The Knoxville News-Sentinel du lieu suivant : Knoxville, Tennessee • 9

The Knoxville News-Sentinel Saturday December 22 1984 A9 from page one Dealers continued from page one from page one Route continued Bend Karat he said He said there was "no dissension" on the route choice among Transportation Department officials involved in making the selection The decision followed a review of comments from 2045 persons at public hearings on the project Farris said Of that total 1759 or 86 percent favored the overall project and 286 or 14 percent were opposed he said Of those favoring it 88 percent had no route preference The commissioner said he will continue to seek additional direct federal participation in funding the project and plans to visit Washington in January and February to try to line up the money There should be a strong "federal in the project because of its benefits to federal facilities at Oak Ridge he said The department also is studying the possibility of charging a toll for use of the highway and diverting a bigger share of the state's general federal highway aid funds to the project Farris said there is a good chance that a combination of all three sources of money would be used Farris said he would know funding is impossible or know where funding is" before reaching the point of right-of-way acquisi- tion "We don't want to build a piece of road and not know where we're he said Now that the route has been chhsen Farris said the next step is to get final approval of the project's Tennessee Retail Gasoline Dealers Association said he has seen this before "Chevron closed everything here and now they are back in the market with self-serve he said Chevron Corp formerly Standard Oil of California got out of the retail business last year for the same reasons cited by Shell said Wayland Williams retail sales representative "We did not have enough representation in the area and we did not have the volume of gasoline sales to continue our he said "We did not renew the leases on our stations and we turned everything over to a jobber Aztex Energy Ca "This gives more representation for less he said not the first companies to do this Exxon and Amoco withdrew from Kentucky If in an area and it is not profitable to be there going to go where it's profitable" Williams said Food continued from casseroles Fresh apples: Bake with margarine sugar and cinnamon use in salads with peanut butter for a snack in quick breads Oranges Use in fruit salads with sweet potatoes with peanut butter for a sandwich spread Use the shells for individual gelatin salads or fill shells with mashed sweet potatoes and bake The food items we've mentioned in this story have been purchased and delivered for this year's Empty Stocking Fund The only thing that remains to be done is to pay for them For that environmental impact statement which should take two to four months That will be followed by a final design plan for the project including a hearing on the design The first stages of right-of-way acquisition could begin by early 1986 and construction by late that year "if everything runs he said He said he expects lawsuits to be filed but "I anticipate we can deal with them effectively and "The lawsuits can only effectively question our procedures and not our he said adding that he has no doubt legally proper procedures were followed The project will be constructed in "at least four maybe sections he said Some state legislators in the middle and western portions of the state have been critical of plans to use a large share of the state's general federal highway fund allocation on the Pellissippi Project but Farris said such criticism was "not Any major project results in a disproportionate share of money going to one area but major projects are evenly allocated over a period of time he said "When you look at the system there will be a given moment when you are spending more in a particular he said If priorities for construction are set by the Legislature he said there is a danger of a committee blocking needed projects and making politics more of a factor in road building continued from page one "We'd planned to be here until we she said "This thing is just an Alexander memorial I doubt there'll be any high-tech development I think it'll be a white elephant Thank goodness they don't have the money yet So maybe we can do something The announcement also dashed the dreams of Knoxville dentist Alex Robinson and his wife Phyllis who live on Toole Bend in West Knox County "1 was raised on Toole she said "My father has 70 acres just across the road from us 1 had always dreamed of coming back here to live and was fortunate enough to marry someone who shared the dream "About four years ago when we finished building our home we started hearing about the highway 1 Just can't tell you the Opposition empty stocking donations Frank BreihauplNews-Sonllnnl Mali Lucky Plunge Floyd Lane of Maryville have much to say but his presence was enough of a statement car slipped off a railroad overpass on Old Maryville Pike at the city limits and plunged more than 25 feet about 10 pm yesterday As if the dive wasn't dangerous enough Lane 51 of Maryville landed only two inches from a passing Norfolk Southern freight train Somehow Lane made it out of the car in time to flag down hi9-would-be rescuers He was treated at University Hospital minor injuries However Larry Binkley owner of the Shell station at 1-75 and Merchant Drive and a past president of the state trade association said: "1 don't see how Shell can say they are not making a profit off my station "They depreciate everything in 10 years They get nearly $30000 a year rent and selling almost a million gallons of gas a year a lot of Binkley said Shell has not made any repairs to his place in five years "The peeling holes big enough to throw a cat through 1 see how in the world they can say they are not making any Binkley said lease expires Dec: 31 So does the lease for Cedar Bluff Shell at Cedar Bluff Road near 1-40 Binkley and Cedar Bluff owner Bill Hayes appealed to the company for a 45-day extension to try to raise the money necessary to buy their businesses The extension was granted yesterday They said they were first notified of Shell's intentions Sept 31 page one we must rely on you for help News-Scmtinel readers' have supported the Empty Stocking Fund since 1912 We ask you to do the same again this year when we will provide food for 3000 families and toys for all the children in them Tax-deductible donations may be brought to The News-Sentinel at 208 Church Ave or sent to Empty Stocking Fund PA Bex 86 Knoxville Tenn 17901 Donors will be acknowledged in the newspaper unless they request anonymity Friendship Club ol Powsl Tom and Jean Backer AMan MaraMe In loving momory ol Robert Devain Kelley Anonymoue noo 2500 1000 600 2500 2500 500 2500 300 500 25 00 3500 2500 20000 2000 1500 2000 2500 2000 Frad Griffith Mr and Mra VerSn VandargrM In mamory ol Papa Mamma and Ruth Lynn HA Phillip and Bally Car pantar In mamory ol my mothar Dora HIS from Mary HM A trtand In mamory el John and Joo Iran Mickl Shlpa Donna and Garry HoSiraofc Leon and Myrtle Cannon In mamory ol John McKenna Mra Bomiio Beavan In mamory ol Hazel Stokaa and Loral ta Mum bom SI Chrte tophera Guild ol Sacred Heart Church 1500 Total M612645 Thanh You month for his disability which Is what the family lives on A church delivered baskets of food earlier this week told the children if they have any Christmas at all it will be something edible We have put up a tree we have each other and we discuss it Jacquelyn Pate sakL "When you get in a bind you can feel so helpless I heard about the surgery and 1 know what to da I prayed and prayed to God asking what could I "One night 1 went to sleep And when I woke up I had the answer I got the old typewriter and a phone book and I started writing down all the addresses of the churches When I finished that I wrote down all the listings for fraternities and other In addition the family has placed about 20 jars with Pate's picture on it at various locations The solicitations were mailed in batches because there was little money to spare for postage until aunt suggested using some of the money from the Jars for stamps The rest is deposited in the Gary Pate Surgery Fund account at Third National Bank 7814 Kingston Pika The first mailing wu posted Nov 26 The last wu posted on Dec 10 The contributions are trickling in One church sent a check for $500 The fond now hu a balance of $75988 still a long way from the $15000 But the Pates are optimistic about what 1985 will bring FOUNTAIN CITY FLORIST Fterel Needs Taibted Te Yeur Budget 6610 dreedwey Fh-SJ44 ACUTWM BOBUS PACK I ACUrRIM 10 Hour Appetite I 16 Hour Bupprosaant Oat It for loMtvatyfty Now at Floyd Make it the Best Christmas Ever give her a Whirlpool microwave oven extra value low cost I centlaue4 from page eoe living somewhere else by Jaii 1 Hillis said got 10 guests coming tonight (Friday) 50 tomorrow and 75 next Thursday I want them all to see this house before it goes" The Hillis home has 10 rooms and sits on a lot of nearly five acres Construction of the brick Colonial-style house was completed in 1940l It is filled with antiques and the grounds include a vineyard Farris referred to the Hillises yesterday when he announced the route "Taking people's land is the least desirable aspect of my he said "I told him (Hillis) 1 had to make a measure of the public good He recognized that but said he wished it would all just go Florence Hillis and her husband Russell are both in their 70s They have lived in their house about 15 yearn Surgery Ic" his wifo uysv With son Blue he has managed to rig an intercom' system out of a headphone speaker and a guitar amplifier The makeshift system connects room to his parents' room by a cord running along the Ceiling "Wo have to turn him every two hours If he hollers when his neck and shoulders become uncomfortable one of us has to get up" His mother says it takes two people to dress him He is usually stuck in bed until Blue 15 and his sister Tomi 14 come home from school His other brother George Jr 1 1 helps out when he can They maneuver his arms and legs and help him into his wheelchair Although he does not have the use of his hands he does have limited use of some muscles in his forearms Wearing leather bands around his hands he can keep enough traction on the rubber-wrapped wheels to' move himself around Pate said he first learned about the revolutionary surgical procedure from a story in The News-Sen tineL Two East Tennesseans Colin Bullen of Kingston and Danny Malone of Maryville have had the surgery Both are optimistic about the Full-size 700 watts of cooking power Whirlpool model Microcomputer Ibueh rrfy Controls Quick Dsfroat Cycto Largs 13 cu ft ovsn interior ln- use Reprogramming Balancsd Wavs PnvtMhf acknowledged $8452520 TVA BFEP CMI Section No 5 1325 HWary Mayar 200 EvWyn Johnaon'a Stta Grade Gffltn Elementary School 4500 In mamory el our balovad mothar Mra Edna Battle eom Mr and Mrs Nan Battle 1500 Bad 200 Anonymoue 1500 Richard WaSaca 2500 Tam and Derrick Tam 1500 MOO Anonymoue 5000 AnNcCkib 5100 Anonymoue 2000 Mr and Mr RA Davidson Jr 2500 Mr and Mra Jamea Milton Corum 2500 Morrtstoam Automatic Sprinkler Pwminw a 9M 00 MrTand Mra Edwin Davia 26000 Chuck and Nancy Aim Computer- land ol Know 5000 Anonymoue 10000 Erie and Alan Wallace 2500 Mr and Mra AB Branaon 1000 In honor ol our QrandchSdran horn Mr and Mra Hobart Jonaa 1000 Edral Smolcar 2000 Virginia McOontef ISM him? "Sometimes he gets little mean and sometimes very de- his mother said' "But since he heard about the the surge most of "Mainly I Just want out of this chair I want to (the dance popularized by entertainer Michael Jackson) It didn't become popular until after my he said The thing that hurts Pate the most is the way his friends scattered after his accident "They seemed to Just all disappear 1 would call them but they never called me And they never come to visit I guess they just Stand to see me this father George said he would be happy the surgery made it possible for Ms ton to be able to experience the feelings associated with his body But his son wants more He'S determined to walk again That he said would be the best feeling of alL Christmas at the Pate house will not be much In terms of material things The odd Jobs George Pate picks up as a mechanic helps supply the family with money for gasoline dctergeit and the like They get food stamps and Pate gets $334 a it ma muuicr paiOp out I heard about the prospect of gery It seems he Is spending his time In New York al- Simmons 31 addraia not available Grand frcany: WNSam Paul Bettis 34 1951 Goins Rom Bennie Clifford Sum may 40 2315 Schofield St Assaulting an officer: Robert Harold W6-aon 29 Oak Ridga id concealing stolen property: Carl Wayne Lmva 19 WaNand Drunken driving: Larry RkMIey 24 dealt Avenue Jeffrey Mark Fe 21 luttraS Bernice Sharp S3 MeCrsak ay Avenue Michael Scott HahnaSn 15 GaSahar View Romlne 24 Allen '22 Jonet Jr 37 montfw 26 Jamas Construction Ca condominium on Kingston Construction Co results Walts at the SL Barnabas Hospital in Bronx NYH devised the procedure to bypass the injured portion of the spine so that Impulses -from the brain can be received and tranamitted to muscles In the lower portion of the body Ho already has medical records In ease electrodes would be implanted under the skin above the injury and a receiver would be implanted just below the rib cage with wires running below his skin from the electrodes to the receiver A computerized transmitter about the size of a small transistor radio controls the strength of the impulses Waltz has said his technique works because in most spinal cord injuries the cord is not severed and a strong enough impulse could cause muscles to contract "I feel pretty sure it is going to work because Mr Bullen was in worse pape than I was and he already experienced sensations of hot and cold sharp and dull even starting to get the use of his Pate said After the surgery Pate said he hoped to go to a vocational-rehabilitation center and train for a job then get married and have children How has his accident changed Burglary reports Jack Washerman 4512 Wetlover Terrace gym bag shoaa jewelry and olhar i value told value 5369 KnonvMe Travel Traders 4716 Clinton Highway microwave oven Charlotte Goa 3113 Hazelwood Road jewelry clothing and olhar Hama McMNfn Clothing Ca 1647 Cumberland Ave thru shirts Jackets and olhar TTT MW8500XP SAVE HEAVY DUTY and you get the I5MM samara with $-I0MM tens FREE! or Telephone! 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