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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
6
Four vacancies on the high school board are to be filled by election. The process is partly incomplete, with the board proceeding to finalize selections from the eligible schools and candidates. Community involvement is expected as ballots prepare for the upcoming vote.
Former McDowell teacher and city grammar school principal will address locals. Superintendent Harris praises the faculty for next session while Miss Porter and Andrews among other candidates stay active.
John Pigg longtime secretary treasurer of Columbia Hardware and Furnishers resigns to join the armed forces. He has served as alderman from the Second Ward and led several key committees. L. Thomas runs for justice of the peace as Pigg departs to civilian duties reporting to Washington for training and assignment.
A wartime verse from Private Karl PF Logan of the 12th Company to his mother. The lines praise liberty, readiness to defend the right, and pride in serving, expressing affection and resolve despite distance and danger. The legible segments convey sentiment, patriotic duty, and hope for victory.
Four vacancies remain in the high school faculty while the Andrews school gains a new principal and staff. Superintendent Harris expects strong hires to strengthen both schools. Everett Colby, visiting food administrator, recounted wartime London air raids and emphasized food conservation for allied support.
Gov Rye campaign manager and supporters of Judge Roberts held a conference as candidates queued to qualify on First Monday. Austin Peay spoke at the courthouse to Maury countians while Tom Rye and K Shields pursued U.S. Senate and House bids. Local candidates for state senate and justice of the peace prepared filings as Democrats anticipate the primary and general elections.
A set of candidate notices for Maury County Tennessee judges and constables. ME ATT FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HUGH L WEBSTER seeks reelection in the Ninth civil district. LH McKIBBON runs for reelection in the fifth district. CONSTABLE candidates include fa wee in Sec tre announced for the Second District. ALLEN HOLT seeks Justice of the Peace in the ninth district. Elections listed on August 1 and August 4, 1918 and 1915 respectively.
A list of Democratic nominees and hopefuls for Maury County seats in the 1918 primary. W J Russell and others seek state representative under the August 1 1918 party primary rules. B E Erwin and Dr Y Clarke announce bids for state senator in the Maury Lewis Perry district. W W Goard runs for magistrate justice of the peace in Maury County Second District.
A Wettie Mills area barn fire report corrected earlier figures. The barn valued at 1500 dollars suffered losses including 250 dollars corn 176 dollars harness 175 dollars boys and hogs, with total claimed damages around 2375 dollars though insurance coverage stood at 700 dollars.
Math McClain ex sheriff of Lewis County travels to Columbia to bid farewell to his son William Thomas McClain who departs with 61 Maury County selectmen for Camp Gordon after requesting a class change for immediate service. McClain says he is proud his sons uphold the family wartime record and would rather sacrifice than wealth for liberty. He recalls one son already in trenches in France and hopes for safe return though honors cry that if they fall it will be a sacrifice for humanity.
A steady stream from Maury lists five white men summoned to depart July 8 for Fort Thomas Kentucky. Alternates named for that date. Additional white men called for Camp Gordon July 21 with selections pending. Beginning July 15 seventy Black enlistees will depart Columbia for Camp Sherman Ohio. Names to be released soon.
Omar Harilson, 1 year old son of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs R Harril, suffered a badly bruised leg Monday afternoon when a team of horses ran away with a wagon on the Nashville pike near their home, throwing him from the wagon which ran over his left leg. No bones were broken. The boy was hauling stove wood when the accident occurred and was reported this morning to be resting well.
Maury County soil study outlines soil provinces and mapping methods. It notes Limestone Valley uplands and River Plain regions, elevation range from 50 to over 1000 feet, chert and gravelly soils in western areas, and grazing glades in the eastern county. The report will be available in about a year with orders via congressman, senators, or the U S Department of Agriculture.
An eighty four year old Civil War veteran, Mr Journey, faced a large four foot rattlesnake at his Journey home near Rock Springs. The creature bit him, and he killed it with a garden hoe in a desperate struggle. the snake measured four feet six inches and had rattles. Journey feared a mate nearby and planned to stay vigilant.
A mad dog bit three hogs belonging to Wes Hays on the Banta Pike. The hogs died from the dog’s venomous bite. Authorities valued the hogs at $40 each, totaling $120, while the dog was deemed worthless. Reports claim the same dog bit cows and horses nearby, but verification is pending. The dog remains at large.
A quote emphasizes the pliable nature of a child's mind and how early impressions become enduring like cement. It contrasts the softness during formation with the hardness after setting, noting a child pressed a hand into cement, leaving a lasting imprint.
The war trade board placed coconut meat on the list of restricted imports. After June 30 only a limited amount of coconut meat may be imported. United States food administration details cited by Veeder taper tel rye 3.
The June weather at Ashwood set a record with a mean temperature of 16.6 degrees and a high of 101 degrees on June 21, while rainfall accumulated to 3.16 inches. Only four Junes have seen 100 degrees, and rainfall for the month ran 1.03 inches below normal, with 9 clear days, 18 partly cloudy and 3 cloudy.
Holman Crawford and Seacum Watkins, both colored, were found guilty in circuit court of petit larceny for stealing hogs and cattle in Water Valley. Joe Satterfield, indicted on the same charge, was released on payment. Three indictments had been pending since the May 1917 term. Judge Turner did not state the sentence, but it likely ranges from one to five years in the penitentiary.
United Press reports from Pasbaic New Jersey on July 2 that a small number of patriotic window bangles titled We Have a War Garden were contributed by the National War Garden Commission, highlighting community wartime spirit.
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