The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-10
JANUARY TERM OF The
Upton COUNTY COURT
J. w. DARBY ELECTED COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL AGENT
Many Other Matters of Importance
Transacted During the Term-A
Number of Appropriations Made
for Bridges, Etc.


The regular January, 1918, term OF
the Upton county quarterly court was
held in the chancery courtroom. Mon
day, Judge S. E. Stephenson presid-
ing, County Court Clerk c. P. ST.
monitor acting in that capacity. The
court very courteOusly granted the
Local Exemption Board the use OF The
circuit courtroom Monday.
Judge Stephenson's report was read
and adopted, as were the reports OIL
the Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, H. H. Robson, County Health
Officer DR.. C. L. Hays, the County
Revenue Committee and the report
of Cattle Inspector Dr. Ed Wall.
Judge Stephenson's report appears IN
full in another column of this paper.
Ex-Mayor J. Winfield Darby was
elected county industrial agent, and
his salary was fixed at 100000 per
annum, payable in monthly install
ments Of $4,000 per month. Mr..
Darby is thoroughly qualified for this
important position. On January he
was elected secretary Of the Business
Mems Club and will devote himself
entirely to his duties as secretary
of the club and as industrial agent
for Upton county. Judge W. A.
Owen and Hon. L. E. Gwinn made ell
oauent speeches to the court, adVoo-
eating that an appropriation be made
for the employment OF county IN
dustrial agent.
DR.. Ed Wall was reelected cattle
inspector Of Upton county, receiving
Ia votes to IL votes received by =.
nj. Harris. H. H. Rose, Of district
No. 2, was elected work-hOuse COM
missioner to succeed Esq. I. j. Law
renee, as under the law he could not
hold that office and also the office
which he now holds. O. A. Higgins,
of district No. Is, was elected con-
stable to succeed W. "A. Massey, re-
signed, and Guy Drummonds was
elected constable Of district No. . to
succeed ]. w. Ellis. resigned.
The salary Of the county health Of
flee and Jail physician, DR.. c. L,
Hays, who is acting in that capacity
during the absence Of DR.. L. ]. Lind
sew. who is serving in the medical
corps Of the United States army, was
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 per
month. in view Of the increased work
and the eyer-increasing high cost OF
living.
The court, by a vote of 18 to 10,
declined to make an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the employment OF
4 domestic science and canning club
defnonstrator. Mr.. Fenton. industrial
and immigration commissioner for the
southern division Of the /. G. railroad,
addressed the court in favor of con-
tinuing this appropriation, but the
court refused to reconsider its action.
Esus. r. H. Erwin, v. Kimbrough,
and ]. H. Massey, who were appointed
4 committee at the October 1917. term
of the court to make an investigation
and report to the court as to the
practicability and advisability OF the
county purchasing an auto truck for
the conveying Of the work-house pris-
oners to different parts of the coun-
ty for work on the public roads, re-
ported recommending that an auto
truck be purchased, and the court
directed the committee to purchase
d suitable auto truck for this pur-
pose. 1t is the purpose of the court
to send the work-house prisoners to
the different districts of the county
so that they can be used in working
the roads, and in building bridges,
and thus each district will get fair
amount Of the benefit Of their labor.
Esos. John Craig, A. A. Kelly and
VI, Kimbrough were appointed COM
mittee to take up with the banks
the matter of carrying the various
county accounts in order that the
county may remain at par, as at the
present. The contract with the First,
National Bank in this matter expires
next April, and the committee is to
report to the April court as to the
hest arrangements which can be made
far the ensuing two years.
Esqs. ]. D. McClanahan, R. L. Smith
ana w. ]. Morton were appointed a
cosnmittee to draft suitable resolu-
tons with reference to the death of
Esas S. p Owen and P. H. Somervell,
and report to the April court.
The following notaries public were
elected: George R. Ellis, Jr., w. M.
Bigham. Jr., w. j. Morton, B. L,
Clements, 7. H. Forgey. W. H.Dev-
ereii. j. B. Eanier, w. A, Drumwright
and |. C. Barlison.
A motion was passed by the court
allowing Sheriff B. =. White 80 cents
per dav for the board of each work
house prisoner confined in the Jail,
three meals per day to be allowed
each work-house prisoner. Sheriff
White. il view of the increased cost
of provisions. requested this action.
This applies to work-house prisoners
only.
The court tabled motion to pur-
chase q Thompson-Shannon code or
4 Shannor's annotated code for each
Justice Of the peace in view of the
fact that the purchase Of these codes
would cost the county large amount
Of money.
case Is district No. 5, known as the
pa;ne road case, which was decided
adversely to the county by Judge Ev-
erett Be carried to the higher court
for final action. Hon. L. E. Gwinn
stated that his firm. Simonton &
Cw:nn. are representing the county in