BUILDING PERMITS / FORECLOSURES / PUBLIC NOTICES KAY’S COOKING CORNER BELL DEVELOPMENT – REAL ESTATE P7 P10 P11 Volume 102 | No. 1 HAMILTON COUNTY Single Copy 50¢ CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Friday, January 2, 2015 H 100 YEARS AGO Putting change in the hands What was going on in Chattanooga in 1915? Saturday, Jan. 2 of the community Miss Ruth Richmond made By David Laprad her debut Friday night at the Patten Hotel in a brilliant ball A sign near Dr. Valerie Radu’s given by her mother, Mrs. desk serves as a reminder to her- Edward Gould Richmond. self and an invitation to others: Two hundred and fty guests “Write your own life story,” the attended. Mrs. Richmond small placard says. was assisted in receiving by Radu is the executive direc- close friends. tor of the Family Justice Center Wisdom Goree has re- (FJC) in Chattanooga, a federal turned to his home in Atlanta and state government funded after a visit with his cousin, program focused on reducing Brook Brantly, on Missionary relationship violence in Ten- nessee. A child of missionaries, Ridge. she grew up in a family in which Miss Wessie Bowen will service to others was important. leave Monday to return to But as a social scientist, she wants Randolph Macon College in to do more than meet immediate Virginia. needs; she wants to bring about Sunday, Jan. 3 lasting change by using research to develop “best practices.” Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kerr e words on the placard, announce the engagement therefore, remind her to follow and approaching marriage of not just her heart but also her their daughter, Margaret, to head as she leads the center. “We want to change the way people Mr. Lon DeKalb Worsham. Dr. Valerie Radu is the executive director of the Family Justice Center in Chattanooga. She hopes to reduce the rate of think about and address relation- e wedding will take place relationship violence in the area by using research to develop “best practices.” (Photo by David Laprad) Feb. 10. Mr. Worsham is from ship violence,” she says. Opening July 1, the FJC will a prominent North Georgia serve as a hub for programs that them,” she says. someone leaving a complicated behind because you might hurt family, exist to help people aected by McKamey Animal Shelter will situation,” Radu says. “Maybe it. McKamey will have a kennel Engagement and ap- relationship violence. “We won’t be one of the organizations of- you and I are having issues, and I where I can temporarily leave my proaching marriage of Miss be providing the services but fering aid under the umbrella of don’t feel safe anymore, but I have Olgar Czarowski to Mr. Louis managing the people who oer the FJC. “A pet can be a barrier to a cat, and I don’t want to leave it See RADU, page 3 Leach has been announced. She is the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. A. Czarnowski Police officers deliver donations to help baby left behind of New Orleans. Mr. Leach is Chattanooga police offers did a well-known young Chatta- double duty as Santa’s helpers noogan connected with W.F. when they delivered supplies Fischer & Brothers Jewelry to the family of a baby whose Store. mother was killed by gunfire. On Sept. 7, 19-year-old Jas- See 100 YEARS AGO, page 2 mine Akins lost her life on the 1700 block of Market Street, leaving behind her daughter, INSIDE seven-month-old Journee n CHEAP SEATS P4 Akins. After the girl’s grand- mother, Ayesha Pankey, took n UNDER ANALYSIS P4 Akins in, Lt. Eddy Chamberlin of the Chattanooga Police n VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS P6 Department organized a drive n FBI P6 to meet some of the child’s needs. Nearly two dozen uni- n PHOTO FEATURE P9 formed CPD officers delivered the donations, which included n ARE WE THERE YET? P10 clothes, food, toys, and baby n GAMES P14 & P15 supplies, on Friday, Dec. 19. (Photo by David Laprad) 2 | Friday, January 2, 2015 Hamilton County Herald www.hamiltoncountyherald.com Supreme Court CPAs team up with Ronald McDonald House vacates appeal; sends case back to trial court e Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that a Hamilton County trial court did not depart from accepted and usual judi- cial course during a health care liability lawsuit as to require im- mediate appellate court review. In February 2011, C.L. Gilbert, Jr., led a complaint against Dr. Izak Frederick Wessels, alleg- ing health care liability. Prior to trial, Dr. Wessels led a motion seeking to waive a Tennessee law that requires expert medical testimony to come from one who practices in Tennessee or a con- tiguous state. Dr. Wessels wanted an ophthalmologist from Florida to testify on his behalf. e trial court issued an order declining to waive the geographi- cal requirement, nding that Dr. Wessels had not established that appropriate witnesses would be Members of the Tennessee Society of Certifi ed Public Accountants (TSCPA) present a check for $64,435.02 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of unavailable. e trial court also Greater Chattanooga. TSCPA helped to raise the money during Ronald McDonald House’s 25th Annual Autumn Children’s Festival, which took place Oct. denied Dr. Wessels’s request 4 and 5 at Tennessee Riverpark. Pictured (L-R) are TSCPA member Dustin Hornbuckle; Jane Kaylor, executive director at Ronald McDonald House; TSCPA to appeal the ruling about the member Chuck Thornton; and Jeff Ross, president of the Chattanooga Chapter of TSCPA. For more information on Ronald McDonald House, visit www. expert testimony. e Court of RMHChattanooga.com. (Photo provided) See BACK TO TRIAL, page 15 100 YEARS AGO Continued from page 1 their wedding trip. Mr. Hancock is connected with the James Sup- Monday, Jan. 4 ply Co. Little Peggy Kruesi is in Wash- Miss Sarah Betterton was host- ington with her grandmother, ess to a group of 24 friends for a Mrs. J.P. Smartt, who’s visiting “500” party, Saturday at her home Mrs. Richard Austin. Mr. Paul in Park Place. Kruesi, who is in New York, will Miss Emily Miller is visiting accompany his daughter, Peggy, her sister, Mrs. Oscar Handley, home on his return. and Miss Katherine Varnell in Thursday, Jan. 7 Knoxville. Tuesday, Jan. 5 Mrs. D.Y. Grieb of Missionary Ridge accompanied her mother, Mrs. C.E. Buck entertained Mrs. J.P. Adams of Ohio, to for Miss Flora Loveman Monday Florida for a visit. with a luncheon at her home on Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Grayson Missionary Ridge. have returned from Washington, Mrs. J.C. Carmack and daugh- D.C. where they have been visit- ter, Katherine, of Missionary ing Mrs. Grayson’s sister, Mrs. Ridge have returned from a visit Orra Moore. with relatives in Nashville. Mayor T.C. ompson called e sales force, sales manag- a meeting of all physicians of ers, factory superintendents, and Chattanooga to attend a confer- others connected with the Brock ence at 1:30 this afternoon at his Candy Co. were guests at a dinner o ce about establishing a new at the Hotel Patten given by Mr. contagion hospital and selecting W. E. Brock and members of the a site. Several more deaths have company. been reported from the small pox Wednesday, Jan. 6 epidemic. Twenty-four business- men and physicians attended the Announcement was made by meeting. the Industrial Board of the Cham- Friday, Jan. 8 ber of Commerce of the arrange- ments for the establishment of a Prep school basketball season new factory, the American Manu- opens today. Central plays Mc- facturing Co., for manufacturing Callie. City High plays Baylor shovels. J.B. Robinson is president at the Armory Saturday night. of the company, which will turn ere are many sore-armed out 50 dozen complete shovels a athletes, as many have been vac- day with a payroll of $75,000 per cinated lately. annum. A 10-acre tract in Citico has Miss Amelie Dickert, daughter been purchased from Capt. H.S. of Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Dickert, Chamberlain to build the new was married to Frank D. Hancock Contagious Disease Hospital. It Tuesday by Dr. T.S. McCallie in will be a substantial structure his study. Mr. and Mrs. Hancock’s costing about $15,000. e acre- marriage was the culmination of a age is near old Citico Furnace and high school romance. e young costs $19,000. v couple left on the Royal Palm for www.hamiltoncountyherald.com Hamilton County Herald Friday, January 2, 2015 | 3 Nominees sought for Chattanooga area HCH Young Woman of Distinction Hamilton County Herald 100 years of service e American Lung Associa- e 29th Annual Women of downloaded from the American third leading cause of death in the tion in Tennessee is asking for the Distinction Awards Luncheon Lung Association in Tennes- United States today. In Tennessee, Telephone 423-602-9270 community’s help in nominating will be held on Friday, April 30 see’s website at www.alatn.org or more than 814,000 children and Fax 423-602-9269 1412 McCallie Ave. outstanding young women for the from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Facebook. adults are aected by lung disease Chattanooga, TN 37404 2015 Young Women of Distinc- the Chattanooga Convention Nominations are due Monday, such asthma, chronic bronchitis, tion award. Center Ballroom. e event Feb. 2, 2015. ey can be faxed emphysema, and lung cancer. 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