-l
ton, 1,427; Trousdale, S32; Unicoi,
lob; Union, 3O6; Van Buren,, 27O;
949; Washington, 2,032;
Wayne, 528; Weakley LOGS; White,
1855; Williamson, 1901; Wilson,
1000. Grand total 27O,47S.