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8 JOHMON cITY'STAFFNEWS TUEZDAY, AUGUST 25; Ifni. 0 ISUIPSIONS was its eoUsin but lated admitted her identity. Sheriff James- Maion who quee wr hidnapper Apprehended. 1 little Girl Safe; Had Been Carried To Wisconiin 11 LL Safe; ad Been Carried to Wisconiin Fa o' me To rri.iänsitionta I weather Lighwayi in the scente I ttnotleirnilriedg flo)er IterpatacNan te---ftarv. A tt -if 2' lr EbNilk lar gr.

4---, rr-4311 e'ex! lir v. tr. alt TT al in intethe sceI nte Inled wiste iouririg the Mthough tt toe th tt I I I TIT ureu "Gateway of the Appalachians." the the I with Betty Jane after forcing ti-a I Foster. and then had driven aw4y 1 other two te get The parent' I had left to visit POMO neignho 11 IffeiriVti4Plxv3, per at their home. if --17--- I nat IR Av: 0 ell 17-4 At; Tt I' a 111 1 II 111.

ILI 1 I' ir-la u. vs it" .1 A As. i auft ibta ak In dth mut In moa a oue Lo a I over the Kings; re6ori I code the By FRED BOSS By FRED BOSS trim otqw 1 Akorn claude Diline.r, 27, farm hand was. he disappeared Saturday night frotri the home of the girrs parents at Valparaiso, The arrest wall made by sheriff Albert Exner of Walworth county, The girl had not hcen harmed. Exner aprehended the pair in DilLrts ineeo car.

after residents reported been made with the aid of automo- seeing them camping near bere laxt biles, gas, oil and a ppeettometer night record of close to 100,000 miles. Dillter at first claimed the child L'o. t. 'Claude Dinner, 2'7, farm hand. was tP.11313r' told the tficer he loved the- eta and had planned to take ber to Whitewater, Wis.

where be bad been promised A small brother and sister of Betty Jane told the first story Of the girl's departure with Dinner, saying he had driven all of them 1 to a nearby village to buy them candy, had returned to the borne of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. rnesk cross-roads of three federal highI captured here today with 10-yearways, and the taus of reliable A.A.A. touring bureau. an effort has been made to refer to highways just ksows just exactly what the cones they are.

Some pass through ditien of the route is. The descripJohnson City and some do not Al! tions of the roads have been made the routes traverse different parts without the use of a map; they have touring oureau, an euon nas been made to refer to highways just as they are. Some pass through Johnson City and some do not. Al! routes traverse different parts the gh captured here today with 10-year- ble has ust 'mows just exactly what the con- igh ditien of the route is. The descrip- Al! tions of the reels have been niade without the use of a map; they.have miles, is I toed, li I of the mountain vection Of the rnited States.

and the motOr- L-t may talie liLs choice after he Ion tan, he Authorities today asked Indiana- polls police to seek Dinner at tarlingtoh. near the4e. Dinner lift a note advising the-parents of his child victim. not to tell the authbrities. The note said he loved the girl and would not barns her unless police were notified in he to slay the girl.

7 the 'not In do of Fitrzt 40krislint)laR I East Teihneps6e Vlater eiwil.ppoe..:...v.,,.atejr:.-':: 'irst I cm Sponsored By Kiwanis Club Sktiew Johnson City, Tenn. I- 1A1--- te 1) NIL 1- 110 :1. I i trsop ay, Igust 23 it A ta. 4 Alol A ---ag 111) ii I 4 N) Jils 0 0) 1' 'Johnson City, Tenn. 8t, j.tS'ijig'-': way, would be from Knoiville.

over I also new llotorisw arriving at various '11-W or -11-E. then to Elizabethton, City road of only e2 nt liuntain resorts in- the East- Ten. I Eik Park. Banner Elk, Boo-ne and now being htrt sesee-Western Nerth Carolina area Weet Jeffereona distance of only for tompletion in 1931. At ores 1 tmetimeg that certain about 200 mile from Knoxville.

The the) Kinrport-Johnson City rout totes' they have taken have been route wohld be the all-pa-veillby Fall Branch and Jonesboro, 1 ther too long or bad road to Johnson Cit the to Etiza- asphalt, I dietetic of 35 Pally the letter. In practically ev. It bethton; but barefe longer would bet V- S. No. 13.

coming through I 7 case. it develops that they have the scenic routs! by Kingeport, tot from le paved to 'given inaccurate routing from tol, Mountain City and Boone, part bethlon from Bristol. From le Marting point, or enroute of which is macadam between Brie- bethton, throUgh Hampton and 3 i Coining closer to the point. it has to! and Boone. Moruntain to the 'state line near tee found that such routing hay I Some communities as fir eare ie i Park.

it was once paved, but is at been secured from an euthorized Richmond and Washington, and be. in need of repair. Some gravel A.A. burea0, which does not deal pond, routing tourists to the been used to fill holes. making I propaganda, and whose operatives ville section, send them southward Oink dusty in dry, weather.

now the road front personet trips into eastern or middle North Caro- i U. V. N. 19-W, from Bristol I trieeection instead of from lines line. then "creel the steteloopingl Yohnson City, connects' With 1: lade en paper, a long distance out of way, and en.

I No. 23 Eihnoeted Ideas they around the grand scenic Asheville Rotrtes Coming direct to the- point. It has ways. all fully paved, through the Between Johnion City and A ten found that the Impracticable Shenandoah to Roanoke, which includes also Bristo mtlege have resulted (rem ignor- Bristol, and then to Asheville by I Asheville so, far as proper rou hes or community propaganda or four 'the ohortest te concerned, iherti are three ila, hi many cases, draws only a and smootheet of which. at present artial picture.

distorts thie, and tints, hi beaver of Johnson City, Er, transmontal routes, either of we may be varied enronte to mak tiet not eve complete and accurate Earnestville. and up Cane river dozen routes. if deslied. Ail to formation. to.

connect with North. CarolimuNo. one Jettee Asheville at the a Any thy', toe-a or community is Burnsville. point ere tie be commended for -2-'-'L Practical Joliet'. (1)At Present the only emoo itself and highways lead.

It was probably casual ignoranc paved, hard-surfaced route, and on the part of some one Who is ree ported to have routed a motor Citizens in all parts of the- AP- palachian region will note from the descriptions given in eircle by way Bristol and Eliza- his ar. from Kingsport to Johnson City in a it 7 i hettitona distance of about 0 shortest, between either Joht City and Bristol and Asheville by Johnson Cli3', Efwin, Earr vibe. sP1v1, Cane River, and ith No. 69 1 ELT.prg bard eurfaced roads whielt.May bel used in coming to Johnson' City foe the Appalachian District Fart. on tleptember 3-13.

Jest pick the best route. of Bristol, Mountan -City by way otten, instead ta aire ar--tre clig-drice --J Jonesboro. just exactly half the die- Johnson Cite to 86 miles; and I fence. Perhaps the same reason in- duced reryorted rout- Inge from Kingsport to Asheville and 3t.tonte a total' distance of close This I' .1 Bristol 111 miles. so shortest distance' feorn -here Burnsville, being only 63 'Mile, is-recently payee the entire dieta eith a minimum of "halre ing into it, and too much of that te, 200, miles.

when a direct routing variation of -tide nnot be done in this magnificent by Johnson City Over a may be taken by way at Er tountain section now traversed by paved mad would be 121 miles; or turn right ac xcellent motor roads. But when by Elizabethton, 152 entlese bridge, and eo'througli Walnut ette inter.eity jealoutties, probably It is fair to emphattize "at the and blarshell to Aeheville, a dist; ombined with a. goodly percentage present time," for change are con. of 97 There is eQule ma I ignoranec creep into ehe infer- stantly being made. am on this route: This route 1 laden going to Visiting motorists, Att They Are.

be varied hy going from the is not a good commentary on the eastee 'community spirit of the Ap- At' the present time, motorists River junctioe, by Ifuetdale from the northeset can best reach Baltersville (I nilles of gravel alachlan region. Is such eases, of the Great Smoky Mountain National Spruce Pine, then to Burnsville ouree, the experienced motorists get Park through Virginia, Bristol, Asheville, I. total diettinee of a' he facts from a reliable touring Johnson Cite, Greeneville; (all paved) (treat, spell as one affiliated with 30 miles Of macadam then to New. (2)The original A.S.H.; by he American Automobile Associa. port, and into the park up Cosby.

of Elizabethton, Hampton. ion. which takes nothing for grant. Ano to ther all paved route goes through Mountain Elk Park, Cran tirietol, Johnson City or Kingeport, Minneapolis, Spruce Pine Some Examples to 'Knoxville, and, 'then to Gatlin- Burnsville, is 117 miles from Some recent examples have been a distance of about-140 miles son City to Asheville, and 134 toted, which fall to take Into con- from Bristol. From the southeast from Brietol to Asheville, going ideration the conditions as they are and Zliedie Atlantic.

the park can sect from Bristol to Elitabethtt A presentpert of which is sub- be reached practically by going thru Towns tilting thite route met ect: to criticism, and' part of whieh Asheville, and turning into the park formed the "Interment Associati due to recent work on-roads not between Asheville and Murphy, two to publicize the route. and the 'et oenerelly, ot. ,..2 4p11-tA srrao0oe ribtortsts from- points west of Knox. South the Park can, be ebached thru beautiful section. At present, I elle have been routed to the mag- either Murphy or Atlanta.

than twenty miles ef thil link tificent "Roaring In Nearby Reed in bad shaperough. -seiteral 'I restera North Carolina, by way of Coming home, -the present In the one-titno asphalt surface, ertstol, le'ytheville, then south most available'rmites may be em-' much lotsse rock and gravel. old west 10 Sparta and Twin Oaks phasized, conneeting mountain points essociation announces that its -a distance of about 30,0 miles from within approximately one hundred forte will be bent toward ha a good part of which Is miles of Johnson City, the central the road repaired; but until I tVee en -utiltilproved road across the point of an A.A.A.- bureau. tourists should be told 'kid 1 nountain. The better route, with From Bristol to Knoxville ere two it is and what to Stepect.

The teen better scenery, and hare cur- paved road every foot of, the paved routes. each about 125 Miles serves too many important- pi in length; both. axe federal routes. to be. allowed to deteriorate.

One, IL S. 11.E, is through Johnson North Carolina section-of the --ve City.Jo Morris. is not onlysgoodt but was resu Iliditim Isl estoring ri City, more than ed this sear, and is exce half eit- which le' llese---eetterett-the Shame. balance asphalt. No.

U. S. 11-W is A variation of this nut Health to Thousands through Kingsport. Rogersville, Rut- made by continuing on through ledge, and has about 30 miles of can- Park to Newland, then turn rig crete, the remainder asphalt. Crosstiore, and inter N.

11( go mediett to eru lust a light. geelL From Kingsport north to Gate again near 'Spruce Pine, making "IttPrts.1)111 'thirPelaile Pad. Cite, -other south- distance from here to Aohevilig ore as the bgek br (kr vid orer the ettunarb west Virginia towns, the Virginia miles. Another variation is ti it sisht. Bold as IAA Toe eau be me It is road are good; then there is Immo to Spruce Pine; then left and toteine em before Seater it.

Over gravel or dirt road, to bonneet with Verse the scenic 'windings of Pad es tide plan, Thousands' bae written icre us the Kentucky system. U. -S. No. 23, road by way of Little Switzet thee te' healed of Novak, librumat, Ripb Mond Preosure.

Constipation. Narrow which comes from Ohio through to Marion (16 miles of boor rrearratinn. Asthma and nther respiratory dia. Kentucky, cuts across Virginia-into and gravel), then to Atihevill 6111.41' Reit l'ier Ilida" 11" Er 'iet Kingsport. through Johnson Cityi total distance of 127 miles.

le Ina" any A to the south, (3)The Lonesome Fine Tral Moat your troub be. try Dolmen's Radio. Vl -n 8V Aertrit, Polar rad, at our risk. White today is not yet completed; a etretch of way of Walnut. 'Iv '11141 1414 denerip" era; miles in Kentuelty being un- Marshall, a distance of 96 1 Itisliwn Aiseamee.Ca., 2468 BruilmnI IL.m...

Los Audit, der The route will from Johnson City, and 12 I ifotoriew arriving at various Mountain rssorts In-the East-Tennessee-Western North Carolina area I Sometime COTTIVIftin that certain routes they have taken have been dither too long or bad cipally ths utter. In practically evrY case. it develops that they have bleen 'given inaccurate routing from Starting point, or enroute. Coming closer to the point. It has $een found that such routing hay been secuved from an authorized A.A.A.

burea0, which does not deal propaganda, and whose operatives know the roads from personal trips' frippection Instead of from Imes 1 ade on paper. Distorted Ideas Coming direct to the- point. It has been found that the impracticable routings have resulted from ignorance or community propaganda which', lit many eves, draws only a partial picture. distorts this, And et not complete and accurate Asy city, toes or community la t011tP6 te be commended for "boosting-. itself and highways lead.

lag into it, and too much of that canna be done in Ole magnificent mountain section now traversed by excellent meter roads. But when petty inter-city jealousies, probably combined with a. goodly percentage lanorance, creep into the information going to Visiting motorists, is not a good commentary on the boasted spirit of the Appalachian region. lee such eases, of cOurse, the experienced motorists get Abe facts from a reliable touring bureau, such as one affiliated with the American Automobile Associavon. which takes nothing for granted, Some Examples Some recent examples have been noted, which fell to take into consideration the conditions as they are at presentpart of wbich is ject- to criticism, and' part of which due to recent work on-roads not yet generally, publicized a 41, tribtorrats from points west of vile have been routed to the nificent "Roaring Gap KnorthWestern North Carolina, by way of Bristol, Wytheville, then south and west 10 Sparta and Twin Oaks a distance of about SOO miles from a good part of which is over an Unintnrored road across the Mountain.

The better route, with even better scenery, and hard surfaced palled road every foot of the Raditith: Health to Thousands madicin op dru lust a light. email. manfortabla Radio-actin Pad. mom os the baok be day end or the etinnacb at alaht. Sold as trial.

Ion eau be WM it is balpinp toe before ems 'bny it. Over 150,000 ld ea, tide p1sL Thousands' bare written us that it bailed thaw of Nesiriria, Hheumatitras, Jib Blood Preasure. Constipation. Nervous Prostration, Asthma and other respiratory disMara Boort. Kidney and fliaddee trouble.

No okattee 'what roar bar trird. or mint your trouble may bra try Deven's Radio. Aervir Molar rad at our tisk. White today toy trisl efloir and deoerittillo )0proture. Rollos Appliance Los Aaaelem Cal.

also over new Johnson City road of only :.1 now being concreted. btrt scheduled for completion in 1131. At present, the Kinrport-Johnson City route by Fall branch and Jonesboro, asphalt, I distance of 35 miles. s. No.

lc mini tot from Virghtia, le paved to bethion from Bristol. From throUgh Hampton and Moruntitin to the otate line- near Park, it was once paVed, but is in need of repair. Some gravel been used to fill holes. making link dusty in dry weather. ii.

N. 19.W, from Bristol City, connects' ith U. No. 23 Asheville- Routes Between Johnion City and which Includes alio Bristol Asheville so far as proper ta concerned, there are three transmontal routes, either of may be Varied enroute to make dozen routes. if dealied.

All one "Met Asheville at the point. (1)At Present the only smoothly 'paved, bard-aurfaced route, and shortest, between either Johnson City and Bristol and Asheville, by Johnson City, Erwin, Earnest i'llte. SPlvr Cane River, and nectleg with N. C. No.

69 Burnsvillai- diaratice Johnson City ta 86 miles; and Bristol 111 miles. This IS also shortest distance' from -here Burnsville, being only 63 'Mace, as-recently pavea the entire distance, with a ntlitimuin of curvet-C-4 variation of tide may he taken by way of turn' right bridge, and go'througli Walnut and Marshall to Asheville, of 97 There is some On this route: This route be varied by going from the River junction, by Huatdale (le Miles of gravel) Spruce Pine, then to Burnsville a total distanCe of 1 13- miles. (2)The original A.S.H.; by of Elizabethton, Hampton, Mountain, Elk Park, Cranberry, Minneapolis, Spruce Pine Burnsville, is 117 miles from City to Asheville, and 134 from Brfstol to Asheville, going from Bristol to Elitabethton. Towns along tide, route formed the "Intermont Association," to publicize the route, and the sociatAra br.kaikaiag.,ao,ma. ef fective beautiful section.

At prestot, than twenty miles Of thii- link in bad shaperough. -several In the one-tithe asphalt surface, much loess rock and gravel. association announces that its will be bent toward the road repaired; but until tourists should be told jut It is and what to expect. The serves too many important to be. allowed to deteriorate.

North Carolina section of the is not onlysgoode but was ad thil year, and is in Sham- A A variation of this route may made by continuing On through Park to Newland, then turn right Crosstiore, and inter N. C. No. again near Spruce Pine, making distance from here to Asheville miles. Another variation is to to Spruce Pine; then left and the scenic windings of road by way of Little Switzerland, to (16 miles of 'loose and gravel), then to Aoheville; total distance of 127 miles.

(3)The Lonesome Pine Trail, way of 'Greeneville, Walnut Marshall, a distance of 96 from Johnson City, and 121 Beginninre (14 9 Ttil 11111 I 4' Beginnitre 2 P. M. 7P.M. 6d LYI 9 A.M. a A Itil I 4.1.

ZVI. 111113 f5j; II A nietaIQQTnrkT m'(ntot 1N11 ADMISSI I 50c Or it sub, is Knox, magi I or for the 00 $1. 00 $1.00 $1.00 I 1 'kJ! Mho El ET te or ror tne tnree events, I 7 fb3 DA II 1, -1 :2, I. 0,1:, ,4,,,,, A A. 1.1 1 e.

A. -1-' rah 1. Elta-; 1,.. Lliza- i Roan I Elk I note has the thru S. Asheiarille, to routing main whicb a except same the Is con rear from from the .4 to and route Erwin.

across Gap distance macadam may Cane and to and about way Roan and Johnson miles 'di-sect recently a and. more I are 'holes and The efforts having then, what root points The road resurfac. 1 excellent be Ellt to 69 the 124 go traverse the a by and rallet frOm Brtstol, IS paved from Bristol or Johnson City to Greeneville; good macadam (duty in dry weather) foe 20 miles from Greeneville to, the State line; somewhat rough macadam from the state linerather peculiar, toe, since It travertes a part of the Pisgah National Forestfor nine mile; then excellent asphalt to Marshall, and concrete to Asheville. Other- Resort ItotiAt From Johnion oil. in fact, front upper much used links are to the well knoWn nicnintain resort point of Linville, Boone, Bernier Elk, BlowingRocitrALInville Falls, etc.

art -present, the obvious route Pita rtki7 ofuogr 'wEhlicizhabetthhetonr 6 uagnbd lEinikk IBrothanneErliEzalbek thot.o,nsoototit7eisdtateonlinteo lo 18ebwadint badly needed. a From Elk Park, there Is a perfect atlphalt -mountain road by Way of distance of. miles from Johnson City. From Elk Park, by wae of and Linville, the famed Tonahlooses hi reached, which leads from itioe'iBflortngJorthOenisk, onlicdlitayt.anC172 miles of the Yonahlossee have, recently been splendidly paved with asphalt; nine 'miles, from Littville to the Avery County line, are ma- cadam, with some loose rock; easily traveled In all weather, 'some what rough. From Bristol, Boone may be reached also thrdugh Mountain City.

by a macadaM and asphalt road thrOugh the LInake National' Forest. r---- From Bristol to Johnsett City; the present road Is 12 miles of concrete and 12 miles of asphalt. fgt. which conerete Is to be substituted in the spring, on a made. There le concrete road front Bristol to the Sullivan Minty line toward Elizabethton; asphalt miles into Elizabethton, it total di times of 25 miles.

2 Between Elizaltethton and Joh aett 'City are two highways; One direct. only four miles betWeen co Porato limits; and the other esphalt, seven miles between corporate limits, by way of Milligan College. 4 From Johneon City' to Erwin it present le by. Way, of Milligan the miles of asphalt. one mile on a new grade, nine Miles con.

A new has been fin, ished, except an underpaal, to make the distance to Erwin 13 mites. which will be all concrete. Irt the tptic Only Facts A at RI 'til ki iP. yr 4 P'31' lot 1..1 64i( P-N, sl N. 11 tbi SHOW 11) AU 8 SevierHotel 30 P.

7 Admission 50 elor I 6 Al. I Beauty Contestants Will Be t' the Dance Hostesses At Hotel evier 1 --1). Music By Alabamians do 11 $1 50 per Couple 1.... 4 ilpi 1' (le il, This advertisement is sponsored the 4, 4 ing Kiwanians: l' follow ii 1 9 Hannah Inc. Harris Manufacturing -----ss, 41 li Kiwanian Ferrell Hannah Kiwanian Coleman and J.

Ray Greenway 411; HannahDosser Co. la Kiwanian Frank Hannah Universal Motor Co. Kiwanian R. S. Edwards t- McAfee Insurance Agenc lI French Dry' Cleaning Co.

Kiwanian Phil McAfee 1. Kiwanian tom Watkins 1 Tenn Eastern Electric ro. 44. Free Service i4 1 a nt an It. Lander Tire Co.

I wani'an Dan Wealcr 9 Ki Masengill C. Penney Kiwinian John 31asentill i The Union Printing CO Kiwanian H. Miss 'laze! Tennes kiwanian G. Appalachian Pushers, see," of noxville will make a personal i I tiMp Investment Co. appearativetxt the Beauty Show Kiwanian J.

L. (lump Kiwanian Gerald Goode f.t. 7 Miss Hazel Tomlinson, "Miss Tennes see," ol Knoxville, will make a personal appiarancetxt the Beauty Show I Beauty Contestants Will Be Hostesses At the Dance John Sevier Hotel 10 to 2 Music By Alabamians per Couple This advertisement is sponsored the 'following Hannah's, Inc. Kiwaniart Ferret liatinah McAfee Phil McAfee Tenn. Eastern Electric 'Co.

It F. Lander' Masengill's ilwinian John I The Union Printing Co. Kiwanian G. C. Dickson Harris Manufacturing Co.

4 Kiwanians E. Coleman and J. Ray Greenway French Dry Cleaning Co. Kiwanian tom Watkins Free Service Tire Co. Kiwaman Dan Wealcr J.

Penney Kiwanian H. E.Read Appalachian Publishers, Kiwanian Gerald Goode rLNc Universal Motor Co. kiwanian R. S. Edwards Cheap food You wouldn't buy an imitation egg for the breakfast.

It's poor etonomy. iilways to buy cheap foodand sometimes dangerous. Horlick's comes in sealed glass tars, not in tins. Richest malted milk! Send us ten cents today for sample and mixer. H0.111, CK'S RACINI, WiSCIPNOIN Buy Your Sheaf fer's Pens Here A 4 rA t) We Will Insure Them Against Less Ey Engraving Your Name thd a Bottle of School Ink FREE.

Ode The New $3.00 School Pen ik 11, atIrdi .10 '14i Di zo310111 SS obio Ltfonme pon white dal Otiht14LFIC11.11Dlitt 117.1r. U. Pat. 01. Al 4.

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