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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
2
A local proposal urges stopping all business on Christmas Day to give Columbia a genuine holiday. The plan emphasizes a complete shutdown so residents can enjoy the festive day without commerce or work obligations.
Benson Redding likely becomes the first farmer in Maury County to install milking machines. The device marks a notable development for local dairy operations, reflecting growing adoption of automation in farming communities.
The article outlines merchants planning to close stores from Friday night December 1 through Monday morning to observe Christmas, with widespread belief that Christmas purchases will top previous years. It also reports on a farmer, Mr. Redding, testing electric milking machines to milk thirty cows hourly, boosting labor efficiency and soil quality, amid UT extension short course attendance. It also covers Senator Lacey’s withdrawal of a delegated road law agreement, citing political risks and responsibility taken to avert district conflicts, and readiness to discuss the main features with citizens.
The City Daily Morality reports a crowded afternoon session at the council of agriculture headquarters focusing on economical hog and cattle feeding. C C Flanery led the live stock discussion, guiding farmers on obtaining test results from feeding trials. Dr KO Davis spoke on dairy cow feeding, while F C McAmis covered soil fertility and crop rotation, with a live cow judging highlighting key points for farmers and dairymen.
Wathine Watkins of Caruthers & Co. visited Nashville for the county council of agriculture meeting and praised Nashville as the nation's top hog market. He cited growth of the livestock center and optimistic outlook despite recent losses for growers and feeders.
Uptown shop windows display appealing posters promoting Christmas Seals as the campaign enters its main sale phase. A strong local organization pushes the drive with stamps attached to parcels, adding a penny to each fund for combating a disease, while highlighting Tennessee as a leading contributor.
Dr Farmer of the Vertal State Hospital at Nash writes that the public should help the mentally ill by contributing to a Christmas fund. A Christmas feast is planned for patients, with officers and staff inviting donations for those unable to afford gifts. Citizens are urged to send contributions for patients and their relatives or friends.
Dr George Williamson of Columbia was elected president of the Maury County Medical Society for the coming term at the regular monthly meeting. Officers named: Mor Morrison first vice president, R S Perry second vice president, M A Heasley secretary and treasurer. No symposium on cancer was conducted.
Maury County youths are enlisting in the U S Army seeking steady work travel and skilled trades. From November through the month to date recruits at the Columbia recruiting station total twenty with sixteen more this month. A revival of interest in military service is sweeping Maury County as the army expands, with November accepting 2242 recruits in a day, signaling rapid future recruitment to meet strength targets.
Local society items recount Brooks family visitors at home of Maw Wo 8 in West End, church group meetings, and Woman's Missionary Society activities. Celebrations mark Cook eighteenth anniversary with dinner and dance. weddings announced include Easter Bell Hooten to Rev William Taylor Simpson and Walter Curtis Walters to Jessie Mai White. Bride and groom soon depart for brief honeymoon before settling with families in Georgia and Tennessee.
Miss Pauline Wood of Nashville visits her sister Mrs L B Kinzer in Riverside. Harvey Need and two others return from a visit to Mr Nowlds. Cumberland University student Davis Pogie home for holidays. Joe Ro Persons and Es Mall visit Montgomery friends. Mrs Persons and son Joe return home with her husband Mer Ach McMillan from Cayington Ky for holidays. Mrs Joe Knight of Pilaski visits Columbia friends. Mrs Charles Dinwiddie of Calleoka visits Mrs J Finney. Mrs Columbus Frierson of Croan Bridges spends days with sister Mrs Embry. Miss Josephine Hutton returns from Vassar College for Christmas. Miss Norma Warfield returns from Tarry Town to spend holidays with Seth Warfield family. WW Harper and Miss Carrie Harper spend weekend in Nashville.
Announcement details two cavalry troops to be raised, one at Mount Pleasant and one at Lawrenceburg, with Captains Hardison and Dyer and Major Hall commanding. Headquarters include Nashville, with armory to be completed, government supplies to be issued, and eligibility ages set from eighteen to forty five. Noted officers from the county to lead units with prior active service.
A chaotic report describes a protest order aimed at abolishing an office. The text notes involvement of Nash and Leiber and Nash entities, with references to a city, waters, and a move by a party to transfer authority. The article centers on contested officials and procedural authority during a disputed transfer.
Nivel J. Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, announces that the regular cash bonuses for 1918 will continue on the same basis. Bonus checks will be issued January 1, totaling over seven million dollars and reaching about 7,000 employees. The company also adds a three percent extra for six months ending December and a guaranteed six percent for 1920, bringing total annual return to 12 percent for some employees. Eligible workers prior to October 1 will receive the bonus, which can be taken in cash or invested in Ford certificates with guaranteed interest. The bonus covers Ford plants in Detroit and other U.S. facilities, plus foreign branches in Denmark, France, Spain, Argentina, and Ireland.
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