The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-07-24
all the way to MHlport. /.

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roads, Much time had been lost 0
the way to Millport, and this mad
it necessary to cut out the Fayett
G. county metropolis, The boosters lef
ar Kennedy on schedule time and tn
a schedule was maintained all the wa,
Al into Columbus.
Jack Keel made the trip on motor
y cycle, but got lost from the party
5, several times. He made good, how.
r ever, and came in under the wire on
time.
General f. t. Sykes, SO years
young, was one Of the livest wires in
the entire party. And he's a
: real booster, too.
1t was President Games W. Lips
. combs first booster trip, and he en-
ioyed every minute Of it. Wet and
tired, after a hard days travel and
speeches, he said at Caledonia: al
:. don't know whether feel like a negro
preacher or candidate for office,
but | am having the greatest trip of
my life"
Aaron Hahn declares that he walked
more of the distance between Millport
and Columbus than he rode. He fur
nished lot of the man-power for
| 30-horse-power automobile.
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Ed Kuykendall got away with
those hills beautifully. He slipped
and shimmied down the hills with rare
grace and ease. He was at the wheel,
but the editor of The Dispatch was at
his side and directed the driving,
keeping him in the road many times
when otherwise he would have gone
into the ditch. You know how wen
the other fellow can tell you how to
drive.
Secretary Manser kept up his
spirit all the way. The rains didn't
Tease him in the least. He was on
the job every minute, and walking
most of the time, and one time in
particular. The party had been cut
in two. He didn't know it. 1t was
necessary to direct the cars around a
bad hill. He took his position and
passed all the cars in the front sec
ion, and stood there in the rain wait
ng for the others to come up, They
we're miles behind, with Louis Dwell
PISS in front of them. So Manser hit
t a-foot in the direction of Millport
md walked until a stranger picked
lim up and brought him in.
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You have all heard of rough and
umble debate" Well, Sid Loeb was
he champion rough and tumble
Iriver of the entire party. He stepped
long at lively gait. When his car
tarted its slipping and sliding antics
lie just gave her gas, whirled COM i
,letely around and kept going. But |
lis clutch went down on him and he !
anne into Kennedy off schedule, bat
n the nick of time to eat big n
Inner. G
Lets Go" was the slogan of the
rip. And every man is ready to
ign up for the next one.
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The crops were fine all along the ne
cute, recent rains having brought wv
hem out wonderfully. The Column re
ians were agreeably surprised to find =
uch good crop prospects. ~
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The genial and inimitable Doctor Co
esse c. Rowan was the life of the
arty again. lie was the only min Wis
iter on the trip; and, believe us, he's es!
ONE booster. Pr
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At the Glenn Henry place, ten miles an
rom Columbus, the rain commenced i've
D fall in torrents. A straw vote was ma
lken whether to go on or turn back. lar
he unanimous vote was, Let's Coz
was the new Columbus spirit-the ed
oirit that puts things over, and every arr
.ember of the party qualified as APP
% per cent Columbian and booster. We
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Several ladies graced the occasion
it'll their presence. They entered ere
ito the spirit Of the day with the the
anne enthusiasm that characterized
be men Of the party. MOI
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It was n Chamber Of Commerce en- We
.rprise and the organization did -
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