The Knoxville Journal du lieu suivant : Knoxville, Tennessee • 16

THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL Friday una IS Oak Ridge Beauty ins Award As TV Discovery Comedian Bed Skelton Gives Lucy Knock Biggest Break By Putting Her In Show No More Guilty Than FDR In Soviet Aid Slack Pleads Convicted Chemist Asks Equal Treatment With Giver Of Guns Planes Explosives Tanks -if A I Oak Ridgers Told Bridge Dangerous Special Tie Inrnl OAK RIDGE June 12 Oak Ridge residents are wondering if nearby Edgemoor Bridge will do a and fall down following a statement by the town council that the one-way bridge is a George Miller assistant city manager and former public safety director told council the bridge is considered "questionable from a safety The bridge which connects Clinton Pike with the Edgemoor entrance to Oak Ridge has been subjected to unusually heavy traffic since road construction has necessitated a detour on the regular road to Clinton Miller said traffic counters recorded 4000 vehicles per day crossing the bridge as compared to about 1000 before the Clinton detour was established The council was informed that County Road Supt Charles Shopman had no plans now for repairing the bridge "Kv- 4 'ZzkS any information against me to the proper authorities and see that I am charged or that he make a public retraction of the things he said about me here yesterday the chemist declared King of Greeneville a former state representative assisted Jenkins in the defense of Slack at the hearing He corroborated testimony of Wednesday Slack and his new defense lawyer Atkins argued before the I court that 'the formula for making RDX has been known to chemists since 1898 Slack says IhiW tt tki hanil OAK RIDGE June Lucy Knoch daughter of Mr and Mrs Beverly Knoch of 148 Henley Road thanked Red Skelton profusely when he handed her the Golden Key award for being voted one of the "Television Discoveries of thank said the famous comedian the Man Upstairs the one who gave you your He might have added: "And your folks For it was Lucy? mother who supplied the beauty and her father the drive and ambition that set Lucy on the road to movie and TV fame Her father a master plumber with the Management Service Division in Oak Ridge remembers the depression years when he had to cut many a pipe and fix many a leaky faucet to pay for tap dancing lessons And Mrs lOioch a handsome stately woman with bright blue eyes and dark hair is still mildly amazed at the handsome brood she turned out three beautiful daughters two of whom won movie contracts and three handsome sons When World War II broke out Lucy decided to help the war effort by becoming a welder She and her sister Dorothy headed for Chandler Field in Tucson Ariz to wield the torch There Lucy got her first break At an Club dance she was introduced to Paulette Goddard The movie star was enthralled with the Tennessee beauties and invited -them to visit the Paramount studios in Hollywood Lucy and har sister ended up wide-eyed at the Paramount studio when Lady Luck again tapped Lucy on the shotilder A film executive stopped the girls and invited them to make a screen test Lucy passed with flying colors Dorothy had to have a front gold tooth replaced but both were signed up One year of Hollywood film-work was enough for Dotty who decided to get married Lucy kept on and landed minor parts in Rush In to among others Following completion of "Two Tickets To Broadway" Lucy was lunching in a Beverly Hills restaurant feeling somewhat concerned about the future Then in the best Hollywood Cinderella Girl 'tradition in walked Red Skelton with his business manager They were looking for a pretty girl to dress up TV show Skelton took one look at Lucy and offered her a part in the show thought he was said Lucy he gave me the phone number of his agency where I was to call for an Again the Hollywood twist Lucy lost the telephone number But Lady Luck popped up again when the agency at persistence called the Tennessee starlet Lucy became the "straight for the popular comedian and proved so successful at her job of ad libing dancing and acting she won the coveted Golden Key as one of the "Television Discoveries of got a long distance call from Lucy last week She says landed a wonderful part in a movie with Gilbert Mrs Knoch said "After finished got to report to the TV studio for the fall Skelton One of Alfred Dean arguments that his 15-year-sentence for espionage should be set aside is that he is no more guilty of aiding the Russians than officials of the Roosevelt administration who gave the USSR guns tanks planes and explosives This came to light yesterday as rehearing closed in Federal Court and Judge Robert Taylor took the case under advisement to rule upon at a later date Convicted of violating the national espionage act by selling information to a Russian agent while he worked as a chemist at Holston Ordnance Works Slack was sent back to his cell at Knox County Jail to await outcome of the hearing The chemist earlier this week had said he had not been informed as to what he was charged with claiming have never known what I pleaded guilty to The charges were never read to He also expressed in the petition he was not properly represented by court appointed defense lawyers Ray Jenkins and Kyle King and that information secured by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents was illegally used reference t5 the Roosevelt administration pointed up the fact that the government had sent tanks planes and explosives to the Soviet Union at the same time he was accused of selling information about RD the powerful explosive powder made near Kingsport by the Tennessee Eastman Corporation This was during the war years of 1943-44 when the Russians were of the US ASKS SAME TREATMENT His counsel court appointed lawyer Hobart Atkins said all Slack wanted was be treated the same as officials of the Judge Taylor sentenced Slack to serve a 15-year term following the conclusion of the trial September bf 1950 at Greeneville The judge took evidence introduced here this week in the rehearing to have the sentence set aside There was no indication as to when the decision would be returned BOTH TESTIFIED Lawyer Jenkins testified Wednesday Slack had turned over the RDX information to Harry Gold of Philadelphia demand that Jenkins take LUCKY Lucy Knoch of Oak Ridge recently received the Golden Key award as one of the Discoveries of She poses here with Comedian Red Skelton her employer during rehearsals for television show She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Beverly Knoch of 148 Henly Road it is taught in college chemistry courses The former chemist at Holston Ordnance Works near Kingsport said Jenkins led him to believe that and other literature containing identical information I was accused of giving out were to be introduced in court But no I have never known what I pleaded guilty to The charges were never read to procedure reminds me of the black hooded and robed accusers of the days of the inquisition" the witness shouted Slack said he was willing to take the lie detector test or truth serium provided Mr Jenkins will do the Atkins told the court that Slack looked upon Russia as an ally of the US during World War II when he gave Gold a sample of RDX and thought it was all right to give them information- which was not secret From Clay Slack was returned to the isolated cell he has been in for more than two weeks since he has been at Knoxville waiting for the rehearing He can have only five visitors a period of each month and may see them for a total of 120 minutes Of those that he could see Mrs Slack and four other members of his immediate family none had visited the hospital cell at the jail before the trial Mrs Slack was present at the hearing The lawyer may consult at length with Slack but he is the only person permitted to do so Slack 47 may write letters only to those people who are allowed to visit him in his cell and only can receive communications from those same people Both Sides Seek New Election In Yellow Cab Strike Both sides in the current three-day old strike of Yellow Cab drivers here have petitioned for a new election to see whether company employes wish to be represented by AFL Teamsters Local 621 which called the strike Company officials yesterday charged that the union had violated a no-strike clause in their contract and that suit would be brought against the union and its officials The local on the other hand declared through its president Early that the union had fulfilled its contract and would glad to leave it to a A hearing on the petitions to the National Labor Relations Board is scheduled to be held here on June 26 The union said that 45 drivers are striking Ridge Couple Marries In New Church Thanhs To Members Car Piling es Near Bridge Two Unhurt Pair Land On Rails Below Maryville Pike Span At City Limits While two men disagreed over which road to take their car plunged 30 feet down an embankment onto the railroad track at an overhead bridge on Maryville Pike early last night but the pair apparently escaped serious injury police reported Driver of the car Reece Measles 40 of Williamsburg Va told -officers he and his companion Pete Lampkin 38 of 121 Henry Street jumped from the car during the plunge The accident occurred at a wooden bridge on a curve at city limits Measles was charged with driving while drunk officers reported Measles and Lampkin were taken to General Hospital for X-Ray examination Police said Measles wanted to cross the bridge but Lampkin wanted to turn left Measles neither crossed the bridge nor turned left he drove straight ahead the car leaving the road at the end of the bridge and crashing onto Railway track A wrecker getting to the car by driving along the railroad track from a crossing pulled the car out A huge crowd of spectators swarming to the bridge marveled at the two men not being killed in the accident Executor Qualified Mrs Ellen Russell 1203 Laurel Avenue yesterday qualified in Probate Court as executor of the estate of her husband Joseph Russell who died June 7 at the age of 82 The estate was valued at less taan $10000 £iyI5s BUSHs best usm PORK andBEftMS NO 2 CANS BUSH BEST OCTOBER BEARS NO 2 CAN PINTO OEMS UUC toiiy dog food Cans cushs HQMIXV liectil The Jaarnal OAK RIDGE June 12 Mr and Mrs Stanley Curtis of 191 Tacoma Road are honeymooning today thanks to the Club and the Club and the congregation of the nearly-completed Kern Memorial Methodist Church The couple wanted to get married last week end when Stanley completed his spring quarter at the University of Tennessee but the church at Tennessee and California Avenues was not quite completed The church groups hearing of the churchless desire marched to the building Friday Approximately 36 members of Kern Memorial attacked the interior The men built a temporary altar hammered down the cover to the organ speaker and fastened down temporary pews The women vacuumed scrubbed polished windows and decorated the hall Hammers and dust mops flew all day Friday and up to the hour of the wedding ceremony 1 at 8 pm Saturday I Mrs A Dawson friend of the family who was putting onj the final decorating touches stole out the rear door of the church in her stocking feet as the first of the wedding party strolled into the front door The Rev Wilson Elliott pastor united the couple in marriage as members of the wedding party flacked bits of sawdust out of their hair But Mr and Mrs Stanley Curtis had their church wedding with organ music and all the trimmings Tapir and twne I for EvcrY Ue- 47c For Hi! 4 Lbs Pure Lard A We Recommend 0 ooo ivhat I call Pure Sausage WC-RDTH OILY THE BEST PART OF THE A A 0 IBS I1- k- 10 POUND BAG 3 wilt Ridger Wants To Organize Rocket Society Mcclkl Ta Th Jaarnal OAK RIDE June Bussard Oak Ridge National Laboratory mechanical engineer has announced he would like to meet people interested in the moon and organize a branch of the American Rocket Society here Bussard who predicts that man will visit the moon within the next 20 to 50 years formerly worked with a rocket project at Hughes Aircraft In Los Angeles The engineer has set a tentative date of June 23 as the first organizational meeting for the Oak Ridge branch of the ARS The moon fanciers will not build rockets to visit the moon but will listen to experts on rockets and generally promote interest in the subject Bussard explained 1 Miss Dean Brown Named President The East Tennessee Society of Medical Technology has elected Miss Dean Brown medical technician at St Hospital its president succeeding Miss Jenny Seaton of Acuff Clinic Vice presidents elected were Miss Trula Bridges St technician and Miss Marcia Cannon Oak Ridge Mrs A Hawkins was appointed newsletter representative to the state publication The meeting was held Wednesday night at Knoxville Academy of Medicine ROYAL SALAD DRESSING Jr1 1 Pint BOTTLE FULL CARTON CLASSES Summertime Is Sandwich Time min SLICED jnUvi Makes Sandwiches Taste Even Medaris Retired iremanDies A Medaris 73 who had been a locomotive fireman on the Knoxville-Atlanta Division of the Railroad for 38 years when he retired died yesterday at 4:58 pm at his home 1823 Cornell Avenue Mr Medaris was a native of Clinton He entered the service of the in 1907 and retired in 1945 following a stroke He had lived in Harriman Maryville and Etowah before coming to Knoxville He was a member of Trent Street Baptist Church Harriman Survivors: widow Mrs Mary Medaris sons Edward Harry and Paul Medaris daughter Mrs Lawson Knoxville The body is at (EmdDwiEm (T miuEwms COMAUMDW CARRYING A COMPLETE LINE OF NOTIONS PAINTS TOYS AND HARDWARE OPEN TIL 11 EVERY NIGHT WE ALWAYS CARRY A FRESH LINE OF MEATS AND VEGETABLES 2300 MAGNOLIA AVE PHONE 3-6621.