1975 Defense Director, Who Has Won a Reputation As an Kingsport, Tenn., 37662 Organizer and Doer in a Little More Than a Year in 61 St Year, Number 174 the Job, Mrs
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The first day of the new year came in with the same gray Times-News drabness the final day of 1974 had departed in Kingsport. It was '74 Awards a day for the birds, and sobering football fans. Announced A man who built a fire under Sullivan County that resulted in the establishment of long-needed volunteer fire departments. A woman who has spent her life working with • the young and who now, in retirement, works helping adults learn, and a woman, confined to a wheelchair, who is determined to help break Times-News Ptiolo —Charles D»< down barriers to the handicapped. These are the recipients of the eighth annual Times-News Awards announded today. Wednesday The awards go to: Wallace D. Pardue, Sullivan County Civil January 1, 1975 Defense Director, who has won a reputation as an Kingsport, Tenn., 37662 organizer and doer in a little more than a year in 61 st year, number 174 the job, Mrs. Kathryn Penland, retired direc- Phone 246-8121 tor of the J. P. Stevens Community Center, Circulation 246-8129 And Mrs. Evelyn Russ, prime mover of a drive 4 sections, 44 pages to make life easier for wheelchair victims. Price 15 cents The Times-News Awards are given annually to from one to five persons who, in the opinion of the Times-News editorial board, have made sig- nificant contributions to the welfare of the com- munity, as private individuals, as members of service organizations, or as private public of- ficials. Each award carries a $100 check to be given to 1975-Year Of Challenge the charity of the award-recipient's choice. WASHINGTON — Worldwide from for all the tasks to be tackled." —For the first time since the Great He prevents disasters economic dislocations, chronic commodity Complete 1974 The problems of recession, inflation, Depression, Americans were allowed to shortages and political uncertainties will year-end stock taxation, growth, capital, market changes buy and sell gold. An anticipated rush force Americans la start adjusting to al- report on pages can no longer be dealt with in domestic failed to develop, and gold prices dropped ; through preparedness tered lifestyles in 1975. terms but must be handled "within the sharply. The style in clothes and cars will change 4a and 5a context of our newly contracted world," —Raw sugar prices dropped 2 cents a less often. Do-it-yourself will become more the study says. pound again to 47.50 cents in New York in During this area's severe windstorms last April, Mrs. a necessity than a hobby. More people will "We've lived like there was no- a continuing rollback in the raw price that Marian Moffitt came home to her trailer on New Season seek to work beyond pension time to make tomorrow, and tomorrow is here," the RIA had sent retail prices to nearly $1 a pound Well Road and found another trailer partially inside it. ends meet. report notes, adding that 1974 "will go a month ago. Consumers cut sugar use and The wind had picked up a neighbor's trailer and Life will be "leaner and meaner" for it; down in the historical record as nasty year retailers sold sugar at a loss. slammed it into what was home for increasing number of people, scrambling new year and beyond, RIA say s that, wiiile one." herself and her three children, for jobs, markets, living space. "Scarcity" the future prospects are not "pleasant," During 1974, prices rose 12.2 per cent The report says that Americans feel an David, 16, Joey, 10 and one-year-old will become a household word and the "sinew and muscle" of the U.S. overall. Certain commodities, such as unprecedented sense of impotence in the Suzy. dominate the American consciousness. economy will endure, as will the nation's sugar and oil, cut even deeper into face of such problems as shortages i.a fuel, But don't despair, says the Research In- reservoir of skills, knowledge and capacity pocketbooks, soaring 400 per cent. food and raw materials; rising population Around 4 that afternoon she called curves, the battle to uncouple inflation Wallace D. Pardue, county civil stitute of America, a private organization to create. As 1974 ended and 1975 began, there which provides economic analyses and in- However, the RIA staff asserts that the were these developments: and recession, and the effort to regain an i defense director. Her trailer was a equilibrium in U.S. economic growth. total loss, and her family had telligence to the business community. "new era is here to slay," and the —Starting today, middle and upper in- problems it poses consists of "which parts come workers get a 5.85 per cent cut in While the "picture of hopelessness is nowhere to slay, no relatives in the "Our society is not going back to the hand undoubtedly overdrawn," the study says, | area and Suzy was ill. pump, outdoor privy." of the economy to keep growing, which to their take-home pay with resumption of Social Security withholding. More On Page 8A, Col. 1 While Mrs. Moffitt was still on the In a staff study on the outlook for the be curbed; where the capital must come WALLACE phone, Pardue had the American PARDUE Red Cross on another line. By 6 that evening arrangements had been made for her family to Ladies stay in a motel and have their meals at a nearby restaurant. first Pardue has this attitude that if it has to be done, it has to Virginia Industry be done immediately. For this attitude and for his ac- It was ladies complishments in 1974, he is being honored by the Times- first at Hol- News. ston Valley Principal among those accomplishments has been the Community formation of three volunteer fire departments in the lower Petitions For Gas Hospital end of the county. Wednesday Residents of Bloomingdale, Lynn Garden and Colonial Cutbacks of natural gas allocations to The federal judge's order follows Tues- Heights stood by in shock as six homes were struck by fire morning when industry have spread into Virginia, caus- day's Federal Power Commission approval Jami Dorinda within a ten-day period last spring. Four of the homes ing industrialists and factory-workers of emergency natural gas allocations to burned to the ground, and only the walls of a fifth home there to face a bleak new year unless keep four plants in Hawkins County open. Dean became remained standing. the "First suppliers come up with additional fuel to The Natural Gas Utiltiy District of More On Page 8A, Col. 1 keep the plants open. Hawkins County had asked for the emer- Baby of 1975." Danville city officials and industry gency supply two weeks ago, when its The Deans were representatives presented a petition to supplier, East Tennessee Natural Gas dancing the Federal Power Commission Tuesday, Company, announced fuel curtailments She touches lives asking the commission to insure Danville's that would have resulted in an 87 per cent at a Moose Club major industrial plants get enough gas to supply reduction. New Years avoid shutdowns that could idle 10,000 The same supplier provides fuel to party of young and old workers. southwest Virginia's major gas supplier, when Jami And a federal judge in Roanoke Tues- Colonial Natural Gas Company of Pulaski. decided it Mrs Kathryn Penland has devoted a lifetime to serving day acted to lessen the energy crunch in The Virginia State Corporation Com- the young people of Kingsport. But, her deeds have also southwest Virginia by limiting a gas was time for supplier's proposed 55 per cent cutback to mission in Richmond asked to have a Mom to go. touched the lives of many area adults. More On Page 8A, Col. 1 She stepped down in August as director of the J. P. 45 per cent. She debuted Stevens Community Center, after 15 at 4:57 a.m., years of service in the Borden com- weighing 7 Ibs., munity. She still teaches adult education classes at night, which Ford Winds Up Holiday, 1 oz. Delivered include basic courses through the by Dr. Paul Allen junior high level required for a GED (left), she is the diploma. first child of Mrs. Penland raised three Mr. and Mrs. daughters alone and, according to OKs Unemployment Act one of them, she also "bought things Raymond J. Dean Jr., 920 Afton for other children that she really VAIL Colo. (UPI) — Gerald Ford, his ing polishing and giving the State of the couldn't afford without our family and some friends rang out the old Union address, in which he will outline his Street. KATHRYN knowledge. She knew we'd probably ideas for tackling economic and energy vear _ that made him 38lh President of PENLAND fuss at her." the United States — and rang in the new problems in 1975. Her children are Mrs. Miriam Jean Wright of Daven- at a champagne party at his ski chalet. He also has to prepare his budget and an port, la., Mrs. Connie Nolen of Morristown, and Mrs. Penny Ford planned to return to the ski slopes economic report which will be submitted Jones of Kingsport. She has fo jr grandchildren. and also sign more bills today. He is wind- to Congress over the next month or so. He Watergate Jury Listens Mrs. Penland is vice president of the Council of Social ing up his 11-day yuletide work and ski is preparing with Secretary of State Services and a board member of the Mental Health As- vacation and plans to return to Washing- Henry Kissinger a state of the world ton tomorrow evening.