Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee (2024)
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1 ftge 16 JOHNSON- CITY PRESS-CHRONICLE Tuesday Morning August 27 1974 TL -Chronicter ma take three kids td the baby sit- ter then get yourself to work have much time to that of four attorneys hired lately one was a black male one was a male of Spanish- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Terry Stone of Boston spent Monday demonstrating for womens equality Margaret Kennedy of Miami was too CITY POLICE COURT Doris Fsher Darrell Oliver 907 Crocus Naivye ern Va fined $6550 on charge of aflowjrackie Tarlton ing dog to run loose Maxe Lyons Ehwbethton Martin Wilson Jr 50 503Vi Paula Rogers Roan Mountain Lament bound to grand jury urv Hannah Lewis Unicoi der $1000 bond on fifth charge Lettie Smith Bristol of driving while intoxicated and farl Gray Chuckey driving with revoked drivers stts eiSShS cense men the right to vote Ms Stone a member of he National Organization for Women NOW who prefers the title said Boston feminists were concentrating their actions on the abortion issue raising money to fight abortion opponents busy ringing up sales at the su- -permarket to worry about her rights The two reflected the different attitudes of Americans to-w a "Womens Equality proclaimed by President Ford to mark the 54th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving wo- TRAFFIC- BLOTTER Driver Involved Accidents Aug 23 Herbert A Doan Blountville and Shirley White 2107Vi Bartlett on Roan Paul Goodwin 1701 Market on Fairview Elizabeth Carey 807 Lacy and Marie Kellum 1305 Sherwood at Wilson and Winter Donald Johnson Roan Mountain and Reeves OJillen 2602 First at Center and Gray Mark Vess 220 Princeton Road and James Dowdy 138 Highland Road on Division Accident Aug 22 Bonnie Coday Jonesboro and Jerry Williams Telford on -Conklin Williams- -charged with driving without a drivers license EMERGENCY CALLS Reporting period from 4 pm Sunday to 4 pm Monday for emergency calls only -Ambulance Authority Cali from Boones Creek to Johnson City Memorial Hospital Call from JCMH to Veterans Administration Hospital Mountain Home Call from 266 Main to JCMH City Fire Department No calls Jonesboro Fire Department No calls celebrating the right to she said "but the next mostcrucial issue is the right to control our own Mrs Kennedy a cashier and the 39-year-old mother of five said day may be all right for people who have nothing else to do but when you get ud at daybreak get breakfast HEW begins release of funds to be used for primary care scholarships think about In Madison Wis three women attorneys filed sex discrimination suits against the Equal Rights Division on grounds they have been denied jobs because of their sex The three women said they had applied for and been turned down for hearing examiner jobs They said in a state- ment: are convinced that the only qualification we lack for this job is JohnZinos a commissioner for the Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations denied the charges He said practicing in or town in which raised This is related the arguments presented in support of the proposed medical school in connection with East Tennessee State University and the Veterans Administration A shortage of physicians in East Tennessee is attributed mainly to the lack of a medical school to attract students who live in that part of the state Two appropriations of $2 million each were voted for physician shortage program by Congress one in July and the other in December 1973 But HEW tied up the funds by declining to issue regulations to implement the plan It was only after congressional pressure spearheaded by the sponsors that an agreement for the release around the they were aiRESTAURANTI THE MALL Delicious Food and Entertainment LOUNGE Betty Burt Jonesboro Joseph Haas 912 Althea Mae Matheson Elizabethton Charles Sparks Bakersville Guy Maddox Jr 1818 McClellan Christopher Gentry Elizabeth--ton Guy Maddox Jr McClellan Christopher Gentry Elizabeth-- ton Linda Grace Jonesboro Ruth Misamore 1332 Baxter Howard Harris Rt 1 Sandra Tipton Bakersville Scott Shelton Chuckey Lillian Youngblood 218 tauga Donald McAllister Rt 7 Jimmy Ledford Rt 7 Baby boy Harris Erwin Discharges Aug 25 Total discharges 27 Total tients 235 Dana Holt Steven Scott Lena Smith Aleta A Scalf Jerry Frady Joyce Rhea Ver-die Matherly Helen McGee Bertha Musick Hazel White Baby boy shell Earnest Cox Brenda Coleman Jo A Buckles Mark Morgan Shirley Stewart Marcella Forney Clara and baby girl Pierce Joyce and baby girl McIntosh Earnest Wyatt Barbara A Woodfin Michael Lewis Mildred Hall Dottie Dilks and Susan Garcia REALTY TRANSFERS Jerry Price et ux to Lewis 7th Dist lots S 350 Raymond Crowe et ux to Willard Everhart et ux 12th Dist: tract $29500 Loretta Wilson to James Thurston et ux 9th Dist lots $25750 -Hodge Development Inc to Robert Shelton et ux 10th Dist lot $5900 A Yarbor to Jerry Yar-bor et ux 1st Dist tract $200 Kenneth Thompson et ux to Michael Caughron et uv 11th Dist tract $1728350 James Moulton et al to Eddie Bragg et ux 14th Dist lots $2500 James Swinson Jr et ux to Sidney A Robinson III et ux 9th and-or 10th Dist lot $39400 Arthur Haskins et ux to Raymond Boyer et at 11th Dist tract $900 Hamilton National al to Buford Stone Dist tract $3050 Carl Harshbarger Raymond Boyer Dist tract i8000 Charles Minor Inc to Lester Goins et ux 10th Dist lot $28900 Bobby Treadway et ux Gary Wilcox ux 11th Dist lot $19700 James Thornton eth ux to Royd Williams et ux 10th Dist tot $26500 Blit-Well Homes Inc to Robert Saults et ux 81h Dist lot $29400 besVin STEAKS AND GRECIAN SALADS JOHNSON CITY RECREATION CENTER NWA Match American descent one was a woman and one was a white male Rallies and celebrations were called meanwhile to protest job discrimination and to urge support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the US -Constitution Thirty-three of the 38 states needed for ratification have approved the amendment Jessie Adler 96 a suffragette who says been fighting for equality for more than half a century had little sympathy for women who aware of or are fighting against the amendment of the funds was reached The AMA survey on physician distribution also "showed that 49 per cent of the men raised in small towns were practicing in communities of 2500 or fewer There was a similar per centage of doctors practicing in communities of 25000 or more in which they were raised The study stated that who practice-in small towns are nore likely to have a rural than an urban It stated: "Physician recruitment for small rural areas would be enhanced if more young men with backgrounds were encouraged to enter the medical It also found that a physician establishes a practice he is not likely to The percentage of physicians who stayed where they started was 65 per cent Sen Beall commented that departments like HEW too frequently act like the "Circumlocution in the Dickens story Little Doritt addicted to the art of "How not do do it" NOW PLAYING TOBACCO ROAD 0LDEWEST DINNER THEATRE Kpt-Bristol 323-4151 Johnson City 928-2121 ESS-CHRONICLE OR IV III NVIt M4B you foe templet service JONESBORO Mpin St Phone 753-6103 If Popor Not Delivered CALL TONY CARPER Home Phono 978-5)94 ELIZABETHTON 903 Broad St Phone 543-2841 If Poo Nm nlivrd CAU HILDA TIPTON Home Phone 5433770 SPECIAL with our own Fries and Cole Slaw a ALL YOU CAN Spaghetti Dinner GlSPlE JOHNSON Has an Office near you hr News Advertising Circulation Served with Shoiteys Special Meat Sauce Parmesan Cheese and Grecian Bread Tony A Hyder 23 904 Una-ka released -to Washington County Sheriffs officers on states warrant charging disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct Kenneth Honeycutt 24 409 Hamilton fined $150 on charges of reckless- driving driving without drivers license and failure -to stop for blue light and siren Michael Watkins 28- RtJ -7 forfeited $30 on charge of fight- ing Robert Hill forfeited fighting Ricky Wallen 18 Kingsport forfeited $3Q on charge of fighting -J Shell Jr 54 803 Maple forfeited $50 on charge of carrying arms Donald Penix 28 Rt 7 Piney Rats forfeited $75 on charges of public drunkenness and carrying arms Kenneth Fletcher 56 Bristol Va was released to Tennessee Highway Patrol officers on states warrant charging driving while intoxicated Lewis Jr 22 Rt 2 released to Tennessee Highway Patrol officers on states warrant charging driving while intoxicated Jerry Freeman 20 2510 Louise forfeited $30- on charge of reckless driving Gary Taylor 24 Tyler Apartments fined $50 on charge of carrying arms Ricky Burleson 22 1907 In- dian Ridge bound to grand jury under $1000 bond on charges of reckless driving and failure to stop for blue light He was also fined $6550 for running stop sign and red light MARRIAGE LICENSES Denver Range 3100 Walnut and Nancy A Jones 2700 Roan Larry Horton Jonesboro and Lynnls Compton Kingsport Jimmy Graybeal 2000 Fairview and Patricia A Guinn-1713 Fairview SUITS FILED Chancery Court -Nancy McMackin vs Garry McMackin divorce Marie -Jenkins vs Norman Jenkins divorce Carolyn A McCarty vs Johnny McCarty divorce Johnson City Law Court Teresa A Ei Freeman vs Paul Freeman divorce Charles Bowling et ux Novella Bowling vs Calvary Baptist Church Earl Chatman Jr Royd Black and Paul Baker $15000 in land damages Gary Smith vs Jimmy Fox and Nancy Pipkin $100000 damages in auto accident MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Admissions Aug Total admissions 32 Visiting hours 2 4 and 6 8 pm dally Harvey Howard Jonesboro Baby boy Briggs Flag Pond Joyce A and baby girl Williams Elizabethton Eugenia A Story Jonesboro Dorothy A and baby girl Goad Bristol Simerly will assume music post at WCA Headmaster Garland Thayer has announced that Washington College Academy will teach instrumental music and band for the new school year 1974-75 Director of the program will be Rick Simerly of Elizabethton Rick Simerly Simerly is a music major at East Tennessee State University and has had experience in music He has taught marching band techniques to area schools In Tennessee and Virginia and has been giving private instruction of band instruments to area students for the past three years He will be teaching classes at the Academy on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:25 2:25 pm Additional information about enrollment in the band program and fees may be ob- tained from the Academy Four facing marijuana count in Unicoi County (P-C Erwin Burwu): ERWIN Charges of marijuana possession face three men and a juvenile after their arrest here Saturday by THP Larry Rucker and Constable Louie Price Arrested were Guy Lloyd Jr 19 Rt 2 on charges of driving while intoxicated possessing a firearm going armed possessing marijuana two counts of reckless driving failure to yield for a blue light and leaving the scene of an accident Michale Arrington 18 Marshall NC charged twth possessing marijuana and violating the license law Edward Johnson 20 with the US Navy at Vir- ginia Beach Va charged with possessing marijuana and aj 17-year-6ld youth from Wood- sin NC also charged with possessing marijuana The longest fangs of any snake are those of the Gaboon viper of tropical Africa In a 6-foot-lqrfg specimen the fangs measured 196 inches Coll or visit the off i0 nearest JOHNSON CltY 204 Main St Ptione 929-3111 If popernet delivered theft 429-31 1 1 ERWIN 216 Gay Street Phone 743-4141 If Pooer Not Oehvered CAU HILDA 30NES Home Phono 743-6972 LUNCHEON Dining Room Only TONIGHT 8 PM Main Rvant: Southeastern Historys Biggest Tag Championship By Lawrence Fernsworth P-C Washington Correspondent -WASHINGTON The De-partment of Health Education and Welfare after considerable footdragging has begun the release of $4 million to be used in providing scholarships up to $5000 for young men and women who agree to practice primary care medicine in physician shortage areas Half this sum is now being used to finance 395 scholarships while other scholarships are to be funded from another $2 million to be released in September The first fund release brought 1013 applicants Tennessee Sen William Brock was one of the sponsors of the bill" of which the chief sponsor was Sen Glenn Beal of Maryland A survey of the American Medical Association showed Tennessee to be one of the principal physician shortage areas especially in the rural places There is now pending in Congress a more comprehensive bill known as the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1974 which includes physician shortage program The program aims at remedying the gaps in rural areas rather than in the cities The AMA survey showed that more than 45 per cent of the physicians are Trusty back in county jail A trusty in the Washington County jail in Jonesboro is back in thq confines of his cell today after a short-lived freedom David McCrackin 22 who was serving a 60-day sentence for drunkenness and disorderly conduct left the jail Saturday afternoon to purchase items for other inmates He failed to show up for the 4 pm check but surrendered later that evening The Washington County Office said an additional charge connected with the incident is pending completion of the investigation Alert jailer nabs escapee An alert jailer on a routine shopping trip Saturday night proved to be the downfall of an escapee from the Tennes- see State Prison in Nashville Sam Rupe a jailer with the Washington County Department was shopping in a Jonesboro supermarket Saturday night when he saw a face that seemed familiar It was that of Bobby Austin Rt 2 Jonesboro who had escaped from the Tennessee State Prison last Tuesday Austin was immediately taken into custody Deadline is 4:00 pm: Wednesday Aug 28 Wednesday Aug 28 Wednesday Aug 28 Wednesday Aug 28 Thursday Aug 29 Thursday7Aug729 Friday Aug 30 Friday Aug 30 CITY POLICE During the past 72-hour weekend police answered 501 miscellaneous calls and arrested three persons for carrying arms five for driving while intoxicated one for forgery two for disorderly conduct and one for -violation of the narcotic drug law Traffic division Investigated 16 accidents which included five persons injured and 32 incidents of property damage Detective division- investigated 17 larceny reports two assault reports and three burglary reports Knoxville man honored by ACT MEMPHIS Lloyd Marchant administrator of Hillcrest Medical Nursing Institute in Knoxville has been selected as of the for 1974 by the Activity Coordinators of Tennessee an affiliate organization of the Tennessee Nursing Home Association The award was presented at the Presidential Awards Luncheon held during the annual TNHA Convention in Memphis In presenting the award to Marchant ACT President Linda Blevins Bristol stated: many acts of kindness and concern for thepatients are often not recognized or publicized No one ever knew who shopped for and purchased a wig for a little bald female patient He once spent vacation time shopping and buying musical instruments for our rhythm band These are only a few examples of the things which make him remarkable Howard treated following wreck Harvey Howani 31 Rt 4 Jonesboro was listed in fair to satisfactory condition in Memorial Hospital following treatment for injuries sustained in a Saturday night auto accident Howard received a deep laceration to his shoulder and was admitted following treat- ment in the emergency room of the hospital THP Trooper Gary Dossett said Howard was injured when the car he was driving failed to negotiate a curve on the northern end of Carroll Creek Road around 10 pm Unofficial reports indicated How- ard was thrown from his car and the car landed on him however this was has not been confirmed by the THP Trooper Dossett was assisted in his investigation by members of the Washington County Department Elizabethton board to air school plans ELIZABETHTON A call meeting of the Elizabethton Board of Education will be held at 7:30 pm today at the Administration Building 704 Watauga Ave This meeting is called due to the lack of a quorum at the regular meeting scheduled last Tuesday and the agenda will be the same announced Kenneth Rader chairman FILM RATING GUIDE For Parents and Their Children GENERAL AUOICNCCS All Ages Admitted PARENTAL GUI DANCE SUOGESTED Some Meter if Mey Not Be Suitable for mt Teenn AcrmicTfo Under 97 requires accompanying Parent or Adult Querdun QC NO ONE UNDER 17 AOftMTTEO (Age limit mey very kt certain arced MPAA PRINTED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY THE JOHNSON BOUNTY HUNTERS Jim Lancaster Tag Champions The Bounty Hunters won the title from Steve Kovac and frank Monte Trout Plate Clam Plate Flounder Plate All orders served Hush Puppies French RON and DON WRIGHT Tag chai- lengers in what is expected to bo on of tho biggest tag battles ever witnessed BBQ Sandwich 99c and French Fries Grudge Battle Ed Wolfe asked for this match ED WOLFE vs JIM LANCASTER ANNOUNCEMENTS In Memonom IN LOVING MEMORY OF MICHAEL Seen Harmavwha-pessed away AufluiL 27 1973 Little Angels When God cans litti children to Owen with Him above We mortals sometime question the wisdom of His love For no heartache compares with the death of one small child Who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild Perhaps God tires of calling the aged to hit fold So He picks a rosebud before if can grow old God knows how much we need them and so He takes but few To make tne land of Heaven more beautiful to view £eheving this is difficult still somehow we must try The saddest word mankind knows will always be So when a little child departs we who are left behind Must reaine God loves children Angels are hard to find Mr ft Mrs Larry Harrison and Leigh Ann ft Mr ft Mrs Berlin Peters ft Jeff Lodge NoHcos Watauga Commandery No 25 KT Stated conclave of Watauga Commandery of Watauga Commandery No 25 KT August 27 at 730 pm AH Sir Knights are urged to attend Visitors welcome Uia Baytess wR Patton Jr Recorder EC Personal Notices 1 WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for any debts made by anyone other than myself after this date 8 26 Signed: John Sherfey of Route 7 Jonesboro TN REWARO FOR INFORMATION LEAD-ing to recovery of a green 57 Chevrolet hardtop taken from Pubiix Discount Parking lot on Aug 21 1974 Call 926-261) Special Notices OVERWEIGHT? LOSE UGLY FAT with the Oiedex plan at Revco Drugs RENT A PORTABLE FLASHING SIGN Any sue available Mar-Sn Sign Company 926-5293 921-7190 CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING ft HEATING Home Industrial Commercial Call 926-4059 or 926-2311 MONUMENTS WHOLESALE We are now locuted near Devault Bridge on Brittoi-J Highway next to WILL-MARY SHOP Large display Of first quality monuments at reasonable prices We do the complete lob Terms available Call 926-6311 536-0029 538-8963 669-3041 Dubb ft Hack Harkieroad Route 4 Johnson City WANTED: COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS AGES 6-17 AAU TEAM Cali 926-6506 nr 926-4771 fall registration munsey Weekday Kindergarten Classes tor 3 4 5 year olds Free swimming lessons Call 926-6506 Auctions BOWERS BROS Auctioneers Home Office: Efizabemton Tenn Phone 542-25U day or night Col Martin Bowers Auctioneer RANGE AUCTION 542-2)29 Elizabethton TWIN HILLS ANTIQUES ft AUCTION Consignment auctions every Friday ft Saturday 7 pm ingsport Highway 9 Hoppy Adi PERRY I LOVE YOU MORE TOOAY than yesterday but not as much as will tomorrow Thanks for letting me spend the rest of my life with-you Sandra HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ELTACAROL Love Mom Dad Lynn ft Della 10 Oenerot Services YARD WORK Shrubbery trimed sprayed and feed Will seed lawns new or old 929 2696 REPAIRS ON ALL ELECTRICAL Appliances New installations Service cans made promptly day or night 929-3904 REMODELING ROOM ADDITIONS AND all carpenter work Call alter 5 pm for tree estimates 929 2953 Return Grudge Stretcher Match Only way men or team can defeated they must be carried out on stretcher TONY LaDUE and MIKE JACKSON BLUE SCORPIONS CHANGES IN ADVERTISING DEADLINES Because offices of the Johnson City Press-Chronicle will be closed all day Monday September 2 in observance of Labor Day advertising for certain editions of that week must be advanced 4 4 rrr KOIRECaFROMSNaSNAKBflVEtXSNTOtGrWIlftArRaOlHlfl For advertising in edition of: Mondqy PM Sept 2 Tuesday AM Sept 3 Tuesday PM Sept 3 Wednesday AM Sept Wednesday PM Sept Thursday AM Sept 5 Thursday PM Sept 5 Friday AM Sept 6 JOHNSON FREEDOM HAIL CIVIC CENTER Behind Science Hill High School For Information Call 929-8361 Doors Open 3:30 Telecast 4:00 6:00 Limited to 5000 Admission $1000 and $1200 Tickets on Sale Jims Motorcycle Sales Yamaha of Johnson City ESS-CHRONICLE WHI tkl 1011 DONT (NOW WIU HIM IHIM.