Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 2

i C' i i i vi I 1' I 1 i ti Kingsport Timet Monday April 27 1964 Russians Baffle Flood Wafers Hoffa Returns A To Courtroom For New Trial Hawkins GOP Undismayed By I Light Turnout Blast Canal To Re-Route River to divert the blocked fast-rising river and remove the threat to Samarkand an ancient city of blue-tiled old mosques and new industries It is 1700 miles southeast of Moscow near the juncture of' the Soviet Union Red China and Afghanistan canal through the slide which was said to be as high as an 80-story building and 2000 feet wide Pravda said 625 million cubic feet of water have built up behind the slide which on Friday formed a huge natural dam It said the water level behind the The huge mass of earth and rock fell into the river swollen by a month of heavy rains and the slide formed a natural dam A lake is forming 100 miles upstream from Samarkand a city of 215000 persons but the earth dam threatens to break and unleash a raging torrent This catastrophe is fraught with the danger of an unprecedented flood in the whole of the Zeravashan Valley said Tass MOSCOW (AP) Soviet engineers have begun blasting in an attempt to drain off flood waters threatening the fabled Mongol capital of Samarkand and villages along the Zeravashan River blocked by a huge landslide The Communist party newspaper Pravda said engineers sent to the edge of the Pamir Mountains in Southwest Asia Sunday night began blasting a Tass said the landslide oc dam rose more (ban 105 feet in 50 hours curred Friday when the- Darn-vorz Mountain cracked as a result of earth tremors and was cut in two by water The Soviet news agency Tass said an attempt would be made CHICAGO (AP) James Hoffa president of toe Teamsters Union was called to trial on criminal charges today for toe third time since taking over leadership of the nations largest union Already under conviction for attempting to rig a jury in another case Hoffa and seven codefendants are charged with fraudulently obtaining 320 million in loans from Teamsters pension funds A special venire of 100 prospective jurors was on hand for the trial before US Dist Judge Richard Austin Another 200 have been directed to appear later if needed Attorneys for the government and toe defendants have said they expect toe trial to last three to five months Eastman Sales Earnings Up RdGERSVILLE Hawkins County Republicans are marshalling their forces to give Democratic candidates something to worry about in a race for four major county offices up for grabs in the August general election The GOP the dominant party in Hawkins County had its primary Saturday but the vote was light despite party leaders efforts to get a big turnout of Republican voters Total number of votes cast was not available but it is expected to be around 4000 not too large a turnout in a county where the GOP claims 60 of the 17000 registered voters Democrats will pick their candidates at a convention next month Hawkins County Tax Assessor James (Bill) Ferrell and Road Commissioner Guy Trent won their bids for renomination in the only two contested races for major county posts Complete unofficial returns: toe quarter compared with 11 percent for last years first quarter ANOTHER CROWN Miss Mary Lou Walker Carson-Newman College sophomore is pictured as she was crowned 1964 Miss Jefferson County in ceremonies at Jefferson City recently Miss Lisa Grier right 1963 Miss Jefferson County is also Miss Walkers roommate Mary Lou was Miss Kingsport of 1963 She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kent Walker of Kingsport conditions remain favorable Eastman Kodak looks forward to continued good business throughout the year Cash Dividends Cash dividends of 355 on the common stock were declared during the first quarter Total dividends declared on the common stock were 322118-869 which represented a rise of about 5 percent in total over the first quarter of last year and reflected the increase in shares Thieves Hit Gas Station College Corner Virginia Tax Deadline Near Read CommluMiwr Guy Tran Guy Yank Tam Att it Jtmts (Bill) Fwrelf 2495 1505 1197 Continued From Page 1 first quarter Chapman and Vaughn reported Most of the companys product lines had good to excellent sales increases in the beginning months of 1964 though it should be recognized that the comparison is made with the rather slow first quarter of 1963 The significant gain in earnings from operations was due to the higher sales and production volume with the consequent favorable effect on costs Dividends from associate companies were down in the first quarter but this reduction is not representative of the anticipated level of dividends to be received for the entire year This affected adversely the comparison of pre-tax earnings for the two years The provision for taxes however was reduced by the effect of the new tax law so net earnings after taxes reflected the same healthy rate of gain as earnings from operations Provided general economic 999 2304 JCyft Tfnt Stwrtff Jones (unopposed) Superintendent Schools Hervtile (unopposed) (Two polling places missing) Voting By Districts Firsh Rood Commissioner 226 A bold thief forced open locked drawer and took 3100 in cash Sunday from a busy service station Delane Freeman owner and manager of West Center Shell 507 West Center St told police toe theft occurred between pm and 9 pm apparently while attendants were busy with customers 1 i Freeman said a cash drawer was forced open and toe money removed from an unlocked strongbox inside toe drawer MARYVILLE Dr Leroy A Martin president of the University of Chattanooga will deliver the commencement address at Maryville College June 3 A native of Morristown Dr Martin -is a former president of Tennessee Wesleyan College at Athens and was a Methodist pastor several years His topic at the 145th comr mencement at Maryville will be The World Revolutions and the Liberal Arts Trent Yankee 246 1 RICHMOND (AP) Notice to Virginia taxpayers who are waiting until the last minute to file their state income tax returns: The minutes are running out The deadline is May 1 Friday After that theres a 5 per cent penalty Returns are to be filed with the local commissioner of revenue or the finance director Tax Assessor Ferrell Trent 257 145 trends in the first quarter follow: Film Paper Sales Higher Total sales of photographic film papers and chemicals produced at toe Kodak Park Works in Rochester were well above those for the comparable 12 weeks a year ago Selling at higher levels were films for professional still photography amateur black and -white films amateur color movie and color roll films films for toe graphic arts color photo papers and photographic chemicals Sales of aero film were lower There were moderate increases in the sale of professional motion picture film and of X-ray films Photo Equipment Sales Sales of photographic equipment from toe Apparatus and Optical Division in Rochester were substantially above toe total for last years first quarter The sales of Kodak Instamatic Cameras continued strong and outdistanced toe other amateur still camera lines Amateur movie camera sales were higher Sales of slide projectors and of amateur movie projectors were down from a years ago Verifax equipment had substantial sales increases Kodaks total sales to the government and defense contractors were down in toe first quarter both special military apparatus and services and regular photographic products The government and defense business was 8 percent of sales during' Second: Read Commissioner Trent Yankee 222 19 variety of themes Raymond Barrett dian desk officer for the US State Department will speak at East Tennessee State University May 7 Barretts address on United States-Canadian Relations is sponsored by the ETSU Lyceum Committee and the Kingsport Kiwanis Club East Tennessee State University will entertain the fourth annual Tennessee Home Economics Administrators Conference Tuesday through Wednesday Home economics administrators from colleges and universities throughout the state will be on hand to explore aspects of the conference theme The Home Economics Curriculum in Higher Education Tax Assessor Farrell Trent 147 66 BAKER'S SPECIALS outstanding as a result of the percent stock dividend paid on February 10 1964 The balance of net earnings after dividends amounting to 375 million was retained for use in the business All of the outstanding preferred stock was called as of January 31 so that now there is only common stock At the end of the first quarter Kodak share owners had increased to more than 129000 About 3187 million was invested during the quarter in additions improvements and replacements for plants offices and equipment a rise of 334 million from the first quarter a year ago The companys capital budget for 1964 is 385-9 million As in previous years this program is subject to periodic analysis and review as the year progresses Capital expenditures during the past five years have amounted to approximately 3362 million all financed on a pay-as-we-go basis The company continues free of debt Other comments on sales Obituaries SHOE SALE WE NEED THE ROOM YOU NEED THE BARGAINS! Ladles Yatina White Black and Red JOHNSON CITY East Tennessee State Universitys modern dance club Senior Orchesis will present its annual program May 6-8 Featuring 20 performers who are members of the club the program will be highlighted by seven dances with 398 up Louise DeFreece Dress Shoes CanYas Shoes 198 up Made in USA SEE US FOR PAINT HARDWARE AND ALL YOUR HOUSEHOLD NEEDS 3 Hos CmuMI Carpfiter 116 Fred Winstead 112 Thlrdk Raad Camirdtslanar Trent $89 Yankee 97 Tex Assesser Ferrell 424 Trent 189 Scheel Beard Member Claude Parrott 394 Wayman Hurd 382 Feurttn Reed Cemmluiener Trent 473 Yenkee 255 Tex Assesser Ferrell 554 Trent 14 Censtebks Gale Watkins 364 A Winstead 351 John WoWe 50 Strong 207 (Watkins end Winstead were nominated) Fittti: Reed Commiaslener Trent Yenkee Tex Assessor Ferrell Trent Sixth: Reed Commissi oner Trent Yankee Tex Assets Ferrell Trent Constable Bradley Junior FeUbush Seva nth: Reed Commissioner Trent Yenkee Tex Assessor Ferrell Trent instable Sherlll Mullins 223 We Sell Install And Service Norge Appliances BAKER'S DEPT STORE Louise DeFreece 10-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Au-bra DeFreece of Knoxville formerly of Kingsport was killed in a train-car collision at 6:20 am Saturday Survivors other than the parents include two sisters Mary Alice DeFreece of Knoxville and Mrs Earl Puckett of Kingsport Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Tuesday at the Roberts Funeral Home In Knoxville 2106 Center St Home of Norge Appliances Highland Park In Road Crash A three-vehicle accident on Ft Henry Drive this morning sent three persons to- Hols ton Valley Community Hospital witoipp- Roy Nichols 241 Hilary Mawkint light: Road CammiMiantr Auto Accidents Leave 6 Hurt -i Trnt Yankea a Tax Auaitar Roy Samuel Nichols 75 1500 1 Central St died at 7:30 pm Sunday at Bristol Memorial I Hospital after a long illness He spent toe greater part of I his life in Mountain City Tenn but had lived in Kingsport lor the past 20 years Survivors include one sister I Mrs Pearl Carter Kingsport three brothers Arthur Nichols Mountain City Nichols Damascus Va and Charles Nichols Catonsville Md The body is at Hamlett-Dob-I son Funeral Home Funeral arrangements will be announced Ferrall Trtnt Ninth: Raad Cammlssttflar 109 240 Tran! Yankea Tax Assessor Ftrrall Tran! 242 103 Scttaal Board Mtmfear Frad And arson (Incumbant) 171 Donald StanflH 190 nes Kingsport Patrolman Robert Dickens -listed the injured as: Mrs Hazel Fields 43 3113 Atoka" Circle a broken ankle bruised knees and possible chest Injuries Carl Overbay 28' 339 Se-wanee Ave abrasions to the knees and bruises Bobby Gene Barnett 30 Rt 1 Johnson CUy facial injuries Dickens said the collision occurred when a postal truck driven by Overbay struck Mrs Fields car in the rear as she was stopped on the highway to make a left turn Mrs Fields car slammed into the car driven by Barnett headed in the direction of Kingsport and then rolled backward across the highway into a ditch The postal truck also wound up in the ditch The officer said traffic was partially blocked for almost an hour following the accident Capt Ralph Deal and Sullivan County Deputy Sheriff Fletcher were at the scene keeping cars moving through one lane the officer added Overbay the driver of the postal truck was given a citation for following another vehicle too close He was treated and released from the hospital shortly after the accident but Mrs Fields and Barnett were detained for additional examination Infant Sellers Company Seeks Injunction To Delay Order ROGERSVILLE Fyneral services for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs James Sellers Rogersville Route 6 will be conducted at 2 pm Tuesday at the Grassy Creek Freewill Baptist Church Rev Robert! Ward will officiate Burial will be in toe church cemetery Survivors other than the par-1 ents include three sisters Rhenda Rachel- and Phyllis Ward all of Rogersville one) brother Harold Ward Rogersville toe maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Dan Booker Rogersville the paternal grand-J parents Mr and Mrs Ira Sellers Rogersville The body will be removed tel the home at 4 pm today from the Wilson Funeral Home A 44-year-old Philadelphia man was seriously injured Sunday when his car left Highway 11W and plunged down an embankment about 2 miles west of Church Hill James Houck suffered head and abdominal injuries He is listed In poor condition at Holston Valley Community Hospital Trooper Richard Maioy who investigated the accident said Houck's car skidded approximately 150 feet then left the road on the left side and went over a 40-foot embankment across railroad tracks for approximately 150 feet before it touched the ground Houck was thrown from the car Houcks 1964 wagon was a total loss Maioy said In another accident Anthony Shelton 6 117 Wanola Ave was injured about 1 pm at the intersection of Sevier Avenue and Eastman Road He was treated for cuts of the forehead and released Kingsport City Patrolman Robert Dickens who witnessed the accident said a car driven by Mrs Gladys Cox 37 4531 Glenbrook Drive skidded through a red light and struck the car driven by the boys mother Mrs Hazel Shelton 41 Dickens said in a report the car driven by Mrs Cox struck the right front of the Shelton car at the intersection and knocked the vehicle into a yard Mrs Cox was issued a citation for running a red light Dickens was oo the other side of the street waiting for the light to change when the accident occurred Clyde Manis Route 4 Kingsport was injured Sunday when he fell from a moving vehicle He was treated for a shoulder injury and released Two women Were injured about 3 pm Sunday in a two-car collision on Weaver Pike about 4 miles south of Bristol Mrs Lillie Cook 52 Route 3 Clyde A McGuire Jack Ruby Nursing Lump On His Head Continued From Page 1 and has taken steps to count the ballots The unions are confident that when the final votes are tallied the majority will favor toe unions The Kingsport Press Inc pledged today to vigorously contest a National Labor Relations Board ruling which declared that union representation elections at the plant March 10 were justified The company released this statement by Walter Smith chairman of the board: In view of the board's action in ordering the elections in such an unusual manner and in view of its action since the dections the order released today comes as a surprise to no one In anticipation of this order we have been for some time scheduled to appear in Federal Court on Thursday of this week We will vigorously contest this ruling which we consider to be arbitrary and capridous Regardless of the outcome of these elections or any related court cases however we will continue to live by our word and deal honestly and fairly with all concerned Word has been received of I the death of Clyde A McGuire! 36 who died Sunday at 2 pm in Montgomery Ala He was the son of the late! Mr and Mrs Alien McGuire of Decatur Ala He is survived by the widow! and two children three brothers! Homer and Maurice McGuire of Decatur Ala and Willard McGuire of the Airforce in Germany four sisters Mrs Victor Owens Kingsport) Mrs Shirley Memphis! Mrs Shrader Birmingham Ala and Mrs Tem- meyson of Tucson Ariz Funeral services will be con-j ducted at 2 pm Wednesday at the Leaks Funeral Home in! Montgomery Ala DALLAS Tex (AP) Jack Ruby a lump on his almost bald head from colliding with a cell wall appears in court today as defense lawyers seek his admittance to a hospital for more mental tests Sheriff Bill Decker said toe condemned slayer of accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald charged head-first against his Dallas County jail cell wail early Sunday in a deliberate act Ruby's lawyers asked a few days ago that Judge Joe Brown order him placed in a hospital The former night dub 31 out of 32 low-cost installment loans get a quick OK at KNB! 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For a new car electric appliances combining debts vacation tripe home improvements most any worthwhile need At KNB you enjoy low bank rates No hidden charges Convenient re-payment terms Get more for your money Get your money at KNB OK? 1 1 1 operator pleaded insanity in his Bnstoi was admitted to Bris March trial but was sentenced tol Memorial Hospital with erations of the scalp and a frac-j Under heavy guard Ruby was Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery Stops Itch Relieves Pain sped to a hospital for skull X-rays which a hospital attendant said confirmed the injury was minor Decker said Ruby attempted to rip his clothing when he was tured shoulder Sb was listed in fair condition late last night Mrs Margaret Stewart 28 Bluff City was treated for minor bruises and released Jo Ann Pannell 17 917 Doro- Kingsport National Bank 03 a Dm Tm (V4l) for tb Srst tin Kkra Ui found I mv baaliay anbataaro witA tb aatoa-iabiay ability ahnak knor-rbside atey itebiny tad rtliava paia without auryery Ia caaa after caao while yntly rliviny paia actual redact) (thrinkiy) took plan Mootaaaaiay ef all mult wr aa tkorouyk that aafftrara aaada artoaiakiny atatomot likt Piiaa km eroaod ta ba a problem! 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