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Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 5

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w-g -m Sunday 1ZZ 3 Kingsport Tim w-News Lee County Outlines Plan' For 1953 School Activities Man Bound Over On Second Count A Kingsport man was bound burned In January 1952 making JuJT Saturday tor AASatnM aU A-e-ee a 9 the second time tbii week ca a forgery -charged gymnasium Elk Knob elementary school at Woodway Is In the same status as Pennington High Ready for the steel This wUl replace the school building which -was necessary to have classes for the remainder of the term tn churches and other public rgery cnutc i Area servicemen who are returning to the United States from overseas duty Include CpL Ora Berry Jr of Duffield Berry a veteran 'of 14 moofiis Korean duty was commended for outstanding service as a member-ol the 88th MllitaryPo-lice Company Hls mother lives on Route 1 DuffielcLJEle entered the Armyfln January 1951 Others Include: Pfc Lee Austin son A B-k Dover 834 Maple Street waived preliminary tearing la General Sessions Court Saturday on a charge of forging a P5 check Jan 8 and negotiating ft at a Kingsport business place Acting Judge Ernest Smith set hls bond Dover was bound to the grand Jury Tuesday under $1000 on a charge of forging a $43 eheci Woman-BrotKer 'Are Convicted -i 4 i i In Slayi Case MADISONVILLE (A) A Monroe' County woman and her brother-law were convicted of irst degree murder Saturday In the shotgun slaying of the womans husband On recommendation of the trial jury Judge Sue Hicks sentenced Mrs Eula Gourley Bivens 50' and Carra Bivens 48 to 99 years In the state prison They were-convicted of the slaying of Mose Bivins 65 at hls home in the Ball -Play community last Dec 9 Defense attorneys Immediately filed motion' for a new trial and Judge Hicks set Feb' 21 as date for argument' of the motion The state accused Mrs Bivens of firing the shotgun blast tha killed her husband She admlttec the shooting but claimed the gun fired accidentally Carra Bivens her co-defendant had lived -with hls brother and sister-in-law for five years All 11 of Mrs Bivens children took the witness stand during the three-day trial to testify against their mother and uncle Left-Handed Checkbooks TSothingJSew If a left-handed check writer las had money ln Kingsport banks for the last seven to eight years hes had no trouble with its checkbooks' Both banks reported Saturday -left-handed checkbooks have been available here that tong A New York Bank was reported Saturday to have lust found an answer to left-handers left-handed checkbooks and Kingsport has had a scoop on New York all these years One bank reported they have the left-handed checkbooks but few calls for them An officer of the other bank tells of a school childrens tour through the bank and the Impact of left-handed checkbooks on a bank examiner The bank examiner overheard part of the tour in which the children were being shown the peculiar style of books" "What the You trying to fool those kids?" No fooling but this fellow was' from the Chase National Bank In New York City I are being studied and If land and funds can be obtained will be carried out In the future The land furniture etc must come from local county school funds' Additional programs underway or plans made for other schools Include the following FTatwood High School located In the Flatwood area southwest of Jonesvllle has five additional class rooms and a gymnasium with a 1400 seating -capacity completed and In use -i The Rose Hill elementary school which Include nine class roams library and lunch room also combined auditorium and gymnasium complete and In use This project totaled a cost of $17500000' An elementary school -at Ben Hur midway bftween Pennington Gap and Jonesvllle Is udder construction This school will have seven class rooms library and combined auditorium and PENNINGTON GAP (Spl) Shelburne superintendent of Lee County schools outlining this week the present status of schools In Lee County said the School Board expects to receive approximately $1149000 to build Lee County schools In accordance with present plans The new' Pennington High 'School one of the major projects of the School Board program Is rapidly approaching the point to which structural steel windows etc must be added before additional construction can be made These are expected to ar-five In the next 90 days The School Board is working to obtain a school site of 15 acres for Jonesvllle High School of -16 rooms and auditorium a Pfoject now Defore the court All schools are being constructed of brick steel and concrete designed to be fireproof throughout and other projects buildings Work Is soon to commence on an additional four class rooms library and shop at Kcckee High School Plans or 6Uckleyvffle elementary school call for weven class rooms library and combined auditorium and gymnasium They also plan a future lunch room Dryden High School has a new 40 40 shop Just completed and In use and four additional class rooms are soon to be added The elementary school at Jasper' In the northwest owner of Lee near the Scott County Hue Is soon to have a new elementary school located on a 7A acre plot with large spring The specifications call for five class rooms and auditorium with possible future lunch room Eight acres or land have been obtained for the Eydale elementary school la the lower section of the county which when completed' will contain five class rooms and auditorium with possibly future lunch room' Iprins Fashion News: t) fi Education Official Joins Cancer Fight NASHVILLE WR Harry Carter executive assistant to State Education Commissioner Quill Cope Saturday was elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee division American Cancer Society r- CONVENTION- if The Convention of Assemblies of 'the Lord Jesus Christ will meet Jan 27-29 at Lynn View High School Auditorium at pm Host pastors will be Peters Webb and Marshall vLS-f551 Auftln sBordie Vineyard Garland -Burton Jonesboro a veteran of -ten i months In Korea Austin was a enlisted In the Air Corps May combat construction specialist In 1952 Company 185th Engineer) Pvt Garland Burton husband Combat Battalion 19th Engineerjof the former Barbara Collins of Combat Group Army' CpL Eseol Morrison City has just complet- Macurio Manuel son of Mr and led hls basic training and spent Mrs David Manuel Greeneville an 11-day furlough at home He who entered the Army In Jan has been assigned as a mall clerk uary 1951 and arrived inEu- at Port Jackson-S His wife trope last July serving as a squad expects to Join him soon leader In Company of the di-j Porter Bradley chief corn- visions 172nd Infantry Regl-jmissaryman USN 519 Holston ment Army Pfc Taylor Street is serving aboard the at- on Of Mr and Mrs Earl Taylor) tack aircraft carrier USS Oris-Greenevllle Is returning after 12 kany operating off the east coas months In Korea with the 1 1 of Korea Corps-Tay tor had served as a A2C Merrill Testerman driver in the 623rd Field Artillery I Kingsport Is a member of the Battalions' Battery C' He en- Korean airlift communications tered the Army in March 1951 squadron which keeps 315th Air and was stationed at Fort Bragg Division (Combat Cargo) head before hls assignment in I quarters Inclose touch with all the Far East CpL Allen Good basesf and air terminals In Japan man son of Mr and Mrs Horace and'Korea Testerman Is a radio Goodman Alton is returning to) operator sending and receiving the after 12 months In Ko-1 operational Korean airlift mes rea with I Corps Cpl Goodman sages had been assigned to Headquat- 1 Elbert Gilliam Jr whose terf Battery of the 623rd Meld wife Maude and parents live on Artillery Battalion Re was sta- Route 1 "Wise Va recently: was ttloned at Fort Knox Ky before promoted to- private first class his assignment In the Far East while serving in Korea with the Army Warrant Officer Junior 3rd Infantry Division Gilliam a 1 Grade Elmer Bass whose wife cook In the 58th Field Artillery Dorothy lives at 5741 Wash-(Battalion Service Battery arriv-'ington Blvd Arlington Va' wased in Korea last October He en-ia member of the honor guard ter ed the Army-ln February 1952 widen escorted President Eisen- Pvt Bordie Vineyard son of shower to the White House after Bordie Vineyard Sr Route 9 his inauguration Tuesday With Kingsport has arrived at thd other members-of the famed 3rd 2953rd Army Reception Center at Infantry Regiment from i FortjFort George Meade Md From tMyer Va he was at the head of (hfere he will be sent to an Army Jthe parade during the march installation for basic training In down Pennsylvania Avenue BassJthat-branch-of the Army for serving as unit administrator- in which he Is selected the regiments Company e- Uered the Army In July 1938 Hls -v a Activities Ui live in Big Stone GapVa TS gt Ernest Shankles son fit Mrs Bailie" Shankles Ft Payne Ala is currently ing with Schools 7 Demonstrat 1 Troops at Quan-tico Va Shan- kies took part in a specially se-? elected Marine infantry battalion from Quan-'tico which was Dunbar Temple 344 of the Elks will meet Tuesday -at 8 pm All members are urged to be pres ent The dispensation and the membership drive will close March 15 Initiation for new members will be held Feb 24 nrciQQffcaArJB laOWORDS 4 8 peed writing can qualify Von for a well-paid necretarial position tn only WEEKS! 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Sea Pcnnoys Solcclion! 12-18 Second Floor SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Phone WHITNEY 155 Shelby St 36th TEAR In the InauguralErnest Shankles) Charles Lindsay Joseph Parade In Washington Tuesday Stinson and Hugh Stacy at-Pfc Hilbert Collins Jr son of tended the Mid-Winter confer-Mr and Mrs Glenn Collins' Nor-jence of the -Elks -in Nashville ton Va Is serving with the 1st) last Sunday Infantry Division stationed in Mrs Barbara Jean Pearson of the southern part of Germany) Morristown 'visited in the city This outfit is undergoing con- last Sunday stant field training as part of the I Mr and Mrs James Tarter an North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-pounce the birth of a baby girl tion Army Collins entered the Wanda Leveen Army in April 1950 I Mrs John Henry Wright who 1 9 Ready For Spring! BIG SHIPMENT OF we I si' M6fcse fMi ieOeaM pftU mnllk et' ey( Its a SUIT tpringl Get set at 'PenneysNOWt Underwent an operation at Hoi ston Valley Community Hospital Tuesday Is convalescing at home i The Elks basketball team will play Douglass High School next Thursday in the school gymnasium Proceeds "will go for their building fund Mrs Nora Taylor who was confined to the Holston Valley Community Hospital last week is improved The YWCA will meet Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the basement of Central Baptist Church All persons Interested are Invited to at tend i Community Gospel Chorus will sing at St Mark Methodist Church at 3 pm February 1 msii Itmtit 6iS Pvt James McCurry son of Mr and Mrs Otho McCurry 1609 Millard-St" Johnson City Is serving In Korea with Corps A truck driver In Headquarters and Service Company of the 185th Engineer Combat Battalion McCurry entered the Army las April Army Sgt James Duncan Jr whose wife Virginia lives on Route 1 Bristol recently arrived in Germany for duty with the 56th Medical Battalion at Crail sheim He7 was assigned as a food service specialist with the bat tallons headquarters -detach ment A Navy veteran of World 1 War II Duncan entered the Army In 1946 and served Ip Korea before going to Germany Hls parents live at Indian Springs A3C Roy Riggs recently completed the aircraft mechanic course at Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Texas He i1 linn IIUUMI lliMttN! iiMr fill I i ''61 NIGHT CIRCLES Night circles of the WMSof the First Baptist Church will meet at the church Tuesday at 7:30 pm Springs Iusti a few easy LAT-AWAY i payments away! 111 niJJ I URUtr til koiiUI if It I Jrt -Vuu 1 -ud YOUIl OWN ITS 1 SUIT SPRING mi Women's ALL-WOOL SHUTS exceptional for texture tailoring colors sil2f55- C5C0 Down Delivers or Puts on Lay Away! 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