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iaBji-'Ukjjj hjhil rri Page 16 JOHNSON CITY PRESS Tuesday Jan 14 1986 Goose in Butler still alive at 44 Wheres my space? anywhere to tie up and had to settle for double-parking in a downtown parking lot (Staff Photo by Alan Broyles) Taking advantage of the pleasant weather in the Tri-Cities over the last few days even animals turned out for a day on the town The problem for this pony was that he just couldnt find Dixie a horse my aunts once owned lived to be over 35 My memory is a bit rusty but 37 sticks in my mind Now for a horse thats old Ancient in fact Guinness Book of World Records says the oldest known horse was one in England which died in 1822 at the age of 62 The oldest known pony was 54 and the oldest known thoroughbred racehorse was one which lived to 42 in Australia But back in December I was reading in The Tomahawk from Mountain City about a goose that is 44 Somehow I never thought geese lived longer than horses But Lucy owned by the Forrester family in Butler is still going strong She is as you might expect showing signs of her age Cataracts have blinded her the last eye last winter But she seems to still be able to get around She finds her way and gets into her pen each night Guinness listed a gander which lived to 49 also English Lucy may verv welljbe the oldest goose in all oi these United States Lucy likes to keep clean and she bathes in a washing tub Curiously however she wont bathe in anything else creek water Put non-creek water in her tub and shell pop in then right back out If she keeps her health until June 16 shell turn 45 And record or not thats old for a goose Some offbeat bits of information: Seals sometimes swim 6000 miles over a period of eight months without once touching land I assume seasickness is unknown to them Popcorn is an American Indian invention Well-trained parrots have been known to accumulate vocabularies of several hundred words The problem as I view it as that theyll never talk when Im around The shortest-lived US coin was the 20-cent piece issued regularly only1 in 1875 and 1876 They were too easily confused with quarters But Ill bet that if Sou possessed one now it would worth a small fortune If all the hamburgers Americans eat each year were stretched out side by side they could circle the earth four times With or without ohions The longest golrhole in the world is the 17th hole at a course in North Carolina It measures 745 yards and is a par six Ive Panel approves new personnel policy approaching State deadlines for the sewer improvement project and urged then to push toward completion "Lets stay on top of this check with the engineers urge them along and do whatever it takes the mayor said The town will face with substantial penalties if the deadlines are not met Town Attorney Judson Thornton reported to the Board that his wife Kay who has undergone liver transplant surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minn was released Jan 9 from Rochester Methodist Hospital a division of the clinic 0 She is now staying in a motel across the street from the hospital and that she is eating well gaining weight and exercising She is taking her anti-rejection drug orally and will stay there until her medication is regulated He said he is hoping she should be home within a week two weeks ahead of schedule made by a market facing Jonesborough Middle School was denied The board closed its meeting and opened the floor for a public hearing for the discussion of amendments to the town zoning ordinance After a brief discussion the meeting was reopend and the board adopted the ordinance which proposed the rezoning of Boone Street from B2 to B4 to ban mobile homes and satelite dishes within the historic district and declared that the operation of five or more garage sales within a years time would constitute a commercial operation A motion that Mayor Tommy Dillow should contact a reputable roofing firm to look at the leaking Post Office building was also passed The Post Office notified the town last month of the severe leakage and gave the town 60 days in which to take action on the matter The mtuor also reminded the board the By SUE GUINN Jonesborough Bureau The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman in a productive work session Monday approved tne final draft of the towns new personnel policy took action concerning the expiration of several beer licenses and adopted amendments to the towns zoning ordinance The new personnel policy which was designed to comply with the Fair Labor Stan-' dards Act makes no real policy changes to affect the 48 town employees The board instructed Town Recorder William Haston with aid of Police Chief Bobby Howell to contact owners of three Jonesborough beer retailers concerning the renewal of their beer licenses believed to have expired Dec 31 Approval was given to two beer license renewal applications while one new application Erwin board to assist United Tom Hodge always been looking for a hole on which I could have a six and still have a par Portland Ore was named by the flip of a coin The losing name was Boston Somehow Boston Ore just doesnt sound right Elephants that live on Mount Elgon in east-central Africa have as their main source of salt the walls of caves one of which they enter single file at dusk In royal bedrooms in 18th Century England a rail often separated the bed from the rest of the room and only the most important people were allowed inside the rail to dress or undress the king Mrs Thomas Cokes son was bom dead in England in 1776 reputedly because she panicked when a mouse got trapped in her immense superstructure of powered hair One of the games which you used to see with regularity but dont any more is checkers I can remember when almost every household had a checker board And if you stopped at a country store before World War II you could almost bet the farm that there would be a checker game going on If it were winter the would be around a potbel-ied stove If it were summer the game was probably on the porch in front of the store I dont know if they still do it or not but some 15 or more years ago there used to be one of our rural stores in Washington County that had some bodacious checkers tournaments going on almost continuously But other things have come along Checkers have declined in popularity The sort of folks who used to play checkers are now banging a little white ball around the golf course or watching football on television or maybe even swatting a softball I lot of folks dont equate checkers with chess but there are marked similarities beside the board If youre going to be a good player you have to plot your play for several moves ahead Maybe thats what happened to the checkers players the new breed just doesnt have enough patience annual event Sen Bob Burleson Senate GOP caucus chairman said the breakfast will provide an opportunity for state leaders and Republicans to thank Garland for his years of service "We all want Tom Garland to know that his leadership in the Senate has meant a great deal to a lot of people Burleson said "What better way to do this than having the annual Senate Republican Caucus Fundraiser in' his honor Hindman Ky were each fined $250 and court cost and sentenced to II months 29 days in lail suspended except for 48 hours and each had his driver's license revoked for one year on a charge of DWI A charge of resisting arrest against Honeycutt was dismissed A charge of assault and battery against Kim Hughes Rt 1 Roan Moun- tain was dismissed Charges of DWI violation of the registration law leaving the scene of an accident speeding and reckless driving against Millard Buchannan Rt 3 Roan Mountain was dismissed Russell Beckner Valley Forge Elizabethton was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in lall suspended on good conduct on a charge of secreting personal property A charge of petit larceny against Linda Beckner Valley Forge Elizabethton was dismissed A capias was ordered for Danny Brown 234 Cottage Elizabethton on a charge of violation of the bad check law Bobby Gene Allman Rt 1 Elizabethton was sentenced to II months 29 days in lall on charges of assault and battery and blocking a private driveway $25 and court cost on charge of going armed and a previously suspended 11 month 29 day sentence was restored on a show cause order Ron Crumley Rt 9 Elizabethton was fined $2500 and court cost and sentenced to 11 months 29 days In lall suspended on charges of possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphenalla Charges of possession of cocaine possession of marliuana and drug paraphenalla against Linda Oliver Rt 9 Elizabethton were dismissed Senate Republican Caucus to honor Garland at breakfast Way allow for county and city business An ordinance passed on first reading to reclassify a section of Carolina Avenue from R-2 to B-2 This ordinance would affect the area of Carolina Avenue from Renfros Meat Market to the Corner Package Store and change the area from residential to business The new zoning would allow the establishment of new business and allow present businesses to make changes The ordinance must pass a second and third reading before becoming law Roger Lloyd representing the Erwin Rescue Squad presented the Mayor and the Aldermen with certificates of appreciation for their continued support of the organization By JOHN DYSON Erwin Bureau ERWIN The Erwin-Unicoi County United Way received a vote of confidence from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday night Retired Judge Walter Garland spokesman for the local chapter explained to the board that the chapter is "struggling to meet campaign goals Garland gave the background of the United Way pointing out that the purpose was to consolidate all fund-raising efforts into one united campaign "Unfortunately the purpose has disappeared he said Garland said that the board of directors was now seeking imput as to whether the local citizens wanted the United Wav to con tinue or disband (He said "The proliferation of fund drives has defeated the United Wavs purpose citing roadblocks door-to-door solicitations and direct mail solicitations "We wonder if the United Way -is still a viable organization in this county do you as repre-sentitives of Erwin still want us? And what is vour advice?" The chapter has decreased its yearly campaign goal by at least $10000 since 1981 and yet is struggling to meet them In Mitchell County NC with some 2000 less residents than Unicoi County the goals ranging higher per year over the same period have been met or exceeded each year according to Garland Bill Jones President of the Erwin-Unicoi United Way said "We feel that the citizens here are contributing as much as the other counties the difference is that the organizations in other counties are run through the United Way Citizens would prefer to be asked once or twice a year rather than as often as they are now The United Way now supports 12 local groups Mayor Charles Jones explained that the first thing to do was to look at the priorities "Where is the money going and to whom? He went on to say that "we will screen solicitors and help the funds that should get to United Way to get there" A motion passed that an area in back of the court house on the west side of Church Street be zoned for 15 minute parking to AM authority Nashville Bureau NASHVILLE Tom Garland former minority leader of the state Senate will be honored in February by the Senate Republican Caucus He will be the guest at a GOP Fundraiser breakfast scheduled for 7:30 am at the Hyatt Regency Garland who served 21 years in the General Assembly resigned Dec 31 to become chancellor of the state Board of Regents Gov Lamar Alexander will serve as the speaker at this years Erwin and Deana Rice Erwin Discharges Jan 12 Lisa and baby boy Campbell Brenda and baby boy Barnett Nancy and baby boy Holt Crystal and baby boy Lyons Bobby Matthews Evelyn Hauff Eldrldge Manuel James Jones Ted Phillips Thelma Garland Carl Hale James Boatwright Mary Gouge Georgia Derby Jim Pitman Gaylard Hyder Mary Necessary Diane Reed Leah Lucas Jessica Mdnturff Velma Light and William Carter NORTH SIDE HOSPITAL Admissions Jan 13 Visiting hour! are from 9 am to 9 pm daily Charles Hamilton Jonesborough Betty Carter) Rt 14 Frances Buckingham Gray Conrad Smith Telford Julia Mil- ler 2494 Lakewood Village Frances Witt 800 Bert Joseph Keever Erwin and Geraldine Buchanan Rt 3 Discharges Jan 13 Nelda Runion Everett Wilhoit Mamie Edens Phayette Suiter Elmer Phillips and Loss Peterson AREA BIRTHS Dec 27 Aaron Wayne Fields son of Mr and Mrs Johnny Fields 1422 Georgia 4 pounds 11 ounces 18 Inches Jan 11 Steven Michael White son of Mr and Mrs Michael White Telford 8 pounds 6 ounces 22VS Inches SESSIONS COURT ElizabethtonCarter County Jan 13 Scottie Dean Vance Rt 1 Newland NC Richard Edens Rt 5 Elizabethton Ricky A Arnett Rt 3 Roan Mountain Otis Warr IV 549 Belvedere Memphis and David Honeycutt Planning panel adopts changes By TOM KIRKLAND Elizabethton Bureau ELIZABETHTON After deliberations stretching over several months amendments to the Carter County subdivision regulations were adopted by the county planning commission Monday afternoon With no attendance at the public hearing to address the matter a motion to approve the amendments passed with little comment Regulations for street widths were changed to allow developers building permanent dead-end Btreets with no more than five houses on the street a 16-foot minimum Rural streets can now vary from 18 to 22 feet wide depending upon terrain Under the new regulations planning commission members can grant a variance on street width to developers on an individual basis Amendments to the regulations states the commissions intention to preserve natural assets "which are of value not only to the subdivision but to the county as a whole The commission will also now require plant cover on developed areas and may require sediment basins in drainage areas to prevent erosion In light of recent problems occuring with run off water and drainage throughout the county the planners require streets and roads designed to either discharge surface water over an area or into a storm sewer If members of the planning commission feel existing ditch lines will be unable to handle additional runoff water from a new development they may require the developer to provide additional ditches in the areas most affected DOT awards road contracts By FRED TRAVIS Nashville Correspondent NASHVILLE A contract to build an interchange between Tenn highways 37 and 81 in Erwin and make other improvements was awarded to Summers-Taylor Inc Elizabethton Monday At the same time a contract to build bridges over Keebler and Clear Fork Creeks on Tenn Highway 75 in Washington County was awrded to Thomas Construction Co Inc Johnson City which submitted the low bid of $325591 The project calls for building paving and installing guardrail on the approaches The award was made by state transportation Commissioner Dale Kelley and his staff after Richard Omohundro director of the departments construction administration staff said the Thomas bid "compared favorably" with the agency's estimate To award the Unicoi contract the commissioner approved a reduction to 76 percent from 12 percent in the share of the $4093298 project which must be spent with disadvantaged business enterprises those owned by minorities identified in the Federal Transporation Act Omohundro told Kelley the Summers-Taylor bid received Dec 13 "compared well with the department's estimate Besides the interchange the project calls for about a half mile of construction including widening of Tenn 81 construction and paving of ramps ana a complete storm sewer system guardrail traffic signals at Second and Main streets and a bridge on Tenn 81 over North Indian Creek After a work order is issued by the department about 16 months will be allowed to complete the project REALTY TRANSFERS Washington County Jan 10 Eddie Royston and wife to United States of America lot 5th district no consideration Peggy Harrison and others to Norma Scott 34 acres 8th district no consideration Gary Anthony Drake to Bitty Joe Hyatt and wife lot 9th district $31500 Michael Davenport to Walter Saylor tract 9th district $40000 Raymond Bover and wife to Donald Fields and wife 55 acres 13th district $6000 John Alfred Matthews and wife to Kenneth Ray Street 5884 acres 18th district $41188 JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Admissions Jan 12 Visiting hours are from 10 am to 8 pm dally Billie and baby boy Sams Erwlnj Christopher Robinson Erwin Sandra Wyatt Bristol Rosalie Street Gray Frances Million Greenoville Shirley Caudle 1014 Fremont Polly Honeycutt Rt 18 Thelma Dillow Jonesborough Geneva Douglas 303 Bottle Jerry Dick-eson 1920 Myrtle Ernest Gouge Rt 6 William Debusk 2400 Lakeview Willie Wooden No 2 Monteray Court Arlene Atwood 1208 Lakeview Loyd Cox Eustace McGuire Rt 5 Carl Bolton 301 Ninth Ellen Ely Erwin Annie Johnson Elizabethton Sandra Bond 1009 Westminister Juanita Hyder 514 Care Alma Leonard Gray Sherrill Hughes 1204 Knoll Charles Miller 301 Betty Gay Payne Jonesborough Wallace France 1310 Lynnwood Basil Lowe Elizabethton June Edwards Erwin Karen Hodge Rt 9 Alvie Rice i i.