The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-09-13
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FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for .Hasty Pcrusal.
for .Hasty Pcrusal.

Stanton.-The Stanton Gin & Mil
Company ginned the first bale Of cot
ton for the season 1918 last week. II
weighed COS pounds and classed strict
middling. taking 2.l10 pounds OF seed
cotton to make the bale.
Memphis. Over 10000 laughing.
shouting. dancing, singing negroes
united in according 1.071 negro select
men of Memphis and Shelby county an
enthusiastic far sell when the draft
sss departed Tor training camp.
Memphis.-A report reached Mem,
phis that Surgeon Maj. Barbee has
been decorated and promoted because
Of heroic service and -gallantry under
fire. Dr. Barbee ID well known
throughout West Tennessee. He is .
son OF J. L. Barbes Of Ripley.
Huntingdon.-Frank Conklin Priest
has been here on q short leave of alb
sence from Camp Gordon to visit rela-
tivss. He was recently elected one
Of the fortunate 1888 candidates from
body Of 10000 men to enter the next
officers' training camp and began spe-
cial training on Sept. 1.
Cordova.-Cordova 10 to have . fair
some time this fall. The fairs which
have been held here for the last three
years have been a success. 1t IL the
desire of our people this year to have
even a better fair. II Is the desire
to create more interest In the grow.
ing of the most needful food corps.
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Memphis.-Dr. J. l.. Andrews. head
OF the Memphis health department.
left for Camp Greenleaf. Chattanooga.
for a period OF military training. DR..
Andrews was notified little more
than month ago that he had received
q commission as major in the medical
reserve. but until few days ago he
did not know just when he would
be ordered nor when he would leave.
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Nashville.-The Tennessee railroad
commission. acting ex-officio az
state board OF tax assessors, has com.
pleted its supplemental assessment for
1918 and certified the same to the
comp11o1loE The total assessed valu,
On - ADDITIONAL property assessed
- ~ elemental assessment was
which. added to the req
N dssessment or &120.9C3.-
<o1.<o. 1Flngs the total assessment
for two years 70 $f25.012,954.2s.
Memphis.-virtually all Memphians
and people living in the surrounding
tawitory observed the Tennessee fuel
administrators Sunday ban against
pleasure riding autoists. Sundays ex-
periences were the first observance
of the governments request. The ban
will be in effect each Sunday until sus-
pended by the administrator. who an
nounces its rigid observance will
hasten the withdrawal.
Nashville.-The anti-fee law. an act |
passed by the last general assembly OF |
Tennessee. which applies to 10 e5un- |
ties out of 90 In the state. went into |
effect Sept. /. The counties included |
in the act are the ones where the larg |
est revenues are collected, and It is |
estimated that several thousands OF |
dollars will be diverted from the pock. |
cts of office holders to the county |
Officials in the counties |
affected were placed on a salary basis. |
Nashville will be rep
resented by a team OF l6 men In the
small arm. firing school to be conduct
cd by the United States army at Camp |
Perry, 40 miles from Toledo. Ohio.
The government invited all states TO
send teams of Is men each to this
school of small arms firing. which be-
gan Sept. 2, and continues until Sept
q. State governors made the appoint.
ments.
George l.. Berry, a crack rifle shot
n well as president OF the Interna-
tioual Printing Pressmen's Union. VIII
act as captain of the Tennessee team.
c. II. Long of Etowah will be the
,oach of Tennessee riflemen. Most
,f the members of the team left their
homes for Camp Perry. arriving there
or the opening.
The following are the members Of
he Tennessee team appointed by Gov.
Rye: George L. Berry. team captain.
G. II. Long. coach. Etc.
rah; William II. McHugh. Rogers
lille; Charles ID. Barnett. Memphis;
Iohn ID. Gates. Msryville: George
aoore. Portland: Clint Atkins. Nash
lille; Frank wigs. Paris: w. N.
rhweatt. Humboldt: Pred Johnson.
sashville: Claude s. Sewel. Jackson:
Bryant Counts. Springfield: Frank
Iall, Dickson; r. W. Carmack. Column
ia; Lewis Boran. Rogana-
CHATTANOOGA Manufacturers OF
ones Nos. 6 and met here to discuss
rays and means TO convert their
,lauts for war work. The meeting
ras attended by every manufacturer
D both zones and the representatives
4 the fuel administration. AZ vhors