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Union City, Tenn.
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VOL. 27, NO. 21
UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.
Union City Commercial. eotablished '80 j Consoiidate(i September 1.1S97
West Tennessee Courier. established 1S97 t
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CALL FOR PLEDGES
MUST BE RESPECTED
Meeting of Appeals and Assessment
' Board of Obion County.
On last Monday at 1 o'clofck at the
courthouse the Appeals and Assess
ment Board of Obion County, ap
pointed under the authority of the
Treasury Department of the United
States, met. Mr. A. W. Maine, 2nd,
of Washington, D. C, wa3 in attend
ance and explained the duties of the
board. Mr. J. L. Fry was appointed
chairman of the. board, and Mrs.
Volena Caruthers secretary. On this
board each district in tho county is
represented by two or more members.
They were furnished with a list of
each subscription for War Savings
Stamps in their district, as well as a
list of all of the heads of families
and adults in their district. They
were also furnished with a statement
showing how their district stood,
whether short or not, and th.e
amount. The board then entered in
, to the task of going thru each of the
subscriptions in the county, and, in
every case where the board felt that
the subscriber had not taken the
amount of War Savingo Stamps
which he should have taken, they
assessed him an additional amount of
Btamps, to bo bought during the year
1918. Every head of a family or
adult who has made no subscription
was also assessed an amount which
the board thought he should pur
chase. A card la to bo prepared by
the secretary of the board for each
Individual and this card will show
the amount of stamps he has already
pledged to buy and the additional
amount he has been assessed by the
board. These cards will be arranged
by civil districts and will be turned
over to the War Savings committee
of each civil district, with Instruc
tions that a committee wait on each
one of the heads of families or adults
whose assessment has been raised,
or, who have not made pledges. Each
one of such persons who refuses to
pledge himself or herself for the
amount that the board has assessed
them for will receive notice from the
chairman of the board and the coun
ty chairman, notifying them to ap
pear before the Appeals Board on a
certain day at a certain hour at the
courthouse in Union City to show
cause why they have not pledged
themselves for the amount they have
been assessed. Their failure to ap
pear before the Appeals Board, and
their failure to pledge themselves for
the amount the board has assessed
them will result In their name being
placed upon a list of financial slack
ers. This list of financial slackers
of Obion County will be published in
the county papers over the signature
of the State Director-and the Vice
State Director, and copies of sala
county papers wilt be forwarded to
each of the boys who is in service
on the battle front across the wa
ters. Every civil district In Obion Coun
ty was represented at this meeting
and the entire afternoon was spent
by the board In going over the sub
scriptions and the list of those who
had not subscribed.
It is to be hoped that not a single
citizen of Obion County will allow
himself to be placed upon this Black
er list for publication as above
stated. It is not at all optional with
the Appeals and Assessment Board,
or, with any of the officials connect
ed with the War -Savings campaign
in Obion County, and the public must
take notice of that fact that their
' failure to subscribe for War Savings
Stamps in the amount assessed by
the board, or, failure to appear be
fore the board and convince them
that they have been unreasonably
assessed, will most surely result in
their names appearing on tho slack
er list. .
Obion County is still $100,000
short of its. assessment in War Sav
ings Stamps, and the plan above set
out is the plan of the War Savings
organization, acting under the au
thority of the Treasury Department,
and is being used in all counties
where there is a shortage in their
assessment.
J. L. FRY, Chairman,
Appeals and Assessment Board
. Obion County.
W. E. HUDGINS, Chairman, .
National War Savingo of Obion
County.
Acting under the authority of the
Treasury Department of U. S.
SHIP LAUNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI
Dantzler Company To Put Over 3,500
Ton Steamship.
The Dantzler Shipbuilding and
Dry Docks Company of Moss Point
will launch the S. S. Boone, a 3,500
ton steamship between 10 and 12
o'clock August 15, next Thursday,
from their big ways. This is the
first of six steamships this company
is building "We expect to launch
one about every thirty days," said
L. N. Dantzler this morning, "and
to keep up the good work until the
Kaiser is down and out."
Mr. Dantzler says that the spirit of
the men working at his plant is first
rate. About 1,000 men are at work,
and the company's pay roll is some
thing like $25,000 per week, which
Moss Point appreciates fully.
The launching will be interesting
and there will be a patriotic speech
by a prominent Mississippian who
has not yet been selected. The band
from the Gulfport naval station will
furnish fine music for the assembled
crowds. Altho a few special invita
tions have been issued to municipal
and other officials, the public is cor
dially invited to witness the launch
ing. Admiral Reynolds is invited,
and it is hoped that he may be able
to be present. It is stated on the
invitations that the launching wlfl
take place at 11 o'clock, but it being
impossible to state the exact time
when the ship will be released from
the ways, the company announces
that the launching will take place
some time between 10 and 12 o'clock,
thus giving a safe margin. A large
crowd is expected from along the
coast for the occasion, which will be
a kind of holiday when many will be
afforded the opportunity to visit the
Moss Point years, and those at Pas-
cagoula, observe the wonderful
changes in these localities, and wit
ness the launching. Moss Point Ex
change. Election Returns.
The results of the primary elec
tion Aug. 1 for State .Senator and
Floater of this part of tho State were
as follows:
D. P. CALDWELL.
Obion County 1,696
Weakley County 1,364
Lake County 316
Total 3,376
T. K. REYNOLDS.
Obion County 513
Weakley County 906
Lake County 123
1,542
J. F. GRIFFIN.
Dyer County 1,189
Lake County 205
Obion County 1,511
2,905
J. M. HAWKINS.
Dyer County 337
Lake County 277
Obion County 691
1,205
Hickman Boy Fails.
Hickman, Ky Aug. 12. A tele
gram was received here to-day by
W. H. Alexander announcing his
son, Robert Alexander, had been
killed in action on July 15 Young
Alexander was 23 years old and was
born and reared near Hickman, be
ing well known, residing four miles
out from here. He is survived by
his parents, five brothers and two
sisters. He volunteered last July
and went to France early this spring.
He and Claude Jackson, whose death
was reported here two days ago,
were neighbors and volunteered at
tho same time and left Hickman at
the same time, both being killed on
July 15.
Small Blaze.
From some unknown cause the
coal house at tho homo cf Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Bryan caught fire about
3 o'clock lact Monday morning and
the alarm was turned in. Tho com
pany was there right now and pre
vented what might have been a very
disastrous fire. The weather is so
hot and dry a fire i3 unusually dan
gerous.
Fire on Farm.
Mr. Herman Dictzel, Sr., sustained
considerable loss last Friday when
his clover field lying along tho M. &
O. lailroad track north of town
caught fire. The flro spread over
a forty-acre field apd destroyed the
grass and clover pasture, on which
Mr. Dietzel had some cows grazing.
The barn was saved from tho fire.
COMMITTEE ARBITRATES
CITY SCHOOL QUESTION
Disturbing School Fight in Union
City Finally Closed.
The school question, which has
been very ' seriously effecting the
peace and quiet of the people of Un
ion City for some time, and which
for a number of years has been
gradually disrupting church, social
and civic affairs, has been finally
settled as far as the Superintendent,
Mr. Nute, is concorned, and, it is
hoped, is settled for good, at least
for some "years to come.
As stated last week in thi3 paper
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
and Board of Education agreed to
arbitrate their differences. These
centered in the fact that the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen opposed the
retention of A. C. Nute as Superin
tendent of the City Schools of Union
City and the Board of Education re
fused to recognize the legal status
and the wishes of the former in their
representative capacity and insisted
on retaining Mr. Nute ts Superin
tendent. The committee on arbitration
agreed upon, after each one of the
boards had been appealed to by Mr.
John T. Walker in the interest of
the citizens of Union City to com
promise their differences, was named
as follows: John T. Walker, Union
City; T. J. Bonner, Rives; Hal Elder,
Trenton. Theso gentlemen were se
lected because of their reputation as
men of the highest character and
standing.
The meeting was held Monday at
the City Hall in Union City, begin
ning at an early hour in the morn
ing. As outlined below no lawyers
were to be admitted as counsel, but
witnesses were to be examined as
the committee in its wisdom deemed
advisable. . These were limited to
members of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen and Board of Education.
The session lasted practically, all
day, and the conclusion, finally
reached is given below, which is an
exact copy of the committee's re
port:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen, and the Board of
Education of Union City, Tenn.
Gentlemen: We, tho undersigned,
sitting as a board of arbitration have
carefully considered the matters in
controversy between you after hear
ing all the evidence introduced be
fore us by both sides.
We are of opinion that Prof. A. C.
Nute has a legal and moral contract
with the Board of Education that
will not expire until the close of the
school year in June, 1919; but we
are further of opinion that the in
terests of the people and schools of
Union City can be best subserved by
the resignation of Prof. Nute as
superintendent of schools and we
recommend that that be done im
mediately. Union City, Tenn., this the 12th
day of August, 1918.
H. H. ELDER, Chair.,
THOS. J. BONNER,
JNO. T. WALKER, Sec,
Arbitrators.
Basis of settlement of school troubles
between the Board of Mayor' and
Aldermen and the Board of Edu
cation of Union City.
Union City. Tenn., August 6, 1918.
Recognizing that the public
schools of the city are the town's
greatest asset, and that the interests
of the children of the city are para
mount to all other interests, the two
boards, thru their members, as at
tested by their signatures hereto,
have agreed upon the following basis
of settlement:
First. Each board shall appoint
two (2) of its own members to sit
and act together, and they shall se
lect a committee of threo (3) men in
or out of the city, to whom the ques
tions in dispute shall be referred,
and their decision in regard to this
matter shall be final, and will be ac
cepted by us all, each and every one
In good faith.
Second. If this committee of four,
two from each board, shall fail to
agree on the arbitrators as set out
above as to who they shall be, then
they shall mutually oelect. a fifth
man to sit with them on their com
mittee, and their act shall then .be
final in the selection of the commit
tee of judges.
Third. When the Judges are con
vened, they shall ascertain the city
law in regard to this matter so far
as they may desire from the city
code, and other ordinances, and they
shall consider the questions that
shall come before them from the
standpoint of th3 law, and also from
the standpoint of equity and justice
between the parties. They shall not
be governed entirely by the one nor
the other, but it. shall be their duty
to ascertain the exact troubles and
differences between these two boards,
and then they shall proceed to ren
der a decision as to what they think
ought to be done to bring about
peace and harmony and justice be
tween all the parties. They shall
not permit lawyers or advocates to
speak before them, nor cross-examine
any witnesses, but shall get the facts
from witnesses appearing before
them In their own way and be their
own. judges as to the credence and
reliability of what each witness says,
considering the bias and personal in
terests that such witnesses may mani
fest . or show in giving their testi
mony.
Fourth. Enough to state here as
to the troubles between these two
boards is as to whether Professor A.
C. Nute shall remain as principal of
the public schools of Union City for
the ensuing year, or whether he
shall retire and let someone else hold
that position.
In conclusion it is only necessary
to say these two boards, as well as
the entire citizenship of the town,
want these matters settled promptly,
and the committee to whom this
matter is referred will confer a last
ing favor and benefit on the entire
town if they will act promptly and
decisively. They cannot please every
one, of course, but whatever they
do will be regarded by all as the cor
rect and proper settlement and in
the interest of harmony and peace in
the city.
Aldermen: F. L. Pittman, Mayor;
Howell Bransford, T. W. Jernigan,
T. R. Reynolds, C. A. Davis, M. F.
White.
School Board: James M. Brice,
J. W. Woosley, R. F. Tisdale, Chas.
W. Miles, Sr., Mrs. Geo. A. Gibbs,
C. H. Cobb, by R. F. Tisdale, A. C.
Nute.'
We are familiar with some of the
evidence in the case, but for reasons
obvious to everyone, that these mat
ters should be allowed to pass, we
will not refer to them. In deference
to the Board of Education, however,
the point that they had a moral and
binding contract with Mr. Nute for
a period of three years and that one
year of that time remained to be
filled was sustained by the commit
tee. This was simply brushed aside
for other and more cogent reasons,
which were found irreconcilable for
a decision in favor of the retention
of Mr. Nute as Superintendent of the
City Schools of Union City, and hence
the opinion that he should not be
retained.
Urgent Call By the Government.
Tho U. S. Government needs thou
sands of workers for war plants,
The . need is urgent and the tocsin
call has been rounded to tho remotest
parts of our country. Tho situation
is growing more serious each day.
In some way it must be met, and the
way in which it in met depends on
the willingness of the people of this
country to co-operate. In fact, it
becomes a question of loyalty to the
Government in its execution of the
war progress.
Obion County has boon called up
on to furnish 84 men within the next
thirty days to the Nashville plant
carpenters, leborers, and brick ma
sons. Will she furnish them? Will
not every ablo bodied man who is nut
now engaged in war work or some
essential occupation respond to this
call? Will not business men, manu
facturers, and others engaged in non
essential work, release such leber as
they can spare for this all important
work?
Carpenters are paid 55 cents an
hour, brick masons 80 cents an hour,
and unskilled laborers, 30 cents an
hour, time and a half for overtime
and double time for Sunday.
Board can bo had for 90 cents a
day, a comfortable place to sleep and
plenty of wholesome food.
Transportation is advanced Mou
days and Thursdays from Jackson,
Tenn., for trains leaving N., C. & St
L. depot at 8 a. m. Transportation
will also be arranged for parties of
ten or more from Union City."
Let everyone wha will work at
Nashville, report at otfee to F. M.
McRee, Public Service Reserve
Agent, 'or to U. S. Employment Serv
ice, Jackson, Tonn.
Cold Cream
Cleanses
also Softens and
Whitens the Skin
TOO much soap is more or
less harmful to the com
plexion. A good cold cream
is not only a better cleanser,
but will replace the natural oil
and will prevent dryness and
harshness. An additional ad
vantage is the necessary mas
sage in using cream which is
of great benefit to the skin.
There are many good creams for
this purpose and we will be
very glad to demonstrate
any of them the next
time you visit
our store.
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MONEY TO LOAN
- On improved Farm Lands in Obion County, Tenn.,
and Fulton County, Kentucky.
I am authorized to take applications for loans at 5J per cent,
interest, payable annually, on terms of . five to ten years, with
privilege to borrower of paying off any part in multiples of
$100, or all of loan, at any interest-paying period. Do not
know how long this interest rate will continue and I advise
all prospective borrowers to see me at once. All negotiations
treated confidentialiy, and loans closed with least possible pub
licity. . ' ' ' '; ' '
W. E. HUDGINS, Union City, Tenn.
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