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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
8
Sen Ben R Tillman of South Carolina died at 4 AM after several days of paralysis. He served in the U S Senate 24 years and had hoped for recovery. Family members were with him at his passing in Washington. His death marks the loss of a unique figure in the upper house.
J T Parks closes his Columbia meat business after eighteen and a half years. He plans to rest, run his 540 acre Lowell farm on the Lowell Mill Pike, and water cattle. He will reside with his family in Riverside and remains a Phoenix National Bank director. brother Grover Parks joins Harlan Porter and Walker.
Portland Pres. reports a cryptic note about a professional golfer constrained by health issues. The fragment suggests renewed effort despite confinement and hints at a challenging period in the golfer's career. Names and specific events are unclear in the OCR.
J M Dean district farm demonstration agent returned from Stewart county after addressing the county quarterly court about demonstration work. The county renewed funding, crucial to food production, and Dean cited his study trips in Virginia and the Carolinas plus Washington. He reported coastal ports filled with war ships and soldiers, noting the nation is at war.
The Maury Dry Goods Co has purchased Gurley and Hagey’s entire stock of furnishings and will remove it to the store within days. The dissolution stems from wartime service, with Mr Hagey already in the navy and Mr Gurley likely entering national war work after several army exams and rejections for size and weight.
The first payment on Red Cross pledges is due Monday July 1 at the Columbia Bank and Trust Co office of treasurer George K McKennon. Pledges go to army work and prompt payment avoids mailing statements and extra cost to the local chapter.
Jonas Thomas has been named deputy United States marshal for Middle Tennessee. E L Davidson was appointed special investigation officer of the Secret Service, adding to the federal law enforcement roster.
Two new federal appointees take office in Maury County on Monday. Deputy Marshal A. L. Davidson joins the U S Department of Justice Secret Service with duties in Middle Tennessee, while Jonas Thomas of Cullooka becomes deputy U S marshal under Col. Jonas T Amis to carry out rural mail route duties. Davidson praised for fearless service in tax and liquor enforcement. Thomas noted as popular with a long record delivering Uncle Sam's mail.
In Atlanta on July 3 the Tennessee delegation to the Army and Navy Campaign Conference pledged to raise 142 754.01 for the state. John E Krigertson of Lebanon added the one cent and was named State Campaign Manager to secure a larger prorate than Georgia. Delegates set a Chattanooga meeting for September 10 to finalize plans. J J Gray, ML Pleasant, was named vice chairman of the Campaign Executive Committee. Clarence G King Bristol W H E Brock Chattanooga J B Tigrett Jackson William Shields Knoxville John Howe Payton Nashville F A Carter Sweetwater and Leslie Stretton Memphis joined the Executive Committee.
James Lusk, longtime city salesman for Dale Grain & Seed Co, resigns to join Neuhoff Abbott or Packing Co. He will cover the Louisville and Nashville railroad territory from Columbia, selling Dowse products. The move follows sixteen years with Dale Grain & Seed Co with strong regard from former employers.
John A Delk a prominent farmer of Kettle Mila died this afternoon at Ridgetop Tennessee where he had been for six weeks seeking health. He suffered from tuberculosis and was a leading member of the Christian church. He is survived by his wife two sons two daughters and several brothers. The remains will go to Maury Undertaking Co for burial and funeral plans to be announced.
Nashville dispatch notes new railroad freight rates changing the Government price basis for various wheat grades. Prices set in storage at public elevators and export terms across major markets. No 1 grades rise in several ports while No 2 and lower are discounted. Expectation that grading changes shift more wheat into higher grades despite higher transport costs.
In a statewide speech, Mr Peay criticized current miscellaneous expenses and government waste while arguing the governor should enforce tax laws without new property taxes. He denounced opponents trading in glittering generalities, urged funds to education, and pressed for a more efficient highway department and restraint on liquor policy. He defended adherence to Prohibition and urged constitutional amendments to the parol law and pardoning powers, challenging political machine influence and urging the people to judge his fitness. He praised Tennessee’s history and its role in the current death struggle between democracy and autocracy.
Indiana rural ministers at Purdue University conference declare Sunday farm labor essential if needed to produce crops to defeat Germany. They frame Sunday work as a churchly duty to defend civilization and fight the Kaiser's threat, viewing it as a moral imperative to save food for the war effort.
United Press reports clerks at American Red Cross warehouses in France seeking basic comforts and equipment. They request drinking water, 100 yards of heavy clothing fabric, towels, cardboard, knives, brushes, and khaki gear for women and typists. The note highlights demand for wrap papers, uniforms, and general items as trenches and supply lines endure.
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