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1 1 The Weather day Low cloudy Curries NORTH due and Low this a CAROLINA little morning yesterday mountains, colder High Partly fonight. today cloudy 29. Low High with tonight yester- snow 16. The Knoxville Lournal City Edition KNOXVILLE AND METROPOLITAN AREA- Vert- cloudiness today with occasional light snow or diminishing gradually during the day, Pertly mainly highs around 30. cold with light Considerable cloudiness and continued snow or snow flurries in mountains, high in in mountains.

KENTUCKY Snow ending by evening, windy, furning much (Weather colder. Details on Page 13) Independently Owned And Operated 124TH YEAR Volume 86 No. 296 KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1962 16 Pages Two Sections PRICE 7 CENTS Hoffa's Plea For Mistrial Rejected Biting Cold To Continue Grip On Area LEt in to 1. thell -Staff photo by Tom Greene Jr. SKI TIME HERE Winter's coldest weather has left new ski slopes on Mount Harrison in the Smokies in favorable condition and the Gatlinburg Ski Club will officially open Friday -providing the temperatures stay cold.

However, skiers are using the shortest slope at the resort. Shown yesterday walking up the run' are (from left) Don Bowman, 4040 Taliluna Avenue, and Tom Preston, 1049 Scenic Drive. (More pictures on page 13). By TOM SWEETEN Gatlinburg's Ski Club Opens Friday With continued new ski resort will other winter sport While some skiers ski slopes on Mount about six inches Assistant City Editor cooperation from the Weatherman, Gatlinburg's officially open Friday, giving East Tennessee anand a potentially heavy tourist attraction. are already trying out the shortest of the four Harrison which was covered last night by of snow, personnel at the Ski Club are busily adding finishing touches, getting prepared for an expected busy weekend.

"It's pretty definite we'll open Friday," Charlie Wells, manager the club, said yesterday. As he made his announcement, a dozen skiers were finding the 1100-foot course near the lodge smooth and fast. Sunday, more than 50 persons skied, while another 400 visited the lodge and facilities. Temperatures were in the low 20s. With additional snow forecast last night, all ski runs should be in excellent condition by the weekend, Wells explained.

Artificial snow machines on the longer runs were turned on last night. Wells said the runs would be opened at 10 a.m. daily, closing at dark. Full equipment can be rented from the club and the dining room will be open to the public from 11 to 2 p.m. each day.

A paved road leading from Gatlinburg to the resort area will be kept open for travel without chains as much as possible, the manager explained. It was sanded and easy to travel yesterday after an additional two inches of snow Sunday night. "Our club here is second to none in the South," Wells said. Inquiries have been received from numerous cities throughout the South, he explained, and it is expected the resort will be a boom to the sagging winter economy of Gatlinburg. Sixty-one Continued on Page 2, Col.

1 Marmaduke Easy on the lotion He snubbed me all the way home last time. Inn Synd. Hall The Shopping Days Before Christmas Milk Fund Wrestling Set Friday An all-star wrestling program Friday night at Chilhowee Park Arena will give the Knoxville Journal Milk Fund a big boost. Help those who are unable to provide milk to their youngsters by sending a donation to The Journal Milk Fund, PO Box 911, Knoxville. It will be the 23rd annual Milk Fund bouts staged under the guidance of veteran promoter George Cazana.

Two tag team matches head the card. Mike and Doc Gallagher will face Jackie Fargo and Don Greene in one, with the Scufflin' Hillbillies meeting the team of Alfredo Gomez and Jim Siksay in the other. There will also be a distaff bout. Southern women's champion Cora Combs meets challenger Venus Larue. Past Milk Fund programs have resulted in the contribution of thousands of dollars to The Journal's benefit for indigent children.

All proceeds above bare operating costs will go to the Fund. The Journal Milk Fund is administered voluntarily and without cost by the City's Nursing Service and the County Welfare Department personnel whose Flurries Of Snow Possible (Weather Details on Page 12) Biting cold, accompanied by occasional light snow or flurries, will continue its hold on East Tennessee today, with relief still out of sight, according to the weather forecast, As the Weatherman predicted continued frigid temperatures, with high readings below freezing. most of the eastern part of the nation yesterday was experiencing the coldest weather of the season. Occasional light snow was considered likely in East Tennessee by this morning. Conditions due today are variable cloudiness with occasional light snow or flurries, diminishing gradually during the day except in the mountains.

Tonight should be partly cloudy and a little colder, with a few snow flurries likely in the mountains. Around Knoxville a low of 19 degrees was looked for early today, compared with a 17 yesterday morning. The minimum forecast for tonight is 16 degrees. 'Today's high temperature should be 29. It was 30 yesterday.

The outlook for tomorrow is partly cloudy and continued cold. Frost warnings were issued for Gulf Coast and Central Florida farmers as the cold wave extended far south. In West Virginia and Western Maryland schools were closed because snow-glazed roads were too slick to travel on the hills. From the North Central states eastward snow drifts had the plow and shovel crews out attempting to clear the highways for traffic. In parts of North Dakota and Minnesota temperatures down to 20 below zero were in prospect this morning.

MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE-Variable cloudiness today with occasional light snow or flurries, diminishing gradually during the day except in the mountains. Partly cloudy and a little colder tonight with a few snow flurries likely in the mountains. High today 29. Low tonight 16. LOWER EAST TENNESSEE Variable cloudiness, today with occasional light snow or flurries, diminishing gradvally during the day except in the mountains.

Partly cloudy and a little colder tonight with a few snow furries likely -in the mountains. High today 31 Low tonight 18. Variable cloudiness today with occasional light snow or flurries, diminishing gradvally during the day except in the mountains. Partly cloudy and a little colder tonight with a few snow furries likely in the mountains. High today 26.

Low tonight 12. UPPER EAST TENNESSEE Variable cloudiness today with occasional light snow or furries, diminishing gradvally during the day except in the mountains. Partly cloudy and a little colder tonight with a few snow furries likely in the mountains. High 16- day 27. Low tonight 14.

UT Frosh L'eam Best IMPRESSIVE--While the varsity Vols have won three games on the basketball floor, the freshman team ranks with the best in Tennessee history, writes Ben Byrd, assistant sports editor. Page 11. VALUE OF WIVES Dr. Paul Popenoe today discusses the value -Staff photo by Al Roberts LEVELED LANDMARK- -Fire of unknown origin last night destroyed the old Goddard home at 5623 Colonial Circle, long a Fountain City landmark. The 11- room house, reportedly purchased about six weeks ago by Mr.

and Mrs. John Brodine, Tipton Road, was being remodeled into three apartments. Fountain City and Knoxville firemen fought the blaze for more than an hour, but were hampered by a lack of water due to a fire hydrant with a cap welded on and hundreds of motorists who caused a traffic jam while watching the blaze. (Story on Page 3). AFB Leader Lashes Trend Toward Big Government By DAVID A.

MARTIN Associated Press Farm Writer ATLANTA, Dec. 10 (P -President Charles B. Shuman of the called upon all Americans today to join in making 1963 a year in which is ended. The farm leader told upwards of 5000 delegates and members from organizafion's. annual convention that individual freedom and.

free The convention itself worked on plans for an all-out drive to reduce Mrs. Lotspeich Funeral Slated At 4 P.M. Today Episcopal rites will Memorial Cemetery for Knoxville Journal, who several months. Rev. sion, will officiate.

Mrs. Lotspeich, 76 be conducted at 4 p.m. today in Highland Mrs. Roy N. Lotspeich, publisher of The died early yesterday after an illness of David Potts, rector of Church of the Ascen- in October, had requested that there be no elaborate funeral service on her passing.

Her body is to be placed in Lotspeich Mausoleum beside "that of her husband who died in September 1951. Tributes to the "great lady" poured in yesterday, both to her office the Journal editorial department and to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Smith 3420 Kingston Pike. Confined to her home at 4605 Chickasaw Road, Sequoyah Hills, the past several months, Mrs.

Lotspeich never lost touch with the executive staff of the newspaper and maintained a vigorous interest in world affairs. A woman of many varied interests, Mrs. Lotspeich had long been a pillar of Knoxville society, as well as a champion of civic and philanthropic causes. After her husband's death, she took his place at the helm of The Knoxville Journal and for more than a decade proved her inherent of the wife about the home. His skill as a businesswoman.

figures are interesting. Page 4. Editorials Goren On Ralph de Bridge Toledano Sports 10-11 Russell Kirk 4 Tom Fulton Anderson Lewis Jr. 4 Outdoors Billy Graham Simp-ly Portraits Bowling Movies Obituaries TV Clock Markets TV Key Classified 13-14 Earl Wilson Society Comics Ann Landers 6 Horoscope Navy's Newest 10 CHARLESTON, S. Dec.

10 (P 11 -The US Navy's newest and one of its mightiest warships the 11 guided missile destroyer Semmes 11 -joined the ceremonies 12 here today. It was the first time a missile firing destroyer was put into 15 commission at the Charleston Naval Base. Ship Joins Fleet Continued on Page 2, Col. 2. Milk Fund Collections Top $7000 Journal Milk Fund contributions made direct to The Journal: Previously acknowledged $3418.17 Tom Katherine Black Foundation 60.00 TVA.

Mechanical Design Branch 60.00 TVA Employes of Civil Design Branch 30.55 In Memory of our mother, Mrs. Rada Alsup 10.00 Roberta M. Ramsey 5.00 Walter W. Clark 3.00 In Memory of Sam D. Wilkerson, formerly of Clinton 1.00 Knoxville Women's 5.00 Martha Lee Johnson 5.00 First Friday Club of Chilhowee Hills 5.00 Mrs.

K. A. Miller 10.00 Mr. and. Mrs.

J. L. Eledge 5.00 Mrs. T. I.

Stephenson, Jr. 10.00 Elizabeth and Ward Seymour 10.00| Bella Hecht 2.50 Mrs. James S. Hall 10.00 Veil Of Silence Cloaks Substitution Of Alternate Juror the James R. Hoffa trial today and a defense plea for a mistrial beassault in court on the Teamster By GAVIN SCOTT NASHVILLE, Dec.

10 (P) -The judge replaced one juror in rejected as groundless cause of the air pistol I president. The court gave nate juror for Mrs. Walter Harper, was no reason for substituting. an alterJames Paschal. The replacement, seated in her place as the $1,000,000 conspiracy, trial entered its eighth week.

Following last Thursday's mystery-shrouded session of court, there were reports an attempt had been made to approach a juror. Neither judge nor attorneys in the case would comment today on the report. Mrs. Paschal told newsmen she had no idea why she was bounced off the jury, "I have not been contacted and to the best of my knowledge no member of my family has been contacted in any way," she said. Federal District Judge, William E.

Miller's decision in the mistrial motion followed testimony by the widow of Owen (Bert) Picture on Page 8 Brennan that she and Mrs. Hoffa owned and actively participated in a business the' government claims was operated by a transport firm to conceal payments to Hoffa for labor peace. GROUNDLESS, JUDGE RULES Miller overruled the defense motion for a mistrial as being "utterly groundless if not fantastic." He noted he "had a ringside seat" to the shooting incident last Wednesday in which several pellets fired by an exmental patient bounced harmlessly off Hoffa. In support of the mistrial motion. Hoffa and his lawyers filed affidavits in which they said the shooting left them unnerved and apprehensive for their safety should the trial continue.

They also objected to the judge's decision to station marshals inside the courtroom and to search spectators entering. Miller, in what amounted to a rebuke to the defense, said he was "amazed at some of the statements made in the affidavits." "There are a lot of skeletons, in the closet in the motion, but they are not supported by the facts," the judge said in a stern voice as he looked at the battery of Hoffa attorneys. Following the shooting, the Continued on Page 2, Col. 1 'The New Light' To Be Featured At ConcertToday WHO: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra WHAT: Christmas Concert WHERE: Municipal Auditorium WHEN: 8:15 p.m. today "The Light," composed by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra New.

Conductor David Van Vactor, will be featured at the orchestra's Christmas Concert at the Municipal Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. today. Other featured selections include the "Concerto Grosso 6" by Handel and "Symphony No. 4" by Schumann. Appearing with the Symphony will be the Knoxville Choral Society who will feature soloists Norma Dean Smith, soprano, and Edward Zambara, bass baritone.

Also taking part in the program will be the Dandridge Boys Choir from the Church of the Ascension. phony office and at AudiTickets are on sale at the Symtorium box office. Prices are $3.75, $2.75 and $1.80. Ellington 'Hands Off' On Districting Action Gov. Buford Ellington yesterday with reapportionment and probhand in the ably knows more about it than declined to take a move to get the 1963 General As- "Governor Ellington kept close anybody else in the state.

sembly to consider reapportion- contact on the Atkins ment before he goes out of office. said, "and then, of course, he "As far as I'm concerned," he called the special session which said in Nashville, "what the leg- produced the first reapportionislature considers is up to the ment in this state in 60 Governors who wish to avoid State Sen. Hobart Atkins of taking a stand on legislative isKnoxville suggested Sunday that. sues often fall back on the statethe General Assembly take up re- ment that these are matters for before the General Assembly to decide. apportionment Frank Clement is inaugurated However, it is also a part of the Jan.

15, and before the new ad- political history of the state that ministration submits its legislative most legislation enacted is framed proposals to the legislature. by the administration in power, "It can easily be done and and that bills frowned upon by would save the incoming admin- the chief executive and his adistration any embarrassment be- visers rarely become law, cause of it," Senator Atkins said. Governor-elect Clement could "Governor Ellington has been not be reached for comment on through all of it. He is familiar Atkins' proposal, $4 Million In ET Jobs May Be Let American Farm Bureau Federation a trend toward big government 49 states attending the big farm institutions are threatened. the federal government's role in agriculture.

Shuman said a majority of the nation's farmers want less rather than more government aid. Shuman, in his annual address, said the nation's future as a democracy may well be determined by the coming session of Congress, He lashed out at reported Kennedy Administration plans to seek reductions in income taxes. He said the only way a tax cut could be justified would be to reduce federal spending by a corresponding amount. "We can afford to pay our way as we go," the farm leader said. "Further deficit spending by our government may generate disastrous inflation and jeopardize the confidence which other nations have in our fiscal responsibility." While seeking a smaller government role in agriculture, the convention was not expected, however, to recommend ending of production controls for the Southland's cotton, tobacco, rice and Continued on Page 2, Col.

7 Senator Objects To Diagnosis Of Homesickness WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (P) Sen. Stephen M. Young (Ohio) is unhappy about a Marine Corps physician who wrote the mother of a young recruit that there was nothing wrong with her boy except "an acute attack of nostalgia." Young said "the indignant mother wrote her senator that her boy never had trouble with 'nostalgia' until he enlisted in the Marine Corps, and she wishes her senator to see the Secretary of Defense immedlately and do something about it." Webster says nostalgia means homesickness and Young wishes Marine Corps doctors would say so, too. I Two East Tennessee superhighway construction jobs totaling about seven miles and estimated to cost $4,000,000 are tentatively scheduled for the next contract letting for which bids will be taken Feb.

28 in Nashville. One is a stretch of Interstate 40 three and one half miles long from Carson Springs to State Highway 32 in Cocke County, according to the Tennessee Highway Department. This will involve grading, drainage and construction of bridges, but not paving, which will be in a later contract. Cost is estimated at $2,000,000. The other is a section of Interstate 75 in Anderson and Campbell Counties from Lake City northward to Vasper, a distance of 3.4 miles.

This job includes grading, drainage, bridges and paving. It also is estimated at $2,000,000. ONE SMALL SECTION The Interstate 40 project will leave only one small section not under construction between a point near Dandridge and the North Carolina line. This is the part between State 32 and Denton. When the new contract is let there will be more than 26 miles under construction or: in use east of downtown Knoxville.

Included in this mileage is a three-mile section in Knoxville between Mitchell and Burns Streets. In Jefferson County a stretch of 3.4 miles has been built but not paved from Highway 66 near Dandridge to Highway 66-A, including an interchange with Interstate 81 to Bristol. In use is a 7.6-mile section from there to Carson Springs, which includes a new bridge over Douglas Lake. Three miles from Denton to Hartford and 5.9 miles from Hartford to the North Carolina line are now under construction, with surfacing to come under future contracts. NEARLY COMPLETE On Interstate 75, a section of 3.1 miles is under construction from Vasper to Caryville, with the contract providing for paving as well as grading, drainage and bridges.

Practically complete is a 1.2-mile stretch from Jellico and the Kentucky line. Of course, the 2.5-mile stretch in Knoxville from Interstate 40 to Sharps Gap is in use. Westward from Knoxville the 40 miles of Interstate 40 to Kingston are mostly open to traffic. Work is in progress on a 3.8- mile section of Interstate 75 from Hope Gap interchange to State 95 near Lenoir City. Ray Says Textbooks In Error Knoxville's public schools labor under a shortage of textbooks, some of which are shallow and full of error, City School Board was told last night.

Board Member Robert B. Ray said he has received many complaints "about the. shallowness and erroneous material in our textbooks." He asserted that "this year we, have some arithmetic books in which the answers and problems are not related." Dr. Roy Wallace, director of instruction, told the board about the short supply of books, saying it is "a problem all. across the state." The reason, he pointed out, is that the state still provides only $3 a year per pupil for textbooks said while he costs understood have that gone up.

the legislature will be asked to raise the amount to $4 or $5. Since the free textbook. law of 1945, Dr. Wallace declared, the city has not appropriated funds for books. In the next budget, however, there will be an amount recommended as a supplement to the state money for this purpose.

Dr. John H. Burkhart, board president, suggested that it become a committee of the whole to examine new textbooks. The question came up when approval was given for certain committees selected to review books which may be adopted for 1963. "I think the board, under the circumstances, needs to see them," Dr.

Burkhart said. Ray observed that "we ought Continued on Page 2, Col. Obituaries Mrs. Bertrude Garcia Alvin G. Hatcher Mrs.

Lula Moore Shaver J- mes W. Cantell P'rs Ida Bell Chambers Edward Rule Gass Homer Grant Longsworth John R. McClain Mrs. Nannie Bishop Smelcer Harold Glenn Loveday. Cynthia Huddleston LaFOLLETTE-William H.

Stratton LENOIR CI Ward MARYVILLE- Mrs. Jessie NcNelly Blalock MARYVILLE- L. Mcinturit MARYVILLE- Della Owenby Paul SEVIERVILLE-Mrs. Nora Elizabeth Bales Huffaker MADISONVILLE- Henry G. Bennett BYBEE-Rev.

Minnis. Bible BYBEE- Cordie Holt Smith ENGLEWOOD- -Rev. Zeb V. Millsap OBITUARIES ON PAGE 11 Today's Chuckle There's a psychiatrist who has two mailboxes on his desk -one marked "outgoing" and the other Carmichael Mr. and Mrs.

A. G. Babelay 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hunze 5.00 Mr.

and Mrs. Fred R. Stair 5.00 Virginia L. Neal 5.00 Mr. and Mrs.

Lynn H. Haynes 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ga Johnston 10.00 Mr. and Mrs.

F. Paul Ledbetter 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Orville De View 15.00 From A Friend 15.00 Mrs. J.

Finbarr Saunders 5.00 Coffee Shop 10.00 Total $3720.17 Contributed through the SAE Fraternity: Mrs. C. T. 4.00 Mrs. W.

Ralph 5.00 Contributions given. through C. V. Christenberry, former safety director and city police captain: Previously acknowledged $1079.44 Gulf Oil Corp. 10.00 Home Improvement 20.00 Vestal Lumber Co.

25.00 Mrs. Charles 5.00 Bill. Tanneran .50 Andrew Tonwsand 1.00 Carl King 2.00 Ahilco Window 1.00 David Witherspoon 10.00 Holmes Drug. 5.00 George W. Huff .50 A.

L. Tenney 1.00 Seaboard Finance 10.00 Dr. George 10.00 C. M. Hines 25.00 C.

P. Vineyard. 5.00 Hull-Dobbs 25.00 Terminal Garage 10.00 Milk Bottles 5.27 Friend 15.00 12 M. Total $1254.71 Total street TODAY'S JOURNAL MILK FUND Maybe he won't be so -insistent about, having his name on the cards next year-.