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DR. E. M. LONG
DENTIST
Over Wekman's Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telephone '
Office 144, Residence
DR. E. M. LONG
DENTIST
Over Wehman' Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
Telelphonee
Office 144; Residence S95-J
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Union City Commercial, etbHshed 1890 1 eoMat ont.mi,, i mgj
West Tettnes.ee Courier, e.Ublished 1897 1 Cooolidfl"' 8ep"rmb'r 1897
UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, JUNE 10,1921.
VOL. 31, NO. 11
H
UIII0I1 CITY HAS
TVHOOD DAYS
' Crowd Not So Large But a Good Time
for Business.
The merchants "report a fine busi
ness on the two trade days, June 2
and 3. The people did not ' crowd
us, but those who came were here for
business and reports are very satis
factory indeed. V
- The baseball games and the down
town stunts were enough to break
the ordinary routine of tne week day,
The band was extra fine. Mr. Hun-
Hiker has an organization that is
creditable. The music was a feature
of the occasion:
' The first game of ball between Dy
ersburtr and Hickman resultei In a
score of 14 to 12 In favor of Dyers
burg. The second game on Friday
between Martin and Dresden re
sulted in a score of 9 to 12 in favor
" of Martin.
There was a spirited contest in-the
spelling match.. There were ten
prizes of five dollars In gold each for
the first ten correct answers to the
misspelled words In the trade-days
circulars. Tne ballots were deposited
-In the box In front "of the Farmers
Exchange Bank and on Friday morn
ing they were examined by the
Judges. The spelling, or correcting
of the misspelled words, ranged all
'the way from 35 to 65. The correct
number, according to the Judges, was
43. .; The - trade-days two-pago bill
was the copy ised, and the propo
sition was confined Btrlctly to mis
spelled words, no grammatical errors
or I transpositions being considered.
Aa usual there were two or three
catch worda which seemed to confuse
the contestants. - For- Instance there
was the word, gray, spelled fc-re,
which also means color. This was
sDelled right. But there was the
word here, which was used in the
sense of hear.' In that case of course
It was a misspelled word.
, The winners in the contest were as
follows: J. E. White, Mrs. A. L.
Rtanflll. Mrs. Melvin Watson, Lottie
Noah, Valeria Holder, , Lurline Den
ham. Elise Long, Mrs.' Clarence
Yatea. Marion Hood Mathis, Mrs
John H. Joyner.
No entries were made In the con
tests for the largest number persons
in one load brought to town and the
load brought the "longest distance.
The managers of the contests were
Messrs. John George, Wallace Riley
and Hugh Harris.
The prizes offered by R. H. Rust-
two eighteen-dollar casings one for
the oldest Ford car and the other for
the newest Ford car, were awarded
as follows: The oldest car, J. W.
Miller, Obion; the newest car, Kirk
Wells, Glass, Tenn. .
THE PUBLIC HEALTH NUBSEr
WHYvWE NEED HEB
Without health our community
can hope for no progress either In
dustrially or commercially, and ex
nerlence shows us that when Illness
is present among bur people our so
cial life also seems to be lost. Our
schools are closed from epidemics;
our 3tores fail to keep up their reg
ular amount of business and our peo
ple are hopeless and discouraged.
" Fortunately we are learning that
illness is not visited on us by the
hand of Providence; much of It can
be prevented altogether and much
of it can be converted Into health If
we Just know how to do it. We have
many excellent health lavs in our
State and we have also health
hoards and health officers who
do '.their duty as. they see it
and do it well. But to attain com
munity health we must have some
thing always present in our midst
which will keep us constantly re
minded of the necessary precautions
which we should take to secure
health" and to keep it once it is se
: cured. ''"
The spoken word, the personal
message is the most powerful influ
ence in the world ; this' has been
proven throughout the ages, and at
last we are arriving at a time when
we. may, if we will, have the per
sonal message on health spoken to
our families, our children and our
selves daily or even hourly as the
need arises. The medium by. which
this message is carried is the Public
Health Nurse. The war has shown
us, by the condition of our young
men, that the time has "come when
wo must do something to improve The
health of our -eople. That 33 per
cent or our boys were rejected as
physically unfit for military service
means that the health of the Amer
ican youth has been neglected. Boys
from the country showed bad health
in nearly as great measure as those
from the cities; only. 4 per cent
more country boys were healthy than
city boys, and from this fact we
learned the acute need for improv
ing the health of our people.
For five years before' the war the
Red Cross had established a nursing
service for Bmall towns and rural
communities; this service is now be
ing extended into every part of the
country where nurses are not al
ready serving in needed numbers.
We must have such a nurse here; she
is a general leading an army to life
and health by the force of her own
knowledge and the value of her own
experience."
, Useless loss of life Is one of the
saddest phases of civilization; we are
taught to conserve our crops and our
cattle but often we neglect our chil
dren. The proof of this is that every
year 100,000 babies die who might
have lived if parents had understood
how to care, for them. .
Epidemics visit us .from time to
time .' .. accidents, emergencies,
and carelessness cause countless
deaths; many of these nlay be pre
vented and WILL be prevented if a
good Public Health Nurse' Is heard
and heeded. " :
This 13 meant only to make people
think on this subject; next week an
other article will tell in detail of the
work of a Public Health Nurse. In
the mean time let us look around our
own neighborhood, glance at our own
friends and acquaintances and de
termine in our own mind how many
need . health hints. It is Just one of
the duties of a Public Health Nurse
to give these hints; it is ouj part to
regard them if w& would reap the re
ward of Health-Contrrbuted by De
partment of Nursing, Southern Dl
vision, Red Cross. - f
DRAINING THE LAKE
FISHERMEN PROTEST
ELLER GETS ROAD JOB.
Waters Receding -at the Bate of Two
Inches a Day, ;
ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA
OPENING NUMBERS
Mr, H. II. Bowen, advance man
for the Redpath Chautauqua, has ar
rived in Union City and is busy get
ting out the advertising for the pro
gram. Every town in which the pro
gram has appeared this year has an
nounced It a3 good as any program
ever seen on the Redpath Circuit. A
feature that ha3 not been witnessed
in many years on a Redpath Chautau
qua comes to Union City this year.
The Ben Greet Playera in the Shake
sperian play, "As You Like It," are
being heartily received over the en
tire circuit.. Dr. Frederick Monson,
who has travelled extensively thru
out Mexico, '. and is personally ac
quainted with the leading men in
Mexican affairs, will give an illus
trated lecture on Mexico. The pic
tures shown by Dr. Monson were tak
en by him while traveling thru Mex
ico. They give a. vivid idea of the
Mexico of to-day and the conditions
existing in the country to the south
of us.
Mr. Louis A. Convls has travelled
extensively thruout Russia with the
American Expeditionary Forces, and
later In a private capacity. During
this time he was able to collect a
store of valuable information on con
ditions in Russia, which he Is giv
ing to American audiences for the
first time. . -
At a meeting of the committee
Monday afternoon It was decided to
have the Chautauqua located this
year where It- was last year. This
will be good news to the citizens of
Union City. - - v
Mr. E. B. Persons will be the su
perlntendent this year. Mr. Persons
has been with the Chautauqua since
its inception, and comes to Union
City highly recommended by the
Redpath Bureau. ,
The tent in Union City this year
will be a new one. The tent which
came here last year was exchanged
at the first of the year for a new one,
made of heavier canvas. , "
Tickets are now on sale in the bus
iness district and should be secured
early. Pledges can be redeemed this
year at Dietzel's Jewelry Store.
The story hour work will begin at
ten o'clock on Wednesday morning,
June 15. The afternoon program
will start at three p.m., the evening
program at eight o'clock. ' .
The lure of the hose in the city
drivesmen from the hoes in the
country. Gilmer (Tex.) Mirror.
It is claimed that the ditches be
low Black Bottom, made for the' pur
pose of draining the lands below the
spillway near Black Bayou, are now
dug up to the spillway and that the
lake is being drained thru Black
Bayou into the ditch and that the
waters are; being carried on
Forked Deer River. Whether or not
these reports are correct, one thing
is certain: The laku is being drained,
according to those who -have' been
down there the past few days, an
thesemen have seen with their own
eyes the waters of the lake going
down as they have never gone before
'Some of our people seem to think
that the'purpose of those concerned
is to drain the lake completely while
others think that ascertain riparian!
acreage is being drained for farm
purposes and that the main bodies of
water will not be materially effected
as far as fishing and ducking is con
cerned. - - ' - :
Anyhow a number of people well
acquainted with ' the lake are sure
that the lake is being drained, and
efforts are now being made to get the
State Game Warden and authority
from the State' to stop this drainage
Tho lake belongs to the State and
the State is holding it as a public
preserve for , hunting and fishing,
with certain specifications and prlv
flleges to hunters and fishermen.
To drain the lake is unauthorized
and against, the statutes of Tennes
see. Bo if property owners below the
lake have been quietly at work ditch
ing up to the waters of the lake for
the purpose of draining this body of
water they will have to answer to
the State and bo held responsible for
violation of these statutes.
URGES CITIZENS TO ,
DOWN BOOTLEGGING
Washington, June 4. The Antl
Saloon League is calling upon the
American citizenry to volunteer es
pionage of boot legging and other
violations of the prohibition enforce
ment law during the lull in official
activities due to a shortage of gov
ernment funds.
The $200,000 appropriation for
law enforcement adopted by the Sen
ate," said Wayne B. Wheeler, coun
sellor for the league, will give relief
as soon as it is available. . Many .of
the enforcement men, however, have
had to find new positions, and they
will probably not be available. Oth
ers have been waiting to see if Con
gress would act.' Until the men are
back on the job the people should use
all of the power available to check
the lawlessness of the liquor inter
ests. The temporary let-crown war
followed by a marked increase in law
lessness.' .' ".'
"It is not only the duty but the ob
ligation of every good citizen to re
port to the regular officers any viola
tion of the liquor laws which comes
within their knowledge." -
ABEA OF 125 SQUARE MILES
SWEPT BY RAGING TORRENTS
Denver, Col., June 4. An area of 125
square miles of territory in Eastern Colo
rado is Swept tonight by the raging tor
rents of overflowing streams and broken
dams. The district, 45 miles long, be
tween Denver and Boulder, is inundated
to a width of several miles. V '
Property damage outside , Pueblo,
which lies in the heart of the flooded
territory, is- estimated at more than
$2,500,000. Seven lives have been
reported lost outside Pueblo.
Growing crops have been destroyed
throughout the flooded area with rich
farm lands completely covered by the
floods. Hundreds of the cattle were swept
to death with particularly heavy dam
age in Logan and Weld countries.
AH railroads service in eastern, north
ern, and southern Colorado in paralyzed
with trains stalled in many places.
Thousands of automobiles are maroon
ed on the highways. " -
The greatest property damage pro
bably has been done to the coal and
copper mines of northern Colorado.
When - food gives you distress
you need a dose of Prickly Ash Bit
ters to relieve the stomach and help
digestion. It la a mans' remedy for
the liver and bowels. Price $1.25
per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
Awarded Contract for Section Jeffer
son Davis Highway.-
Dyersburg, Tenn., June 4. H.' E.
Eller was awarded the contract this
morning by the State Highway Com
mission for the DyersDurg-Newbern
section of the. Jefferson Davis High
way. The contract calls for asphalt
construction with -concrete base, 18
feet wide. Mr." Eller has Just com
rpleted-a contract for asphalt streets
in Albany, Ala., and Is going to start
on the Dyer County Job at once
Cooking Her Own Goose.
Mrs. Leah M. Butler, president of
the Lima Federation of Women's
Cluba, has returned from Michigan,
where she was taking a course In
dietetics, and is now at St. Rita's
Hospital recuperating. Lima (Ohio)
Republican-Gazette. -
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, t's All Your Point of View.
"What i3 the secret of Success?"
asked the Sphinx. "PUSH," said the
Button. "Take pains," said the Win
dow. "Always keep cool," said the
Ice. "Be up to date," said the Cal
endar. "Never lose your head," said
the Hammer. "Aspire to greater
things," said the Nutmeg. "Be sharp
in aJJ your dealings," said the Knife.
"Find a good thing-and stick to it,"
said the Glue. "Do the work you are
suited for," said the Chimney.
Reynolds Theatre
WEEKLY PROGRAM
TO-NIGHT-rPBiDAY
"Double Adventure" Serial"
Comedy and Vodavil Movies
Prices 5 and 10 Cents
SATURDAY
. Wm. Desmond in
"The Broadway Cowboy"
Prices' 5 and 10 Cents
' MONDAY
Taylor Holmes -in
"Nothing But Lie s"
Prices 5 and 10 Cents
TUESDAY ;
Blanche Sweet in
"The Girl in the Web"
Prices 5 and-10 Cents
- WEDNESDAY
A New Serial
Joe Ryan in"
"The Purple Riders"
Comedy and News
THURSDAY ;
Constance Talmadge in
"Good References" v
Prices 10 and 20 Cents
We are again receiving
plentyof
BON. AIR
Cumberland Block
AND
TRADEWATER
C OA
We are not handling any
inferior grades to sell cheap.
Bundle Kindling
UNION CITY
ICE and COAL CO.
PHONE150
Union City, Tenn. '
3 Out of town guests are '
especially invited to at
tend our big productions
featured every Monday at
JIMMIE'S PLAYHOUSE .
You will see . no better
pictures anywhere. "
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Jimm
les
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MoncJai:; -eJJome 13. .
WALLACE REI D IN
"The Charm School"
This picture was made for men, women and children to see. Better ' come early.
Also FATTY ARBUCKLE hi
"THE BUTCHER BOY"
Prices lOc'aiid 25c- '.
Next Monday Vn. S. Hart in "THE CRADLE OF COURAGE" i
we UTiivinniAX cAr
The" Ford
with electric
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rting and lighting system and
demountable rims with 3-inch tires all around, is the ideal family
car because of its all-around utility and refined and amfortable
equipment. Finely upholstered. Plate glass windows. An open car
in the spring,; summer, and early fall. A closed car in inclement
weather and winter. For theatre parties, for social visiting, for
touring, and for 'taking the children to school, it is just what you
Want. The low cost of operation and maintenance is not the least
of its charms. v A rt&ular Ford car, simple in design, strong in con
'struction, and durable in service.. Won't you come in and look it over?
tThe comforts of an electric car . with the economy of the Ford.1
R. H. RUST
Authorized Ford Dealer. Phone 400
UNION CITY, TENN.
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