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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
1
County court schedules a busy April term with a docket that includes sale of bonds or warrants for the construction of highways and related settlements. The term focuses on finance, improvements, and legal proceedings tied to infrastructure projects. Local officials anticipate significant action affecting public works funding and project timelines.
April session will consider funding for operating schools before tax levies, and the county's obligations to support state and federal highway construction. The court may reject all bond bids and favor warrants to keep interest payments local. Other routine business includes reports from revenue and county boards, with a budget plan to operate schools between openings and October tax levy.
The county court tax levy committee will meet at 1 30 pm in the Superintendent Gra ham office. Chairman Thomas Y English calls the session to consider school needs. Officials anticipate a substantial teacher salary increase for the coming year perhaps up to twenty five percent to attract qualified instructors.
The First Presbyterian church missionary band will meet at 3 20 o clock Friday afternoon. Lesson Number Four will be taken to, and a full attendance is desired.
The High Seven baseball team begins its season Friday at Petersburg, with Coach McDaniel announcing a schedule featuring several of the best teams in the state. Local players have shown good form in recent practice and scrimmages.
Six thousand dealers expect next luncheon to get free lights, while terminal men demand for Kiwanis Club spans two months and go on strike Monday. The hour will be announced before another meeting of the organization, volume of business not as large as on last four first Mondays.
A. H. Roberts becomes Tennessee chair for the Salvation Army home service appeal while Franklin K. Lane is named national chair. Kiwanis in Columbia schedules a lunch meeting with a vote on directors and officer positions amid a push for a strong local club.
The son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hughes, eighteen months old, was burned when his older sister accidentally struck him in the eye with a hot poker while by the fire. Initial fears of losing sight faded as improvement was noted the next day, and friends hope the eye will be saved.
Paris April 1 The Federation of Labor announces a worldwide twenty four hour strike on May 1 to oppose the socialization of industry and organize a global protest of labor.
Five socialist members of the New York General Assembly were expelled after an all night session on charges of disloyalty. The expulsions followed lengthy debate with a roll call on each member. Lieutenant Governor Theodore Roosevelt led the opposition to the socialists.
The Republican congressional committee of the seventh district met in a called session and moved the district convention from April 13 to April 20 at Franklin, with a 1 PM start. Earlier discussions had shifted the date from the state convention week in Nashville to avoid clash, with Columbia initially suspected as the site.
London April 1 The supreme colonel law offered the mandate over Ariijepia to the league of nations understood today The mandate would extend the republic of Erivan and adjoining territory with access to the Black Sea with China under French protection not included
Paris dispatch says Massiapsa Kemal declares war on Great Britain in the Turkish nationalist rebellion. The report cites Constantinople sources but details are scarce and unconfirmed.
Rain continues to flood the Riverside Show Grounds risking relocation of the Rubin & Cherry carnival acts as the river rises. Previous flood depths covered the site weeks earlier, and rapid water levels today threaten to reclaim the grounds and halt the show.
Official figures show 2.50 inches of rain in the last twenty four hours. The river rose rapidly with a ten foot flood along the Duck, threatening low bottoms and county highways. Continued rain is not expected to stop the rise soon.
A. J. Sims of Wayne county has been appointed agricultural editor at the division of extension, University of Tennessee. He previously served as agriculture and marketing editor of the Nashville Tennessean, and during the war was state news editor. Sims studied agricultural work in high school and attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He later co owned half of the Lawrence Democrat and edited it for about two years. He is known to farm journals nationwide for contributions.
The United States Supreme Court placed valuable lands in the Red River valley under a federal receiver. The lands, claimed by Oklahoma and Texas and viewed as potentially provoking armed conflict, are now under federal administration as the government acts.
Washington April 1 The house immigration committee began investigations into charges that the bureau of immigration released on their own recognizance a number of radicals who had been ordered deported.
Washington April 1 Charges that the Capper Hermann Bill to regulate cooperative marketing was being smothered in committee with adjournment approaching were made in telegrams sent tonight to all constituent branches of the national board of farm organizations the national grange and the American farm bureau federation Farmers were urged to unmistakably impress congress with the universal demand for this legislation
Former Secretary Lansing and Laster H. Woolsey form a partnership to practice international law after Woolsey surrendered his post as solicitor of the state department. They had been associates since Lansing became counsellor under Secretary Bryan until resigning.
Weather notes predict a bumper crop of blossoms as April showers fade to a deluge this morning. Streets were quiet with few pranksters about on All Fools Day, observed in this district.
Special services begin this evening at the First Presbyterian Church and continue through Sunday with daily services at 7 20 o clock conducted by Dr J C Molloy pastor. The services form part of the evangelistic plan evolved through the Interchurch World Movement.
Special services are underway each evening at Pint Methodist, Garden Street Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, and South Columbia Methodist churches under the Interchurch World Movement plan. Pastors preach and considerable interest is shown as prayer meeting gatherings are held at the homes of church members connected with the services.
The White House stayed silent on President Wilson entering his name in Georgia's presidential primary. If he does not withdraw, his name remains on the ballot and may affect attorney general candidate A. Mitchell Palmer's chances. Atlanta observers note the deadline passed with no White House communication and the ballot list must include Wilson.
MAGS town reports a Leacher at Weleyan College Harold Halstead, recently returned from service, was shot and killed by customs officers near Port Hancock Texas. The message says he was mistaken for a liquor smuggler during a land holdings inspection. Hale stead’s sister Zillah Halstead received word tonight.
Funeral services for Green F. Hutcher son will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home of his son W. E. Hutcherson on South Main Street. The ceremony will be led by Rev. Hight with Rev. Chee nan assisting. Pallbearers include K. N. Woolard, Bate Johnson, Sid Dooley, and Chiude Thompson of Nashville. active pallbearers are By verett G. Hutcherson, Lexie, Earl, Bruce A. Hutcherson, and Arch L. Hutcherson.
The Columbia Muir Academy baseball team hosts Wallace University this Saturday in a season matchup. Nashville’s cadets showed steady improvement, aiming to rebound after a narrow loss and keep within reach of wallace’s strong play.
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