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The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 2

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Pago 2-Clarfcivilt Lsf Chronicle, Monday, April 2, 1973 0 if 6 1 '-r The weekend tornadoes were the fourth natural disaster to hit the Peach State since January. Since the first of the year Georgia has endured a crippling ice storm, a once-in-acentury snow storm, and flooding. Tornadoes Saturday night struck with capricious-aim-leaving a trail of patches of destruction that stretched from Jonesboro, south of Atlanta, to the South Carolina line. Hundred? of homes were 'demolished or heavily damaged, four mobile home parks two near Stockbridge and two near Athens were virtually -wiped out. The City of Conyers suffered heavy damage to its industrial park, The remaining two zoning cases were recommended for approval by the Planning The first of these two cases is an application of Harvill Batson on behalf of Comer Davis for a change from R-A (single family district) to RM-1 (single family mobile home residential district).

This 10 acres of land is located north "of Britton Springs Road (Battle Lane) and adjacent to the Fort Campbell Military Reservation Boundary. Davis is planning to put a mobile home subdivision here. The last zoning case is an application of Richard B. JViley for a change from R-A (single family district) to R-C (multiple family district). This 2.6 acres of land is located south of Britton Springs Road (Battle Lane) and west of Evans Road.

Continued from Pdge 1 The Rocky River at Norwood, N. was about 23 feet above flooij stage Sunday morning 'as a result of Saturday's heavy rains. On Sunday afternoon, tornado-like winds and heavy rains swept across northern Virginia causing more than 30 injuries and inflicting heavy property damage. A twister tore apart a shopping center in Fairfax, a town located a few miles west of Washington. A high school was damaged to the extent that classes were called off for today.

South Carolina Gov. John West and Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter each flew over stricken areas of their states and both said they would seek federal disaster funds. At one point Sunday, tornado watches were issued for parts of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The watches expired with only Virginia being hit.

In Georgia, state agency representatives were scheduled to open relief centers in Jonesboro, Monroe, Athens and Conyers at noon today Jo help residents seek assistance. WRECKED BY TORNADO Onlookers survey the AP Wirephoto tornado struck. Forty homes" were destroyed and one hundred and twenty four were damaged in the area. Wiley is planning to putN three trailers on this land for damage to a home in Abbeville, S. subdivision where a Continued from Page 1 County Judge William 0.

Beach said these funds were, originally planned to go to the health department but the squires voted it down because -they were not sure how the money was going to be spent. "We have since worked -everything out," the Judge aid.t'A representative from the Department of Public -Health in Nashville will be at our informal "meeting to discuss this further and to answer any questions the magistrates might have." magistrates will not be taking any official action on these two amendments until their regular meeting scheduled for Monday, April 9. 1 The three zoning cases include one application for a trailer park and two applications tojet up trailers on people's lots. The first case is an- application of Thomas and Mary Sharp for a zone change from R-A (single family district) to R-B (two and three family district). The Sharps are planning to 'put a trailer park on this property located south of Keesee Road and east of Cumberland Heights Road.

At their meeting last week 'the Regional Planning Commission recommended this case be disapproved because "there was a topography problem on this land tract." Man Hold In Assault A 52-year-old Clarksville man was being held in county jail in lieu of $3,000 bond this morning after he was arrested this weekend on charges of assault with intent to kill. Detective Lt. Bill South said jra Burnice. of 527 Ninth St. (ercjia Vhtims Begin Ciecmup By The ASSOCIATED PRESS The Leaf-Chronicle Published each evening Monday thru Friday and Sunday morning at Second and Commerce Streets, ClarksvUle, Tenn.

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"I've been in a lot of tornadoes but I've never seen Massive cleanup operations recovery operations and major insurance companies are also being asked to send representatives to help expedite claims. were under way today a damage, Carter said. The governor has asked state agencies to send representative to the four relief centers to assist jlU thing quite like this one," thousands of Georgians began the task of rebuilding in the said Rill Clack, state assistant Yeary directoXof Civil Defense. "It covered siKmuctr'territory." Twisters first pouched down in. Jonesboro before skipping across the state.

Tw persons were killed in Geprgiahun- his family. The county court will just be hearing these cases tonight. They will not take any action until their regular meeting next Monday night. The court will take action on a proposal to split the County and Criminal Judgeships tonight. Judge Beach said the magistrates will need to vote on this matter at the informal meeting "so as to give our representatives in the legislature the time they need to get these bills enacted Into law." He added that it Will take a public act and a private act of the state legislature to accomplish this.

"The (two) bills which we have prepared are in good order except that we cannot" have a four -year term for the County Judge and still have him retain probate and other monthly county court jurisdiction," Judge. Beach Continued from Page 1 yesterday describing what the teachers had called "in- aftermath of tornadoes that" rampaged-across the state during the weekend. Relief assistance centers were planning to open at noon today in Jonesboro, Conyars, Monroe and Athens the hardest hit areas when twisters began touching down Saturday before skipping into South Carolina. At least eighty persons have been reported killed in the two states. dreds injured and ai estimated 5,000 left homeless.

imidation" and what he Six persons- were reported killed in South Carolina in the Abbeville and Calhoun Falls, you were not there. If you have a logical explanation as to why you were not there, write jt up, and if it is logical, irwiii acW fact tnatyou' were not there (at your Whiti? the teachers called this device Yeary said yesterday, "This is not a threat. trying to show you I deal as honestly as called his "administrative7" Forrestanee, Yeary said he "had a littleadget" he used on teachers wnfen they were S.C., areas. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. OSCAR c- More than 300 persons were Gov.

Jimmy Carter called not at their "posts He said his gadger a those in attendance and said, "There is a handful of parents and teachers at Greenwood Annex that are out, Jq get rSYcat'yV1 -not 100 per cent-but I bet I know 80 per cent of them." And Rev. J.F. Cunningham, NAACP member, concluded the meeting saying, "Too much politicking is going on jn our scnool system. If you're interested in supporting Mr. Yeary, it wnnlri betoiyour advantage to be at the conference session of the school board (April 10) and the school board meeting (April 24).

"You as parents can have great influence on what action the Board may take," Cun written statement whichNhe the damage from the twisters injured in Rockdale, the "worst natural disaster" Cldytori, Walton and Clarke to hit Georgia. He estimated counties 50 seriously enough damage between $50 to be admitted. About 12 1 persons were admitted to I know how." placed in some teachers As far as daily an mailboxeswenLl'something MUMAHI a rmiorciAL Wuefcj nouncement bulletins, which teachers said threatened them, Yeary said he thought the teachers were referring to statements hereleased in daily bulletins afterhe found Several students stranded after school. Yeary said the was arrested Sunday at his home by patrolman Bob pa vis. f.

Burnice is accused of stabbing William Thompson, 60, also of 527 Ninth in the left eye with a pocketnife following an argument at their fcome. South 6aid. DeKalb General Hospitat-Saturday night. A National Weather Service-spokesmaq said the stretch of territory the tornado hit was unusually long and the damage was amazing. The twisters developed and began touchiAi ground so quickly they Ve not spotted on the service's radarscope.

"As I came by your post, Hearing Set For Exposer children were involved in said. "Therefore it seems that we will have to leave it at an eight-year term." The Judge emphasized this proposed change affecting the County Judgeship does not become law until it is approved by a two-thirds of the membership of the Court. Hearing On Capri Ootion ningham said. activities in the late afternoon, BVO DIE IN FIRE NASHVILLE, Tenri. (AP) Two men diedearly Sunday in a fire that destroyed the Nash Ilavnor Trial Rescheduled The Criminal Court trial of 1 Debra Havner, age 20, with the Sept.

18, 1972 murder of a New Providence mother of two, was re-; scheduled for Wednesday after Attorney General Noel R. Bagwell announced settlement had been reached in the case. The Havner woman, of Grayville, was arrested at her home after, the body of Anna Lee "Peggy" Johnson, 31, of Lot 38, Sun-nydale Trailer Park, was found lying in the bedroom of her mobile She also faces charges of larceny in connection with the same incident. The additional charge accuses her of taking: Let us bow you our 'complete election of beautiful monument designs made front choice Elberton Granite and thoroughly inspected and guaranteed. We give a Written Guarantee with each ville house in whiciKhey were I Thompson was reportedly jound walking at the intersection of Ninth and Marion shortly after the incident $bout 10:55 p.m.

Saturday. A spokesman at Memorial Hospital said Thompson was treated at the emergency room and released. Burnice is scheduled for a. preliminary hearing on April 9. staying.

Carter said he has asked for federal assistance in the hardest hit areas. He flew over the areas Sunday. He said it was "a miracle no more people were killed." Officials of the U.S. Office of A Ft. Campbell sergeant was arraigned in General Sessions court this morning on charges of indecent exposure stemming from an jncident.

this weekend at fhp Two Set Today KtViemorial Sold. Emergency Preparedness will tour the-areas today to assess -Riv6rs MaI1 parkjng lot GhrEisville emorial Appearing before Judge Thomas E. Stamper was Sgt. Dorris Owen Oliver, 34, assigned to the U.S. Army Dead are Neville Vaughn Wilkins 30, of GoodIett sville, a Nashville suburb; and Roland Pike 34, of Odessa, Tex.

The men, found in a bedroom of the house, died of smoke inhalation, firemen said. A third occupant of the house, Miss Katherine Van-derfluft, escaped by climbing "through her bedroom window, firemen said. Tennessee Obituaries Go. WO Greenwood M7-6I7I Clarksville. Tenn.

Across from Greenwood Cemetery After Hevrs Sunday A Holltfkys the victim's car after she allegedly murdered the woman. j' I 647-2036 waiting for with no teacher supervision. He said that after he found these students several times he got "sorta fed up" and said in a bulletin, "If this happens again, youAvill have to sit and answer to me and one of the administrators above me." In describing one incident at his school where he and a i tearher disagreed on the punishment of a pupil, Yeary said, "I told this, teacher-and this teacher has a master's degree in psychology-I told her she was acting like a teenager. "The student had a much better case than the teacher had," Yeary said. In other matters, Yeary, repeatedly said "the referring to the LEAF-CHRONICLE, had done a "first class Job to electrify the community," and.

claimed he hadn't been given a "fair shake" in the newspaper. The single reporter at yesterday's meeting was from the LEAF-CHRONICLE. Asked if there was any difference in the attitude of the teachers and- students since the accusations were levied, Yeary said, "I used to be able to walk down the halls and the students would say hello. I say good morning to the same students now and they look the other way and don't even speak." At the close of the meeting, Yeary expressed his thanks to BIGGEST-NEWEST-BEST Continued from Page 1 so," said Mrs. Raymond Armistead of Sumner County.

"They get their beef and their pork prices frozen at the very peak retail price level but the "farmers get their liveweight price frozen when the market was on its way back up, but still five or six cents under peaks of 40 cents set at the Nashville market two weeks trft- She said the President froze prices at a point when the market was experiencing the biggest spread between live prices and retail prices in months. "Who does that help? The chain stores, the meat Four Local Officers Take Two city patrolmen and two? county sheriff's deputies have completed six weeks of basic police recruit training at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy at Donelson. "li Hospital. Detachment. Bond was set at $1,000 and a preliminary hearing date was set for, April 16.

Oliver was arrested by city detectives Lt, Bill South and Bill Carney 5:35 p.mr Saturday at the Riverside Dr. mall after five complaints had been received at the police department from various' shoppers. to South, an additional complaint was also received from a Collinwood Dr. resident who told olice "a man in a brown Maverick" had exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl. South said the1 maroon-colored Maverick Oliver was.

driving at the time of his arrest matched the description given by the complainants. Oliver was also charged with driving while intoxicated and was released from the city jail after posting bond of A motion to dismiss temporary injunctions which have been placed' against the showing of several films at Capri Adult Theater, Inc. was scheduled to be argued in Law and Equity Court at 1 p.m today. Attorney Rodger who represents Earl L. manager of the theater, filed the tnotion for dismissal of the temporary injunction on the following grounds: j- "The complaint for a temporary injunction requiring to keep the motion pictures in town and to stop showing such motion pictures was not served until 8:15 p.m.

on March 15, 1973. Prior to that time and on or about 1:15 on March 15, 1973, in the regular course of business, said motion picture films were shipped out of this jurisdiction." According to Bowman's petition, "Without the motion picture films before the court, the court cannot properly -make an independent constitutional judgment on any question of obscenity." Judge Boaz was to hear the Halaria Continued from Page 1 H. Brunson of Memphis, said: "I know what Attending the training school from the city police packers, the processors and department were patrolmen -reatil marketers in general," she declared. Russell Powell Russefl Powell, 49, delivery service operator of 604 Cumberland died Saturday- at 3 p.m. in Clarksville Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McReynolds Funeral Home fy llie'ltev. 'tflen Hester the Rev. John Price: Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. 7 Mr.

Powell was born in Montgomery Co. July .30, 1923, son of the late Oscar and Cora McDaniel Powell. He was-a member of Gracey Ave. Baptist Church. Survivors are his widow, Mrs: Dorothy Walker Powell; three daughters, Mrs.

Sandra Bordonali, Ft. Pierce, Mrs. Marilyn Ross and Mrs. Karen Wilson, Clarksville; three gfandchildren. Pallbearers will be Malcoim Fuqua, Bobby Ross Thomas Elliott, Morris Stanley, Billy Wilson, Lehman Jenkins, and Bobby Ross Sr.

Mrs. Elam i ---Mrc; Essifrr.E!amof died at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Etta Landers, 233 Edmondson Ferry Road, here this morning after a sudden -Funeral arrangements are i incomplete and will be announced later by Babbage Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, Ky. Thomas L. Nelson and Phillip Harold Watson.

Deputies Bobby Biter and Randy. H. Wall attended the school from the sheriff's office. The class, which ran from Feb. 19 through Mar.

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