The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-29
THE LIONS WEEKLY
ROUND TABLE TALKS
Indorses Movement by Mr.. Cloar for
Fourth of July Celebration.

the Palace Hotcl with good attend
ance
/ A. w. Fuchs, of Memphis, repre-
senting the U. s. Public Health Serv
ice, was a guest of the club. Hii
presence in Union City was. for the
purpose of organizing campaign tC
4 fight the mosquito and eliminate ma.
laria. The idea advanced by Mr.
Fuchs was that the government i:
directing these campaigns, not sim.
ply as means of improving the
health conditions but as an economic
measure, the making of men more fit
and more efficient for service in bus
mess and labor The cost of the CAM
paign is on $3.50 basis, the govern
ment furnishing half the money and
the supervision. An inspector is to
be named who is to be instructed by
the government. Mr.. Fuchs spoke of
the local conditions, so did Mr.. Brice,
Mr.. Corum, DR.. Park apd others, re-
ferring to the drainage ditch and
other water pools and basins in I'm
ion City. In fact the surface drain
age here is so bad that malaria is
prevalent in the wet seasons, and the
campaign is for the elimination of
the mosquito and other malarial
sources.
Mr.. Corum spoke of the fact that
he had instituted measures thru the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen to oil
the streets and. the fact that when
the streets are oiled the conditions are
much better. 1t has been impossible
for some time to get the oiS and hence
the return of the mosquitoes. He ia
vored the campaign proposed.
Uncle Jerry Cloar was present as
visitor and he was heard on prop
osition to hold a Fourth of July cele-
bration. This is to be historic day,
and matters relating to the history
of the county from the time of or
ganizaion in 1924 to 1860 are to be
brought out. The older citizens will
have special invitations to be here
and arrangements will be made to
have seats and dinner provided for
them. There is also to be an old fid-
dler's contest and many other amuse-
ments for the day. The young people
will have separate entertainment. In
fact the Park Commission and Amer
lean Legion are to cooperate in the
Fourth of July celebration. Uncle
Jerry says he is a young man but is
specially interested in taking care Of
the old folks on that occasion. The
club agreed to help Mr.. Cloar with
the Fourth of July celebration.
Mr. ]. Walker Kerr, generally
pretty leveI-headed, offered sug
gestion for the club to consider in I
the way of protesting against the ex-
hibition of immoral pictures at the
theatres in Union City. Mr.. Kerr re-
ferred to recent picture that was
wholly indecent and immoral and he
felt that somebody ought to bring the
matter to the attention of-the theat-
rical managers. AS to himself he ia
vored at least a protest against pic
lures of this kind, which are debas-
ng and injurious to the children and
young people of Union City. Mr..
Kerr seemed to fear that he was
reading upon dangerous ground, but
before the discussion closed nearly
,very member of the club had in
lorsed his remarks without equivoca-
ion.
A motion was made for the club to
20 on record as opposed to the exhi-
,ition of immoral pictures on the
Greens of Union City theatres, and
~ the word immoral those pictures
re meant which suggest sex rela
ions, muscle dances, bed scenes
or newlyweds, etc. A committee was
ppointed to wait on the managers in
Jnion City and request them to can
el pictures of this kind
An invitation is to be extended to
he ladies to meet with the club on
he occasion of DR.. Weber's visit at
which time interesting matters are
o be, discussed.
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