Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 3

KINGSPORT TIMES Friday August 1947 Air Force Flexes Mrs Holt Cnina Decides Oil Limited Trade With Japs Nanking A Chins deqided today to reopen limited trade with Japan with the proviso that nothing bo exported that is needed at home Thie Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that China would export tea tung oil and bristles to Japan and would buy in exchange machinery communications materials and railroad sleepers The! government step had been recommended by the Kuomintang (government party) central political council but opposed by the national economic council The government decided to send a commercial inspection party to Japanbefore actual trading begins It alsci Insisted that where possible Japanese Imports would be obtained! as reparations Informed sources told the Asso-Press the Ministry of Eco-Affairs would seek to export $598000 of the $1593910 total Twenty-eight permits for business buildings in the six-months period compared to 51 in the first half of! 1946- The total for business buildings in the first half of 1946 had run to $1343200 of the grand total of $1476710 This figures show- results of the emphasis on residential construction to relieve the nation-wide housing shortage and the restrictions placed on other types of building in the latter half of last year- Owner Rejects Auction Bids McAninch owner of a group of buildings at the intersection of Sullivan ana Center Streets and hwa Bristol Highway which was put On the auction Iblock Thursday afternoon saldl Friday he had refused all bids and had decided to keep the property He said the main building which consists of three stores and a cold storage plan and 42 rooms upstairs brought a high bid of $102-000 from Sidney Miller which he rejected A residence adjoining the main property was bid in at $33000 by Bandy which McAninch also rejected He also refused $3300 for a smaller house in the rear of the house He said he coulJ not recall the high bidder on this property The owner said lie would not offer the properties for sale again He plans to retain ownership and will continue to rent all of the business property He said the upstairs rooms would be converted into apartments and offices y-' Officers Ordered To Enforce County Dog Quprantine Any peace officer in the county whether city policeman sheriffs' officer constable or highway pa trolman is empowered to enforce the dog quarantine now in effect in Sullivan County Dr Erwin County Health Department director said Thursday Dfr Erwin explained his I statement' was made to clarify the position of peace officer in enforcing the law and to remove any misunderstanding that might arise The quarantine was oredered by State Health Department authorities to stem the spread of rabies which has reached near-epidemic proportions among animals in the county: although few human be- ings nave been affected so far Officers have the right to shoot on sight any dog runnihg loose even if it has a collar and tag Dr Erwin said In actual practice they will fire make an effort to learn whether the dog has an owner and warn the owner to keep the! animal penned 'but under the quarantine law they-Are' not compelled to make this concession Urges Penning Of PetsA Both for the safety or valuable pets' and to prevent spread of the disease Dr Erwin urged all owners of dogs to keeptheir pets penned while the quarantine 's in force- Rules of the quarantine prohibit removal of dogs from Sullivan County to other areas of Tennessee and officers have the right to stop cars in which dogs are rjding at the county line the health director said Tourists will be permitted to carfy pets through the county provided they do not allow them to run free at any time while they within1- the county boundaries Persons paying' visits to relatives here may take their pets with them when they leave only if the animals have never run free in Sullivan County and if they have been kept penned during the entire duration of the visit- and have had no contact with other dogs Water Demand i Hear Capacity Of City Plant With' the mercury soaring into the lower city water consumption the past few days has been running about 3750000 gallons a day West city water works plant superintendent said Thursday night While this is close to the city's present production capacity no immediate danger of a water shortage has appeared and none is expected West said A 3700000 water works expansion program now in progress will double the water supply next year and thereafter A recent report of the Water Department covering the first six months of 1947 indicated a 15 per cent increase in water consumption during the period over previous years From January June 343 new customers wereradded to the number of families and business houses using city water bridging the total to 0700 water cue tomers at the close of June "Due to increased building activl ties outside the city there is an unprecedented demand for exten alons to our water lines beyond the corporate limit" the report stated request! for extensions in the past few months have not been considered by the department due i to a scarcity of pipe and other ms-I terlala the present water extension program and the street paving program 1 -I' 4 Radio Program To Feature City Safety Leaders Gallavan water safety chairman and Miss Ann Eutsler water safety instructor will be heard on a radio broadcast concerning the local Red Cross water safety program Saturday at 6:45 Mr Gallavan will briefly describe the overall Red Cross water safety program of the local chapter and Miss Eutsler will discuss the swimming program at the Legion pool Police Chief Charles Still will act as moderator and the program is expected to last about 10 min utes Bristol Resident Dies Of Injuries In TEC Accident Injuries suffered In an accident at Tennessee Eastman were fatal to William Frances Pearson 49 Holston Valley Community Hospital attendants reported Pearson died at 6:40 pm Thursday He was a native of Bristol and had been employed at Tennessee Eastman Ur the purchasing department for many years He was a graduate of Emory end Henry College Pearson is survived by his stepmother Mrs Ruby-B Pearson of Bristol and one sister Mrs Lucy Malone of Dothan Ala Funeral plans are incomplete pending the arrival of Mrs Malone from Alabama Pearson a buyer in the purchasing department: began work with the Tennessee Eastman 4n 1916 when the company had only 35 persons on its payroll He suffered internal injuries and rib and collar bone fractures when an acetate barrel fell on him at the plant July '28 Autopsy Shows Prisoner Died Of Hemorrhage brain hemorrhage "produced by external caused the death of a prisoner at the police station here July 20 an autopsy report said Thursday The report of Dr JCore who performed an autopsy on the exhumed body of Marvin Berlin 23-year-old Nashville 'veteran was released by District Attorney General Carlton Loser The hemorrhage which caused death' was due to external violence "on the head from some blunt implement" the report said Dr report did not express an opinion on how long before death the injury occurred but said that "it is my opinion that this hemorrhage was active when he was admitted to the police station From th information -1 have received he was pale and groggy and incoherent and it was with diffi-cultorjht any information was obtained frbmlhim at the police sta-ton" The autopsy was ordered "by Loser after Police Chief John Grif fin suspended Patrolman John Mul-lane 27 a native of New York City and a former army MP pending outcome of an investigation of death Immediately following death Mullane reported to Chief Griffin that the prisoner collapsed and died at the police station shortly after Mullane struck him with his flsf while Berlin was re slating arrest on drunkenness charge Mtillane said Berlin attacked him with an ice pick Chief Griffin said the investigation resulted in charges that Mullane struck Berlin at the police station after he had been placed under arrest and that as a result he suspended the patrolman and filed charges with the Civil Service -Commission charging him with conduct unbecoming: an officer by striking a prisoner with his fist The finding of tho autopsy surgeon Thursday was at variance with the report of the hospital to which body was taken The hospital: reported his death due to natural Hearing of the charges against Mullane is scheduled for 2 i Monday afternoon ro SOOTH nffcn OX TIT7 Quickly 'apply soothing and com-forting GRAYS OINTMENT with its wholesome antiseptics and nature aiding medication Nothing alsa like nothing so comforting or pleasant for externally caused stria troubles 85c Get a package today OliJ Cash-Carry 15 Pounds Damp Wash 5Cs One Day Service Saniiary Lancdry And Dry Cleaners Phone 556 -Maple A Bristol tlwy Sandwich Shop I Sandwiches Delivered CaD 1904 Combinations -Bacon i 11am -Cheese -Hamburger -Barbecue Fork -Hot Dog -Egg 40 4 -SO ----SO -23 -2 3 '-20 SO Lowest In Announcement Thursday night 167 new houses to be built by the King Development Company followed a month in which new building authorized in the city had slumped to its lowest point since February Records in City Recorder office at closing time Thursday indicated 27 city building permits had been issued in July for work expected to cost 362250 Fifteen of the 27 permits were for additions remodeling or repairs to existing buildings and seven others were for private garages or other small non-commercial buildings Only one permit was issued for a new business building It authorized Steadman to erect a concrete block temporary office on Reedy Street to cost 3900 Largest permit of the month was issued to Backer for a 320003 addition to Backer Brothers Flower Shop on the corner Watauga Street and Charlemont Avenue Other permits for additions remodeling or repairs to existing business buildings included one to the Kingsport Publishing Company for a 34000 addition to the Times-Newq Building on Market Street one to Ollle Shadeed to remodel a store' building at 317 East Sulli van Street and construct a new store front at a cost of 33000 and oermlts for minor remodeling ranging from 3300 to 32500 in cost for Lorraine Shop Broad Street: Ka bool and Son 1582 Bristol Highway and Bennett's Pastry Shop 219 East Charlemont Leading residential construction authorized was a permit issued to Palmer to build a 310000 eight-room brick home with frame and plaster interior at 805 Watauga Street Permits for five-room houses on Walnut Avenue to cost 35000 each were issued to A Ashley and Salyer One other permit was issued for a single-room dwelling unit Nine permits totaling 36500 were issued for repairs remodeling or additions to existing residences five totaling 32400 for private garages and two totaling 3350 for conversion yftf a private garage into a storeroom and construction of a coal house Shows A Drastic Drop 362250 building total compared to 3387900 in June 3586685 in May and 3237050 in April A semi-annual report issued recently indicates a jtotalbf $1593910 worth of 'construction authorized by the city in the first six months of the year Official figures for the half-year period show 71 permits were issued for new residences to cost an estimated $379000 compared to 70 permits totaling $305850 in 'the same period of 1946' Eighty-one permits were issued for alterations and repairs to existing residences to cost $123385 compared to 68 permits amounting to $305850 in the first half of last year Three new apartments were authorized in 1947 the same number as in 1946 but the estimated cost ran to $439500 compared to $37300 last year Business bulldlngq accounted for The Label FINAL Red 5 CLEARANCE For Free Estimates On Steel VENETIAN BLINDS Many Sizes Now In Stock- All-Metal Weathers tripping Sheetmetal Works Hot Air Stoker Automalte Oil Heal -Installed Up To 36 Months To Pay GARDNER EQUIPMENT CO Phone 2687 627 Sullivan Street Cherokee Sheet Metal Works 2301 Edgewood St Phone 23S7 We Have in Stock: a Stokers and Oil' Coal Furnaces Conversion Oil Burners Sheet Metal Work of AQ Kinds Guttering Downspouts Up to 36 Months to Pay twice ha ttiuqh to Japan as was imported! from that country They also reported that the Chinese government would adopt some form of assistance to help exports compete with those from Japan in South Seas areas New Counsel For NLRB Says Union Reaction 'Natural' Robert Denham the new chief counsel of the National Labor Relations Board said today he commend" the decision of some unions to ignore the reorganized NLRB he added tne opinion that this is a "normal reaction" Denham sald he feels that "the sane' i balanced judgment of the union leadership for which I have a great deal of respect" eventually will realize that unions haye more to gain than to lose by recognizing thd NLRB Denham made the statement in his first interview since being appointed by President Truman yesterday to the powerful new job created by the Taft-Hartley Labor Act I 1 Denham and two new members of the board also appointed yesterday take their oaths of office today The new members are former Democratic Senator Abe Murdock of Utah and Copeland Gray Use Agency They will serve until Congress returns in January Although their names were seit to the Senate two weeks ago for confirmation no action was taken before adjournment The CIO Steelworkers and some other junions angry over the labor law have announced they use the new NLRB either to ask for plant elections or to file charges of unfair practices against employers (This prevent employers from filing charges against the unions starting Aug 22) Denham commenting on these attitude said: "It was not an unnatural Immediate reaction They have had a great jdeal of liberties' and it was only natural to cry out just as you 6 if somebody sticks a pin in you I commend it I think a mistake But a normal Significant Step The oath taking ceremony marked a significant step in labor history because 1 It inaugurated the new job of NLRB! chief counsel who will have sole charge of investigating and prosecuting unfair labor practices as well as of NLRB field operations 2 It expanded the board from three to five members who lose their prosecuting function and become only a court to decide the cases prosecuted by Denham There appeared to be no Senate objection to Denham a resident of ChevyjChase Md who has been an NLRB trial examiner since 1938 But Murdock and Gray failed to satisfy many Senate i Republicans Senator Taft (R-Ohlo) co-author of the new labor law took a fresh dig at them in a radio speech at Columbus Ohio last night Taft said neither Murdock nor Gray "can be said to have the slightest sympathy with the views of the majority who enacted the labor Murdock while serving in the Senate voted against legislation designed to curb certain labor union practices But Gsay a Republican from Buffalo tolthe Senate Labor Committee last eek that he is in sympathy with every part of the jnew law He is an industrial relations Consultant by profession Paul Herzog remains chairman of thej NLRB The other holdover members are John Houston and James Reynolds items You Are Cordially The Formal 10 NEW Anniversary Show Washington IP The United States Air Force flexed' its muscles today In a mighty show marking Its 40th birthday the beginning of a new life as an Independent defense arm The Air Force called on its flying men all over the world to smash records demonstrate flying skill open bases to the public and make speeches at dinners and luncheons The famous B-29 "Dream already the folder of numerous long distance records added one more to celebrate the day by flying 10000 kilometers (6214 miles) in 22 hours 27 minutes for an average speed of 277 miles an hour The Dream course yesterday was two round trips between Patterson Field near Dayton Ohio and Benson Ariz A French plane set the previous record tf 1936 miles an hour in 1939 Seven B-29s were due in from Tokyo on a one-stop 7000-mile flight scheduled tq end about noon at nearby Andrews Field headquarters of the Strategic Air Command Another flight of 30 B-29s was due back from Germany after a routine training mission Ant a third group of the Superfortresses was ordered to show its might ir a flight over Chicago Toledo Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City and St Lduis Confronted by a gasoline shortage 'the Air Force saved fuel for the big day and then' sent every type of plane into the air Jet-fighters were scheduled to perform at many fields and one was hauled into a hotel in New York as the center piece for a luncheon Luncheons and dinners were arranged in 29 cities in this country while diplomatic personnel in 18 foreign countries planned dinners receptions and dances Given independent co-equal status with the Army and Navy under the armed forces unification bill signed Into law by President Truman last Saturday the Air Force today has about 310000 officers and men 55 fully-manned air groups and 15 skeleton groups i i Season PeakOn Tobacco Reported Valdosta Ga JP New high averages for the season on cigarette type tobacco were reported on the Georgia-Florida Hue-cured tobacco markets yesterday Increases for medium and better qualities ranged mostly from $1 to $4 per hundred pounds over the previous day Green offerings also picked up after showing losses for the two previous days The increase was from $1 to 3675 with most at the higher figure General quality yesterday was slightly lower and a larger proportion of low offerings were marketed Gross sales Wednesday amounted to 8036090 pounds at an average of 34405 per hundred This figure was 93 cents below that of yesterday REPORT ON ROAD WORK Richmond (P) Work was started on 110 road projects including 43 new bridges and 291 miles of new construction along primary highway system In the fiscal year which ended June 30 the construction division of the State Highway Department announced Thursday 1 DOCTORS TO MEET Louisville Ky JP More than 400 doctors chiefly from Kentucky arerexpected to attend a three-day meeting on diagnosis and early treatment of cancer here Aug 21-23 The Kentucky division American Cancer Society the Kentucky Medication Association and the State Health Board' are sponsoring the meeting Luxurious Comfort i Plus built-in durabiUty distinguishes Lehman bedding Innersprlng and felt mattresses renovated and manufactured You can afford the best when it costs so Uttle Lehman Bedding Company Ilghwiy at Bristol Highwa Street Pbone 2885 Invited To Attend Opening of HOMES Gravel Co That Adds BurialSaturday Funeral services for Mrs Holt 92 of Indian Springs who died Thursday at 4:20 will be held at' the Cassidy Methodist Church Saturday at 2 The Rev Horner the Rev Dean and the Rev Harry Hudson will officiate Eturial will be in Gunning's cemetery Mrs Holt was bom and reared in Sullivan County She was a lifelong member of the Cassidy Methodist Church of Indian Springs Her husband and one son Holt preceded her in death several years ago Survivors include two sons Holt and Holt and one brother- Tomlinson all of Indian Springs 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren Parole Denied To Kingsport Slayer Jailed Since 1921 Nashville UP) The State Board of Pardons and Paroles declined again Thursday to release Erwin Quillen 50-year-old Kingsport man who has been in the state penitentiary longer than any other person Greenlaw board secretary said Quillen had been in Ithe prison since September 29 1921 when he was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the bludgeon death of Elsie Lawson Quillen has applied for parole each year since 1935 when he became eligible for parole by reason of having served 13 years and seven months Greenlaw said the east Tennessean was convicted of murder "in commission of after serving part of a 15-year sentence for attempted rape of the same victim The records showed Quillen bludgeoned the victim to death with a board in the ball park at Kingsport less than six months after being pardoned on the previous crime for which he was convicted in September 1919 Greenlaw said the board heard 19 other applications for parole at a hearing last week and recommended clemency In four cases Thursday -V Herrington 4-11 Club leader Dies Near Columbia Columbia Garvin I Herrington of Knoxville 69-year-old leader of state 4-H Clubs for the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service died early Thursday at the 4-H Club1 camp at the middle Tennessee experiment station near here Herrington- who has been leader of 4-H Cluha in iTennesstf since 1920 came here Monday with a motion picture photographer to record aotivities of the clubs which have grown from 4000 members to 105000 under his guidance He wqj a native of Mississippi and graduated from Mississippi State College in 1912 The next year became county agent of Gibson County Tenn and subsequently was 4-H Club leader for Shelby County and the State of Florida Herrington suffered a heart attack during the night and died before medical aid could be summoned He is survived by his widow Mrs Margaret Herrington and two daughters Miss Elizabeth of Kingsport! Tenn and Mrs Darwin Stout of Miami Fla Kingsport Today FRIDAY Clvle AadlUrlum Key Club in the corner club room' Pleyf rounds Open from am to pm Swimming Leeion Pool open from 9 am to 7 pm Midset Lessee George Washington Highland va high echooL Big Dollar Market er A Ailed at Bordan Mill Junior Leagaa King port vs Morristown at the Frad Johnson Stadium Softball MtKire snd Walker va Dobyna-Taylor at the high school Utilities vr Clvltan and Mason-Dlxon vi TEC at the Fred Johnson Stadium SATURDAY Civic Aaditortum Sullivan-County Singing Convention begins Saturday evening Flaygraende i Open Irons am to 1 pm bwhnmlng I Legion Pool open from 1 pm to 7 pm VKPT 4:30 pm SATURDAY I A 4 1 MelTorme newest vocal stylist Mel Tormf is now on the air every Saturday afternoon with a romantic whisper in his voice earned him the tag of "The Velvet Accompanied by Walter Gross and the Quintet Mel will enchant the gals with his smooth musical mixture of ballads and rhythm tunes" Torml Time" is sent to you by Toni Home Permanent ON SUMMER Condemned Negro To Have Mental Exam By Doctor Dr Hauk superintendent! I of Central Hospital said today he had been asked "by Gov Jim McCord to make a mental examination of Fred Jack-son 18-year-old Shelby County Ne- gro who is scheduled to die in the electric chair August 11 5 The Sanity test was ordered after th4 State Supreme Court had set the execution date following two unsuccessf ul attfgnpts to have i the Supreme Court review Jackson's conviction of first degree murder i ''if' -The young Negro has maintained his innocence! despite a confession entered at his trial that he killed two amall white children after criminally assaulting their mother makes 19 DIG I Thst Quenchers IgLRS ATCPnrreJ All Sizes Tubular Steel Frames Ball Bearing heels 11035 and up GREENE CO SEDUCING! CAN BE FIJNli i i The famoiie GYRO Lator ftlethod Absolutely safe a harmless No Disrobing' No Discomfort No Starvation Diets No Hand Massage i No Batba I Free Demonstration Slenderizing Center Over Playtline Amusement Col lit Cherokee St Phono 2647 In Jackson Heights ictionsUpTo Ms Trial Continues In Sheriff's Death Huntsville Trial of four men on charges of felonious assault with intent to commit murder in connection with the shooting of Scott County "Sheriff Frank Butler and two deputies sheriff June 28 in fropt of a roadhouse near Oneida continued in criminal court here today As the first prosecution witness yesterday Sheriff Butler who was wounded seriously in the shooting identified the witness stand Harry and iHoward Sexton George Roark and Marshall King! as the men who fired on him and Deputies Willie Dunpan and Leon Jeffers "I was hit flve times before I fired a Sheriff Butler test! fled' LIGHTNING HITS PLANT Rome Dispatches from Brescia reported today that lightning had struck a powder factory there last night causing a series of heavy explosions and spreading panic through the city There were no immediate ireports of casualties however SOBEl'S 'C Built Watson Construction Co were privileged io furnish the sand and gravel jfor tile construction oi this project" WHEN YOD-NEED AN ELECTRICIAN CALL Watson Electric Co For -s Lighting Fixtures Electrical Contracting Day and -Night' Stoker (''-'(''Service Tet 1276 Night 817-J 218 Market Brooks Sand City Hwy Phone 464 i ''V 0W UaOm a AVSOSA 4FSA MV Johnson The Quality Store.