The Memphis Press-Scimitar from Memphis, Tennessee • 13

l-fHSPRESS-SCIMITAR FRIDAY MAY 23 1975 HEW Team Petitions Seek Annexation of Southaven by Horn Lake type of leadership then we ask that they step down and allow new progressive leadership free of other interests be elected to administer the government of our A Southaven businessman Crone who owns Express Opticians on State Line Road said he favors annexation to Horn Lake some parts of Southaven have become a so far as po- nobody wants to pay for Hinsley said Horn Lake city taxes average $60 a year per household which he said is not enough to provide adequate services for a greater number of residents He said he favored a survey being taken in Southaven prior to any annexation to determine the feelings of citizens there Mayor Brown could not be reached for comment Horn city clerk Oliver Hinslcy said he considers a nasty However Hinsely said he sees eventual consolidation of the two areas under one city government all Horn Lake is only two years old as an incorporated Hinsely said have a lot of problems You have to think about the services to be provided Southaven if we annex it and how we lice protection is concern- would finance it body wants services but present to the aldermen at their meeting June 3 In part the petition reads: the undersigned citizens of the City of Horn Lake demand the mayor and board of aider-men to adopt a resolution of intent to annex the Southaven area of Mississippi no later than Jan 1 1976 It is our desire as concerned citizens that our city progress and if the mayor and board of aider-men cannot provide this By DOROTHY WARD PrMi-Scimitir suit Wrltr Petitions are being circulated by a group of Horn Lake Miss residents asking that Southaven be annexed to Horn Lake or that Horn Lake Mayor Winn Brown and the board of aldermen resign Mrs Raymond Louder-milk of 7065 Grcenbrook Cove and Mrs Larry Morris of 7076 Green-brook Cove said they are seeking 600 signatures of qualified voters to is in si isi i i Pte I iJ! THIS COUPON WORTH off on Hungry Jack Biscuits fllll 10 COUNT SIZE Je-i lif tfc I Sgs: feoc kills 5i Six Bridges Not Completed Near Dyersburg Special to The Press-Scimitar LENOX Te'nn It will be in late fall before work is finished on a contract to build six sets of twin bridges on Interstate 155 between here and the Mississippi River the contractor said today Johnson a partner in the firm Bowyer-Johnson-Kimes Construction Co of Jackson said three of the twin sets are over Obion River and the others over Lenox and Guy Yarbrough roads and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Lloyd Thomas Jackson construction engineer for the State Highway Department division office in Jackson said sometime in the summer a contract will be let to grade and drain that section of the road between Lenox and Dyersburg No Oil Below AUSTIN (UPI) In oil field terminology a duster is a completely dry well that encounters nei-ther gas nor liquid To Review Head Start By THOMAS STONE Prss-Scimltr staff Wrltir A team from the Office of Child Development of the US Department of Health Education and Welfare will be in Memphis next week to re-evaluate the local Head Start fitness to receive federal funds John Mouton deputy director of the development program which has its regional headquarters in Atlanta said the three-man team will arrive in Memphis on Wednesday and stay until Friday A conference will be held between the Atlanta officials Robert Atkins city director of human services and local Head Start officers Wednesday morning John Jordan acting director of the child development program had placed the Memphis program on a monthly payment basis until irregularites and management could be corrected Mouton said the local program was audited by Otha Brandon and Associates certified public accountants and that their findings were forwarded to Atlanta Memphis program has come into partial compliance with the requirements of our grant program but there are still some things that don't Mouton said He declined to name the things which comply pending next inspection have met some of the special conditions necessary but there are some areas we have some problems with that we want to talk to them he said trying to construct our agenda for next meeting so it can be purposeful and we can operate an efficient Head Start program in HEW officials bad said that as a result of poor fiscal management children were not receiving medical examinations and follow-up although surplus funds existed in the medical account Also officials said reports were late grant applications were improperly completed forms were lost and there were personnel deficiencies Well pay you to discover the man-sized BIG TASTIN' flaky Biscuit Hungry Jack! Pmi-Sdinttir Still Photo DEFENDANT IN COURT Bruce Taylor right discusses case with his attorney Fernand Brackstone Jury Expected to Get Shooting Case Today By TOM JONES Press-Scimitar Stall Writer Final arguments were heard today in the trial of a 20-year-old man accused of wounding a 16-year-old expectant mother during an armed robbery The jury of nine women and three men was expected to begin deliberations in the case being tried in the courtroom of Criminal Court Judge William Williams this afternoon Bruce Edward Taylor 1418 Britton charged with armed robbery and assault to murder testified yesterday that he was with his family and friends at the time of the May 14 1974 attack on Mrs Karen Smith whose baby was killed in the shooting IN YOUR GROCER'S DAIRY CASE Read the large print theirs ours Taylor said after drinking with a group of friends for about l'j hours he slept until about 10 pm After being awakened he said he went to a nearby liquor store and his cafe where he stayed until about midnight Mrs Smith was attacked about 10 pm as she walked near Claybrook and Peach Police said Taylor was arrested on a description of the attacker and his car supplied by Mrs Smith who was shot in the abdomen and chest during the struggle Questioned by his attorney Fernand Brackstone Taylor denied robbing Mrs Smith or owning a pistol He also said he never a pair of blue jeans or tennis shoes which Mrs Smith said her assailant was wearing Asst Atty Gen Leland McNabb questioned Taylor closely about discrepancies between his testimony and his earlier statement to police Taylor said he told police he did not leave home and slept until 11:30 pm but would have been a Several family members and friends were present to support alibi They testified that Taylor was at home but did not drink any liquor Mrs Smith identified Taylor from the witness stand as the man who shot her IMPROVED iontw SENGARO te ita retew Itu ktto JJppnaant'c se HARTZ 2ml fe: COLLAR FOR DOGS kills ticks kills 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Turner said Panel Approves Publicly Airing Mortgage Loans WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Banking Committee has approved a bill which would require financial institutions to disclose publicly where they make mortgage loans and where they The measure is designed to discourage the denial of mortgage loans to a neighborhood which is deemed to be on the decline Neighborhood groups from Chicago Milwaukee Newark Cincinnati Boston Providence and Oakland Calif testifying two weeks ago said can destroy old established city neighborhoods Newcomers to secure financing cannot buy homes and move in Under the bill savings and loan associations and banks in metropolitan areas would be required to post in every branch a list of the number and dollar amount of outstanding mortgages Industry groups oppose the bill saying it would give neighborhood associations vigilante powers They said many city banks draw depositors from commuters who work in the city but live in suburbs Earnings Drop Cited at Valmac 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