Elizabethton Star from Elizabethton, Tennessee • 1

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A 4 11 JH 4 1 1 fz vr 4 An Independent Newspaper Devoted To The Upbuilding Of Carter Johnson County VOL XLII NO 239 MEMBER UPI SS The Watauga Lake Claims Victim An Editorial Richardson I to snore ana returned to help McCloud but the North'v'vT' City To Valley orge I 75 In Tennessee May Open This Year Accident in Eight Injured a In 2 Car Wreck Constable Jarvis Stout who HDC Receives City Chamber Sponsoring Junked Car Program i ederal Grant jr Work Program which will The Human Development Corporation has received a Tammy Lee Hooper age 2 who sustained multiple lacerations to the face and lip and was transferred to Johnson City Memorial Hospital Tina Hooper age 4 who was treated for a Construction on State Route 37 (19 E) from north of Valley orge to State Route 91 at Elizabethton is expected to be completed in October A contract for the grading drainage construction of a of signs was awarded Sept 24 1971 to Summers Taylor Inc of Elizabethton The announcement was in cluded in a quarterly report on the status of road work in Carter County by Gov Win field Dunn State Sen Mar shall Nave and State Reps Palma Robinson 0 Burle son and A Miller Sr Construction on Watauga Road from inside the east city limits of Watauga to "State Route 37 near Elizabethton is expected to be finished in June photograph which appears on the front page of your newspaper dated July 19 1973 is a typical example of our ex mayor Seems like he is always blowing off steam but this time the cloud is a little too dark for steam I i 19 Completion Set or October MRS LAURA GRAYSON Rt 1 Elizabethton IRIC BIRCHIELD Rt 2 Butler MRS MAMIE NORRIS Rt 1 Hampton EDGAR JENKINS Rt 1 Watauga LOYD STOUT Whitesburg Tenn Again Heads TVTC Here I Eight persons were treated and dismissed at Carter County Memorial Hospital last night after a two car collision on the Bramear Road at Hampton Mrs Patsy Hamilton Pinecrest Circle Elizabethton was driver of an automobile that collided at a Hampton intersection with a Iw i st yesterday Treated at the local hospital emergency room were Mrs Betty Hooper 22 410 Watauga Ave who suffered a Kenneth McCloud North Carolina Shot Wounds Two teenagers were treated during the early part of the weekend at the Emergency Room of the Carter County Memorial Hospital for ac cidental gunshot wounds Barry Phillips 18 Mountain 1 Carroll Richardson was re elected chairman of the board of directors of the Tennessee Vocational Training Center of Carter County at the quarterly board meeting last week Don Tetrick' was elected vice chairman and Mrs Patsy Moody was named secretary for the coming fiscal year Other members of the board are Jack Musick Dr Harold Lane Dr Hoyle Bowman Dr Jack Hay Mrs Alfred Costner Mrs Ogden Shook Mrs Stanford Nave Greer Dino Senesi and Rondal Cole Oscar Kitchens Center I manager in his quarterly report noted that 1200 square feet of floor space were added to the building during 1973 and the old workshop area? was renovated The Elizabethton Kiwanis Club contributed $3500 for the renovation Kitchens repor (Continued on Page 3 A) up at times for miles as tourist vehicles try to make their way through small towns along 11 Matheson investigating of (Continued on Page 3 A) Jp 1 (Editor's following Sound Off received unsolicited through the mail ex presses a personal ob servation and inspired the accompanying cartoon which was drawn by STAR ad staff member Phil Hileman) ELIZABETHTON TENNESSEE 37643 SUNDAY JULY 22 1973 TWENTY SIX PAGES DAILY 10 CENTS A break in at Bowman and Howard Inc West Towne Plaza was discovered at 4:40 am Saturday by Police Capt Carriger Williams and Lt Dan Alsup Entry to the store had been gained by breaking a plate glass window next to a door on the east side of the building Merchandise valued at $1000 was reported stolen in car driven by Denna Bishop the break in including twojRt 4 Elizabethton speakers a receiver and a turnable A small amount of investigated said no charges money was also missing Carolinan had sank into the water The accident happened at the first entrance to the lake McCloud reportedly Resided with the Garrett family on Hughes St Elizabethton and was employed at the East Tennessee Undergarment actory Roy Moffitt and Lloyd Nidiffer were the vestigating officers Two Teenagers Treated or had been filed 'S our Injured In Two Car 4 EAST TENNESSEE Continued cloudy warm' and humid through Monday with a chance of showers High in' mid 808 Low tonight in mid 60s our persons were injured in a two car accident at the intersection of Holston and City was treated for a gunshot St at annroximatelv noon wuunu U1V icii puuuiuc toMJJeputy 1974 Walton Construction Co of Brentwood was awarded a contract for the construction of this 38 mile section last eb 16 City Officers NASHVILLE The grading drainage and construction of three bridges on Interstate 81 in Washington County from Greene County Line to County Line is ex i pected to be completed in September "7 1 A contract for the 38 mile project was awarded Nov 19 1 1971 to Tillett Brothers Construction Co of 1 While the Department of Transportation is hopeful of opening 1 81 late this year Governor Winfield Dunn noted "recently that the current energy crisis was threatening delay the completion He pointed out the shortage of diesel fuel on which the contractors operate their heavy road building equipment 7 the end of this year to open the highway for traffic A spokesman for Gov Winfield Dunn said Saturday there was a possibility the highway might be opened despite the fact that work would remain along the in completed stretches of 1 75 all the work would be completed by the end of the said Ralph Griffith information aide to Dunn will still be some work 4 llv 3 A A to do such as grass and the laceration to the forehead contracts would not be en tirely completed until 1974 but it is hoped that the roads could be opened to traffic by the end of the In the area near Sweetwater in middle Tennessee traffic during the summer is backed laceration to the right side of the face and Harley Met tier 46 611 Lynn Ave Mrs Hooper and the two (Continued on Page 3 A) RfoN WLLt a VIA JI second thought this must be smoke but it really coming from his cherished tobacco pipe Seems he is hopelessly behind in the completion schedule of the new high school and is simply blowing smoke from the mouth and staling for time fact that he is behind in the completion schedule can be blamed only on the general con tractor who is directly responsible for all phases of this job Blowing smoke screens and placing the blame on our Electric System get the job done to Mr statement as to the way that our Electric System runs its business let me say that it would behoove him to take a second look the lights been off lately and the school on schedule This proves one thing The LIGHT will always penetrate through the smoke regardless of how hard he VM i Roundup On Road Projects Drug Tip Off We appeal to anyone who has information nn rinioa Ia anonymously by dialing 542 4151 after 8 pm on any day of the week Join In the fight to curb drug traffic! next January A contract for the grading drainage con struction of five bridges paving and lighting was awarded Dec 17 1971 to McDowell Purcell Inc of Nashville The announcements were included in a quarterly report on the status of road work in Washington County by the Governor State Sens Marshall Nave and Tom Garland and State Reps Palma Robinson and Good' They also announced that work on the East Tennessee State University Access Rnad from Greenwnnd Drive to Lake Street at Southwest Avenue is expected to be finished Ps Wanted: Qualified Candidates Deadline for qualifying as a candidate the September 18th City Election is August 9th at 12 noon only two and a half weeks away At this point in time (to quote the recently overworked Watergate phrase) there is a serious shortage of candidates for the seven seats which must be filled to elect a new City Council Only candidate who has qualified and announced for the forthcoming election is incumbent Councilman Joe As of riday afternoon six citizens had obtained the necessary qualifying petitions from the Election Commission office including three of the present Council members and three other prospective candidates We encourage others to come forward as candidates in this important election We would like to see several capable persons both men and women show their interest and concern in the affairs of Elizabethton by offering themselve as public servants We hope also that the in cumbents will again make themselves available for further service There are numerous intelligent honest and well qualified citizens who could ably perform the duties of a Council member and could offer valuable business and professional experiengee in governing the City of Elizabethton? Perhaps there are those who would be willing to serve as City officials butare fearful of being defeated at the polls There is no disgrace in an election defeat There must be losers as well as winners Basic to the democratic process is the choice of the voters Without a number of qualified candidates there can be no choice by the majority When this occurs there arises the opportunity for corruption unresponsive leadership and totalitarian government We ure all unselfish citizens who have sincere motives and wish to play a contributing role in the future of this to make themselves available by becomng a candidate for City Council Construction on State Route 137 from State Route 34 to ln September Summers Taylor Inc of Elizabethton is' Unaka Street in Johnson City is expected to be completed rnnstnirting the project Work is expected to be finished next January on the in dnstrial access rnad from State Route 34 to Oakland Avenue in Johnson City McDowell Purcell was awarded a Con tract for this project on Dec 17 1971 tl Construction on State Route 137 from' Market Street to 'Unaka Street in Johnson City is expected to be finished in early 1975 A contract for constructing this half mile project was awarded April 27 to King Smith Inc of Mem VICTIM BROUGHT TO SHORE Carter County Rescue Squad members stand around the body of Kenneth McCloud just after he was brought from the waters of Watauga Lake after drowning yesterday afternoon in the Sep: tember 18 City Election Mrs Lane stated a member of the Board of Education it RAS filisratfo MRS LANE been my pri mary concern to see that the children of this community are afforded the very best (Continued cm Page 3 A) removed The program starts on August 1 1973 however the Chamber will take information on the cars at anytime This will be a 24 hour a day removal operation when the program begins: To 7 be a success all residents should participate if they know of the location of a junk car or Remember this is more than a beautification program a program to improve the health 7 and reduce the accident potential for the people of the City The junkers above were spotted 7 inside the city limits last week 7 f' nrifAtui nDArDAW Th a csh a triuohAthfnn in mnnAratinn with tho Carter Cm in tv ears for removal Information on cars mav be called into the Chamber of Commerce at 543 2122 fVljlUV AU IlVWlWUt 4HV vkMW Chamber of Commerce and Carter County Health Department is sponsoring a program for or 542 4200 The Chamber will relay the information to the proper authorities and the cars will be removing junk cars within the City limits Besides tne tact mat tnese nuixs are unsignuy tney are health and accident hazards Last drive was quite successful but there are still many cars to be removed this year City Ordinance 7 20 prohibits junk cars within the City limits and i the law will be enforced emphasized City Manager Bob Asbury During this junk car program the cars will be removed free of charge but after August 31 1973 removal will be at the expense of the property owner The City solicits the cooperation of all City residents in identifying junk MADISONVILLE Tenn (UPI) State officials have indicated work on Interstate 75 may be far enough along by loyd Stout Killed In Road Mishap loyd Kenneth Stout age 24 of Bulls Gap was killed in a train truck accident Saturday at Whitesburg Tenn Details of the ac cident were not available Mr Stout was a former resident of Rt 2 Johnson City having moved to Bulls Gap annroximatelv six months STOUT ago He was an employe of the Carolina Tire Recapping Co Whitesburg He was a veteran of Vietnam and at (continuea on Eage A) Mrs Barbara Lane ederal Grant for a Summer 7 Neighborhood Youth Corp Seeks Re election Work Program which will provide employment for 375 To School Board boys and giHs between the ages of 14 21 in Johnson Mrs Barbara Lane is a can Carter and Unicoi Counties didate for re election to the Bill Gardner Executive City Board of Education a Director Said Johnson County a In announcing she will seek would receive 100 job slots second term UIUCO1 UUUIliy aw diuidi auu Carter County 175 slots Don Marshall Manpower Director said the program would begin on July 23 and 'continue through August 31 Participants will work for Public and Private Non Profit Agencies for 40 hours each week at an hourly rate of $160 According to Marshall all persons interested in working this program should (Continued on Page A) I I Hill I' SUNDAY 25 CENTS i 4 lr 1 SV? teabethfon Man Is Victim Watauga Lake another victim yesterday when a Saturday afternoorf swimming outing turned into tragedy for a young North Carolina man who has been residing in Elizabethton Kenneth McCloud 23" Charlotte drowned in approximately 12 feet of water while swimming with two other companions The ac cident happened at 6:15 pm and the body was recovered by the Carter County Rescue Squad at approximately 7:30 pm McCloud swimming with Roger Garrett of Elizabethton started struggling while 50 yards from the bank and according to witnesses at the lake Roger started to aid the swimmer and appeared to be in trouble also when his brother Roy Garrett went to the rescue Roy helped his brother Roger aiiM IVVUAIICU UCAU THNN? STATE LIBRARY ARCHIVES NASHVILLE TN $7219 6 JT 5 JM 1 J) Lr 1 1 I 4 1 1 w' 1 aiiJttfWllh I lllg Av I AB I BRHkv A rt I II I feV '40 iAii: Si 1 Rife 4 sz 9 ij I ir.