The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

If ItWMl Copyright 1971 Leaf Chronicle Co All Rights Reserved Tennessee's Oldest Newspaper-Established In 1808 SEVENTY-EIGHT PAGES i XI: tT- 1971 HOME DELIVERED P.RICE-50 CENTS Staff Photo t)y W.J. Souza Better Beef year. The show opens April 22nd. at the Clarksville Livestock is expected to be approved. In new teachers, the board is expected to approve the employment of James E.

Vertees and Guy R. Smithson both holding BS degrees from Austin Peay State University. An $81,822.40 bid on the purchase of 11 new school buses, is also expected to be approved by the school board. Vann said the Combined bid price of $7,438.40 for each unit was based on a low bid by International Harvester for the chassis and a second low bid by Thomas for the bodies of the buses. Vann said a recommendation to accept the Thomas bid had been sumbitted by William R.

Waller, transportation supervisor, because of the factor of the doors and because of sales representatives from that firm called on the school system montly with a supply of parts. A plan to light the athletic field at Clarksville High School is also up for the school board's approval, according to Vann. He said the proposal called or the installation and maintenance of the lights by the Clarksville department of electricity and the use of the lights by the school system on a demand basis. (Continued on Page 8, Col. 3) it I "i kJr 4-.

rill! VvJ Mi A WEEK-10CENT5 SINGLE COPY mm 0) 0 HI! LI LJ Li By ROBERT TUCKMAN Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) B52 Stratofortresses rained 180 tons of explosives Saturday on suspected enemy positions east of the A Shau Valley, while South Vietnamese troops probed deeper into that old North Vietnamese stronghold. The troops met no resistance. "There has been no contact since the beginning of the operation April 13," said.Lt. Col. Le Trung Hein, chief spokesman for South Vietnamese headquarters in Saigon.

About 5,000 Saigon troops, many of them' from the 1st Infantry Division that made the recent drive in Laos, were deployed in the jungle- northern city of Hue; Another force of perhaps equal sizejwas held in reserve should the North Vietnamese elect to fight it out in the valley as they did several times in recent Clearing or blocking the A Shau Valley is important because of the threat it poses to the densely populated coastal lowlands to the east, including such major cities as Hue and Da Nang. The valley is a major transhipment, storage and infiltration area for the North Several main outlets from the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos lead into the valley. The valley leads toward the coastal lowlands. Continued on Page 6, Col. 5 Area Youiiis Beefing Up For -Annual SSiOv With less than a week to go, youths exhibiting calves in the 1971 Junior BeUer Beef Show and Sale are making final preparations for the showing.

During this week, the exhibitors will be busy clipping the head'sof their calves, shing them -two or three times before the show and brushing their entries. By this time, the youths should have their calves halter trained arid be able to position them in the proper showing stance. Some of the exhibitors are veterans of the show, but for others will be the first time. The show is open to 4-H and Future Farmers of Anferica members in Montgomery, Robertson, Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Stewart, Christian and Todd Counties. This annual event is in its 21st year and is sponsored by the Clarksville Montgomery, County Chamber of Commerce.

On Thursday, April 22nd, the calves will be received, penned, weighe-'l rom noon until 3 p.m. That night, a banquet will begin at' 6:45 p.m. at the Clarksville High School for all exhibitors, their parents, extension agents, agriculture teachers and the show's committeemen. The speaker at the banquet will be John McDonald, farm director for WSM radio in Nashville. Those junior exhibitors receiving a good or better grade on their entry will receive a pair of cowboy boots furnished by the Chamber of Continued on Page 6, Col.

6 3 (Photo by Gorclri Tnny) ZdiMicp Ora CLARKSVILLE. L(f2)D(oJ Construction on the first segment of 17 miles of Interstate 24 in Montgomery County began last week, and officials of the state highway department say the project is progressing nicely. Tillett Bros. Construction Co. of Shelbyville unloaded their equipment here Monday and quickly began excavation work for the superhighway on the north end of the Carl Powers farm off Highway 48.

The $2,416,000 project' of 4.7 miles calls for excavting. 1.5 million yards of dirt, installation of miles of stock fencing and the 'construction of two single and two double bridges. Also included in this project is the construction of two diamond-shaped interchanges, one of which is located on Highway 48 between Peacher's Mill Rd-and Rd.) and the other on a site formerly owned by If. B. Shelton, Mrs.

Curtis Lockertt and Typp Allensworth. However, no surfacing of the interstate will be done as part of this current construction according to Bob Meriweather, project engineer. "This contract includes only the graUing, drainage, construction of bridges and the interchange's," said Meriweather. He said some surfacing of the detour areas would be done on the relocated sections of Highways 48 and 13, while the project was underway. A total of four bridges will be built as part of JT rtf- mnr 11 1 1 .1 iS fL eteKot says Meriweather Two of these are classed as "single" bridges, and two are classed as "double" bridges.

The, single bridges will accommodate Highway 48 which will Across over 1-24, and for Oakland Church Rd. which will cross 1-24 also. The two "double" bridges to be built are for the' 1-24 crossing of Spring Creek and Highway 13 (US 79). These bridges will require about 4,000 cubic yards of concrete and 1,100,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, and about 1,000 ft. of steel pilings-according to Meriweather.

The Spring Creek bridge alone, will require about 2,000 ft. of concrete I-beams, he said. (Continued on Page 8, Col. 4) Jeff Bibb Is TASC Head Clarksville High junior Jeff Bibb plied. his political talents to win election as president of the Tennessee Association of Student Councils here Saturday.

Bibb, son of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Bibb, also heads the CHA student body for the coming 6 academic year. As president of TSAC, he will preside at the state convention of the group next year. JEFF BIBB Miss Becky Durisko, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George E. Durisko, 1209 Beverly Hills was hostess for the three day convention. A total of about 500 delegates were here for the student meeting at which Gov. Winfield Dunn spoke Friday.

Continued on Page 6, Col. 2 Overpass Bridge Need Discussed The Clarksville Citizens Advisory Committee agreed last week to begin work on a plan to have the city, county Illinois Central work out a plan to reconstruct the overpass bridge on Golf Club Lane. Describing the bridge as Clarksville Mayor Crow said the committee would seek public support for its efforts to get the bridge replaced. A similiar plan was worked out by the two government bodies and the railroad when residents of the Ringgold pressured for action to replace the Ringgold bridge. The old wooden structure, which was finally condemned by Montgomery County Road Superintendent Gus Norfleet, has been replaced by a new and widened concrete structure.

While the bridge acts as a traffic artery over the tracks of the Illinois Central railroad, company officials maintain they hold joint, rather than sple responsibility for the bridge. So when IC officials declined to pay for the entire project, the city and county joined in to help finance the project. (Continued on Page 8, Col. 8) VOL. 1G2 NO.

89 TENNESSEE, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, Big Mac For MARY-BAILEY, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Sam Bailey, will be showing her calf "Big Mac" at the Better Beef Show for the first time this ILocea The city-county unified school board will meet in regular session at its central offices Monday af 7 p.m. with possible look at the new school zoning policy on its agenda. Also set for discussion and action by the board is the election of teachers for the coming year and a plan to fund $3,000 toward the salary of a public health educator to be used by the county Health Department for a drug abuse program. Dr.

Max Vann, school director, said Saturday the plan to establish the new position was proposed by Dr. Ed Cutter, county health officer. He said Cutter's plan called for hiring a health educator to work with four area school systems. Vann said he would recommend apporval of Ihe new position and payment of the $3,000 from Title I funds provided by the state department of education," "or from local funds if necessary." Vann said he would recommend to the board that notifications be sent by April 26 to all teachers who would be retained for the coming school year. He said this was required by Sect.

49-1306 of the Tennessee Code which required a 30 day notice to any teacher not to be rehired. He said this must be done by April 26 to be in compliance with the law. In personnel the board is expected to act on a leave of absence request of Mary E. Savage, a teacher at Greenwood Jr. High, for the remainder of the current school term.

The transfer of Boyd Buck from a half-time teaching position at Clarksville High School and Northwest High, to a fulltimejwst at Northwest Peace Prospects Watched Glosely BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) The Nixon administration's sharpest-eyed China watchers are searching for signs that may tell whether Peking's apparently altered foreign-policy line enlarges the prospects for peace in Southeast Asia. i Should the Communist Chinese decide that a settlement of the Indochina conflict or even a damping down of military action is in their interests, U.S. specialists believe they should be able to exert considerable influence on Hanoi. Should developments in the neaf future.fail to produce the answer' to this basic question, it eerns certain that President Nixon will initiate some behindthe-scenes diplomatic efforts to determine the facts.

(Continued on Page 8, Col. 7) 1 Selh! Bbca'ra list imonmmv (Photo by Gerald Tenney) Miss Hat And Cane Wearing the traditional hat following the coronation, Miss Barbara Oscarson steps from her throne as the new Miss Kat and CaneT The AESlLsophomore-beauty will represent the-school in the Miss Tenjiessee Pageant. Miss Oscarson Confesf Winner On to the Miss Tennessee Pageant is the story for Miss Barbara Oscarson as she traveled on a flute and a dance to the Miss Hat and Cane title at Austin Peay State University. A pre-performance favorite, the dark-haired beauty from Des Plains, 111., chalked up the riaepant virtnrv nvpr 9flnlhpr AP.9I! pntripc Sho first-runnerUn last year's Miss Hat and Cane contest, a preliminary to the Miss Tennessee and Miss Arherica pageants. First runner-'up was Linda Patterson, a 19-year-old sophomore from Germantown, Tenn.

Taking the third spot was a Clarksville girl, Viva -Smith, who was also a preliminary talent winner. Suella Dillard of Cumberland Furnace was next in line, followed by Cathy Graves of Guthrie, Ky. and Susan Wallace of Nashville. Miss Hat and Cane will compete with entries "from throughout, the state in theannual Miss Tennessee Pageant in Jackson this summer. To obtain the title, Miss Oscarson did a talent "routine including, flute playing and a dance, which stacked up points for the crown winner as a preliminary first.

The Phi Mu Alpha sponsored lassie is a sophomore. Continued on Page 6, Col. 6 Jaycees Aid Library For Open House From the pocket and from the hands seems to be the Clarksville Jaycees idea as they helped the Montgomery County Public Library with a check and a. facility checkup. The.local Jaycees presented the library with an annual check of $100, and several, members gathered to give the windows a good cleaning.

Don Shrader, chairman of Operation Library, presented Mrs. J. H. Harper, librarian, with the check. The money is to be applied toward purchase of books that are needed by the locai facility.

Mrs. Harper said the added work done by members of the organization was also greaUy appreciated, and was in preparation for open house being held today. According to the national theme of "You've got a right to read, look, listen: Don't blowit," the 14th annual observance has been endorsed by Governor Winfield Dunn in a recent-proclamation. Staff Photo by W.J. $100 For Library Books J.

H. Hamper receives a $100 check from Don Shrader, Jaycee project chairman, for purchase of books to be included In the local library: This week has been designated national library week. Receives Del Square Pst Award The Laura Miller Woodward Award In Physics was presented for the first time to Dale Padham, president of Del Square Psi at Autin'Peay State University. Felix Woodward, left, and Mel Mayfleld, chairman of the Dept. of Physics at APSU, presented the award to Miss Padham at the annual Del Square Psi banquet Friday night.

The $50 award had been set up in honor of Mrs. Woodward to be presented to outstanding students of Physics. Dr.Wilburn V. Johnson, executive officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers was the guest speaker. Numerous local businesses, political and civic leaders were guests at the annual event..