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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
INCREASED ACREAGE
Of CRIMSON CLOVER

That an even greater acreage of
crimson clover VIII be sown in the
county this year than that of last fall
seems assured. Farmers who sowed
this crop for the first time generally
are enthusiastic over the results al
though the winer was not favorable
for getting the best returns from it,
In spite of the continued cold and wet
weather of the winter the crop yielded
fair pasturage and many fields now
promise a fine seed return In add:
ton it is figured that if there are not
other returns the crop pays as soil
builder. According to the estimate of
Prof. Mclean, the county agent, there
We're about $500 acres of crimson co.
yer sown last fall Much of the acre.
age will be followed with corn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
RESIDENT Or ZONE
VISITS COLUMBIA
COL. w. G. ERWIN, U. S. LAND AP.
PRAlsER, HERE FROM PANA.
MA ON VACATION.

Col w. G.. Erwin, senior appra ser
and inspector for the. UnNed
States government in the Canal Zone,
is in Columbia to spend his 100 day
leave of absence. the first vacation
he has had in years. With CO..
Erwin are his wife and four year old
child, neither of them had ever seen
North America before, Mrs. Erwin be-
ing a daughter of major in the Eng
fish army and a cocoanut planter in
the tropics
Col. Erwin tells stories of remarka
BILE progress in the canal zone. He
says the zone has been converted from
one of the earth's hell holes to a
garden of paradise, and one of the
healthiest places under the sun. Col.
Erwin says that he was greatly sur.
prised to find the difference in the
cost of living in the zone and in the
United States, this difference being
in favor of the zone by a large major.
ity. Illustrating this, Col Erwin says
he purchased short time before he
left an English serge suit. for which
he paid something over thirty dollars.
being offered seventy-five for it in
New York. and at the same time was
told that it could not be duplicated
for less than $S5.
Col. Erwin who was born and rear.
ed here, will remain in Columbia for
some time yet before returning to his
home in the zone. He has been in the
government service for many years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
KIWANIS CLUB
APPROVES ROAD
To SPRING HILL
MEMBERS ALSO PLEDGE THEIR
SUPPORT TO MT. PLEASANT
AND PULASKI HIGHWAYS.
STANDS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
Program for Buildings Calling for
About $4,000 Appropriation 10
Unanimously Endorsed at Meeting
Of Live BUSINESS Men.

Resolutions endorsing the action OF
the state highway commission In
awarding the contract for the con
struction OF the state and federal aid
highway from the Williamson county
line to Columbia and pledging the sup
port OF the members to the carrying
out of the original program until the
Pulaski and Mt. Pleasant pixies are
finished by the state commission were
unanimously adopted by rising vote at
the meeting of the Kiwanis Club Fri
day afternoon.
BY an equally enthusiastic and unan-
lmous vote the club endorsed the
school building program of the county
board of education entailing an ex-
pense of approximately $4,000 and to
come before the county court at its
adjourned session on Monday.
These were the outstanding fea-
lures Of the most interesting and ami
mated session of the club that has
been held since its organization. The
resolution on the highway question
was presented by JOS. A. Chapman
and produced considerable discussion.
Several of the members declared that
while the road came high the accep
lance of the contract was the only
way in which Maury county could get
some 100000 of state and federal aid
and obtained from the taxpayers of
the county and therefore good bust
ness required that the contract be
made
The club also endorsed the Chautau-
qua and pledged it's support in the
sale of tickets. Nearly every member
of the club was present. DR.. Geo. O.
Watts, chairman of the program COM
mittee being absent, J. l. Finney took
his place.
The club was dolightfulfentertain-
ed with fine musical program render
ed by Mrs. Charles H. Sharp and Nor
man Christley.
After the adjournment of the club
meeting of the directors was held
and several new members elected The
| total membership of the club is now
sixty, the limit, and several arc orftTfe
waiting list. s4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
LITTLE BOYS NOW
IN MOTHERS CARE
WERE SHIPPED RECENTLY FROM
ORPHANS HOME TO MOTH.
Err IN BALTIMORE.

Little Carl and Grover Perry, aged
Q ght and eleycn years, shipped recent
ly from the Tennessee Odd Fellows
Home, tagged to their mother Mrs.
Mary Perry, Baltimore, Maryland.
have safely reached their destination.
and now, are under the protection of
their mother. Information to this eff
feet was contained in a letter from
Mrs Perry to officials of the home.
Just received.
The little boys were shipped from
Columb several days ago in care of
train officials. but upon their arrival I'm
the Maryland metropolis. 1t was
found that the city directory contain
ed the names of many Mrs. Mary Per
rvs. and it was necessary to communi.
cate with officials here to get the tan.
gle Strengthened out, which was done
by wire, and the little fellows soon
placed in the custody OF their mother.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14

that under this action the committee
will buy liberty bonds.
The ,fnaRce, commit aa qwasA also di-
rected to arrange with the banks Ito
pay interest on the daily balances Of
the county, =
Contrary to expectations the much
discussed and "cussed" road contract
let last week by the State highway
commission for building of the road
from Spring Hill to Columbia did not
come up. AS. soon as the business on
the docket was finished, Squire Hull
moved to adjourn Squire Carr want
ed to gel the road contract before the
court but he seemed to be alone in
this desire and the motion to adjourn
prevailed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
HIGHWAY STORM
FAILED TO BREAK
BEFORE JUSTICES
SOMETHING LULlED THE TEN.
PEST THAT RACED ERE MEM
BEERS HAD CONVENED.
THREATS OF AN. INJUNCTION
Believed, However, That the Size of
the Bond Necessary to obtain a Fiat
Has Deferred Resort to This Meth
cd of Stoppinf Road.

Will an effort be made to enjoin the
execution of the highway contract
made last week by the commission at
Nashville by citizens and taxpayers of
Maury county? That'was the question
that was discussed almost to the ex
clusion of all others by the unusually
large crowd that was here Monday.
There is no question about number
of citizens having seriously cohtem-
plated this action and they are still
working on plans to cireumvent the
construction of the road at the price
of $4,000 mile, but the coneensus of
opinion seemed to be that the burden
of making the necessary bond in or
der to obtain fiat or Injunction was
too onerous and that the contemplated
suit has been abandoned.
Contrary to what everyone expected
the road contract was not mentioned
in the court Monday. Before the court
met several of the members had posi-
lively declared their intention to pre-
sent resolution directing the county
judge and the trustee under no cir
cumstances to pay out or deliver any
of the funds arising from the sale of
bonds. Others had declared an inten-
ton to vote for resolution declaring
that never again would, the county
court make provision for the construe-
ton of state and federal aid roads.
Others were ready with speeches to
bitterly denounced the state highway
commission for alleged deception in
the awarding of the contract The at
mosphere around the court house and
in the private ,cpnfabs Of the members
of the court was literally charged with
suppressed excitement Every one
was expecting an explosion.
In some way and for some reason
not explained a change came over. the
WIZ Hdu Dctll iii =
dire things to the road program for
the court adjourned with only sone
reference to the. boulevard. Squire
Carr, of the ninth district was just
billing" to get the contract before the
court, but his simple question of ''How
about the boulevard" pending a mo.
ton to adjourn was not sufficient to
give any parliamentary status to the
! issue. The members of the court
breathed real fervent sigh of relief
when Judge Whitthorne declared the
motion to adjourn carried, Squire
Carr's voice being alone in opposition
That was rather remarkable too thai
a member from the Columbia district
should be most rantankerous in oppo
sition to the construction of the high
| wav
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
COUNTY COUNCIL
TO HAVE OFFICE
IN COURT HOUSE
JUSTICES MAKE APPROPRIATION
OF $500 TO PROVIDE HEAD
QUARTERS FOR FARMERS.
BRIDGES TO Be REPAIRED
Warrants Bearing Interest at Six Per
Cent to the Amount Of $18,5o0 Or
dered Issued to Provide for I'M
provcments.

With only three dissenting votes the
cou' ~ court Monday appropriat
coz y court this morning appropriate
cd not exceeding $1,000 for the pur
pose of fitting up an office in the base
ment of the court house to be used
by the county concil of agriculture, the
county and home demonstration
agents. There was little discussion
and the request of the council pre-
scented by Justice Thomas Y. English,
was granted, the vote being twenty
one to three.
The Offices of the council will be 10.
Gated in the basement of the court
house under the county court room
and committee consisting of Judge
Whitthorne, William P. Ridley and
Walter P. Woodbridge was directed to
have the work done
The vote on the mot on was as fol
lows:
Justices voting aye-Forgey, Hull,
Goad, Farris, Derryberry, Davis. Har-
Olson, Denton, Dugges. English, Mat
thews, Ricketts,. Ross, Harlan, Wilkes,
Carr, Guest, Orr. Jones. Akin, Stanfil.
Total 81.
Justices voting no-Sowell, Pinks-
ton and Jackson. Total 8.
After disposing of this matter the
court took up the bridge situation.
After an explanation from the county
highway engineer of the needs of the
county, a resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote ordering the issuance
OF bridge warrants to bear six per
cent interest inga sum not to exceed
S1S,500 and due IN two. three and four
years. The proceeds will be used for
rebuilding and repairing the bridges
that are either down or that are in
dangerous condition, including two in
the north east section of the county
and two near Mt. Pleasant and also
to recover and repair the bridge at
Cross Bridges.
The finance committee of the court
was authorized to loan the sinking
fund on any security that under the
law would be acceptable for loaning
Guardian OF trust funds. II Is probable
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
BUILDING UP HERDS
OF POLAND CHNAS
NJ. BAILEY SCOTT, OF cULLEOkA,
HAS THE FINEST BLOOD THAT
is PRoCuRABLE.

NJ. Galley Scott. of Culleoka. is es-
tablishing one of the finest herds of
Poland China hogs in the state. Mr..
Scott has not spared either money or
effort in hiaattempt to corral the best
blood lines He ia also fine Judge
of good hog and believes in individu.
atty as wei as in blood lines. Mr.
Scott only recently purchased big
Clansman," young boar that already
tips the scales at 500 ponds and is by
Clansman, Jr. the first hog ever to
sell for as much as $4,000. HIS dam
is a Giant Buster SOW, and Giant Bus
ter is one boar that stands for a SER
vice fee of 81 900.
Mr.. Scott believes in the Poland
China breed. After a complete sur.
vey of and experience in hog raising
he has reached the conclusion that
taking it altogether the Poland China
hog is the best of the lot. Mr.. Scott
stated today that from inquiries that
he was receiving and the interest be.
ing shown in the breed he would have
all the spring pigs booked soon.
There is bound to be an increased
demand for breeding hogs" said Mr..
Scott. Hogs must advance in price
because statistics from nearly every
state show beyond question that the
hog population has decreased in the
past year. The prospects for hog
breeders have therefore never been
better.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
Gross Returns
of ODer Dollar
a Hen in Spring

From 100 hens Mrs. Wiley Hickman,
living on the farm of Mrs. Lon c.
Hickman near Culleoka. has sold dur.
ing the past three months eggs TO
the amount of s1O963. She sold no
less than 294 dozen eggs from her hun
dred hens during that period She
finds that her hens are the most prof
liable things that they have on the
farm. This is a gross return in three
monts of moro than y dollar hen
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE WILL Be.
MADE ON MONDAY
NINETEEN LIVE WIRE TEAMS
WILL CANVAS COLUMBIA FOR
HOME SERVICE FUNDS.
WILL MAKE WAIRLWIND DRIVE
Workers Will Take Field at 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, and Hope to Secure Hand
some Sum Before Whistle Blows at
J. Noon.

Plans for whirlwind campaign for
the Salvation Army Home Service ap-
peal on Friday morning were matured
last night at an enthusiastic meeting
OF representative business mep as
sembled at the Methodist Church Suns
day school rooms.
The meeting was presided over by
Eugen Anderson, chairman. George
E. McKenon was elected treasurer for
the drive.
Promptly at eight o'clock Friday
morning the teams composed OF live
wire business men will take the field
in an Effort to put over one of the
quickest and most successful drives
of this kind on record
Although the quota fer the county
has not yet been set, it is believed by
those who attended the meeting last
night, and by those who heard Brigad-
Ter Durham at the Methodist church
Sunday, that Maury county will do
her full part in this great work.
The following teams were selected
last night for the Campaign Friday:
East of High Street, South of Rail
road-W. j. Dale, Will Britton.
South of Railroad, West of High
Street,. J. Wilson, Harry Turner,
Mrs. J. H. Raglan, Amos Arthur.
West of Garden between Ninth
Street and Railroad-C. J. Akin.
West of Garden between Eighth and
Ninth Streets. F. Turner, U. H.
Foster and R. E. Nichols.
| West of Garden between Seventh
and Eighth streets-C. A. Parker, w.
A. Dale and Fred Latta.
North of West Seventh, West of
Garden-W. H. Wilson, Spence Nc
Fall, Jesse Ellington, Will Fleming,
Jr, w. B. Wooten and Hugh Shelton.
East of Garden, South to Railroad
an L uolndS anu tldIelCG WdtooH
East of Garden between Eighth and
Ninth IT E. Gordon, G. W. Hayes and
Ed Smith.
South of Seventh and East of Gard.
en- between Seventh and Eighth
Streets w. P. Boyd, w. r. Nolan and
| j. Rs Reese ss ~
North of West Seventh and East of
Garden Otey Kendall w. r. Ores
ham, VIM Evans, G. p Brownlow and
o. B. Parsons
West End Mt. Pleasant Pike,
Hampshire Pike and Williamsport
Pike-M. l.. Stokes, Dr. Cant, George
E. Mckennon and Captain Roy Erwin.
Riverside, Theta Pike and Nashville
Pike-R. S. Hopkins, A. H. Smith and
]. M. Parks.
Pulaski Pixies. S. Fleming, Lem
Thomas and Major Horace Frierson.
Bigbyville Pike--Chris Looney and
William Sheegog.
i Sowell Mill Pike John Padgett
William Alexander and Felix Sowell
Iron Bridge Road Willard Curtis
Mr.. Hindman.
Mooresville Pike-Isiah Murphy
Miles Murphy, Ernest Murphy ant
Walter McCandless.
Santa Fe P.ke-A. L.. Haston, Johr
Murphy and w. r. Morgan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
CHWESE.STuDENT
HEARD AT CULlEOKA

Mrs. Yui, Chinese student at Pea.
body College, Nashville, delighted and
entertained large audience at tho
Methodist church at Culleoka on Sun,
day afternoon. Miss Yui came unde.
the auspices of the Womans Mission.
airy society of the church and she dis.
cussed most intelligently the condi-
tions In the Far East and made a
. strong appeal for support of the mis-.
sionary efforts of the church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
COUNTY AGENTS Y
! ARE VERY BUSY
IN WORK CLUBS
SEvENTY.SEvEN MEMBERS ARE
VISITED AT THEIR HOMES
DURING THE WEEK.
BOYS ARE DOING SpLENOIOLY
Banks Are Cooperating In the Work
In Some of the Counties--Prof.
Deans Office Issues Resume of Ac-
tivities.

During the week ending April ~,
the county agents in district No. 2
Middle Tennessee) under the super
vision Of District Agent ]. M. Dean,
OF Columbia, visited n club members
at their homes, held seven meetings
with an attendance of 246 members,
and issued several hundred letters and
bulletins Of instructions on club work
Some of the statements made by coun-
ty agents in their reports for that
week indicate that the club boys are
quite active III getting ready for their
work this year.
James H. Moore, Rutherford county
says "The Rutherford county boys
corn club held it's first meeting in the
court house in Murfreesboro Saturday,
April IT, The meeting was a great
success. The boys elected a chair
man and secretary and made plans
for the year, including community ex.
T.
hibits and exhibits in the county agri-
cultural fair. Dinner was furnished
by the Citizens Bank e Trust Co. of
MurfreesborO, after which they were
given free ticket to the picture show
by the manager of the theatre. The
boys agreed that it was a big day and
that they would have an attendance of
members at the next club meeting"
A. B. Harmon, Montgomery county,
held two successful meetings. 1.-THE
agricultural club of Sango met last
Thursday and had 100 per cent at
tendance says Mr.. Harmon, and his
report continues. "all the boys agreed
to do their part and voted they would
be present at each meeting and have
the best record possible this year.
There are twelve boys in this club and
all have secured pure bred pigs and
pure bred seed corn. The Salem club
held its first meeting with 100 per
cent attendance. All of the boys have
their pigs and we have prospects of
some real constructive breeders in
these boys.
The club work in Williamson county
with the boys and girls is starting off
in good shape and with much interest,
states county agricultural agent d. b.
Thompson.
H. H. Jones, Robertson county saws
that he visited farmers and club boys
on Monday Tuesday, Thursday, and
on Wednesday and Friday he attend
ed public club meetings.
o. L. Farris, of Davidson county
who is planning to establish the baby
beef club, makes the following state
ment: Thursday was spent in Muir
freesboro collecting calves for the
boys club to be fed and marketed as
baby beeves this fall. Twelve head
were bought and will be distributed
to the boys by the 1st of May. These
calves came from the herd of Senate,
Todd and are excellent individuals.
think we will make a credible showins
this year"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
QUARTERLY court VOTES
FOR BUILDING SCHOOLS
IN MANY PARTS COUNTY
BOND ISSUE OF $4,000 AUTHOR.
lzED TO PROVIDE BETTER IA.
cnITIES FOR CHILDREN.
MCDOWELL is IN THE NUMBER
cuiIeoka, Spring Hill, Mt. Pleasant,
Cross Bridges, BeechIand, Lucketts,
New Hope and Other Places Provd-
ed for.

county court In adjourned session
Monday adopted resolution authoriz-
ing the issuance of bonds to an
amount not to exceed 100000 for the
purpose of erecting and repairing and
equipping school houses in the county.
Every member of the court was pres
ent and the vote on the resolution was
twenty-three to one.
The roll call on the issuance of
the 100000 of school bonds resulted
as follows:
Justices voting aye: Sowell, For
'gey, Hull, Goad, Fariss, Derryberry,
Davis, Hardison, Pinkston, Denton,
Digger, English, Matthews, Jackson,
Ricketts,, Ross, Harlan Wilkes, Carr,
Guest, Orr, Jones and Stanfill Total
20.
Justices voting no. Akin. Total /.
Not only was there full attend.
ance of the members of the court this
morning but the crowd of interested
spectators was so large that it was
necessary to hold the sessions in the
circuit court room. There were large
delegations present from Mcdowell,
Culleoka, Mt. Pleasant and other
points in the county to cheer the reso-
luton for school improvement.
The school bonds will be used at the
following schools as set out in the rec
concentrations made, by the committee
consisting of Supt Graham, Justices
Digger, Wilkes and Matthews:
This report appears elsewhere.
After the report of the committee
had been read by Superintendent Ora
ham. Squire Digger offered resolu-
ton to provide for the issuance of the
bonds as set out in the act of 1911 1t
was subsequently amended to direct
that the funds to be expended by the
county board Off education as outlined
In the roprt of the committee of the
county court, which was made a part
Of the resolution.
vhBhder The law Tie Cities of MT.
Pleasant and Columbia will receive ap-
prOximately twenty per cent of the
bond issue. In order to take care of
the needs of the schools as outlined in
the report, the issue was made $780,
900. To circumvent the law giving the
cities their proportionate part of the
bond issue Squire English made and
Squire Jackson seconded motion
that a simple appropriation of $97, 500
be made for schools and that the
funds necessary to pay the same be-
borrowed from the banks. This mo-
ton. on motion of Squires Ross and
Harlan, was tabled as follows
Justices voting aye--Sowell, Hull,
Goad, Farris,. Derryberry. Davis, Har.
Olson, Denton, Digger, Ricketts,, Ross,
Harlan, Wilkes, Guests Orr and Jones'
Justices voting no-Forgey Pinks.
ton, English, Matthews, Jackson, Carr
Akin and Stanfil. Total s.
The announcement of the result OF
the vote was greeted with vociferous
applause.
In the midst of the debate Squire
Orr evoked round after round of ap
plause when he urged court to square
ly face the issue and take care OF thu
educational needs of the county. ii
was a brief but pointed argument and
after the demonstration that follow
ed there was no doubt as to the result
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
MEMORIAL SERVICES
At PLEASANT MOUNT

At the Pleasant Mount Cumberland
Presbyterian church on next Sunday
the annual memorial service held in
honor of all of the departed members
will be held. The sermon for the
occasion will be delivered by DIR. w
NJ. Robinson, pastor of the church at
Santa Fe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-14
UR-YEAR-OlO sow
MOTHER OF 81 PIGS
JUST FARRoWED ELEVEN o. I. C.
sEAuTIEs-PRoPERTY OF C.
r. PERRY.

c. F. Perry is the owner OF an o. I.
{. SOW which has farrowed eighty.
four pigs and is only four years old.
This SOW has just farrowed eleven
beauties. Mr. Perry says she farrows
from eleven to fifteen pigs each litter.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-19
A REFUGE FOR BIRDS AND BEASTS

BY deeds and other documents that
were signed at Baton Rouge this week
the State of Louisiana became pos
sessed of 500 square miles of land,
with frontage of seventy-five miles
on the Gulf, and contracted forever
to maintain this great domain as an
inviolable refuge for the wild life of
the woods, the mashes and the air.
No such extensive effort at game
preservation as this ever has been
made anywhere in the world, except
perhaps by the British in East Afri-
ca, but there the protection accorded
is not complete and affects chiefly or
wholly the great mammals. In Louis
lana 1t is the birds, and especially
the migratory species and those with
commercially valuable plumage, that
are to be saved from the stupid and
ruthless pothunters who, for the sake
Of the immediate dollar. are willing
and eager to conduct warfare that
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-19

can have no other end than the exter-
mination both of the objects of pur-
suit and of future profits.
The originator OF prime mover of
this admirable and beneficent enter
prise was-he remains its most eff
cient and enthusiastic backer-Mr. f..
A. Mcflhenny Of Vermillon Parish. He
some years ago. in cooperation with
Mr.. C. w. Ward, then a guest and
since neighbor, set aside $4,000 acres
of marsh land as bird asylum. From
this beginning the present larger un-
dertaking has developed, and that it
could be carried through on such an
extensive scale is due to the fact that
both the Russell Sage and Rockefeller
Foundations became interested in it
and provided the money for further
purchase of land. The former organ
ization has given an island of $4,000
acres and the latter tract of $4,000
acres on the mainland. while another
tract of like size is in course of acqui-
sition from individual owners.