The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-23
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, June 2.-(SpeciaD.- "A
 party of good roads enthusiasts from
 Noxubee county, Miss, visited Columbus
 today for the purpose of conferring with
 local highway boosters regarding the con- struction of modern public thoroughfare which will penetrate portions of both Noxubee and Lowndes counties The pro- jected highway is to extend from Prairie Point to Columbus, about 10 miles being in Noxubee county and something less than three miles in Lowndes. The party included Messrs. w. V. Stewart and G. E. Hummer, members of the public high way commission for district No. 1 in Noxubee county; T. w. Jackson, Lemuel Rife and J. G. Tatum, prominent men from the section contiguous to Prairie Point who are interested in good roads. while among local men who conferred with them were T. J. Locke, president of the Lowndes county highway commission, and I. l.. Gaston, president of the Cham ber of Commerce of Columbus and LoWndes county. These gentlemen as-
 sured the visitors that if Noxubee county would build her part of the contemplated
 road the portion penetrating Lowndes
 county territory would be speedily con- structed.
 Maj. J. William Cox, who during the war, served as a member of the medical corps of the American army in France and who landed at Newport News, Va, last week, reached Columbus today. He entered the army as lieutenant, but rose rapidly to the rank of major, and for several months prior to the time he left France had been acting as regimental | surgeon of the 317 field artillery. pr. Cox ! is a son-in-law of Hon. J. T. Wood, pres 1 ident of the Columbus National bank. and is prominent in social as well in
 professional circles He will at once re- sume the practice of medicine here.
 | Citizens of Caledonia, a prosperous in- | land town in the northeastern section Of
 Lowndes county, are preparing to give a
 big neighborhood barbecue on July and 1 will make an effort to induce as many
 candidates for state offices as possible to 1 attend. Special invitations will be ex- tended the four gubernatorial candidates
 and while it is not likely that Lee Rus
 sell will be able to attend, as he already
 has an engagement to speak at Caledonia
 next Friday and could hardly be expect ed to return within week, it may be
 that the other three aspirants. A. H.. i Longino. Oscar Johnston and Ross A.
 Collins, will find it possible to be present l Columbus has two aspirants for state
 offices, John F. Frerson, present local ] legislative representative, being candi- I date for lieutenant governor, and Maj. B | A. Lincoln, chancery clerk of Lowndes county, being a candidate for clerk of the
 supreme court. It is practically certain that both these gentlemen will attend the l barbecue.
 The game of baseball scheduled for Fri l day between teams representing the i wholesale houses of T. J. Locke and J. L. Walker & Go. was prevented by rain. great deal of interest is being manifested
 in the leagu and all teams now have
 uniforms. Aggregations representing T.
 J. Locke and Walker & Co., were outfited
 by these agents, while that representing
 the retail merchants have been similarly provided for by these merchants, and $he
 Stephen D. Lee High school team already had uniforms when the season opened.