McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-13
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - -


Of VIM. ]. Oliver and ten men against
whom charges of fraud and sabotage
are pending has been passed until
Jan. 80.
Knoxville. are being drawn
for various buildings at the University
Of Tennessee, provided for by the ST.
100000 bond issue. No definite time
has been announced for the erection
Of the administration building, armory
and auditorium or any Of the other
projects.
McKenzie-The sweet potato ship
ping season opened here month ear
lier this year than usual Already ten
or twelve cars have been shipped and
dozen followed the next week. Po-
tatoes are bringing $1.75 per bushel.
Farmers are planning for an increased
sweet potato acreage next season.
Nashville.-Three lieutenants from
Park Field arrived In Nashville last
week from Memphis with greetings
from the Jackson Sun to the Tennes-
sean and American, which was the
first aerial delivery to be made over
what may be a permanent air mail
route between Nashville and Memphis.
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westinghouse list of American
prisoners of war in Germany, issued
by the war department, includes Ten.
nesseans: At Camp Rastatt: Meehan.
ic Richard Fisher, East Nashville. At
Camp Friedrichsfeld: Private Lee
Ramsey, Newport. Reported in good
health at an unknown camp: PEvates
Robert A. Beadle, Statewide; Josiah
H. Drugger, Culleoka; John William G.
Gibson, Yuma.
Moscow.-With the avowed inten-
ton OF preparing plans for completing
the last link of the Mussel Shoals
Highway between Memphis and Shelf
field and to arrange details for bring.
ing the Sheffield Chattanooga end of
the line to the proposed standard, the
Mussel Shoals Highway Association
will assemble here jan 5. From Mem.
phis to Sheffield only Fayette and
Hardeman counties have yet to grade
and finish the roads in order that the
western end Of the project will be CON-
pleted.
Jackson.-To have spent more than
three-quarters of century here and
to have watched Jackson grow from a
village of 500 inhabitants to city of
10000 people is the experience of Capt.
Thomas nj. Gates, Jackson's oldest liv-
ing citizen, who celebrated his S0th
birthday last week. He was an Off
Ger in the Confederate army and made
fortune in the cotton business here
after the war, but gave great part
of it to the poor of Jackson, according
to the statement Of friends. He is still
hale and hearty.
Knoxville.-Gen. Pershing is proud
OF Tennessee troops. A congratulatory
telegram from Gen. Pershing and an
other from the 140th British infantry
were received by Col. Cary F. Spence,
Of the 117th infantry. He inclosed
copies OF the kilograms in letter to
Mrs. Spence here. The telegram from
Cen Pershing reads: COMMANDMENTS
chief desires to convey to the officers
and soldiers Of your corps his appre-
citation OF the magnificent qualities
that enabled them against powerful re-
sistance to advance more than ten
miles and to take more than 5000 pris.
oners since Sept. 81"
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Memphis.--A war record of which
any city in the United States, popula'
ton considered, might we'll be envious,
has been established here. Subscrip'
lions OF approximately $S5,000.000 to
Liberty bonds: purchase Of $3,200,000
in war savings stamps; voluntary con-
tributions Of $1,ooo,000 to Red Cross
and other war work funds, and fur.
nishing Of 1000 men through yolun-
tary enlistment or the seleotive draft;
production and shipment by the Mem,
phis Red Cross chapter of more than
1000, 900 packages Of surgical dress.
ings; garments and knitted articles to
the medical department Of the United
States and the allies and the collection
and distribution BY the same agency
of more than 100000 pounds of cloth
ing for the relief Of the stricken people
Of Belgium and Northern France. all
forwarded by Memphians.
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Ever since the United States en-.
tered this conflict in April, 1917, as an
active ally Of Great Britain, France
and Italy, and the other nations fight.
ing with the entente, Memphis, with
the county's aid, has established a rec
ord for loyalty, for patriotism. for self
sacrifice and for service
Bartlett.-A fire, thought to be Of in.
cendiary origin, destroyed o large por
ton of the business section here. Two
stores and warehouse were destroyed
and the postoffice damaged. Loss ID
estimated at $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
Bristol.-One Of the largest birds
ever killed In this section was a gray
eagle. killed by N. w. Edens, Of
Speers Ferry, in the upper end Of
Hancock county. 1t measured fee,