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THE JACKSON SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1966 5-A, Bridge Slow Combine; Save Soybeans ETV Equipment Ordered For Lexington Facility Sheriffs Cite Their Meeds: More Money And Training near Sneedville in upper east Tennessee. Clement Stumps Through Counties In West State MEMPHIS (AP) Gov. Frank G. Clement, stamping a "no help wanted" sign on his campaign train, worked his way through West Tennessee today in his race for the U.S. Senate.

Clement, the Democratic nominee, planned stops in Gibson, Weakley and Obion counties after addressing an audience here Thursday night. "If the Republicans waat to Cotton Crop Hit By Rain The West Tennessee cotton harvest made good progress early last week, but was curtailed by rain on Thursday. This report comes from Mr. Marcus P. Talbot Officer in Charge of the USDA Cotton Division Classing Office, Consumer and Marketing Service in Memphis.

Farmers used both hand and mechanical pickers in an at First Trick Is Important By Oswald James Jacoby Newspaper Enterprise Assn. What heart would you play from dummy at trick one? This is somewhat of a trick question because most people will go in to a long study about the relative merits of the deuce and the eight. Your plan will be to get East to play the king so that your queen will become a trick but if East is silly enough to rise with the king instead of some intermediate card your choice of eight or deuce will be meaningless. When Don Krauss of Los Angeles played this hand in a California tournament he called for the queen from dummy. East covered with the king and Don won with his singleton ace.

Then he played ace and five of trumps. NORTH (D) 21 A3 VQ82 A10963 AKJ4 WEST EAST A 10 4 AKQ2 J543 VK109T6 Q8 KJ2 10 7 5 2 86 SOUTH A A 9 8 7 6 5 A 754 Both vulnerable West North East South 1 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 3N.T. Pass Pass Pass 4 Opening lead 3 East was in with the queen and had no problem with his play. He led the ten of hearts. Don ruffed and played a third round of trumps.

East was in with the king and led another heart. Don ruffed and claimed his contract. He explained that he would be able to get rid of one of his losing diamonds on dummy's fourth club and that East or West would get one diamond trick at the finish. Do you see why Don's play of the queen of hearts was correct? East was a good player and would surely have played the nine on either the eight or deuce. Then, when East got in with the queen of trumps he could not afford a heart lead.

A club lead would be most un attractive also and eventually East would get around to playing the deuce of diamonds as the only lead at his disposal that offered any prospect of defeating the contract. drunk ask to be a deputy." Davis said it would be a big help if the academy could send team of veteran officers into each county for one week to ana- vze local problems and maKe suggestions on how sheriffs could improve their depart-ments. Some counties pay sheriffs and deputies on the fee system with money collected from serving court papers. Other counties, primarily the large ones, have fixed salary schedules for department personnel. "The fixed salary probably would be better than the fee system," said Leon B.

Williams, Henry County chief deputy. Evatt said recent U.S. Su preme Court decisions nave challenged police, "but we can live with it if our officers have1 adequate training." We need advanced training in search and seizure, confes-. sions, firearms, public relations and interroga tion. I've been a law enforcement officer nine years, but I learned a lot here this Every officer in the state needs better investigative Chief deputy Melton Rackler of Coffee County, Benton County Sheriff Loye Furr, Sullivan County identification officer Carl' Jenkins and others agreed that juvenile delinquency and vandalism pose major problems.

Some parents simply don't help," Jenkins said. 'When kids get into trouble, they begin to feel the world is against them," said Leon Wil liams. "They're outcasts in our community. The community. needs to take a sincere interest in them." The sheriffs said they, better than anyone else, know that Ten-' nesseans vote dry but druuc wet.

Bootleggers operate despite efforts to stop them, they said. The crimes these men investigate range from petty theft to bank robbery and murder. One deputy arrested a nine-year-old car thief. SAVES YOU MONEY ON BLUE CROSS Farm Bureau group rates save you money because group rates are lower than regular non-group costs. If you don't already have Blue Cross and Blue Shield through Farm Bureau, do apply now.

MADISON COUNTY FARM BUREAU Phone 422-3816 BUM By BOB GILBERT NASHVILLE (AP) Sheriffs and deputies attending the Ten nessee Law Enforcement Train ing Academy said today their departments need more money, more officers and advanced training. The officers, from metropoli tan and rural counties, came here to learn better techniques of law enforcement And their attitudes after five days of in tense study were summarized by Bradley County Sheriff Wen dell Davis: "To operate a sheriff's office today, you almost need a law degree. This school will revolu tiomze law enforcement in Ten nessee within five years." About 30 students form the first class at the academy. They return home following the close of a one-week course today. "People don't realize how complicated and difficult law enforcement work is today, said Charles Lavelle of Tipton County.

The sheriffs said juvenile de linquency, auto theft and burg lary are the major law enforce ment problems. But the biggest headache, they said, is a short age of money to operate their departments. "We need advanced equip ment, more space and more of ficers," said H. Q. Evatt, Ham ilton County chief deputy.

"We got our first two walky-talkies just recently. Salaries for deputies are too low to attract young men, the sheriffs agreed. They said in dustry pays for and gets the qualified people. You get plenty of unquaii fied applicants," Sheriff Davis said. "Before I took office, I had Judges Are Told To Be Prepared For Equalization NASHVILLE (AP) Tennes see's newly elected county judges, ending a two-day seminar here, were chal lenged Thursday to return home and prepare their communities for tax equalization.

"There must be a change either voluntary or forced by tne courts," said State Comp troller William Snodgrass, who joined other state officials in discussing the state's tax crisis Snodgrass told the judges that local governments must face up to tne task of shifting tne prop erty tax burden from utilities to other property owners. "It may take 10 years to achieve equalization," he said, "but efforts must be made and progress made or the courts will tell us what to do." The comptroller noted that some counties had boosted assessments even before the two court suits which toppled Ten nessee's property tax structure. "Montgomery, Carter and some other counties have raised assessments greatly," he said. "If other counties had done this, I feel we wouldn't now be in court." Snodgrass said local assessments now range from 7 to 50 per cent, while the State Public Service Commission assesses railroad and other utility property at a different and much higher level in most counties. It was this situation which prompted lawsuits by Louisville and Nashville Ra i 1 a and Southern Railway earlier this year.

With both railroads claiming they are victims of discrimination, their pleas for equalization of tax assessments are now pending before state and federal courts. Snodgrass noted that the Tax Study Commission, created by the special session of the legis lature, has been examining various aspects of local taxa tion. "It is hoped the study com mission can come up with a proposal acceptable to the utilities which will relieve the property tax problem," he said, adding: "The first thing counties can do is equalization of local as sessments." The study commission is ex pected to make recommendations concerning the problem to the 1967 legislature, which con venes in January. The judges also heard expla nations of various state-financed programs from other state offi cials during the two-day seminar at the State Capitol. Joe MaGill, the new Anderson County Judge, said the meeting was "most helpful.

We have a better understanding of state programs and where we can go for assistance." a a It's what happens "out front" that counts in soybean harvest, says Albert J. Swearingen, as sociate agricultural engineer with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Ser vice. "Shatter losses at the combine header ordinarily account for the largest loss in soybean harvest," he explains. Excessive ground speed is a major contributor to header losses, he continues. For most combines, excessive ground speed in soybean harvest is above 3 miles per hour.

At higher speeds the operator has aimcuity keeping the cutter bar oeiow tne Deans. Obviously, a cutter bar oper ating in the bean pods causes high shatter losses, points out Swearingen. Also a high ground speed in relation to the slower knife speed causes the beans to be pushed over before they are cut. The beans slide along the edges of the knife sections, where the pods are stripped and shattered or else pulled into the path of the knife and cut. And the higher parts of the bean plants are rubbed past each other as they are bent forward, thus forming their own threshing mechanism.

"The punch line of this story is slow down that combine to about three miles an hour and save more beans," concludes the engineer. Gun Safely (Continued from Page 4-A) day's hunt. With great zest the game is feasted upon by alL Not all hunting jaunts turn out happily. Not a hunting sea son passes without someone be ing wounded or even killed. These accidents can be prevent ed by practicing good gun han dling and hunting habits.

One should begin good gun safety habits by first understanding how the gun functions. They should know whether the hammer is in a "cocked" or a "safety" position, and the pressure needed to pull the trigger. Guns should be stored out of the reach of youngsters. A loaded gun should never be kept in a residence. In addition, the ammunition should be stored separately from the firearms.

All firearms should be kept clean of rust and other dirt particles. Before cleaning or oiling a gun it should be checked to be sure it is not loaded. A loaded gun should never be cleaned or worked on. When going to and from hunts, it is a good idea to carry the firearms unloaded and dismantled, if possible. By pointing a gun toward the ground or skyward when wane irg, an accidental discharge would be likely to cause less damage.

Extreme cautions should be observed when walking through "brushy" areas, climbing ob stacles, or running with a gun. It would be better if the firearm was unloaded under these circumstances. When in the fields, don't get too excited and shoot at any thing that moves. Many accidents have occurred by shooting at an object, which resem bled an animal and was later discovered to be an injured friend. Always be sure of your target.

Much fun and relaxation may be had this fall and winter from the sport of hunting. Carelessness and sloppy gun han dling habits can put a tragic end to this enjoyment very quickly. So please be very care ful when Handling a gun. Mouse KiuaJ Does the Job! Rats actually prefer Wayne Rat and Mouse Killer to other food. They even carry it to their nest and eat it.

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Gins were falling behind last week but caught up easily after the rain halted picking. Hand labor cost farmers from $2.50 to $3.00 per hundred weight. Custom machine harvesting cost $2.00 per hundredweight on seed cotton. Prices paid farmers for cur rent ginnings ranged from 50 to 100 points over loan rates. Farmers received from $65.00 to $70.00 per ton for cottonseed at gin points.

Receipts continued to build up at the Memphis Classing Of fice last week. Three-fourths of the Tennessee cotton classed graded Middling or Strict Low Middling. Light Spotted grades were substantially less than the week before. Staple continued to be a strong quality factor. Of the cotton classed last week, almost ninety percent staple 1-116 inches or longer.

Micro- naire also continued to im prove. Eighty-three percent of last week samples miked the premium range. Spot cotton trading on the Memphis market increased. Mills actively sought Low Middling Plus and higher grades of 1-132 inches and lon ger staples the 3.5 through 4.9 mike range. Jackson Now Has 4-H Club A new 4-H Club has been organized in Madison County.

There is now a 4-H Club in the City of Jackson. This club was organized to make available a 4-H program to children not attending county schools. Children present were en rolled in the 4-H Club and of ficers were elected. Mary Eliz abeth Smith was elected president and Sue Margaret Smith was named vice president. Judy Butler was elected secretary and treasurer of the club.

Randy Butler was selected as Record Book Chairman and David Harris, Song Leader. 4-H members from other clubs in the county presented talks on the various projects and 4-H activities. After the meeting refresh ments and a "get acquainted" period were enjoyed by every one. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday night, Nov. 8 in the Community Room at the Na tional Bank of Commerce.

Three Are Charged In Mid-State NASHVILLE (AP) Three Middle Tennesseans have been charged in connection with two of three recent kidnap-robberies in Nashville, and police said, "There may be another arrest made today." Delma Jackson Love, 22, and William Morris Pendelton, 21, both of Nashville were arrested early today and charged with armed robbery in the kidnap- robbery of H. O. Balls, presi dent of Nashville Business College. George Evans Russell, 32, of Petersburg, was arrested late Wednesday at Fayette-ville, and returned here Thursday night on armed robbery and kidnaping charges in connection with the Sunday night holdup of William E. Piper, manager of a suburban H.

G. Hill supermarket. Federation To Meet At Lane Sunday The City Federation of Women's Club will hold its regular monthly meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Lane College Library. All members are urged to attend, Mrs.

Marie Perm, feder ation president, said. car. i we NASHVILLE, Tenn. The State of Tennessee has ordered about $750,000 in RCA broad cast equipment for the first state-operated educational television stations now under construction. The stations are WLJT, Chan nel 11, at Lexington, scheduled to go on the air by the middle of 1967; and WSJK, Channel 2, BAREBACK on the giant engine of a jet airliner, Stewardess Christine Bro-sell of Knoxville, shows off the "native costume" she's taking to the National Air Stewardess Week celebration.

The buckskin-clad beauty is Pan American's entry for the title Miss Wings of the Universe. Stewardesses from all over the country are flying down to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the event About 2,000 Vote To End Strike ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) United Textile Workers union members voted today to end a four day old strike at three Beaunit Corp. plants here and return to work. Approximately 2,000 workers shouted their approval of the back-to-work move after union leaders told them Beaunit had met most of their demands for ending the strike, which both union and managment had termed unauthorized.

Among other things, union of ficials said, the company agreed to make tune studies of work loads which some workmen claimed were too heavy. The basis for settlement of the dispute was worked out in a union management negotiating session which began Thursday morning and lasted into the early hours today. The strikers walked off the iob at the synthetic fibers manu facturing complex Tuesday in an apparent dispute over tne employe work load and work rules. Union members at two other Beaunit plants here then declin ed to cross picket lines, ana tne third plant was shut down Thursday by company officials After an outbreak of violence Wednesday, the number of pick ets at plant entrances was limit ed Thursday by mutual agreement of the union and the com pany. In addition, payroll per sonnel were allowed to enter the plant to continue work.

The Beaunit firm, Elizabeth ton's largest industry, has an annual payroll of approximately $20 million. It manufactures polyester, viscose and other synthetic fibers. Beaunit operates another fi bers plant in Etowah, and has operations in New York, North Carolina and Alabama Life Underwriters Hear Brotherton Tom W. Brotherton of Nash ville addressed today's meeting of Life Underwriters held at the New Southern Hotel. He joined ELAS on June 16, 1963 and has been a member of the Leaders Corps since that tune.

Brotherton has two parts for CLU and is a winner of the National Quality Award. He is a Hi-C Conference quali fier received in New York City reDruary of 1966. i -V, ii, nut nitilii AiliiMffiliffiWiimiflfl1 The bidding has been: West North East South 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 A Pass 3 A Pass 4 A Pass 5 Pass J. H. Warf, Tennessee Com missioner of Education, said new studios on the University of Tennessee campus in Knox- ville were being equipped with the newest studio cameras, TV film systems and video tape recorders for producing profes sional programs.

TV tape playback equipment will be located at the Sneedville mountaintop transmitting site for broadcasting programs prerecorded at Knoxville and elsewhere, Warf said. The broadcast signal will be produced by a 25-kilowatt VHF transmitter coupled to a Superturnstile antenna. The Lexington station also will use a 25-kw transmitter with a traveling wave type broadcast antenna. Since it will have no studio facilities for the present, the station will broadcast programs produced elsewhere, Warf said. The new state-operated sta tions will bring to four the number of educational TV outlets in Tennessee.

Others are WKNO-TV, Channel 10, Memphis, operated by the Memphis Community Television Founda tion, and WDCN-TV, Nashville, operated by the city's Board of Education. Gospel Music In Spotlight MEMPHIS (AP) It's billed as the National Quartet Convention but for the thousands who come from all across North America, it's a marathon song-fest, religious revival and season of jubilation. It started Thursday night at the city auditorium and it will roll on until the last chorus is belted out Sunday. This is the high season for the gospel music industry. "This is my third year in a row," said gospel music lover O.

M. McNair of Baytown, who came up just to hear the singing. "You get the cream of the crop here. "Gospel music is the only kind of music I like," said McNair, adjusting a camera around his neck. "It started when my daughter got me to go.

When I got the bug, I really got it." It's called a convention, but there's more singing than business and speech making. The action centers on the big stage of the auditorium where dozens of gospel singing groups will sing themselves hoarse in the next few days. James Blackwood of the spon soring Blackwood Brothers Quartet says people come from as far away as Canada, California and Florida to hear the music. A record crowd of 25,000 is expected before it's over. Most that come are like McNair.

They get a religious message from the music. That makes gospel singing a big though not well known business, and that side of it shows at the convention in booths and exhibits set up in a hall of the auditorium by the record and music publishing companies. You can buy records, music, souvenirs or "the world's most beautiful Bible" while still within earshot of the singing. Some of the singing groups al so have booths. One is the Four Latinos, originally from Mexico City but now out of Nashville.

The Latinos' spokesman, David Velazaues, explains: "We were rock 'n' roll singers until we were converted." Vince Montao, who sings lead with the Latinos, says the peo ple Mexico "love gospel music because it is new there." In a crowd milling around the popcorn concession was lanky Bill Wagner, 22, of Lansing, who explained another function of the convention. "If you want a job, this is the place to come," he said. "Every good quartet is here." Food Stamp Plan To Be Explained HENDERSON, Tenn. The U. S.

Department of Agriculture's Consumer and Marketing Service has arranged to have a representative on hand Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Henderson to explain its new food stamp program to food merchants in Chester County who did not attend the grocer meeting held earlier this month. The food stamp representative will be in the Chester County Office of the Tennessee Department of Public Welfare at Henderson from 1 to 4 p.m. Grocers who have not been authorized by the Consumer and Marketing Service will not be able to accept food coupons from eligible low-income families when the food stamp program gets underway in Chester County on Nov. 1.

The food stamp program is a new method of helping low-income families buy more food. Retailers participating in the program also share in the increased food sales as food coupon shoppers begin using their extra food buying power. bring (former Vice President Richard) Nixon to Tennessee, as they have done, to campaign for their candidates, that is their right," Clement said. "But I want to maKe it ciear that Frank G. Clement seeks no help from outside Tennessee, he said.

The governor did not mention President Johnson, but he said his no help wanted stand was applicable without exception. Meanwhile Thursday, Clement and other Democratic candi dates were pledged support by Sen. Ross Bass, the man Clem ent beat in the Aug. 4 Demo cratic primary. Bass said he would campaign for the governor "and all the Democratic candidates" starting in Jackson next Tuesday and continuing until the Nov.

8 election. In Dyersbure. Clement prom ised voters that he would work for adequate funds for Tennes see's four veterans hospitals if elected to the Senate. "In the field of veterans' affairs." he said. "I am proud be cause I have been permitted to take an active part in veterans' organizations since the close of World War II." Clement is a former com mander of the Tennessee de partment of the American Le gion.

Tennessee veterans nos- pitals are in Memphis, Nashville, Murfreesboro and Moun tain Home near Johnson City. Baker Criticizes Economic Policies KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -Swinging from Democratic West Tennessee to the Republican Upper East, Howard Baker Jr, visited here today after again criticizing President Johnson economic policies. Baker, the Republican nomi nee for the Senate seat he nar rowly lost to Ross Bass two years ago, planned talks before civic clubs, visits witn factory workers and stops at shopping centers here and in Bristol. Speaking in Memphis Thurs day night, the Knoxville lawyer contended that President John son lost "a determined politica gamble in January when he de cided the nation could afford guns and butter and fat." Baker made the remarks before a rally for himself and Julius Hurst, the GOP nominee for Congress in the 7th District, and contended that President Johnson has taken no action to end the threat of inflation.

"The administration should have known," he said, "that it could not operate a stable economy on a 'business-as-usual' ba sis and at the same time engage in a costly and uncertain war in Viet Nam." He suggested a crisis in the nation's economy similar to the 1929 crash was possible unless steps are taken to slow down in flation. "The segments of the econo my to be hit first will be the small contractor, the homebuild-er and the small businessman," he said. "I suppose next will be heavy industry such as the automobile industry and consum er credit." To stem the tide, Baker called for reduction of "non-essential federal expenditures, the deferring of authorized non-essential projects, changing treasury pol icy on short-term borrowing and attempting to alter the continued flow of American gold to France." I mb Pool (Continued from Page 4-A) and parasites. If you find you like sheep and do well you can enlarge your flock by keeping your best ewe lambs. This way you can double the number of breeding ewes in your flock in a few years.

As the size of your flock increases you will need to get more informa tion on how to produce and manage sheep. Sheep should be an additional source of agricultural income to many farmers in this area. Why not look into the possibility? If you are interested, come to the lamb pool at the Jackson Stockyards on Wednesday, visit with some of the sheep producers and see how we market lambs. You may be missing something. RADSO THE SOUND CITIZEN WTJS AM-FM 1390 On Your Dial You, South, hold: AAK765 VA2 6 AK743 What do you do now? A -Bid five hearts.

Spades has been established as your suit so partner will know that you are showing the ace of hearts. TODAY'S QUESTION You bid five hearts and your partner jumps to six spades. What do you do now? Answer Sunday Conservation (Continued from Page 4-A) is a director. The manv honors won by J. Harris Smith include the "Mas ter Farmers Award," sponsor ed by "The Progressive arm-er" magazine and the University of Tennessee's Agricultur al Extension service, tie aiso won the "Grand Sweepstakes Award" in the owner-operator division of the Save -Enrich -Our Soil contest, sponsored by the "Memphis Press-Scimitar" in 1954, and in 1962, his fellow supervisors of the Madison soil conservation district board presented him with a distinguished service plaque.

In addition to his active sou conservation district work, Smith is presently the senior member of the Madison County Court. Elected in 1930, he has served his community and countv as a magistrate contin uously for 36 years. Mrs. Smith is also a nrm De-liever in soil and water con servation. She is a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Tennessee Association and is presently serving as its treas urer.

Harris and Annie Smith live in a beautiful country home on the farm thev moved to when they were first married. They have one son, a medical doctor, and three grandchildren. etc; Wanted To Buy BLACK WALNUTS Brinr them to us with the halls on. We will hull them for you free of charge and psy yon $2.50 per 100 lbs. after they are hulled.

We will buy any amount of Walnuts. Bring; them to Southgate Milling Co. Malesus Highway Phone 427-1515 Anderson Drug Co. 425 E. Chester Phone 427-4489 "Next To Webb-Williamson Hospital" I.

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