The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
Columbus, Miss.

Columbus, Miss, July 15.-(Special.)- Yielding to pressure brought to bear upon them by their constituents, members of the municipal council have inaugurated an effort to secure for Columbus some of the supplies whihch the federal govern ment is sending to various cities throug- out the country to be sold direct to con sumers at prices much below their origi- nal cost. The movement took shape when local citizens saw in The Birmingham Age-Herald a statement to the effect that the city commissioners of Birmingham had secured several carloads of these goods for distribution there and Mayor Mechanism was requested to call meet ing of the city counc-i to consider the matter. The mayor readily acceded 10 the request, and at the meeting 1t was decided to send a telegram to Hon. F. s. Candler, who represents the district in | Congress, asking him to give full in | formation regarding the steps which it will be necessary for Columbus to take l in order to secure a shipment of the sup l plies. It is understood that the mer- | chandise consists of canned goods ana other edibles of an impershable charac- ter which are being sold to consumers at about 20 per cent less than they origl- nally cost
 l Lowndes county is to secure five of the | several thousand motor trucks which the | federal government is to distribute in va rious localities throughohut the country, and in addition will also be given some modern road machinery, the total value of the property being estimated at s25.- | 0o0 An announcement to this effect was recently made by J. e. Robbins, highway commissioner for the northern district of Mississippi, and one of the trucks has already reached the city. The macSinery and the four additional trucks will arrive l later.
 Lieutenant Commander J. G. Ware, | who commanded the American destroyer l Truxton during the recent war and who l is a son of Mir. and Mrs. W. M. Ware of | this county, has been made a chevalier In the Legion of Honor a result Of l bravery displayed while the war was in progress The Truxton engaged in bat l tie with a German submarine near Brest, and Commander Ware showed not only great physical courage but rare presence of mind as we'll
 Hon. H. 1T. Casteel, who at present rep resents ~aohoma county in the state sen- ate and who is candidate for lieutenant governor of Mississippi, delivered three addresses in Lowndes county Tuesday.
  1 Caledonia in the afternoon and at the court house in this city in the evening. MT. Casteel has two opponents, Hon. J. l F Frierson, a member of the local bar, | and Hon. N, A. Mott of Yazoo City, being pitted against him in the pending race. | Hon. E. R. Sherman. chairman of the Lowndes County Democratic Executive committee, has called a meeting of that body to convene at the court house in this city Tuesday, July g, for the pur- pose of making arrangements for the party primary which is to be held Tues day, August 5, to nominate sta.e, district and county officials to serve throughout ihe quadrennial period. beginning January l, 1920.
 Columbus Is soon to expend s50,00o Tn paving the streets in the busine1' district of the city, and w. R. J. Dunn of the Dunn Construction company of Birming- ham, was here yesterday for the purpose of securing data with the view of sub hitting a bid on the work. MT. Dunn ing the interrogator swearing angrily as he watched it disappear In the traffic. Copyright 1919, Thompson Feature
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