Senior Citizens Project Discounts Graduation Golf team page B-l INSIDE pages A-6, 7 page A-12 HOAG & S0NS_ BOOK b i n d i n g SPRINGPORI’ m i o o o o o Devoted to the best interest of Cadiz and Trigg County VOLUME 107 NUMBER 22 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1,1988 TWO SECTIONS 20 PAGES PLUS INSERTS Scenic Lakes Route to draw tourists By J a n e t F reem an Signs have already been ning at the 1-24/62 exit and cross Kentucky Lake and planned to let tourists know £ A ssistan t E d ito r ! SCENIC: placed along the route to guide ending at the Cadiz/I-24 exit. Barkley and see what’s in the that the Scenic Lakes Route is | LAKE motorists. The route has been Carla Lemmons, a counties instead of by-passing available; "People driving on CADIZ, KY - Several coun­ ROUTE planned and designed so that spokesperson for the Marshall them." Lemmons said. the interstate and listening to ties have joined efforts to lure it forms a loop to 1-24. County Chamber of Com­ Tony DeName, former the radio could hear about the tourists off of Interstate 24. The route begins at the merce, noted that Marshall Cadiz/Trigg County Chamber route and perhaps use it," he A state approved Scenic Cadiz 1-24 exit and then ex­ County came up with the of Commerce president, said said. Lakes Route has been desig­ tends through Cadiz on High­ original idea for the project that the route is a good way to Representatives of the Mar­ nated after receiving support way 68 west, connects with and then asked surrounding get people off of 1-24 and at the shall Chamber recently spon­ from the Cadiz/Trigg County Highway 641 North past Ken­ counties to help. same time help promote area sored a beautification project Chamber of Commerce, Mar- tucky Dam, then onto High­ Lemmons said that Scenic businesses. for cities included along the % shall County Chamber of way 62 which brings drivers Lakes Route is a nice alterna­ Kenneth Guinn, local route. Trees, shrubs and Commerce, and Kentucky back to an 1-24 exist. The tive to the interstate. Chamber president, said that flowering plants were sold to Western Waterlands in Liv­ ROUTE: Scenic Lake Route route can also be followed in "People don’t have to keep in addition to signs, radio businesses in the area to make ingston County. signs erected. the opposite direction, begin­ going 4-lane. Instead they can advertisements are being Please see ROUTE page A-2 Bleidt. Hill Residents mourn two deaths £ CADIZ, KY - Two of the family of Ernest R. and Della By that time, he had worked original founders and directors Lane Bleidt. His father, a with the United States Geo­ of the Bank of Cadiz and Trust storekeeper and farmer, had logical Survey in eastern Ken­ Company died last week fol­ migrated by river to Trigg tucky for two years. Immedi­ lowing long illnesses. County from Pittsburgh, Pa., ately after his high school Cadiz resident George with his parents in the 1880s. graduation, he spent a year Washington Bleidt, 77, and The family operated a store working near Durango, Co., on John Omer Hill, 84, died last and post office at a Between - the western slope of the Rocky Thursday and Wednesday. the - Rivers steamboat landing Mountains. Both men were instrumental named Bleidt, Ky. On Feb. 20, 1931, George £ in the organization of the bank Bleidt married Mary Emma and both were active leaders of Wilson of Golden Pond, whose the Republican Party. Bleidt parents were Charles and died at 1:50 p.m. at Trigg Elizabeth Carpenter Wilson, County Hospital and Hill died both came from families long at 1:15 p.m. at Jennie Stuart established in this area. Medical Center. Bleidt first worked for the Bleidt served as the bank’s post office as a star route car­ BIG PLANS: Employees at Johnson Control, Inc. Hoover Automotive Division look over plans for a part to be president in 1970 and 71 dur­ rier in the mid-1930s. He was manufactured at the Cadiz plant for Honda, a Japanese company. From left, Walter Rankin, supervisor of tool ing the bank’s first two years associated with his father - in engineering; William Radford, welding operator; Linda Calhoun, wire department operator; and Claude 0 of operation. - law for a number of years in Harrison, wire department supervisor. In addition to being active the operation of Wilson’s Gen­ with banking duties, Bleidt George Bleidt eral Store in Golden Pond. was a member of the Cadiz And, he also farmed with his Baptist Church and a leader The Bleidts and others in father, Ernest Bleidt. The in the postal service. the migration from Pittsburgh general store also served as Hoover signs with Honda Bleidt was the postmaster were mostly second-generation the town’s funeral parlor, and and unofficial mayor of Golden German immigrants. They es­ Bleidt served as a funeral di­ By Janet Freeman Civic, an American made car. of the dollar to the Yen makes Pond for almost 30 years. An tablished St. Joseph Catholic rector. A ssistan t E d ito r Donnie Holland, plant man­ it more financially advanta­ outgoing man with a gift for Church, the first and only In 1942, Bleidt was ap­ ager, notes that Hoover is the geous to source parts in the 0 storytelling and a deep respect Catholic Church in Trigg pointed postmaster of Golden CADIZ, KY - A manufac­ first American Company to U.S." for his region’s colorful his­ County until recent times. The Pond, and he held that posi­ turing plant here will perhaps contract with Honda in the The plant manager said that tory, he maintained a personal Bleidts later converted to the tion until his retirement in be remembered for being part seating business. Seats had Hoover began developing con­ acquaintance with virtually all Baptist faith. 1968. From 1944 to 1946, he of "an American first." previously been imported from tacts with the Japanese about of the Trigg County residents The family lived briefly in served in the U.S. Navy, Johnson Controls, Hoover Japan to Marysville, OH, the eight years ago. of the Between - the - Rivers Cadiz in the 1920s and then spending most of his tour of Automotive Division recently site of Honda’s car manufac­ "We feel very comfortable area during his long tenure. returned to Golden Pond, duty at the fleet post office in signed a contract with Japan’s turing plant. working with the Japanese," Born on Feb. 22, 1911 - where George Bleidt gradu­ San Francisco, Ca. Honda to manufacture car The Japanese visted the he said. George Washington’s birthday ated from high school in 1930. Please see DEATHS page A-2 seats for the Honda three-door Cadiz plant prior to the re­ - and named for the nation’s lease of their business. Hol­ Hoover representatives have W first president, he was the land said that the Japanese visited Japan on occasion to sixth of seven children in the visitors had great interest in make contacts, as well as en­ the plant’s Statistical Process tertaining Japanese busi­ Control, SPC, which is the use nessmen in Trigg County. Stover of statistics to control and im­ Holland noted that about 2U prove quality. In addition the percent of the plant’s contracts Japan representatives were are with foreign countries. In to head interested in Hoover’s technol­ addition to Honda, the com­ ogy which includes the use of pany also supplies parts to robotics and programable con­ Nissan. • tourism trollers. Also, the plant’s Finally, Holland said that gainsharing was noted as be­ the company feels good about ing of interest to the Honda supplying seats for the Honda businessmen. Holland ex­ Civic. plained that gainsharing is "It is an extremely popular emphasis on quality, delivery car and has high ratings in and productivity as an em­ customer satisfaction," he said. ployee incentive system. When asked why Honda is turning to the U.S. for car seating rather than imports, Holland said, "The weakening Linda Stovei W e e k e n d CADIZ, KY - Planning for Forecast future tourism development, the Cadiz, Trigg County Trigg County residents Tourism Commission has can look forward to 9 named Linda Stover as first temperature in the low to Executive Director of Touiism mid 90's and sunny skies for the Cadiz, Trigg County this weekend. area. The appointment came Wednesday, May 25, during a W e e k ly regular meeting. Stover, who presently lives a ? Q u o te in Nashville, Tn., plans to move to Cadiz this month. She a * "Silence is one great art of _ is a graduate of Middle Ten- conversation." ® nessee State University with a -Hazlitt bachelor’s degree in public re- A NEW BEGINNING: Students enjoyed the fun and games available during Project Graduation last Tuesday Please see STOVER page A-2 - Second Page 1 - DEATHS— Continued from page A-l from Between - the - Rivers, to class, directors of the Bank of compile and publish a pictorial Cadiz, officers of the local Re­ After the Tennessee Valley history of that region. Called publican Party, and members Authority, TVA, completion of Lest We Forget, the book be­ of the local organization of re­ the Kentucky Dam on the came a valuable keepsake for tired federal employees. Tennessee River in the 1940s, more than a thousand former Services were held Friday, the character of Between the residents in the area.