The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
BOY SCOUTS Dine
WITH LIONS CLUB
Good Roads Topic Has Attention OF
the Club.

| the Club.
| The Lions Club met last Tuesda
with large attendance of member
and had as their guests the Bo
Scouts of Union City, the organiza
tion which rendered such valuabl
assistance in the shoe factory drive
Letters from good road leaders O
the State were read and considerabl,
discussion ensued over the proposed
bond issue of $75,0O0,OOO for STATE
Highways. Mr.. Walter Reynolds spoke
on the Jeff Davis highway, asking the
good offices of the club in pressing
the claims of this highway to the
effect that work may be pushed for
ward with more dispatch.
A suggestion was made TO indorsc
tho proposed State highway bond is
sue, but, at the suggestion of a
number of members, no specific meas
ure has yet been put in the form OF
a bill to be presented to the Legisla-
ture, and hence there is nothing tam
gible for the club to indorse.
Mr.. Bratton, our Representative
in the Legislature, was indorsed as
a delegate to the good roads meeting
in Nashville lest Wednesday, and re-
quested by the club to be present at
that meeting and use his own judg-
ment as to what action to take, if
any.
DR.. Turner rose to speak about the
construction of a hard road to Gibbs,
which The Commercial has discussed
in these columns many times, to the
effect that representative Bratton
take the matter to the Legislature
for Endorsement any suitable legis
Iation if practicable. Mr.. Bratton
heartily in favor of the
enterprise and the suggestion.
Mr., Reynolds suggested that the
'oad to Gibbs be temporarily i'm.
proved with cinders for the winter,
md a committee to act with him in
his work was appointed IS follows:
w. G. Reynolds, J. A. Howard S. |
R. Bratton, H. A. Branaford, Cecil |
doss, j. A. Plioto, Ed Kirkland,
fred Dahnke, Chas. Diotzcl, w. A.
Jailling.
Mr.. Henry Oliver spoke on the
eed of a Chamber of Commerce in
Tnion City, o permanent crganiza-
ion incorporated, which may be able
, conduct such campaigns as the
ne just closed without having to
AXE so much time in effecting q new
rganization every time there is al
lterprise which needs important Ct
'ntion. The suggestion was heartily
Dproved by the club.
Mr.. TittsWorth spoke on the work
rounding up the subscriptions to
lie shoe factory fund, which is now
his hands, and he asked for volun-
ry help in the work which received
ready response. The Boy Scouts
ere all willing and ready for action.
DR.. Mailing was called on for
me suggestions to the club. Dr..
lilling is a new member and talked
out the shoe factory campaign and
her enterprises which may be
with united action such
that which now prevails in Union
-y.
Mr.. Frank Ring, OF Boston, ives
reduced to the club. Mr.. Ring
S a guest of the club, and he
ced his appreciation of the fact.
stated thGt he was q member of
, Boston Chamber of Commerce,
l that this body is permanent, with
h annual dues of $25. The present
ivity of the organization is the
struction of four million dollar
)lic building in Boston.
Ir. Ring suggested that the in
ase of shoe manufacture in the
st is an omen of bigger things
the towns which are investing in
line of industry, and that it
uld be worth a great deal to
on City.
Ir. Joe Prieto made a very fine
1rt of the condition of the Union
: Savings and Loan Association.
some very interesting
Is as follows:
he first semi-annual statement
VS. at the close of business Octo-
81, 1922, total assets of $685.
35, including loans on real es-
of $27.7OO, a cash item of