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Subject Heading: GSL
Map of Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina and Tennessee
Copyright 1925
Xerox copy
Handwritten note states "Bulletin No. 36, Tennessee Dept. of Education, Division of Geology, 1925"
Handwritten note also states "Case, Earl C. 'The Valley of East Tennessee: The Adjustment of Industry to Natural Environment'"
Caption at upper right states "Bulletin 36 Plate XV"
Caption on lower right corner of map states "National Parks Association"
Indexed as 1925
Map shows the boundaries for the "area first examined for national park" and the "area now under examination." An inset indicates which areas have been cutover and which are comprised of virgin forest. Map is accompanied by a note from Jesse C. Mills.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
1895 Co-eds Were Spoiled, U-T Golden Grad Recalls
Attorney, 82, Says Boys Outnumbered Girls 10 to One
No author given
June 6, 1949
Col. William L. Kirkpatrick briefly recalls memories from his days at UT in 1895. Includes a pic. of Martha Lawrence Allen receiving her diploma from Fred C. Smith.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Loop-Legged Pigeon Fell for Cherry 'Splo'
Overripe Fruit Causes Downfall; Firemen Rush to Rescue
No author given
June 27, 1949
See title. Includes 2 pics. of "Pete the drunken pigeon" atttempting to fly and being held by Fire Capt. Hugh Mooney and Policeman Clifford Cate.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
A Lot of Fancy-- --A Little of Fact
'Scare' Report Based on 2 Attacks--Not 6
Reams' Own Records Show His Statement Unsubstantiated; Most Cannot Be Laid to 'Negro in Leather Jacket'
No author given
July 6, 1949
Capt. Frank Reams wrote a "much-heralded scare report which has erroneously been called 'official and confidential.'" The report mistakenly concludes that a crime spree of assaults is underway in West Knoxville. Highlights errors in the report. Includes a pic. of Capt. Frank Reams.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
'I Felt Like Prize Heifer,' Says Adelyn
September 14, 1949
Adelyn Sumner comments on being in the Atlantic City Miss America pageant.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
A-Research Hospital May Be Built on Site of Morgan Home
Ex-President Vacates House Near U-T Farm; Officials Silent on Future Use of Land
No author given
September 27, 1949
"The moving of Dr. and Mrs. H.A. Morgan...has caused considerable speculation that the U-T Memorial Hospital may be built in that general vicinity. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Remember Pete-- --the Pie-Eyed Pigeon?
Old Pappy Time's Knox Book of '49 Is Chuck Full of Chuckles
January 1, 1950
Recounts funny stories from 1949.

Subject Heading: Personal
That Superslick Red Bore
No author given
January 23, 1950
Discusses the issue of four high school libraries having copies of the "USSR Information Bulletin."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Baumann Firm To Design New Hospital
Given First Chance at $250,000 Job by Vote of 5 to 2
No author given
February 4, 1950
"Baumann & Baumann...will be awarded the contract for designing the $6,000,000 isotopic hospital - research center to be erected on University of Tennessee Farm. Discusses the vote.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Kimsey Can Envy-- --FBI Its List
Who Are Most Wanted Crooks? Cops Don't Even Know Their Names
Carefree Kidnapers (sic) of Chief Wells at Top of Class
February 26, 1950
Describes local unsolved crimes such as the kidnapping of Detective Chief C.B. (Pat) Wells and the robbery of Cas Walker's office. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
KNOXVILLE, HALF-CENTURY AGO
City Was One of First in U.S. To Eliminate Saloons; Earlier Generation Earned Less but Living Cost Little
Skating Became Sport When River Froze Over
March 5, 1950
This column which nearly fills a full-page describes life in Knoxville at the beginning of the century. Includes 5 pics. of the Market House, two electric street cars, Prohibitionists marching down West Main Avenue (March 11, 1907), the Burwell Building being built (1907) and police bloodhounds with patrol wagons.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Ridge Vote Is Question in Liquor Referendum
Impartial Observers Admit Prohibition May Return to Anderson County
March 31, 1950
"Anderson County, after being for two years the legal liquor oasis of East Tennessse, is faced next week with a serious threat of a return to prohibition." Provides statistics on police fines and liquor tax revenues.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Women May Decide Anderson Liquor Issue
Delay in Referendum Would Give Men Time To Register, Beat Poll Tax Deadline
April 2, 1950
See title. Describes procedures for voting on the Anderson County liquor issue. Lists some members of the United Dry Forces, a group seeking the referendum, and describes some of their efforts.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Vote Delay May Help Anti-Prohibitionists
Change in Referendum Date Would Give More Voters Time to Qualify, Throw UDF Off Stride
April 3, 1950
"If Anderson County proponents of lequal liquor...succeed...in delaying the liquor referendum..., they will throw the United Dry Forces off balance in a number of ways." Provides some voting statistics.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Ridge Is Focal Point of Liquor Referendum
Prohibitionists Cry Clinton and Lake City Are Forced To Be 'Bartenders' for Project
April 4, 1950
Discusses why Oak Ridge is important to the upcoming referendum vote.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Liquor Vote Caught Between Suits
UDF Order Calls for Saturday Election; Opponents Say Their Suit Has Priority
No author given
April 5, 1950
"Anderson County United Dry Forces today obtained an interlocutory injunction to prevent the Election Commission from delaying the liquor referendum now set for Saturday."

Subject Heading: AL&H
Anderson Vote To Have Effect Outside County
April 5, 1950,A
See title.

Subject Heading: AL&H
New Ridge Group Condemns Election
No author given
April 5, 1950,B
Oak Ridge citizens "organized the Oak Ridge Committee for Better Government and adopted a strong resolution condemning the holding of a liquor referendum set for this Saturday."

Subject Heading: AL&H
Delay in Liquor Referendum Refused
Saturday Date Is Reaffirmed in Anderson
Board Acts After Conflicting Writs Are Filed
April 6, 1950
"Barring possible furth legal complications...the Anderson County local option liquor referendum will be held on schedule Saturday." Describes the open session spent debating the issue.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Anderson Vote on Liquor Called Tossup
Ballot To Be Held Saturday Despite Late Legal Moves
No author given
April 7, 1950
See title.

Subject Heading: AL&H
Anderson County Votes Liquor Out
Prohibition Forces Win by Only 184
Oak Ridge Tally Fails To Overtake 5-1 Lead Registered in County
No author given
Incomplete column
April 9, 1950
"Anderson County today voted out legal liquor by a margin of 184 votes." Gives voting statistics for individual precincts.

Subject Heading: Personal
'I Went, I Saw'-- --'But I Still Hurt'
Gravel-Throated 'Faith Healer,' Cash in Hand, Yawns at 'Miracles'
May 4, 1950
CB attends a meeting at the Revival Center and loses faith in the 'faith healer.' Includes a pic. of Earl, his wife, John, David and Paul Ivie.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Elmore Says Center Parking Lot Might Pay for Itself in Two Years
May 14, 1950
Discusses Mayor J.W. Elmore Jr's "package plan" for improvements in Knoxville.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Proposed Civic Center Called Gift for City
Planners Believe Multi-Purpose Construction Would Be Largely Self-Liquidating Project
May 15, 1950
"Knoxvillians will vote 46 days from now...whether they want the city to issue $5,000,000 worth of bonds for a big government office building, a modern multi-purpose auditorium and a jumbo-sized parking lot, all wrapped in the same package and delivered at City Hall Park as a civic center." Discusses the proposal.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Proposed Center Office Building Would Be Largest in Knoxville
May 16, 1950
Discusses the proposal for building a big government office building in Knoxville.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
For a Greater Knoxville--
All-Purpose Auditorium in Center Seen as Attraction to Conventions
May 17, 1950
Discusses the proposal for a "6,000-seat all-purpose auditorium" to be built in Knoxville.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
For a Greater Knoxville--
Proposed Center Could Be Built at Little or No Cost to Taxpayer
May 18, 1950
Discusses the "proposed multi-purpose civic center." See title.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Skunks Should Shun Such Shenanigans--
Reeking Reporter Rues Real Regal Ramp Rampage
May 19, 1950
"I have just breakfasted on ramp....Give me a bite of soap. I stink." Includes pics. of Fred Post, Dr. Dye T. White, Sam Thornburgh, Howard Stair and J.R. Shannon.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Wrathful Readers Rap Ramp Report; Rakishly Repeat Reeking Root Rates
May 28, 1950
Readers respond to CB's column on ramps.

Subject Heading: ETL
Lowland Strike Loss Is $3 Million
Company Says Workers Have Forfeited $375,000 in Wages Since March 28
June 1, 1950
Discusses the strike of American Enka Corp. by the CIO Textile Workers Union of America. Includes 2 pics. of Joe Q. Dougherty, J. Heykoop, L.A. Moritz, T.R. Iserman, Andrew Hutcheson and Clarence Bowen.

Subject Heading: ETL
Young Start-- --Uncertain Finish
13-Year-Old Girl Is Bride, but Husband Has In-Law Trouble
June 14, 1950
See title. Patsy Sushine Britton married 19-year-old Rancey Carter, and her parents "have obtained an injunction to prevent her husband from coming about her."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
10-Year Dream Comes True Officially as Rites Mark Entry of Natural Gas
Mrs. Veep Admits It Takes Mint and Bourbon, but Barkley's Best Julep Recipe Is Still Secret
June 18, 1950
See title. Includes 5 pics. of Gov. James (Big Jim) Folsom, Sen. Estes Kefauver, V.P. Alben & Jane Barkley, Leslie Biffle and Marines.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
STROLLING WITH Bert Vincent
By CARSON BREWER
September 6, 1950
Judge C. Howard Bozeman "has vowed to have all the old election campaign posters taken down." Congressional candidate Howard Baker has a billboard ad. Campaign poster tacks in poles cause problems for repairmen.

Subject Heading: G--1
STROLLING WITH Bert Vincent
by Carson Brewer
September 16, 1950
A man shows CB a paper from June 4, 1800 which includes George Washington's obituary. CB opens Bert's mail. Mentions a long-lasting light bulb, a smart cat, and an airman desiring mail. Includes pics. of Bert Vincent and Carson Brewer.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
A Jug of Wine, Form 1541 and Thou--
Caution: Don't Let Your Grap Juice Lie Around Till It's Got Hair on Its Chest
October 9, 1950
Discusses how one must fill out a Form 1541 and get approval to ferment wine in your home. CB also coins a humorous poem.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
How Many?-- --Too Many
Why Be Specific? The Traffic's Terrific! We'd Not Make a Count for Any Amount
October 15, 1950
"It seems that Safety Director C.V. Christenberry wants to know how many cars use which streets in the city per day." CB trys to count cars at the Broadway-Western intersection but gives up after a short while.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Nary a Drop-- --Rumor Stopped
Bottle in Cornerstone Dry of All but History
Opening of 102-Year-Old Cache in TSD's First Building Fails To Prove Embarrassing
October 17, 1950
A scroll was found inside of a bottle. This and several other items were recovered from the cornerstone of Tennessee School for the Deaf's first school. Includes a pic. of Mrs. H.T. Poore, J.W. Elmore and John Quincy.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Three-Pronged School System Once Considered, Rejected--
Leaf from U-T History
Memphis Man Was Responsible for Single State University
October 17, 1950,A
Discusses the beginnings of Blount College and The University of Tennessee.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Industry Week Postscript--
Bootleg Business Also Has Grown With Knoxville, Promises To Continue
October 22, 1950
See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Romance and Domestic Difficulties, Not Rackets, Blamed for Jump in Knox Killings
October 27, 1950
Describes the fifteen killings that happened in the first six months of 1950. Includes a pic. of Homicide Officer Sgt. Carl Bunch and talks about him as well.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Bill Remington Remembered as Untidy but Intelligent Youth
October 29, 1950
See title. "The government will try to prove...that handsome William Walter Remington was a Communist when he was a sloppily-dressed 19-year-old TVA employe (sic) here 14 years ago." Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: Personal
Carson Brewer, a Reporter-Veteran, Protests--
Like Frank Wilson, I Killed Nobody; Am I Then A Second-Rate Citizen?
October 31, 1950
CB will vote for Frank Wilson; he is a non-combat veteran like CB. Criticizes Mr. Baker for not speaking up when Cas Walker's horse chewed on an American flag.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Why Hog the Pie?-- --Have Hot Dogs Too
State Transportation for All U-T Students Cheaper Than Split
December 10, 1950
CB states that it would be cheaper to provide free transportation to students from across the state to U.T. than to fund an affiliated campus at Memphis.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
News-Sentinel Forum
Thinks Twin U-T Proposal Is Insult to Public Intelligence
Letter to the editor
December 13, 1950
F.A. Greene agrees with CB that the idea to split the U.T. system is unreasonable.

Subject Heading: Personal
What This Country Needs-- --Still a Nickel's Worth
Shameless Shopper Shuns 6-Cent Items but Leaves Grocery With 14 Purchases
December 23, 1950
"On the order of a boss who still believes in the power of a nickel, I went to a grocery store and made 14 different purchases for five cents each..."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Tragic Year Produced Some Laughs on Home Front
December 31, 1950
Recounts some funny events from 1950.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
That's a Joke, Son--
Split Backers Say U-T Is in Debt to Memphis
West Shows $11,000 fo' Dentists, Hospital Deal; Contributions Here Worth About $8 Million
January 14, 1951
Disputes the claim that Knoxville owes Memphis "a great deal of gratitude...that can be repaid only by giving them a university like the one at Knoxville." Mentions many bequests to Knoxville's UT campus.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
U-T Is Above Patronage
February 20, 1951
A commentary argues against "letting the fate of our higher educational system be put into the hands of a political tribunal without mature deliberation by qualified authorities." Asserts that "the state can't afford two duplicating universities."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
What To Do With Widow's Colony? That'll Be County Court's Problem
March 19, 1951
See title. "First, the court could sell the 22 acres and the 11 houses upon it. Or, second, it could spend an estimated $3000 to chase out the termites, paint all the roofs and one or two whole houses." Includes 2 pics. of Mrs. Anna DeMarcus and W.H. (Bill) Maynard.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Two Young Men Come to Fore, One Here and One in New York
John Oliver at 38 Takes TVA Helm
Oklahoman Rises From Ranks as Director's Choice
March 25, 1951
Discusses John Oliver's character. Includes a pic. of Mr. & Mrs. John Oliver and their children, Frances, John Jr., and Jimmy.

Subject Heading: G--1
U-T Pair Snags Spotted Skunk and Rabbit on Scientific Expedition in Carter, Johnson
April 29, 1951
Prof. Joseph C. Howell and Instructor Clinton H. Conaway "went...on a month-long search for small mammals" in Johson and Carter counties. They will use the "80 specimens of 24 different species....in teaching and research on the Hill."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Rabbit Montgomery, That Man at the Pound, Is One Knoxvillian Who Leads a Dog's Life
May 27, 1951
CB spends around three hours with City Human Officer Walter W. Montgomery "on his pooch-pursuing duties."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Farragut Gained Glory in Defeat of the Tennessee
July 8, 1951
Discusses Admiral Farragut's life and the situation in which he spoke his famous line, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" Includes a pic. of David Glasgow Farragut and an "artist's concept of the naval engagement at Mobile."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Aroma's Like Ancient Onions-- --Color Black
Where Will One Throw a Dead Cat When Second Creek Is Cleaned Up?
July 15, 1951
CB and photographer Homer Anderson walk along polluted Second Creek and make observations. Includes 2 pics. of Second Creek and one of CB standing by the shore. Also. includes a map of part of Second Creek's course.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Girlie Shows Pack 'Em In as City Officials Yell 'Vulgar' and Fair Association Says 'Clean'
September 13, 1951
See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Planners 'Pioneer' on U-T Hospital
Many New Design Problems Solved; Isotope Vault To Be 'Cornerstone'
September 23, 1951
"The Isotopic Hospital-Research Center at U-T probably will be the first hospital in the country to have...a thick-walled vault for storage of radioactive isotopes--a cornerstone, so to speak, of an advanced age in medicine." Discusses plans for the building.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Calm Hiwassee Lake Gives No Hint of Deadly Tests
Isolation of Area Led to Selection for Missile Checks
September 27, 1951
Long column discusses how Hiwassee Lake is used for "testing...some of the Navy's most deadly weapons of the future." Includes 5 pics. of Wallace F. Johnson, Hubert Harris, a depth charge in flight, a rocket plunging into Hiwassee Lake and a huge steel net used for catching rockets and depth charges.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Survey Begun at Old Fort Dickerson
October 19, 1951
"South Knoxville Civic Club is bending its efforts toward establishing a ctiy park on old Fort Dickerson, south of the river, where Yankee troops dug in back in '63 to repel the siege of the 'Rebels.'" Includes 2 pics. of Gordon Tarwater, Betty Munsey, John Keith and Ruth Baker at Fort Dickerson. Also includes a map of Fort Dickerson.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA Bucked Time, Shortages and Congress in Race To Get Johnsonville Plant 'On the Line'
October 26, 1951
See title. Discusses how approval and appropriations for the plant were won. Discusses the plant and its power capacity. Includes 2 pics. of TVA's new Johnsonville Steam Plant.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
'Yes' Vote on Sewage Issue Will Clean Ft. Loudoun Lake
32 Lines Pour Steady Stream of Filth Into Water
November 11, 1951
Discusses why Knoxville "needs a modern sewage disposal plant." See title. Includes a map of a section of Fort Loudoun Lake showing proposed sewer lines.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
If You Like To Fish, Vote for Sewage Plant
Only Carp Thrive in Our City Cesspool--A Clean Lake Could Be a Recreation Spot
No author given
November 12, 1951
See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Who'd Want the Job at 1 to 3 Cents a Ton? Charge of Little More Than Penny a Person a Day Would Maintain Unit and Pay Off Bonds
No author given
November 13, 1951
Discusses service charge rates for sewage treatment and lists a "few of (the) things Knoxville would be getting for a little more than one cent per day per person."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Candidates for Mayor and C. of C. Members Call Approval of Sewage Disposal Plant a 'Must'
No author given
November 14, 1951,
Quotes many people in favor of the sewage treatment plant. Includes 4 pics. of Frank L. Kerr Sr., Harry M. Watson, K.R. Kaiser and J.W. Ellis.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Sewage Plant Bonds Win Overwhelmingly Majority of More Than Two to One Piled Up in 52 of 59 Polling Precincts
No author given
November 16, 1951
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
The Shift Hand GAZETTE
PUBLICATION OF THE KNOXVILLE NEWSPAPER GUILD
Vol. 1., No. 1
INTREPID REPORTERS, BIRDS, BEES AND FISH WEATHER BEEG KNOXVILLE FLOOD
December 15, 1951
A humorous story recounts made-up tales involving N-S reporters and the flood.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Ah, Sodom-- --Oh, Gomorrah
Knoxville, Johnson City and Chattanooga Put Into Cesspool of Most Sinful Cities
February 12, 1952
According to Look magazine, Knoxville is "one of 24 cities rated 'BAD, indicating open toleration of sin.' The people doing the rating were 'undercover' agents of the American Social Hygience Association." Includes a map indicating some of the notorious cities.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
He Got Justice
How One Man Sued the City and Won
February 16, 1952
Includes a pic. of John D. DeBusk. He sued the city for ninety cents over an undeserved parking ticket and won.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
City Debate Over Magnolia Project Glows White-Hot
3 Routes for Westward Extension to Kingston Pike Involved in Row
February 24, 1952
Includes a drawing of three proposed routes for the Magnolia Avenue Extension. Discusses three proposed routes.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Expressway Type of Route Too Costly, Mayor Believes
February 25, 1952
"Mayor George Dempster says his idea for the westward extension of Magnolia is realistic and businesslike, the thing which will be most economical for the city now and in the future." Gives details and costs of his plan.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Expressway Backers Cite Figures on Traffic Flow
February 26, 1952
"City Planning Commission Chairman George Tate and other backers of the Magnolia Avenue Expressway plan build their most powerful argument aroun dhte twin facts that an expressway will carry a much greater volume of traffic with a much higher degree of safety than will a conventional street." Discusses the plan for an expressway.

Subject Heading: ETL
McMinn and Bradley Eager for Arrival of Big New Industry
Paper Plant Expected To Boost Region
Farmers Will Stay on Tillable Land
March 23, 1952
Discusses plans for the Bowater Southern Paper Corp.'s new plant on the Hiwassee River. Includes 3 pics. of W.F. Bolen, J.L. Murph and the Bowater Southern Paper plant site.

Subject Heading: Personal
Susie's a Wreck-- --So's the Fishing
Infant 'Kit' Turns Pre-Dawn Into Day at the Carson Brewer Home
April 27, 1952
CB discusses the experience of having a new baby.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Officers, Put in 'Pigeon Hole,' Find Bird in Hand Worth All Roosting Around City Hall
July 6, 1952
Discusses plans to rid City Hall of pigeons. Bert Vincent offers advice on how to do it.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Shades Pulled on Cover Girls, but Oh, What Board Missed!
July 20, 1952
Discusses the types of pictures seen on the cover of magazines. Categories include "torn-blouse type," "bad-girl type," and the "woman-in-bed type."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
A-Bomb By-Product Helps TVA Produce Better Fence Posts
Isotopes May Save Part of $15,000,000 a Year Valley Spends for Upkeep
Chemical Treatment Is Only Practical Way To Make Pine Last as Long as Black Locust
September 7, 1952
See title. Discusses the process the TVA uses to produce fence posts. Includes 3 pics. of George Finch, Dr. Felton Neese and Errett Conway working with fence posts.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Many Countries Turn to TVA-Like Projects
September 14, 1952
"THE TVA idea is taking root in almost every section of the civilized world." Discusses programs in Peru, Palestine, and Puerto Rico.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Mayor Dempster Tells Yugoslavs of American Way
September 28, 1952
Four Yugoslavs visit Knoxville. Mayor George Dempster shows them around and answers their questions.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Mayor Fires From Hip in Talk About Taxes
Gets Down to Personalities in Telling Kiwanis City Must Have Money To Provide Services
October 10, 1952
During a talk at the Andrew Johnson Hotel with the Kiwanis Club, Mayor George Dempster tells stories and gives his opinions about taxes.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Engineer 'Hurt'-- --Searches for Fog
Furnace Pokers, Weather 'Cap' Add Up to Smog
Climatic Condition Plus Smoke From Residences 'Black Out' Knox
December 17, 1952
Temperature inversion causes a smoke-filled morning. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Some Chuckles Brightened War-Burdened Year
December 30, 1952
Mentions some ununusual happenings from 1952.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Market House Is Here To Stay
March 22, 1953
Discusses the agreement by which the city attained the Market House. See title. UT fraternities are "slow getting permits" for eating facilities. Mentions the number of different appliances owned by Knoxville Utilities Board residential customers.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Ancient 'Fire Steamer' To Be Exhibited at Park
May 5, 1953
CB visits the No. 11 Fire Hall and discusses its "old steamer." Other small headlines include "City Has Room for Growing In," "Safecracker Still Missing" and "No One To Replace Bozeman's Secretary." Includes a pic. of Capt. Frank Lones with the steamer.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Juliet Finally Presents Romeo With 3 Little Cubs
June 12, 1953
The two lions at the Knoxville Zoo zoo are now parents of three lion cubs born yesterday. Advises the public not to go close to the cages for a few days.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Market House Losses Cost Taxpayers $5813 Last Year
June 14, 1953
Discusses costs of the Market House. Other headlines include "Airline Rentals Total $42,537," "Water Bill in 90s Figured by Rooms," "Storm Puts Bow in TV Antenna" and "Dempster Rents Machine From City."

Subject Heading: ETL
She's Glad of It--
Miss Bidia To Lose Job as Nicks Creek Postmaster
June 28, 1953
Includes a pic. of Mrs. Bidia Burress. The post office in Nicks Creek for which she has been postmaster for 27 years is closing. Discusses its history and her life.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA Post Experiment Goes On Though Future of Program Seems Uncertain
Project Has Cost Total of $18,658
Could Save Farmers Many More Thousands
July 26, 1953
See title. Discusses why the TVA participates in the fence post program. Includes 2 pics. of an experimental post patch and posts "waiting to be treated and placed in the ground."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Timber Taken Off City Hall May Be Converted to Gavels
August 23, 1953
See title. Lists other possible uses for the wood. Mentions weed cutting by city workers and discusses cost-cutting measures being taken by city workers.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
KUB Bills Customers $55,628 for Sewer
Amount for Month Is Over Expected Average Because of Higher Water Use in Hot Weather
September 20, 1953
See title. CB visits with Helen M. Harris of Lawson McGee Library and gets a guided tour of the newly renovated spaces. Other small headlines include "O'Connor Race Believed 'Sure,'" "Collection Letter Puzzles Officials," "3 in Department Mark Birthdays," and "Many Backed for Recreation Post."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
New Home Almost Ready for City Garage
Employees To Get Fancy Uniforms Soon as 'Show Place' on Flag Pole Hill Nears Completion
October 4, 1953
See title. Small headlines include "Mystery Over Bill at Hospital Solved," "Missing Calf Still at Airport," and "Make Fern Avenue Street, 2 Ask."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Smog Season at Hand as Furnaces Warm Up
A Few New Buildings To Use Coal, but Some Old Ones Convert to Gas, Oil
October 11, 1953
See title. The electrical wiring under Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport will be mapped soon.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Progress Reported on Sewage Disposal Work
Love's Creek Treatment Plant Expected To Be in Operation by End of Next August
November 15, 1953
See title. Includes a pic. "Stinky Point," "the growing point...at the mouth of First Creek."

Subject Heading: Personal
This Is YOUR City--
Inspiration Sought for Stay-at-Home Voters
Failure of Many To Cast Ballot Allows Few To Decide Representation on Council, Board
November 20, 1953
Only 9,500 voted in the city primary, and 12-13,000 voted in the general election last week. 50,000 people are registered to vote. Offers "personal facts" about the two new councilmen, J.S. Cooper and Max Friedman.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Mayor, 3 Others Get Up Steam for Recall Vote
Knoxvillians Have 9 More Days Before Choosing Administration
May 2, 1954
Comments on the campaigns and strengths of the candidates in the recall election for mayor.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Mrs. Jack Huff Seldom Leaves Highest Home in Eastern U.S.
June 6, 1954
Extolls Mrs. Huff's good cheer. She and Jack live in Mt. Le Conte Lodge. Includes 2 pics., one of Mrs. Huff and one of the couple.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Juliet's Going To Have More Lion Cubs
June 6, 1954
See title. CB visits the Knoxville Zoo and 'hears' complaints and gossip from the animals. A bear cub had a run-in with a hyena.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Vogel Won't Give View on AEC Power Deal
General Didn't Stop To Consider When Ike Tapped Him for Position of TVA Chairman
August 31, 1954
CB interviews the man who will be sworn in as the new TVA director tomorrow. Includes a pic. of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Herbert D. Vogel and their son, Richard.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
This Is YOUR City--
TVA Handbook Gives Hot Tips for Press
Information Crammed Into 100 Small Pages To Furnish Background Material on Dams
November 28, 1954
A new handbook is "inteded to give reporters background (information) for stories they have to write from time to time about TVA."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
'Occupant Survey' To Open Huge KHA Moving Project
December 5, 1954
"Knoxville Housing Authority this week will start the preliminary work on rehabilitating between 600 and 700 families in the KHA redevelopment project in the First Creek-Lakefront area."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA To Sell 2000 Acres of Surplus Land in March 8 Auction
Authority Hopes To Keep Shores Available to All
February 13, 1955
See title. The land is in the Moresburg and Kidwell's Ridge areas and along U.S. Highway 25-E. Includes 2 pics. of ladies sunbathing at Kentucky Dam State Park and a family fishing in an inlet of Cove State Park.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Pipe for Hot, Alkaline Sewage Is Challenge to Engineering
February 14, 1955
"Second Creek sewer, a 65-year-old relic of crumbling walls and busted joints, carries the hottest sewage in Knoxville...That's one of the reasons its replacement poses engineering problems the likes of which have sent City Engineer Leonard Bailey into a tizzy of joy."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
THE TVA-- --Second in Series
Douglas Dam Built Fast for War Production Needs
March 6, 1955
The article is based on Gordon Clapp's book, The TVA. See title.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Least Government Is Best--
Vogel Favors Bigger Board To Operate TVA
Some Employes (sic) Bound Too Much by Tradition, Chairman Says
March 13, 1955
CB interviews TVA Chairman Herbert D. Vogel about his opinions of TVA's operations. Includes a pic. of Gen. Herbert Vogel.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Third in Series--
TVA Staff Cuts Cost of Design
March 13, 1955,A
This article is based on Gordon Clapp's book, The TVA. TVA chose to build its own dams. Mr. Clapp's book discusses "some of the thinking that went into the decision and some of the advantages he thinks have stemmed from it."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Clapp Book Treats Rate Structure
Last of a series
March 20, 1955
Mr. Gordon Clapp's book, The TVA,, "does deal with self-financing for private utilities, and he lists it as one of the reasons their power production lags behind demand."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--
Those Fishermen Just Might Angle for Gamer Creatures Ere Long
May 15, 1955
CB walks along First Creek and makes observations. Includes a pic. of a "long fill in Fort Loudoun Lake" between the Henley Street Bridge and the Gay Street Bridge which will be used for recreation in the future.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Quebec Place--Worst of the Worst--Soon To Be Leveled, but Who Will Mourn Its Passing?
June 19, 1955
Discusses Knoxville Housing Authority's Willow Avenue-Lake front slum clearance and redevelopment project. CB visits the area and makes observations. Includes 2 pics. of "houses in the KHA Willow Avenue-Riverfront slum clearance area...which the Fire Department will set fire to for practice fire fighting."

Subject Heading: Personal
First Victims of A-Bomb Fall-out, Cattle Thrive in 4th Generation
July 17, 1955
See title. Long column discusses the herd of cattle that were near the first atomic bomb when it exploded. Also discusses their offspring.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Zoo's Pet Work-Mule, Saved From Being Eaten, Nears End of Life
July 31, 1955
See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Elsie Took Away a Big Smile When She Put Down Her Spoon and Pans
August 14, 1955
Includes a pic. of Mrs. Elsie Taylor. She "has been chief cook at the City Hall Cafeteria ever since the cafeteria was established about 11 years ago."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Knoxville Becomes 1st of State's Bigger Cities to Begin Use of Modern Disposal System
August 28, 1955
Includes 2 pics. of Max Friedman, Leonard Bailey, the grit chamber and the settling basins at the sewage plant. Discusses the new sewage treatment plant.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
First Anniversary Interview
Vogel Opposes Two Points in Hoover Report
Rejects 'Neighbor Tie-ins' and Research Abandonment
September 4, 1955
See title. Gen. Vogel deos not feel that the TVA should connect its grids to neighboring power systems or turn over its fertilizer and chemical research facilities to the Department of Agriculture. Includes a pic. of Gen. Herbert D. Vogel.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
This Is YOUR City
KTL Passenger Loss So Depressing Reporter Is Moved To Take a Ride
September 18, 1955
KTL's passenger numbers are dropping rapidly. CB takes a spin on the "Bert Vincent." Also comments on the coverage of sex in magazines.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Knoxville Jail Is Not a Bed of Luxury, Nor Does It Ever Smell Just Like a Rose
September 25, 1955
CB visits the City Jail and makes observations.

Subject Heading: AAA
Faith Healer's Finances Healed
Sufferer's Hope for Miracle Cure Hits High, Then Bottom
October 6, 1955
Includes a pic. of the Rev. Asa Alonzo Allen. CB visits two services of his and is disappointed by the repeated fundraising and the lack of healing.

Subject Heading: AAA
Letter to the Editor
Signed James A. Lee
One page, hand-written in ink
Signed October 6, 1955,A
Letterhead provides return address and indicates that James A. Lee is the pastor of Gospel Baptist Tabernacle in Crossville, TN. States in full, "This is to congratulate you for your courage in exposing that religious-rackateer "faith healer.' It is such ones as this, that keep people from having confidence in the ministry and thus makes it hard for ones that are really trying to do right." (sic)

Subject Heading: AAA
Letter to "Mr Carson Brewer"
One piece of paper front and back, hand-written in blue ink
Signed "a daily reader"
Written "Thursday night" (presumably Thursday, October 6, 1955,B)
A reader chastises CB for critizing another person's religion. "Imagine if the truth were known there is some good 'Old time Religion' going on at some of those meetings that would do us all some good, as some or most of the so called 'nice churches' and their meetings would not sit a persons soul or even save a soul..."

Subject Heading: AAA
Card to "Mr. Brewer"
Hand-written in black ink
"Mrs. Claude H. Thompson" written on the front
Signature is "Frances Thompson"
Signed October 7, 1955
States in full, "Not since Henry McLemmore's columns during World War II, have I enjoyed anything so thoroughly as your column in yesterday's News-Sentinel about faith healers. It was absolutely superb." (sic)

Subject Heading: AAA
Letter to "Carson"
Signed Ed
Typed name is Ed Topp
One page, typed
Typed date is October 7, 1955,A
"You did a fine job. Clark Porteous covered a similar story in Memphis several years ago...I believe your story topped his." Says that the description of "Rev. Allen's pamphlet sales reminded me of the same thing between shows at the burleycue. Maybe that's where he learned his technique."

Subject Heading: AAA
Letter to "Mr. Carson Brewer"
Illegible signature
One page, handwritten in pencil
Signed October 7, 1955,B(2nd digit of year is illegible)
Includes a P.S. statement. "We cannot accept your story as authentic until you go back and fast as the preacher advised....As for my belief I keep an open mind on all matter of healing I don't understand....P.S. I concede your story is absorbing to say the lest." (sic)

Subject Heading: AAA
Postcard to "Brewer"
No signature
Postdated October 10, 1955
"You really did a master piece on the Allen clan - enjoyed it more than any you have ever written. You and good old Vincent (Bert) should try for a popularity contest of some kind."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Raid Yields Nothing but Lesson in 'Traps'
October 16, 1955
CB joins Police Chief Joe Kimsey and other officers as they raid bootlegger Clarence William (Red) Grosclose's place. Includes a pic. of Mr. Grosclose.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Optimistic Smoke Chief Crosses Fingers
October 23, 1955
"City Smoke Abatement Engineer Art Bozeman, always the optimist, vows there'll be less smoke and smog this winter than ever before." Mentions the tallest smokestack in town at St. Mary's Hospital.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
City Garbage Service Called Best in History
25 Pct. More Hauled as Complaints Dwindle Under Modernized System, Barker Says
October 24, 1955
See title. Discusses the service and its costs.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Ability To Relax Any Time Keeps Dempster Ahead of Younger Men
October 30, 1955
Comments on Mayor Dempster's life and mannerisms. Includes a pic. of Mr. & Mrs. George R. Dempster and granddaughter Janet Smallman.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
World's Biggest Steam Plant at Kingston To Reach Limit of Capacity Late This Month
November 13, 1955
See title. Long column discusses operations of the plant and related concerns. Includes 5 pics. of TVA's Kingston Steam Plant, the control room, a generator, the generator room, and a portion of its switchyard. Also includes a map which "shows how (the) plant takes water from (the) Emory River flow and delivers it to (the) Clinch River, all, of course, within Watts Bar Reservoir."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
That Expressway Really Saves Time
December 18, 1955
CB trys to determine "how much time a westbound traveler can save by using the (Magnolia) Expressway, rather than the old route most people when they want to get from East Knoxville to West Knoxville." Mentions furniture that will leave City Hall with the outgoing mayor and law director.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
1955's Lighter Moments
Hospitals and Police Record Year's Whimsy
January 1, 1956
Tells stories of a man who lit a firecracker instead of a cigarette, a man who challenged a policeman to a race, and others.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Barker, Atkin Ending Long City Careers
January 1, 1956,A
Includes 2 pics. of Arthur Atkin and B.C. Barker. Discusses their careers. Mentions the "prosecution of E.P. (Ebb) King, Anderson Elementary School principal-teacher, on his appeal from a city drunken driving charge."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is Your City
Most Babies Now Are Born in Hospitals
January 15, 1956
See title. Knoxville has more milk than ever, and Welfare Director Dr. James G. Walls is as busy has ever. Makes a couple of guesses about the city's budget.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Worst Drouth Making Lakes Barren Holes
Foundations of Loyston Appear as Norris Falls
January 15, 1956
CB takes a flight over area lakes and discusses the lakes' appearances. Includes 7 pics. of building foundations in the former town of Loyston, Douglas Lake, Fontana Lake, Andersonville Dock, Cherokee's islands, Douglas Dock and Island View Dock.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
U-T Hospital Foes Prepare To Give Up
'Operation Get Off Hook' Begins in Fight To Save General
January 23, 1956
"General Hospital will cease to function as a general hospital and the city and county indigent patients will be hospitalized at the new U-T Hospital as soon as possible following its completion. That is a prediction." Gives reasons for this prediction.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Cost, Immobility Rule Out Keeping General Hospital
U-T Center Offers Better Service for Less Per-Patient Expense; Modern Wards Avoid Empty Beds
January 24, 1956
"A committee expected to be appointed soon will find plenty of reasons why General Hospital should not be retained as the place for hospitalization of the city and county indigent patients after the new U-T Hospital is opened."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Midwives Delivered 23 Babies in 1955
January 29, 1956
CB interviews Mrs. Cora Tuft, a midwife.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Women's Camp Home Shows Improvement
February 12, 1956
CB visits the Camp House and makes observations. "Camp House is the closest thing the city has to a workhouse for women."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Razings Dislocate Cats as Well as People
February 19, 1956
Discusses the Willow Avenue-Lakefront slum and its razing. See title.

Subject Heading: G--4
This Is YOUR City
O'Connor Recalls Bit of Old Irish Town
March 11, 1956
Includes a photograph of John T. O'Connor. He recalls living in a section of Knoxville, TN, called Irish Town.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Most Power Meter Errors Favor User
April 1, 1956
Discusses the operation of Knoxville Utilities Board's power meters. Includes a pic. of Ben Knisley, C.R. Wardell and Jessie F. Greer.

Subject Heading: AAA
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA
By Carson Brewer
Special to The Bee
Healer, Arrested as Drunk Driver, Forfeited His Bond
April 5, 1956
See title. Provides details surrounding his arrest and the case's criminal and church dispositions.

Subject Heading: AAA
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA
Allen Is Busy, Wife Comments on Arrest Case
No author given
April 5, 1956,A
Rev. Asa Alonzo Allen's wife comments on his drunk driving arrest and the church's treatment of it.

Subject Heading: AAA
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA
Public Gets Go By
No author given
April 5, 1956,B
"If any faith healing miracles were performed by A.A. Allen last night, they were not for the public eye." People requesting healing were asked to go to a small tent so that "the demon skeptics" could not be there.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Lakes May Dry, but Not Loudoun
January 22, 1956
Fort Loudoun Lake will not run dry because one of TVA's top priorities is that it "must provide a minimum nine-foot navigation channel between Knoxville and Paducah, KY." Includes a map of the TVA lakes system and a table which indicates "what per cent of the normal acre-feet of water for this season of the year each lake now holds."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA Power Potential Second Highest Ever
Lakes Capable of Producing 17 Times as Much Energy as at End of Record Winter Low
April 22, 1956
TVA's lakes "now have the greatest hydrolectric (sic) power potential on record for this date and the second highest in TVA history." Discusses some events that occurred during the drought. Includes 2 pics. of Douglas Lake now and during the mid-winter drought in January. Also includes 3 pics. of the Andersonville Boat dock, Fontana Lake during the mid-winter drought in January and Fontana Lake in April.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Yes, Knoxville Once Had an Auditorium
May 13, 1956
Includes a pic. of J.F. (Jack) Brownlow. Mr. Brownlow recalls the history of the auditorium Knoxville once had.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Officer Leaves Corner, but Takes Mementos
June 3, 1956
Includes a pic. of Sgt. William Hockenjos with "two old markers for the Gay-Wall intersection." See title. Mentions the male-female ratio over time at the University of Tennessee.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Building's Ox-Roastin' Fireplace Is Hidden
June 24, 1956
Includes 2 pics. of Robert R. VanDeventer and the soon-to-be-razed former James H. Cowan residence and building at the corner of Gay Street and West Main Avenue. Mr. VanDeventer, great grandson of James H. Cowan, and CB visit the building and make observations.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
State, City, County Have Real Bargain in Bright, New Hospital Opening Soon
July 15, 1956
Includes 7 pics. of the exterior and interior of new U-T Hospital. Full page article details the interior plans for the building and the history of the project.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Retiring John Quincy Knows Knox History
August 5, 1956
Includes a pic. of John Quincy. Discusses his career and history knowledge. Mentions a story about Henry Grahl's four pheasants being killed in a garbage truck.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Tears Mark Close of General's Service
Emergency Case First at U-T
August 9, 1956
Includes 1 pic. of nurses Shelley Bardell, Alla Dixon, Lorine White and Carolyn Cooper. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Sick Coachman Led to Start of Hospital
August 12, 1956
Tells stories about the history of Knoxville General Hospital taken from Tom Hayne's "Historical Study of the Growth of Hospital Service in Knoxville." Lists accusations from the scandal of 1922.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Art Week Activities Center Around Mural
September 15, 1956
Includes a pic. of Robert Birdwell. Mr. Birdwell discusses his art style and 42x6 feet mural for TVA's Kingston Steam Plant.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
New U-T Hospital Warns 'Boarders'
September 30, 1956
Discusses UT Hospital's policy regarding indigent patients.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Tipplers Rushin' for More Popular Vodka
October 14, 1956
Discusses the popularity among bootleggers of vodka in relation to gin and other alcoholic drinks.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
What Fond Memories Stirred Amid Rubble?
November 11, 1956
Discusses the razing of the Lyric Theatre and cooperation among city recreation and school physical education supervisors. Mentions presidential "election leftovers."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Fewer Employes (sic) in Welfare Department
January 6, 1957
Discusses the operations of the welfare department and how the director's duties have "dropped off considerably" over time.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
May Be Worst in TVA History
February 2, 1957
Discusses the flooding which has occurred as the result of 13 days of rain. Gives the levels for various lakes.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
February 3, 1957
Brief column discusses last week's flooding of Knoxville's sewage disposal system.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Our Big Rain Is Only a Puddle if You Consider World Statistics
February 10, 1957
Includes a pic. of the sun. See title. Provides statistics of how much rain fell in many places in different periods of time.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Library Finds City Readers Have Good Literary Tastes
February 10, 1957,A
Brief article discusses the most popular books at Lawson McGee Library.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City--and County
Soil Scientist Checks Drain Field Problem
February 24, 1957
Mr. Joe H. Jones of Cincinnati, OH, is studying Knoxville's sewage drain field problem. Briefly mentions a proposal for septic tank insurance.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Many Uncrowded Slums Unfit for Habitation
March 10, 1957
CB and city administrators visit slum areas and make observations.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This YOUR City (sic)
U.S. Center Checks Knoxville's Air
March 17, 1957
Includes a pic. of James H. Henson. Discusses a study of Knoxville's smog and mentions other cities' problems.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
MPC Seeks Solution on Sequoyah Land Use
April 7, 1957
Includes a drawing of the Sequoyah Hills property bordering Fort Loudoun Lake. See title. Discusses possibities for the "TVA land leased to the city for recreational purposes."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
'Fields' of Dogwoods Urged for Expressway
April 21, 1957
"Now that the Dogwood Trail this week is completing its most successful season, it seems appropriate to suggest new fields for the Dogwood Trailer to conquer."

Subject Heading: K--D&O
This Is YOUR City
Please Don't Shoot, Luke -- This 'Bird' Is OK
May 19, 1957
Dr. Joseph C. Howell comments on birds and his annual roadside census. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: HitS
Trip of the Week
Ride Through Wilds on East Side of Park
May 19, 1957
Describes a trip to Waterville, NC.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Where Prisoner Died
Reporter Spends 15 Long Minutes in Lonely, Dark Workhouse 'Hole'
June 2, 1957
CB makes observations on staying in the "hole" where prisoner Grover Lundy died last week. Includes a picture of workhouse guard Joe W. Weigel and the "the hole."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Year by Year, We Grow More Beautiful
June 16, 1957
See title. Mentions some spots of beauty in Knoxville.

Subject Heading: Personal
'Faith' Shattered
Healer Calls Subs for Polio Victim
Incomplete column
June 17, 1956
CB goes to one of Evangelist Frank S. Foley's healing services. See title.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Sharp Questioning of Jones Expected
New TVA Board Member May Get Chance To Vote on Proposed Move to Muscle Shoals
June 30, 1957
"There is every indication that Arnold R. Jones(,) the Budget Bureau official the President has named for the TVA Board will be the target of searching questioning by Valley Senators when his appointment comes up for Senate confirmation." Includes a pic. of Arnold R. Jones.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
High Time Knoxville Got Its Clock Running
July 7, 1957
Includes a pic. of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church's clock tower. Discusses its history. See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
SCIENTISTS FIND ONLY THEIR SKIN HAS CHANGED
Six 'Atomic Cows' Still Doing Well 12 Years After First Blast
July 16, 1957
See title. Discusses the herd of cattle that were near the first atomic bomb when it exploded. Also discusses their offspring.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Town Clock Tolling Again, Thanks to 2
No author given
July 31, 1957
See title. Includes a pic. of Xavier Mankel and Judd Acuff and the tower clock at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church they fixed.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
'Youngsters' Take Over Leadership of Community
August 2, 1957
Includes a pic. of C. Howard Bozeman, John Duncan, Dr. Andrew D. Holt, William S. Arnett and Charles F. Herd. See title. Mentions that Chattanooga and Hamilton County are now ahead of us in retail sales.

Subject Heading: Personal
This Is YOUR City
Savannah Knows How To Treat Its Trees
August 11, 1957
Discusses the activities of Savannah's Park and Tree Commission and proposes improvements for Knoxville.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Tennis Should Gain in Popularity Here
August 25, 1957
Includes pics. of tennis instructors Gladys Fisher and James D. Robinson. Discusses the city's recreational tennis program.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Old Manhattan District
Oak Ridge Has Come Long Way in 15 Years
September 15, 1957
Long column discusses the history of the Manhattan Project and mentions statistics about Oak Ridge. Includes 1 pic. of the Y-12 site, one of Y-12 now, and 2 pics. of Tennessee Avenue in 1943 and 1957.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Jones Vows His 'Darndest' for TVA
Kansan Sworn as New Director, Says He Is Delighted to Undertake Responsibility
September 19, 1957
Arnold R. Jones took the oath of office as a TVA director today. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Quebec Place 'Slum' Shows Improvement
October 6, 1957
CB and B.C. Barker visit Quebec Place, a former slum area, and Friendly Town. They make observations, and B.C. recalls being a "call boy" for Southern Railway. Includes a pic. of the "new concrete channel for First Creek, looking north under the new East Vine Avenue bridge."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Let Women Aid Downtown Plan
October 20, 1957
CB feels that since women are their principal customers, downtown businesses should ensure that they have a voice in their revitilization plans. Mentions Knoxvillians meeting a former Knoxvillian in NYC. CB briefly explains what he meant by saying he was "shocked" by how many cars UT students have.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Knoxvillians Drink More Milk Than Beer
October 27, 1957
See title. Provides related statistics and facts about milk, beer, pasteurization plants, and milk ratings. Also notes that "more sewage is flowing this year than last, but the system's income is less."

Subject Heading: K--D&O
This Is YOUR City
'Paupers' Died Fast at $50 Per Burial
November 17, 1957
George Dempster recalls he and his brother, John S., working for a man who buried paupers. The man was later convicted of falsifying deaths after coffins filled with tin cans were discovered.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Carolina Neighbors Urged To Aid in Move To Clean Up Loudoun
December 1, 1957
Discusses the pollution in Fort Loudoun Lake and its sources. Mentions the attention George R. Dempster has received since he appeared on the $64,000 Question. Includes a pic. of Tom Dempster, George Dempster and Al Geddes.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Over 45,00 Go to Polls
Prohibition Forces Win by 7945 Margin
December 20, 1957
Details the results of the referendum vote. Includes related statistics and lists city and county voting figures.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
On the Lighter Side
Even Cost of Small Pleasures Increases
December 29, 1957
Mentions many funny stories from 1957. Title refers to a penny increase in the cost of beer and cigarettes. Other stories concern skinny dipping, robbers burning the desired money, honeymooners setting off fireworks in their room, and more.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Unforgettable Trip
Little River Gorge Is Winter Wonderland
January 12, 1958
Carlos C. Campbell, photographer Bill Dye and CB hike through the Little River Gorge. Includes 3 pics. of Meigs Creek Falls, the Sinks and Carlos C. Campbell with large icicles.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This is YOUR City
New Study May Ease Downtown Parking
January 12, 1958
See title. Mentions KUB workers required to take a Red Cross first aid course and includes a pic. of some of them. Mentions that the average temperature is beginning to rise. Also includes a map of "65 parking lots in the downtown area."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This is YOUR City
Knoxvillians Learning More Through Books
February 2, 1958
Discusses what books are popular at Lawson McGee Library. Many people provide information about dogwood planting efforts in the city. Includes a pic. of Mrs. Charles F. (Charlie) Herd, Mrs. H.E. McDaniel Jr. and Mrs. R.W. Hillis. Also includes "an artist's conception of the Market House as it would look if plans backed by Downtown Knoxville Association are adopted."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Garbage Can Survey Shows Recession Is Not Just Talk
March 9, 1958
See title. Knoxvillians "have been throwing less and less in their garbage cans each successive year of the past four." Provides related statistics. Mentions costs of operating the Market House and plans to "better the situation."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Blooms To Decide Trail Opening
April 13, 1958
Discusses the Dogwood Trail and related plans. Includes 4 maps of Sequoyah-Westmoreland, Chapman Hwy., Holston Hills and Fountain City trails.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Co-operation Sure Is Wonderful
April 20, 1958
CB wants the Downtown Knoxville Association to open their meetings to reporters. Discusses the controversy over the proposal to put a highway over Southern Railway's property. Also discusses the emergency ordinance that was passed to allow L&N to construct a spur track across Neyland Drive.

Subject Heading: HitS
The Trip of the Week
You'll Enjoy Beautiful Flowers, Hiking on Buckeye Trail in Smokies
May 4, 1958
Recommends a trip which includes hikes along Buckeye Trail & Spruce Fir Trail.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
U-T Hospital Costs Increase
May 11, 1958
Discusses costs associated with the operations of UT Hospital.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Famed Sneed Spring Casualty of Progress
May 25, 1958
Includes a pic. of Judge Joseph W. Sneed's home. Brief column discusses Judge Sneed's career and his property, which one had a spring.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Trip of the Week
Cades Cove, a Bit of Heaven on Earth, Was Given Up Unwillingly for Park Use
June 7, 1958
Discusses the history of Cades Cove and recommends a trip there and hike to Abrams Falls.

Subject Heading: S
Trip of the Week
Peninsula Famed for Deer and Vistas and Little Church That TVA Couldn't Buy
June 8, 1958
Discusses sites along 25W and 441 and other roads near Jacksboro.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This is YOUR City
Cow Is Cool and Contented As Wrangle Rages
July 27, 1958
Includes a pic. of J.S. Ruckart and his pet cow, Baby Ruth. Discusses the dispute over whether the Ruckarts should be allowed to keep their cow in city limits.

Subject Heading: I
Strolling with BERT VINCENT
By CARSON BREWER
October 5, 1958
Discusses corn and how it has been made over the past 50 years. Mentions and includes an early 1900s pic. of the Peters & Bradley Mill, "the oldest mill I know of which has been in nearly continuous corn-grinding operation."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Fall Trip of the Week
Cocke County Harvests Apples, Including Mystery Varieties
October 12, 1958
Recommends trips to Baxter's Orchard and Carson Valley Orchard.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Trip of the Week
Cades Cove Reached by Little-Used Route
October 19, 1958
See title. Recommends a trip to Cades Cove to see signs of pioneer life.

Subject Heading: Personal
This Is YOUR City
Some Moves Made in New N-S Plant, Others Follow Soon
October 19, 1958
Praises the new building addition for The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Includes a picture of construction taking place in the new newsroom.

Subject Heading: Honey
Blame July Rains
Sourwood Honey in Short Supply Due To Weather
November 2, 1958
CB's father-in-law, Rev. Albert S. Trulock wants some sourwood honey, and CB goes looking for some. Includes a pic. from Charles Ed Walker of the "Cades Cove sorghum mill in operation."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Parking Meters Add Revenue, but Problems Remain
November 9, 1958
See title. Provides related statistics. Smaller headlines include "Some Authorities Would Ban Street Parking," "Expressway Counted on for Relief" (about the East Expressway), "Old Quilting Frames Could Serve Purpose," and "Sourwood Honey Dribbles Out of Hiding." Briefly mentions a call to Bert Vincent, who is a hospital in Arkansas.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Stockyard Story--'No Place To Go;' Bert Still Improves
November 16, 1958
Discusses the Union Live Stock Yard and previous efforts to move. Discusses Bert Vincent's and others' recoveries from various conditions.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Expressway Need Ends Career of 65-Year-Old Firm
November 30, 1958
Discusses the history of the Chavannes Lumber Co. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
'58 Had Its Share of Oddities
December 28, 1958
Recounts some of the unusual happenings of 1958 such as a wild hog attack, Chattanoooga beating UT in football, a girl trying to catch a bird with salt, and more.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Will They Be Flighty '50s?
There Were Times When People and Events Were Really Silly
January 3, 1959
Recalls some unusual stories from the 1950s about reasons for divorces, a buck charging its image in a mirror, a false report of mayor George R. Dempster's death, and more.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
We MAY Be Past Winter's Big Blast If This Is Average Season
January 11, 1959
See title. Also discusses the likelihood that Knoxville may have an ice rink, Charlotte's experiences with theirs, and the standard size for an ice rink.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
This is YOUR City

Obituaries Show Longer Life Span

January 18, 1959

"I find that East Tennesseans are living about a dozen years longer than they lived 30 years ago and that American women...are living longer than any other humans on earth." Gives life expectancies for men and women in the Netherlands, Japan, Chile, and India.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Chief Hasn't All His Eggs in One Basket
February 8, 1959
Includes a pic. of Bernard L. Waggoner. He talks about his nicknames, family, chicken business, and more.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
How's This for a Different Business?
February 8, 1959,A
Discusses the city's new practice of selling sewage sludge.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Garbage-Gazer Brewer Gives Economic Report
February 22, 1959
CB once again speculates about the city's prosperity based upon how much garbage is in the dump. States that the recession is over, provides related statistics, and states that city will soon need a new place for a dump.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
No Bees To Tell
Uncle Charlie Ball Leaves Loved Hills
February 22, 1959
Articles discusses the life of the "greatest of old-time mountain beekeepers" who passed away at age 76. Includes a pic. of Charlie Ball.

Subject Heading: S
This Is YOUR City
Spring Is Near, Things Begin To Perk Up, Take on New Look
March 1, 1959
Discusses the season and the plans for a promenade-parking lot in the 400 block of Gay Street. Briefly discusses the history of that block.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Mrs. Walker Found at Bottom of Paddle Issue
March 15, 1959
Discusses the issue of paddling of children in school and local school punishment practices. Title refers to Mrs. Cas Walker, who opposes paddling children.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Junk-Pile Jungle Now Is Lonsdale Paradise
April 5, 1959
CB tours the Knoxville Iron Co.'s gardens with Ivan Racheff and makes observations about both Mr. Racheff and the garden. Includes 3 pics. of Knoxville Iron Co.'s small cottage, Ivan Racheff, Mrs. Aileen Marshall, Mrs. Louise Ray and Mrs. Carolyn Miller.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
'Knoxville' and 'Tribes' Unusual U-T Press Books
April 12, 1959
Discusses Knoxville by Betsey Beeler (Mrs. Frank B.) Creekmore and Tribes That Slumber by Thomas M.N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg. Also discusses how the University of Tennessee Press operates, the process of getting them to publish a book, and what types of books they publish.

Subject Heading: HitS
Rainy Day Proves Joy on Nature Trail
April 15, 1959
CB & wife take a hike along the new Big Locust Nature Trail.

Subject Heading: C
In the Headlines
Stella Has a 'Ball' in Politics
May 3, 1959
Discusses Stella Ball's political life. Includes a pic. of her.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Plantings Bring Thoughts of Dogwood Festival
May 5, 1959
CB drives along Cherokee Boulevard, comments on the planting of dogwoods, and mentions the possibility of having a dogwood festival. The Knoxville Zoo has new litters of baby skunks and wild hogs.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Jailbreakers Were Bold in Knoxville Days of Old
May 10, 1959
Discusses Harvey Logan's crimes and escape from a Knoxville jail.

Subject Heading: GSL
The story of early Gatlinburg
A talk by Rellie Dodgen at the Gatlinburg Rotary Club, May 22, 1959
Rellie D. Dodgen
From The Mountain Press
January 28, 1971
Sent to CB by Mary Frances Davidson, Gatlinburg, TN, in envelope with post date of February 3, 1971
Signed "The Mt. Press For your files - M.F.D."
Indexed as 5/22/1959
Full page column details the history of Gatlinburg. Many early settlers are mentioned (not all of these are indexed).

Subject Heading: GSL
Date of Congressional Approval: June 15, 1934
Our Park Is 25 Years Old Officially
June 14, 1959
Provides a brief history of the park. Includes 5 pics. of Col. D.C. Chapman, Willis P. Davis, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Park Supt. Ross Eakin and Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
I'd Swim in Loudoun, Says Pollution Control Chief
June 14, 1959
Mr. S. Leary Jones, director of Stream Pollution Control for the Tennessee Pollution Control Board, discusses the pollution in Fort Loudoun Lake and the operation of the sewage treatment plant. Mentions how often it has been out of operation since it opened in November 1955.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Handing Sewage to KUB Would Add Problems
June 21, 1959
Mentions how Chanute, KS, handles its "water and sewage disposal problems." Discusses the possibility of KUB "owning and operating the sewage system." See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Everybody Is Welcome in Lakefront Project
September 6, 1959
Includes a pic. of Maynard Glenn and James G. Walls. Discusses efforts to beautify the Neyland Drive-lakefront property.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Remember, Spenders, Pay-Up Day Is Coming
October 4, 1959
Discusses the city debt and how it compares to other cities. Katherine Crews is trying to locate information about the "history of music in Knoxville." Briefly mentions that Temple Beth El has purchased tulips for a city park.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Cherokees Display Products
Indians Play Rough Game at Fair
October 7, 1959
Describes the 42nd annual Cherokee Indian Fair. Includes 3 pics. of Jo Ann Catolster, Sam Catolster and "Cherokee braves play(ing) their ancient Indian ball game."

Subject Heading: GSM
Clingmans Dome Tower Opened
Chill Drizzle Mars Ceremonies
October 24, 1959
See title. Includes a pic. of many of the ceremony's participants.

Subject Heading: GSM
Dress Warmly, You'll Be in Clouds
Clingmans Dome Tower Opens New Scenes to Park Visitors
October 25, 1959
Includes 2 pics. of the Carlos C. Campbell, Fred J. Overly, Hubert Bebb, and the tower.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Annexation Revenue Won't All Be Gravy
November 1, 1959
Discusses the issue of annexing new land for the city. CB feels that it will not solve the city's debt problems.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
The Winter Around Here Sure Looks Very Clear
November 8, 1959
Art Bozeman, "the city's smoke abatement engineer," comments on why the smog situation gets better each year. Other headlines include "Beautiful 'Mums' Plus Keeper Offered to City," "Ft. City Garden Clubs Sponsor Dogwood Sale," and "Hospital Emerging as Medical Center."

Subject Heading: C
This Is YOUR City
Dempster's Long-Handles Come Up Short for Keef
Incomplete article only--only has two paragraphs
November 15, 1959
States that Sen. Estes Kefauver wore George Dempster's "long-handled" underwear to the UT football game.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Knoxville Combines Ideas for Market Square, Mall
December 6, 1959
Discusses the "coming marriage of Market Square and the shoppers' mall idea." Mentions criticisms of the current set-up.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Progress Is Sure Nice, but It Carries Price Tag
December 13, 1959
Discusses the annexation of Fountain City and the free services its citizens will receive for a year. Also discusses Knoxville's debt and tax rates. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
KUB Offers No Answers Until It Has the Facts
December 27, 1959
Clears up a misunderstanding that he criticized KUB General Manager Mark Whitaker in a previous column. Discusses the water rates of FCUB and KUB and what may happen to the two now that Fountain City has been annexed by Knoxville.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Methodists Launch Long Vigil
Hope for Peace Felt in 'Decade of Prayer'
January 1, 1960
CB and Alberta visit Central Methodist Church "to look in on...the opening round of a decade of daily prayer to be offered by Methodists all over the world in the 1960s." Includes a pic. with the caption, "Hundreds of Methodists from 22 states prayed at Central Methodist Chruch last night...The Rev. J.R. Grisham, paster of the First Methodist Church of Pontotoc, Miss., is leading the prayer."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Free Parking's 'in the Bag' Collector Gives Lowdown
Report on Meter Mooching Puts Blame on Public and Police
January 17, 1960
See title. Includes a pic. of Everette C. Greene. He describes peoples' use of hoods over parking meters to avoid paying the fees. Also reports other ways in which people are managing to get free parking.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Knoxvillians Buy 'Hotel in Clouds'
Huffs Sell Mt. Le Conte Lodge, Ending an Era, Opening Another
January 24, 1960
Includes pics. of lodge and Mr. & Mrs. Herrick Brown and their children, Carolyn, 6, and Glenn, 4.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
This Is YOUR City
Here's Chance To Spread Dogwood Beauty Around
February 7, 1960
Discusses Operation Dogwood, a plan to beautify the city by selling dogwoods to citizens. Also discuss efforts to beautify Chilhowee Park.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Big Festival Whingding Included in Beauty Plans
February 28, 1960
Discusses plans for "a big whingding of a festival during dogwood blooming time in 1961." Discusses efforts to locate Swan and Mabry heirs for the city's "lawsuit about tearing down the Market House." Other small headline reads "Knox Sales Tax Take Gains Steadily Over Hamilton."

Subject Heading: S
41.8-Inch Snow 'Record' 'Sno Record, Some Think
March 4, 1960
Some people believe that "the winter of 1894-5 was snowier and generally worse than this one." Discusses the winter of 1894-5 winter and measuring techniques used in those days.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
Ah, Spring Comes Near With 'Miracle' Beauty
March 20, 1960
Discusses spring, an overpass dubbed the "Baptist Passover," crocuses at a local church, and city tags.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
To Dogwood Glory
It's Official, Snipped Ribbon Opens Trail
April 20, 1960
"For the first time in its six-year history Knoxville's Dogwood Trail today had a formal opening, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and all the trimmings." Includes 2 pics. of Mrs. Paul Aycock, Mrs. Harold Mears and the Harold Hayes home.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Coexistence--Hot Steel and Blooming Flowers
April 17, 1960
Includes 2 pics. of Knoxville Iron Co.'s garden and R.S. 'Chief' Reynolds. CB visits the garden and eats breakfast with Ivan Racheff. CB talks with R.S. (Chief) Reynolds in honor of his 79th birthday.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Were Cooks (and Tasters) Sharper in the Old Days?
April 24, 1960
Walter Blaufeld recalls memories of long-ago Knoxville restaurants. Includes a pic. of him. Tells an Indian legends about dogwood and rhododendron blossoms. Gives detailed snowfall statistics for this season.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Upper Loudoun Heavily Polluted
Third Creek Plant Waste Load Blamed, Corrective Action Urged
May 3, 1960
"About half of Fort Loudoun Lake...is unsafe for recreational use....Source of the greatest pollution is Knoxville's Third Creek sewage treatment plant on Neyland Dr., the city's main plant."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Check Before Swimming
Study Shows Where Loudoun Is Safest
May 4, 1960
"From the standpoint of pollution, various sections of the lake are good, fair, questionable and bad, according to state officials." Includes a map which "shows degree of pollution at various points in Fort Loudoun Lake."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Task Force Set for War on Knox Litterbug Plague
May 22, 1960
Includes a pic. of H.T. (Hank) Harris. He has been appointed the chairman of Knox Beautiful Commission's Anti-Litter Committee. Discusses their efforts and chastises some "newcomers to the fishing and boating sports." Briefly reports on the rose bushes at the airport and "UT's dwindling elm population."

Subject Heading: B
Shook the Apple Tree
Cove Miller Tells of Last Bear
May 22, 1960
Discusses Charlie Myers' life as operator of the John P. Cable Mill. Also discusses the mill's history. Tells about a bear that was in his apple tree. Includes a pic. of Charlie Myers with his hopper.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
How Do Knox, Oak Ridge Culture Vultures Rate?
May 29, 1960
CB checks on what is popular in Knoxville and Oak Ridge libraries. A reader makes suggestions for Knoxville's and Knox County's antilitter campaign.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Stream in Our Smokies Tops Off Beach Vacation
June 19, 1960
Describes a vacation taken to Hilton Head Island, S.C. with his family.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Everyone's Getting In on Beautification Move
July 17, 1960
See title. Mentions blackberry picking and provides a recipe for a pie sauce. Briefly mentions that East Tennessee is "losing some in population race."

Subject Heading: C
Garden Clubs Honor Ivan Racheff
No author given
July 31, 1960
Two paragraphs only. Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs has given Ivan Racheff an honorary membership.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Shooting by Deputies Probed
Victim's Tip Led to Tragedy
Father Tried To Aid Hunt
Incomplete column
August 3, 1960
"It was Kaley Cooper who supplied the tip on bad man Clarence Raby which led to the tragic shooting of Mr. Cooper and the killing of his 27-year-old son Dan." Jane (Mrs. Miller) Lamb tells what she knows of the events.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Trail of Raby Grows Colder
Incomplete column
August 3, 1960,A
Officers continue to search for Clarence Raby, a suspect in two murders. See title.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TIYC
TVA Draws World's Important People Here
August 14, 1960
See title. TVA recently played host to Premier Bello of Nigeria. Inc. a pic. of a "party from Yemen at Norris Dam."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Good Citizens Working for a Prettier Knoxville
August 28, 1960
Includes a pic. of Charlie Callis. He is the chairman of the Knoxville Beautiful Commission. Explains the work he, garden clubs, and others are doing to beautify the city.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
Here's a 'Honey' of a Test for Honesty
September 11, 1960
Kermit Caughron keeps watch on his money slot from behind a fake beehive. Includes a pic. of him in the act and a pic. of the "cash box."

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Long Time Landmark Will Vanish
Final Harvest To Be Taken From Orchard in Shadow of LeConte
September 18, 1960
Includes a pic. of Mr. Whittle. "M.M. Whittle is harvesting his last crop of apples from Cherokee Orchard, which he started 40 yrs. ago..."

Subject Heading: GSM
Plants, Animals and History Shown
'Sample' of Park Indoors at New Smokies Visitor Center
October 2, 1960
Dedication of the Sugarlands Visitor Center will be three weeks from today. 4 pics. show the center and Arthur Stupka and Park Supt. Fred J. Overly posing by exhibits.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
TIYC
Mall in Rotterdam Is Similar to Knox Plan
October 9, 1960
Comments on a mall in the Netherlands and plans for Market Square Mall. Other small headings: Joe Kimsey suggested X-ray, TB was found and Women are sharing campaign spotlight.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Visit Between Now and Nov. 1
Meadows of Cades Cove Beckon Those Who Love Autumn Colors
October 16, 1960
See title. Discusses cattle grazing in Cades Cove. Includes a pic. of Al Lewis with "Smoky, his favorite saddle horse."

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Demos, GOP Tied in Bumper Sticker Poll
October 23, 1960
CB checks local bumper stickers to ascertain who is ahead in the campaign. Small headings include: "This should end JFK hair controversy, Group here to fete United Nations Week, Knox Boy's Club is largest in south, A couple of notes on beautiful flowers, and Knox parking meters are 'millionaires.'" Includes a pic. of Mr. & Mrs. Norman Capps with their car's bumper stickers.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
History of Urban Renewal Is Black Mark on Knox
November 6, 1960
"The Federal Government says Knoxville can't have any more money for urban renewal until City Council adopts a housing code and the mayor appoints a Citizens' Advisory Committee....But the background of this business probably has been forgotten by many." Predicts Richard Nixon will win the presidential election based on a local bumper sticker poll. Briefly mentions sociological changes related to election day.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Stupka, Smokies Expert, Likes New Assignment
December 11, 1960
Arthur Stupka "stopped being park naturalist...and became park biologist." Discusses his work and quotes from a large pamphlet he has written on the natural history of the park.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Old 1960 Had Its Share of Laughs and Oddities
January 1, 1961
Tells odd stories from 1960 of a drunk driving trial slip-up, a copperhead snake bite, a cow derailing a train car, and more.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Ringo Stays Warm Now Even in His Beagle Phase
January 8, 1961
CB's family gets a beagle named Ringo and trains him to use the doghouse by heating a rock and placing it in there. Discusses other problems they have with the dog.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Mayor, Council Proud of Attendance Record
January 15, 1961
Gives the attendance records of ciy councilmen. Discusses doghouse heating. Mrs. Gladys C. Queener "was fined because she gave evidence on herself about driving with no brakes and having an accident." "Tennessee ranks 4th in moonshining."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Smokies' Trails Lead to Beauty and Fitness
February 5, 1961
Discusses some hiking trails & encourages people to hike.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Shades of the Past
Civil War Centennial Tour To Spice Dogwood Fete
February 26, 1961
See title. Stories about Gen. Joe Wheeler, Gen. James Longstreet, Belle Boyd, and others will be revived during the tour, and many sites will be visited, including Blount Mansion, the Confederate Cemetary on Bethel Street, the U.S. Military Cemetary on Tyson Street, and more.

Subject Heading: HitS
Hike of the Week
Spring Beautiful on High Smokies Trail
May 7, 1961
Recommends a hike along the AT & the Thomas Ridge Trail from the Newfound Gap parking area. Includes a pic. of Big Locust Trail.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Charlies Bunion Provides View of Two States
May 14, 1961
Discusses & recommends 2 short hikes, one round trip hike to Charlies Bunion from Newfound Gap via the AT & 1 on the Buckeye Nature Trail. The desolation from the flood of 1929 is apparent.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Thunderhead is 7 Miles Upgrade, but Vistas From Top Are Great
May 21, 1961
Recommends 10.4-mile & 14.4-mile round trip hikes from the upper end of the Cades Cove Picnic Area to Spence Field & Thunderhead. The short hike is the Pine-Oak Nature Trail.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Two of Best-Known Waterfalls Come in View on Easy Trails
May 28, 1961
Discusses & recommends hikes to Abrams Falls & Laurel Falls. Includes a pic. of Abrams Falls.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Go Only Part-Way Up Sugarland Unless You're in Good Condition
June 4, 1961
Recommends a round trip hike he took on May 27th from U.S. 441 to Sugarland Mountain. Short hike is along the Cades Cove Vista Nature Trail. Includes a pic. from the top of Sugarland Mountain.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Trees, Shrubs, Flowers To 'Make' Market Mall
June 4, 1961
Discusses the landscaping plan for Market Square Mall. Briefly mentions the local littering problem.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Rotting Produce Blamed for Second Creek Order
June 11, 1961
See title. Mentions the problem of wastes from Southern Extract Co. Also briefly mentions service berries.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Two Spots Beckon on Alum Cave Trail
June 11, 1961
Discusses & recommends hikes along the Alum Cave Trail & Arch Rock. Includes a pic. of Alum Cave Bluffs.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Highest & Next Highest Peaks in Great Smokies Park Visited
June 18, 1961
Discusses & recommends trips along Mount Le Conte & Clingmans Dome. CB & son Kit stayed at the Mount Le Conte Lodge. Includes a pic.. of Mt. Le Conte Lodge.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Flame Azaleas Abound on Bald
June 25, 1961
Discusses & recommends a hike he made on June 17th with Arthur Stupka & Randolph Shields from near Cades Cove to Gregory Bald & back. Includes a pic. of Gregory Bald.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
City Develops New Plan for Sequoyah Hills Park
June 25, 1961
Includes a drawing of the plans for Sequoyah Hills Park. Discusses these plans, which include a "pitch-and-putt golf course," an arboretum, a playground, and more.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Weather Bureau Noted for Its Many Moves
July 2, 1961
Provides historical information for the Knoxville Weather Bureau. Briefly mentions historical information about the National Weather Service.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Stream Bubbles Along Close to Old Trail Used by Indians
July 2, 1961
Discusses & recommends hikes along the old Indian Road near Indian Gap & along the Spruce-Fir Nature Trail. Includes a pic.. of what Wiley Oakley called Trickling Falls.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
View From Mt. Cammerer Ranks With Best in the Smokies
July 9, 1961
Recommends a 12-mile round trip hike to Mt. Cammerer from Davenport Gap along the AT he took on June 30, 1961. Also includes the newspaper feature, TV NOTES.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Little River Tributaries Lined With Blackberries, Waterfalls
July 16, 1961
Discusses and recommends a hike he made on July 8th from a gravel road just inside the Townsend entrance to the park to Indian Flats. Discusses flora of the area.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Clingmans Dome to Silers Bald is Trail Seldom Under Mile High
July 23, 1961
Discusses & recommends a short hike & a 10-mile round trip hike he made on July 13th from the Forney Ridge Parking area to Clingmans Dove then Silers Bald.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Roaring Fork's Cool Waters Provide Relief for a Hot Day
July 30, 1961
Recommends a hike along the Roaring Fork Creek from Ely's Mill to the Cherokee Orchard.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Several Waterfalls Dot Trails Starting from N.C. Campground
August 6, 1961
Recommends a hike along Juneywhank Falls, Toms Branch Falls, Indian Creek Falls, Loop Road, & Deep Creek in the Sunkata Ridge area.

Subject Heading: T--BH
TIYC
Texas Has Nothing on E-T When It Comes to Trees
August 13, 1961
Includes 3 pics. of the tree and Harold Wilson and Grady C. Webb. Discusses a big bald cypress, the Trigonia Elm, champion trees, and other big trees.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Cades Cove Native Guides You Through Forest to Mill Creek Falls
August 13, 1961
Recommends a hike out of Cades Cove to Mill Creek Falls. Discusses the history of the area & mentions Jack Shields & Jim Martin.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
New Knox Auditorium Is Largest in Tennessee
Will Be Hub of Area Activities
August 18, 1961
Includes 2 pics. of the James White Memorial Auditorium and one of "The Usherettes." Also includes a pic. of the staff: Fred McCallum, Robert Hodge, Ted Cooper, Gene Frye, Mrs. Zella Nichols, Clifton Webb, Lynda Johnson and Jack Hubbs. Discusses the layout of the auditorium, its history, and planned activities.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Auditorium Opening and N-S Anniversary Mark 'Parade of Progress' by City
No author given
August 18, 1961,A
See title. Notes that The Knoxville News-Sentinel has published a special edition marking its 75th anniversary.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Started First 'Industry'
James White Began Clearing Site of Knoxville 175 Years Ago
By Bob Cunningham
August 18, 1961,B
Describes James White and provides historical information on Knoxville.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Ramsey Cascade Falls 100 Feet Over Boulders Big as Islands
August 20, 1961
Recommends a trip to Ramsey Falls & a hike along the Little Pigeon River. Discusses the area's flowers & trees.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hikes
Exploring Little River Offers Beautiful Sights & Easy Going
August 27, 1961
Recommends a hike & other activities along the Sinks Little River.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
This Week's Hike
Red Spruce, Fir Abound Between Clingmans Dome and Newfound Gap
September 10, 1961
Recommends a hike along the Appalachian Trail from Clingmans Dome to Collins Gap or further to Newfound Gap.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Nature Colors Path for Trek to Jumpoff
September 17, 1961
Discusses & recommends a hike to the Jumpoff from Newfound Gap along the AT that he took on September 9th.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Mt. Sterling Tower Is Goal of Fall Trek
September 24, 1961
Discusses & recommends 2 round trip hikes, one along the Asbury Trail & one to Mt. Sterling. Starting point for each is in the Big Creek Campground.

Subject Heading: HitS
Hike of the Week
From Sinks to Meigs Branch--Starts Easy, but Gets Rugged
October 8, 1961
Discusses & recommends hikes from the Sinks to Meigs Branch.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Mt. McKinley Summit Left Knox Man Awed, Prayerful
October 8, 1961
Recounts Robert G. Tatum's summit of Mt. McKinley in 1913.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Up Jakes Creek to Blanket Mt. Is Pleasant Walk on Sunny Day
October 15, 1961
Discusses & recommends a hike taken with his wife & son from Elkmont to the Tremont Ranger station, visiting Blanket Mountain along the way.

Subject Heading: HitS
This Week's Hike
Colors Blaze Like Forest Fire From Tower on Cove Mountain
October 22, 1961
Recommends 8.4 or 13.2 mile hikes, with the later being from Park Headquarters to Cove Mountain & then onto Fighting Creek Gap. Recommends a short hike along the Clinch River near the Grist Mill.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Shining New Market Mall Opens This Week
October 22, 1961
Includes a pic. of Vicki Snyder and Eva Jane Snyder. CB and Aubrey Couch visit the new Market Square Mall and make observations.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Art Bozeman Sees Big Gain on Smoke Problem
October 29, 1961
See title. Explains how "Mr. Bozeman deduces that our smog is thinner each year."

Subject Heading: HitS
Final Hike of the Week
Autumn Colors Beckon Enthusiast To Climb Rich Mountain Twice
October 29, 1961
Discusses & highly recommends a hike to Rich Mountain. Gives name source & other information for the area.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Once Ugly, Dirty Knoxville Marches to New Beauty
November 12, 1961
Discusses what has been done over the years to improve the city. Includes 4 pics. of Dinky Spears, Roger B. Thompson, Mimsy Wood, Clarence Bradley, Melvin E. Kersey, Osborne H. Graves and Col. Claude Black.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Dempster Tells of the Other Side
And There's Love, Too
November 19, 1961
Incomplete column????
Tells two stories involving Dempster Dumpsters.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Grim 1961 Had Its Funny, Interesting Moments, Too
December 31, 1961
See title. Includes stories about bears, bootlegging, gun-toting youngsters, and more.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Rangers Rescue Scouts in Smokies
Two Safe; Huddled Together on Trail
December 31, 1961
See title. Includes entire front page. After spraining his ankle, Allen Wallin spent 78 hours with Mike Harrington in the cold awaiting rescue. Includes 2 related articles by Henry Evans and Powell Lindsay. Altogether, there are 6 pictures and one map diagram.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Big Snows, Cold Spells 'Fun' in Later Years
January 14, 1962
See title. Mr. Clyde Hundley and CB recall memories from January 1940. Briefly mentions some record low temperatures. CB mentions some weather-related memories from World War II.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Subject Heading: Population
TIYC
There's Little Solitude, but It's Gonna Get Worse
January 21, 1962
CB discusses a speech made by Dr. William E. Cole about population growth and its implications. Includes related statistics. Includes a pic. of him.

TIYC
Cleaning Up After Litter Bugs Is Costly Operation
February 18, 1962
See title. Other smaller headlines include "Suggest Cutting and Burying Tires," "Let's Leave Old Stone Curbings" (on Gay Street), and "KUB Starts Spring Cleaning Early."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Hiker Brewer Becomes Author On - What Else?
April 1, 1962
Announces the publication of his booklet, Hiking in the Great Smokies. It includes 22 to 24 hikes, including all the Park nature trails. Also has a double page map & Bill Dyer cartoons.

Subject Heading: GSM
Book Notes
Mountain Experts Describe Foliage
May 6, 1962
Discusses the book,Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers, and its authors.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Chief Finds Neither Brains Nor Pot Lids Beat Squirrels
May 13, 1962
R.S. (Chief) Reynolds describes how squirrels are outwitting him. Briefly mentions his background and CB's admiration for flowers on Gay Street and other places.

Subject Heading: HitS
First One to Andrews Bald
Club,N-S to Sponsor Hike Each Month
May 20, 1962
The first HotM for this year will be to Andrews Bald on June 17th.

Subject Heading: HitS
Guides Say Pace Will Be Slow
Andrews Bald Is For All
May 27, 1962
Includes pics. of D. West Barber, Kenneth B. Sanders, & Mrs. Robert M. Howes. Talks about the next HotM & the leaders.

Subject Heading: HitS
Trail Previewed
Azalea, Rhododendron Blooms May Greet Hikers
June 10, 1962
Previews the next HotM to Andrews Bald; at 5860 feet it is the highest bald in the Smokies.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Dialect Hard To Quote
Cove Beekeeper Has Words for Justice Douglas, Too
June 15, 1962
Kermit Caughron is upset that U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas misquoted family members and others in the area in a National Geographic article. Includes 2 pics. of Justice Douglas and Kermit Caughron.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
There's a Vitamin-Packed Bear on Siler's Bald
June 17, 1962
While on a trek in the woods, CB & son Kit see a fox & have a food pack ravaged by a bear.

Subject Heading: HitS
Looking Forward to Next One
125 Young & Old Enjoy First Hike of Month in Park
June 18, 1962
Includes 3 pictures, which show Alan Atchison, Vidhurn Hongsumalya, Alan L. Atchison, Michiko Nishimura, Tetsuo Inada, Susumu Nishimura, Eiji Sakai, Anne McKown, & Henry S. McKown.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
STROLLING WITH Carson Brewer
June 19, 1962
Brief column tells about plans for the City Hall building, William Faulkner's stays at the Arrow Motel, and "two young fellows who have been tempted by someone with a $10 bill to spend one whole night in a haunted house."

Subject Heading: GSM
STROLLING WITH Carson Brewer
June 21, 1962
Bill Dyer drew the cartoon of his family tubing in automobile tire tubes before the story.

Subject Heading: HitS
STROLLING WITH Carson Brewer
June 23, 1962
Discusses upcoming hikes & encourages people to participate.

Subject Heading: AH--"D"
TIYC
Old-Time Drummers Led Hard But Interesting Life
June 24, 1962
2 copies
M.R. Calloway tells of a cold night spent with his horse in Southwest Virginia in 1907. He was "a drummer, a man now usually called a traveling salesman." Includes a pic. of him & his work horse, George.

Subject Heading: G--1
STROLLING WITH Carson Brewer
June 27, 1962
The American Medical Association advises what to do in the event of a snakebite. Flame azalea blooms on Gregory Bald are not impressive this year.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Upstream Plants Cost KUB Customers $32,000 a Year
July 1, 1962
Discusses the polluting of the Holston and French Broad Rivers by Olin Mathieson Co. and others. Mentions costs associated with treating the water.

Subject Heading: AH--"D"
TIYC
Hot Resin, Intruding Hog Enliven Drummer's Trip
July 8, 1962
2 copies
Tells "about an exciting night Mr. Calloway had in Harlan County, KY." See title. Includes a pic. of M.R. Calloway "as he looks now."

Subject Heading: HitS
Strolling WITH Carson Brewer
July 11, 1962
Tells the stories of D.J. Brittain & John W. Oliver, men who did "some long walking in the Cades Cove-Abrams Creek area years ago."

Subject Heading: HitS
Young, Old Take Hike of the Month
July 22, 1962
Discusses HotM to Abrams Falls. Includes 2 pics. of Abrams Falls & various hikers.

Subject Heading: AH--"D"
TIYC
Life of Drummer Was Fraught With Hardship
July 22, 1962
Readers talk about M.R. Calloway, and he tells a story about "a drummer friend of his" who was surprised when a lady's husband "dropped, bottom first, through the ceiling...and said, 'That's what a feller gits for tellin' a damn' lie.'"

Subject Heading: KH--EC
RAIDERS SEIZE 'GIRLY' MAGAZINES
3 Knox Places Among 11 Hit in TBI Drive
Incomplete column
July 27, 1962
Includes 2 pics. of Walter Bearden and E.C. Hale. Discusses the raid and the places raided, especially Gateway News Stand. Lists the six persons "charged with violating the state law involving sale of obscene material."

Subject Heading: HitS
Slightly More Rugged
July 29, 1962
Discusses upcoming HotM to Silers Bald.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Shucks Now, He Didn't Mean To Say That Word
July 29, 1962
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas used the words "corn husks" in his National Geographic article. Mentions memories of classes with Dr. Edwin R. Hunter, tax revenues of Knox and Hamilton counties, the pronunciation of "bear," and lack of cleanliness in stores.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
Here's Sweet News: It's Sourwood Honey Time
August 5, 1962
CB talks with A.W. Henderson about sourwood honey. Also discusses poplar honey.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Those 'Redskins' Weren't Indians--They Had 'Eech'
August 12, 1962
Discusses a treatment for the itch called "ooze." Mr. Green Lee Hill tells about the what he thinks "was the last toll gate in East Tennessee." Includes a pic. of Dee Hill house which shows the site of the toll gate.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Suggested Atomic City Site
Key Man in Ridge History To Be Honored
August 19, 1962
See title. Includes a pic. of Mr. & Mrs. William R. Chambers. Gives an account of his suggesting Oak Ridge as the site for the atomic energy plants. Also mentions his subsequent work assignments.

Subject Heading: HitS
70 Take Part in Roughest Hike Each Month
August 20, 1962
Includes 3 pics. of Mrs. Ruth Fain, Harry Wiersema, Mrs. Ruth Leinhart, & the A.T. shelter on Silers Bald. Discusses the HotM to Double Springs Gap & Silers Bald.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Mountain Men Were Independent & Hardy
August 24, 1962
Includes 1 pic. of Green Lee & Jeff Hill. Explains why the men are holding guns & discusses the men's times.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
After Retiring, This Man Hit Trail to Adventure
September 2, 1962
Discusses Mr. Edward M. Little, a 65-year-old relative of a local family, the Earl Whites, who has hiked the AT.

Subject Heading: B
Public Makes Animals 'Lazy' and Dangerous
Return of Panhandling Bears to 'Natural State' Sought
September 2, 1962
Discusses the problem of panhandling bears and tells two stories of troublesome bears.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Reagans, Ogles Share in Rapid Gatlinburg Growth
September 16, 1962
Includes tidbits from the family histories of the Reagans and Ogles. These two families make up 8% of the Gatlinburg phone book listings. Gatliburg has 1,641 permanent residents and accomodations for 9,000 tourists. Includes a pic. of "Gatlinburg as it looked 49 years ago."

Subject Heading: GS--G
Salamander Life Studied in Smokies
September 16, 1962
Dr. Richard Highton of the Univ. of Maryland and others have completed a salamander research project in the park.

Subject Heading: HitS
Growth is Evident
Hike of Month Provides New Look at Big Trees
September 24, 1962
Includes 3 pictures, showing various hikers, the Giant Poplar, Ranger Rodney D. Royce, Ray Miller, & E. Guy Frizzell. Describes 4 mile HotM in the Forge Creek Valley to see the Giant Poplar & other sights.

Subject Heading: G--3
TIYC
Old Gatlinburg Photo Stirs Memories of Town History
September 30, 1962
See title. Mentions some Gatlinburg families from long ago. Friends Haven Squab Farm is moving to Virginia.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
No, No, No! Don't Say That About Oak Ridge Women
October 7, 1962
A Houston, TX, reporter criticizes the fashion sense of Oak Ridge women. Discusses a squirrels and an Oak Ridge squirrel trap. Mentions molasses and fall colors.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Woman, 71, Makes Her 65th Hike Up Le Conte
October 14, 1962
Celebrates Miss Grace McNicol's accomplishment. Includes a pic. of Edward J. Meeman, David G. Madden, James M. Meed, Fred Bonham, Russell Hanlon, & Sam E. Young on Mt. Le Conte taken 40 years ago.

Subject Heading: HitS
Trek to Cove Mountain
Multicolored Views in Store on Season's Final N-S Hike of Month
October 14, 1962,A
Next Sunday's HotM is to Cove Mountain Fire Tower from Fighting Creek Gap via Laurel Falls.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
Mountain Friends Recalled as 'Color Season' Fades
November 18, 1962
Eulogizes the lives of Nora Hitch (Mrs. John) Wilson and Harold (Crow) Frow. She wrote of the "color season" in the Smokies. Readers "report on a losing skirmish with a litterbug."

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Critic of Ridge Women's Dress Seems Too Harsh
December 9, 1962
CB observes Oak Ridge women in light of the criticism they received (see previous article). A reader criticizes the Nashville arena, and officials from Fort Worth, TX, seek inspiration from Knoxville.

Subject Heading: Population
TIYC
Population Explosion, Birth Control Discussed
December 16, 1962
Dr. Karl Sax discusses population growth and its implications. Includes statistics on growth rates and the time taken for the population to double.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Despite Somber '62 News, Human Comedy Went On
December 30, 1962
See title. Includes stories on a man burning a mattress, blooms being taped to a dogwood tree, a man stabbing the wrong person, and more.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Well-Rested Animals Shun Food, Heat Bills
January 5, 1963
Discusses how the animals of the Smokies get through the winter months.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
More Than $800,000
City '62 Surplus Is Biggest on Record
January 10, 1963
See title. Discusses how this happened and what may be done with the money.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Old Knoxville Took Big Bite, Gets Indigestion
January 13, 1963
Discusses issues associated with the city's "annexation binge." Lists and discusses "city blessings" that the areas will get.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Tax on All Annex Areas Ruled
Duncan Cites Legal Opinion
January 15, 1963
"Mayor John Duncan said today that the city's law department has ruled that all annexed areas must be taxed." Quotes from the mayor's statements concerning "tonight's Council vote on whether to exclude areas to the east and northeast from 1963 taxes."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Service to All Annex Areas Is Pushed
Sewers, Fire Halls Get First Attention
January 16, 1963
See title. "City Hall was a busy place today, as Mayor John Duncan and his directors were rushing to provide all services possible to a city nearly triple the size of the old city." Has a list at the top entitled "Annexation at a Glance."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Tax Notices Ready for 'New Citizens' Many Can't Wait, Keep Assessor's Phone Ringing
No author given
January 16, 1963,A
See title. Finance Director W.H. Peters discusses the taxing of new areas and the appeals process.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
City Starts School Take-Over
Annexed Area Action Forced, Says Duncan
Incomplete column
January 22, 1963
"Mayor John Duncan today started procedings (sic) for the city's take-over of all county schools in annexed areas....the city is forced into the action because the City Charter requires that at least 50 cents of the city tax rate be used exclusively for schools." Discusses the procedure that will be followed.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Delay and Laws Kept Ftn. Citians From Tax
January 27, 1963
Discusses how Fountain Citians avoided paying taxes last year. Mentions a squirrel's nest on a car engine. Notes some signs of spring and past low temperatures.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Annexation Shows Itself No Financial Panacea--Yet
March 10, 1963
Details various costs associated with annexation. Provides a breakdown of how much a "hypothetical annexed fellow" would pay in taxes, how much he would save, and where his money would be spent.

Subject Heading: GSM
Part of Public Works Program
Smokies Get Spring Fix-up
March 10, 1963
Discusses fix-up projects being undertaken in the park. Includes 5 pics. of Amos Matthew, Park Supt. Fred J. Overly, Asst. Supt. David deL. Condon, James (Red) Maples, and some projects.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Bloom Buds Abundant
Dogwood Trails Chairmen Named
March 24, 1963
See title. Includes advise on Dogwood Trails residents and mentions preparations being made for the trails. Includes 10 pics. of Mrs. R.D. Fouts, Mrs. John Rymer, Mrs. Jack E. White, Mrs. Floyd Morrow, Mrs. Walter H. Taylor, Mrs. Guy Tucker, Mrs. Leonard Nixon, Mrs. John McKinnon, Mrs. Andrew Johnson and Mrs. A.C. McKee.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Appalachian Trail Tops Rival Natchez Trace
April 15, 1962
See title. Compares the two.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Cades Cove Revisited (on Cycle, With Epilog)
April 21, 1963
CB and Alberta ride a tandem bicycle through Cades Cove.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Garden Clubs Pitch In
Sharp's Ridge Park Beautification Starts
May 2, 1963
See title. Includes a pic. of women working at Sharp's Ridge Park.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Unusual Tree in Good Year
May 12, 1963
Discusses yellowwoods and the weather thus far this year. Includes a graph of normal lows, actual lows, normal highs, and actual highs for January to May.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Dedication of Building Set for June 1
McClung Museum, Full of Relics, Already Needs More Exhibit Space
May 19, 1963
Discusses some of the exhibits in the Frank H. McClung Museum. Includes 2 pics. of the Bonham Room and a portion of the Lewis-Kneberg Collection.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Human Interest, Facts in New Smokies Bird Book
May 26, 1963
CB reviews Arthur Stupka's book, Notes on the Birds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Expert Adds to Notes on Erratic Yellowwood
June 2, 1963
Discusses the blooming of yellowwoods. Provides tax statistics. CB fishes along Spruce Flats Branch and other places.

Subject Heading: HitS
Next Sunday
Alum Cave Bluffs Is Target of First Hike
June 9, 1963
Next Sunday's HotM is to Alum Cave Bluffs. Includes 4 pics. 3 are of construction along Alcoa Highway & Fort Loudoun Lake. 1 is of Alum Cave Bluffs.

Subject Heading: HitS
HotM
Charlies Bunion Born of Ravages of Nature
July 7, 1963
Next Sunday's HotM is to Charlies Bunion along the A.T. from Newfound Gap.

Subject Heading: HitS
Sky Opens To Show View From Bunion
It Rains Down--and UP--on Hikers of Month
July 15, 1963
Provides a synopsis of the HotM to Charlies Bunion from Newfound Gap on the A.T. Includes 3 pics. of Roger & Melissa Rowland, Mrs. Charles Blassingame, Dr. Isak Hapner, Mrs. W.R. Rowland, Mrs. T.G. McConnell, & unidentified hikers.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Silt Has Turned Clinch River's Blue to Yellow
July 28, 1963
Discusses silt and pollutions problems in Clinch River, Norris Lake, and Fort Loudoun Lake.

Subject Heading: HitS
Round Trip 7.7 Miles
Giant Poplar Is Goal of Sunday's Hikers
August 4, 1963
Next Sunday's HotM is to the Giant Poplar from a roadside park on State Highway 73.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
It's Been a Good Summer for Crops-Including Cubs
August 25, 1963
See title. Seven people have been injured by bears this summer, and "there have been 39 recorded incidents of bears damaging property." A cub climbed a stick with which Ranger Larry Hanneman was trying to scare it back to its family.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Hike in 1914 Covered Wilderness of Smokies
September 1, 1963
Two Johnson City men, D.R. Beeson & C. Hodge Mathes, hiked from near Clingmans Dome to near Charlies Bunion 49 years ago today. The inaccuracy of the gov't map created quite a few problems.

Subject Heading: HitS
Early Smokies Explorers Make Unusual Find
September 8, 1963
This is a brief column. It is a follow-up to article about Mr. Beeson & Mr. Mathes' trek many years ago.

Subject Heading: HitS
Season's Last Hike
Hand of God Touches Nature's Cathedral
October 13, 1963
Discusses & recommends a hike to Maddron Bald & Inadu Knob from the Cosby Campground. Hiking on a Sunday allows you to see God's handiwork.

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
A Thorn in Our Side
Polluted Loudoun Lake Is Discredit to TVA
October 13, 1963
Dr. Oscar Johnson and chemist Fred Smith provide information on polluted Fort Loudoun Lake. Includes a pic. of a "jumble of earth and stone pushed down the bank and into Fort Loudoun Lake."

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
Sewage Plant Major Source
City Adds Pollution to Ft. Loudoun Lake
October 15, 1963
Discusses bacteria counts in Fort Loudoun Lake and the effectiveness of the city treatment plants. Includes a pic. of Fred Smith.

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
Sewage Plants Are Improving
Experts Expect Still More Changes
October 15, 1963,A
Describes the Third Creek Treatment Plant and lists "auxiliary features of a primary treatment plant." Includes a pic. of "most of the primary sewage treatment facilities at the Third Creek Treatment Plant."

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
Sewer Plants Look Ahead
Secondary Treatment Will Serve Large Area
October 16, 1963
Describes the present treatment plants and plans for secondary treatment plants for the city's sewage.

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
Country Club Also Blamed
Southern Extract Adds to Pollution
October 17, 1963
Discusses the pollution problems caused by the Cherokee Country Club and Southern Extract Co. "However, mentioning the club in the same breath with Southern Extract is something like equating a firecracker with an atomic bomb."

Subject Heading: FLL,RPS
Let's Clean Up Loudoun Lake
City Group Could Curb Pollution
October 20, 1963
Discusses what can be done to clean up Fort Loudoun Lake. Mentions indications that show that the recreation-tourist industry will continue to grow. Includes a pic. of "the spill boom at Volunteer Asphalt Co."

Subject Heading: HitS
Up Snake Den Trail to Maddron Bald
128 Start, 50 Complete Final Hike
October 21, 1963
The HotM was along Snake Den Trail to Maddron Bald. A few went on to Inadu Knob. Includes 2 pics., 1 of several hikers & 1 of teachers Katherine Foster & Mr. & Mrs. G.E. Kerley.

Subject Heading: HitS
Tourists Jam Smoky Park
October 21, 1963,A
See title. Cliff Senne, Acting Chief Ranger, provided information.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Book, First Frost Recall Hog-Killing Time of Old
November 3, 1963
CB discusses and quotes a story from John Rice Irwin's book, Marcellus Moss Rice and his big valley kinsmen. The book contains genealogical information. CB tells a hog-killing story from when he was in the Army in 1942.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
How Many of Those Pictured Could You Have Named?
Knoxville's Many Hills Have Played Varied Roles in History
November 3, 1963
See title. Includes 2 pics. with the following hills labelled: Mabry Hill, Reservoir Hill, Fort Hill, Marble Hill, Sevierville Hill, Fort Stanley Hill, Fort Dickerson Hill, Fort Higley Hill, Cherokee Heights, The Hill (UT), Fort Sanders Hill, Knoxville College Hill, Sharp's Ridge, Summit Hill and Black Oak Ridge.

Subject Heading: GSM
Has Hiked Extensively
New Park Chief Likes Smokies Best
November 19, 1963
Includes a pic. of George W. Fry and Elbert Cox. Discusses Mr. Fry's accomplishments and goals. See title.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Visit to Yale Ave. Project Yields Little But Gloom
November 24, 1963
See title. CB and John Elson tour the area and mae observations. Includes a pic. of a house being razed on Cornell Ave. and one that will also have to go as part of the Yale Ave. urban renewal project.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
JFK Gave Young Rebels a Cause and an Example
December 1, 1963
Eulogizes JFK and comments on the Beat Generation.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
'63 Was Coldest Since '75--And Not Very Funny
December 29, 1963
See title. Recalls stories from 1963 about a may paying his taxes in pennies, another complaining his taxes were too low, a cub climbing a pick handle being used to scare it, and more.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
Mountains Are Showing Their Spring Colors
March 15, 1964
See title. Discusses measuring the mountain, cans left on the mountain for names and comments, and the possibility that a bear ate thesis papers.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Are Beer Cans Accepted As Naturally as Robins?
March 29, 1964
CB is disgusted by littering around Clear Creek and feels that the public's attitude is "deplorable." CB also admires the new Blue Cross-Blue Shield building at 1615 E. Magnolia Ave.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Hemlocks Pre-Date Columbus
Hikers Can View Pioneers' Handiwork
May 1, 1964
See title. Recommends the next HotM to Rainbow Falls and the short hike along the Junglebrook Nature Trail.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Climb to Rainbow Falls
99 Hikers See Fascinating, Lush Greenery, Flowers of Le Conte
May 4, 1964
Describes hikes along the Junglebrook Nature Trail and to Rainbow Falls. See title.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
Memory Bag Is Full of E-T Vacation Events
June 14, 1964
Recalls memories from "several days of beating around in woods, fields, and streams of East Tennessee." Discusses graveyards in the park and mentions people seen fishing in the Tellico area.

Subject Heading: GSM
National Parks Expand Facilities; Record Number of Tourists Seen
Campers by Thousands Now Use Great Smokies Park
Dedication Set for Elkmont Site
June 14, 1964
Discusses the addition to the Elkmont Campground and plans for new campgrounds or expansions. Includes 7 pictures of Park Supt. George W. Fry, tourists, the Elkmont Campground, and the Little River.

Subject Heading: GSM
Campers by Thousands Now Use Great Smokies Park
Some Travel Hints Given
June 14, 1964,A
Gives tourism statistics and travel advice.

Subject Heading: GSM
Scenes Old & New in Park
June 14, 1964,B
A page full of 8 pictures of various scenes and people of the GSMNP. Credit is not given to the photographer(s).

Subject Heading: GSM
30th Anniversary
Challenge Cited at Smoky Ceremony
June 16, 1964
A celebration for the 30th anniversary of the park raises concerns for development versus preservation of resources. Includes 3 pics. of various leaders.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Gant Lots Run Gauntlet of Different Meanings
June 21, 1964
Kara Gregory, Prof. H.R. Duncan and CB discuss gant lots. CB says why he is opposed to topless swimsuits.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Gregory Bald Is Scene
200 See Dazzling Azalea on Hike
June 22, 1964
Discusses a hike to Gregory Bald along Gregory Ridge and the people who made it. Includes 3 pics. by Mickey Creager of Kara Gregory, Mrs. Robert Harris and her children, Page, Robert Jr. and Stuart, and other youngsters (unnamed) who went on the hike.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Snakes Bear Watching, but Don't Wait Around
August 9, 1964
Discusses snakes in the park and how rattlers often do not "always give a warning rattle" while other snakes make similar warning noises.

Subject Heading: GSM
Some Oppose Job Corps Camp
Smoky Park Head Explains Proposal
September 18, 1964
A mtg. was held to discuss bring a Job Corps Camp to the park.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Dempster, Ex-Mayor, Is Dead
Had Colorful Career as Political, Industrial Leader
September 19, 1964
This is a very long obituary for Mayor George R. Dempster. Details major events from his life. Includes 2 pics. of George R. Dempster.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
U-T Botanist To Study Orient Plant Migration
September 20, 1964
See title. Presently, Dr. Aaron Jack Sharp is "roaming the mountains of British Columbia." Upcoming trips include Washington, Japan, India, Formosa, and the Philippines. Includes 4 pics. of the "botanist's field headquarters," Dr. Zennoske Iwatsuki, Dr. Aaron John Sharp and Dr. Sisnke Hattori.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Old Gay Street Bridge Was Lowered to Front
November 15, 1964
Incomplete column????
Mrs. E.F. King recalls memories of Simpson's Ferry.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Winters Take Heavy Toll in Animal Kingdom
October 18, 1964
Discusses squirrels and the food supply for them and bears this year. Nearly 1,000 migratory birds hit the WBIR television tower and died recently.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Indian Tobacco, Nature's Herbs Are Bitter Pills
November 15, 1964
CB discusses and tastes Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata) and various herbs.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Smoky National Park, a Garden Unsurpassed
December 6, 1964
Reviews Arthur Stupka's book, Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and mentions his future projects and the woolly balsam aphid.

Subject Heading: G--1
On 20th Anniversary
Knox Gls Recall Battle of Bulge
December 13, 1964
See title. Includes pics. of Cpl. Raymond Fields, Maj. Jerome Taylor, Capt. Bruce Foster, M/Sgt. Roddie W. Edmonds, S/Sgt. George M. Beale and T/Sgt. Felix Nance.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
E-T Had Share of '64's Unusual, Amusing News
January 3, 1965
See title. Includes stories on earthquake-caused waves on area lakes, a mule causing problems on a golf course, a brick-up door at a fraternity house, and more.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Rabies Puts Big Dent in E-T Fox Population
February 28, 1965
Discusses rabies and its recent outbreak among foxes and other animals in East Tennessee.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
As Readership Rises, City Is Closing Three Libraries
March 14, 1965
Discusses the proposed closings of the West Haven, Inskip, and Park City Branch Libraries. Discusses what books are popular at various branch libraries.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Wildflower Gardeners Cultivate Special Art
April 25, 1965
Features walk-throughs of the gardens of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Aycock & Mr. & Mrs. H.W. McIlwaine. Also gives the names of many other local gardeners & the names of many of the photographers & contributors to the Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers book.

Subject Heading: HitS
Everbody Invited
Wildflowers Star in First Hike
April 25, 1965,A
"This season's first HotM is a wildflower jaunt out of Cades Cove, up Anthony Creek, on to Spence Field, & - for those who are up to it - also Little Bald & Russell Field." Discusses flora & mentions many members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club.

Subject Heading: HitS
See Grotto Falls
150 Hikers Go Into Cool Green Smoky Highlands
June 7, 1965
This month's HotM was "up the Trillium Gap Trail, along the north slope of Mt. Le Conte, to Grotto Falls & Brushy Mountain. 4 pictures show Mr. & Mrs. W.P. Davidson, Conly Marshall, Dr. & Mrs. Larry Jenkins, Betty McCluer, Bob McCluer, & unidentified others.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
NIghttime Smokies Filled With Bears, Boys, Beauty
June 13, 1965
CB hikes along the AT and stays in a shelter with Boy Scouts and others.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Near Smokies Park
'Top of World' Developed
June 27, 1965
Roy and Charles Headrick are developing the Top of the World Estates and nearby commercial and other buildings between the GSMNP and the Foothills Parkway.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Ole Blackberry Patch Yields to Interlopers
July 25, 1965
CB talks with a fellow blackberry picker. A reader commends Ranger Jim Ray for helping her family. CB receives a letter from Dr. Aaron Jack Sharp from Japan.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Cannibalistic Ants Found in Smoky Park
August 11, 1965
Discusses studies conducted by Will Cloyd, Dr. Ted Schneirla, and Don Pfitzer of ants in the park.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Hiking Hints and Points To Ponder on Pinch Pads
August 15, 1965
Discusses subtle marketing ploys of brochures made by 2 companies. Also discusses bourbon distillation.

Subject Heading: HitS
Next Sunday's Is Short
Hikers Get Preview of Autumn
August 22, 1965
Discusses plans for next Sunday's HotM along the Thomas Ridge Trail, Indian Gap, & Mount Mingus.

Subject Heading: HitS
N-S Hike of the Month
200 of All Ages Make Smoky Trek
August 30, 1965
Hike was along Newfound Gap & Indian Gap. Gives names of many of the HotM 1st-timers. Mentions other members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Sharp Brings 'em Back -- All 20,000 of Them!
September 12, 1965
Dr. A.J. (Jack) Sharp has returned from travels to the Far East and brought back plants. Discusses his travels and quotes him discussing education.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Did You Hear About the Frog, Snake and Wiley?
September 19, 1965
Tells a story about Wiley Oakley, a frog, and a snake. Hearings will be held soon to discuss wilderness areas in the Great Smokies. Other small headings: "mountain humor wry, molasses making to start Saturday, cities putting parks atop parking lots..., and underground wiring urged."

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Fall Color Trek Is Oct. 24
Wild Berries Reward Hikers
September 27, 1965
CB discusses a hike to Charlies Bunion and lists people who made it. Includes 2 pics. of hikers along the trail and atop Charlies Bunion.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
Fruits of Autumn Are Easy Picking for Squirrel, Man
October 3, 1965
Discusses hickorynuts, black walnuts and muscadines. Also discusses CB's father's country store on Stony Fork Creek in Hancock County.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
Naturalists' Books Tell What Kara Knew All Along
October 7, 1965
Discusses three books, The Appalachians by Maurice Brooks, Wildflowers in Color by Arthur Stupka and Notes on the Birds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Arthur Stupka.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Dr. Clebsch Tackles Grassy Balds Puzzle
October 9, 1965
Dr. Edward E.C. Clebsch is attempting to answer these questions: "What caused the grass balds(,)...why have they remained...tiny grassy islands in a sea of forests(,)...(and) why does the forest halt at the bald edges, as if held back by an invisible fence?"

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
E-T Area Branch Water Could Be Best Seller
October 17, 1965
CB maintains that East Tennessee water is better and could sell for higher than New Jersey "Branch Water." Mentions the half-dollar shortage and silver crisis.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
'Ugly' Copper Basin Included
90-Mile Arrowhead Trail Has Eye-Popping Scenery in Autumn
October 17, 1965
CB, Max Ramsey and Ken Henderson take a trip along the Arrowhead Trail and discuss sites seen along the way. Includes a pic. of Parksville Lake and Sugar Loaf Mountain. Also includes a map of the Arrowhead Trail.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
New Jersey Branch Water Has Beautiful Source
October 31, 1965
Douglas Hahn, a manager for the company which sells "Branch Water" comes from a lovely place--Cold Indian Spring.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
Staff of Life Is Burned by Rising Cost of Living
November 14, 1965
Discusses white strawberries, the rising cost of bread, and beetle larvae eating through a plastic pen.

Subject Heading: TR
TIYC
Transmountain Road Not Smokies Answer
November 20, 1965
CB is opposed to a transmountain road connecting Bryson City, NC, to Townsend, TN. He feels that existing roads and other parks should be improved in the hopes that we could "spread our millions of visiters over 2,000,000 acres, instead of trying to cram most of them into 500,000."

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
TIYC
After Far Eastern Tour, Botanists Scour Mexico
December 12, 1965
Includes a pic. of Drs. Aaron John Sharp and Zennoske Iwatsuki. Discusses their studies, especially in Mexico, where they are now.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
'65 Area News Provided Laughs, Unusual Tragedy
January 2, 1966
Recounts stories from 1965 such as Knox County's first tornado, rabies, a talkative bird in a liquor store, flash floods, and more.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
KUB Division Assessments Aren't Made on Same Basis
March 6, 1966
"KUB's Electric Division will drp more than $877,000 into the city treasury this year." Discusses in-lieu-of-tax money. See title. Mentions why this is so.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
Emory Is Oldest, Longest
No author given
April 3, 1966
Incomplete column??
Describes the longest road in Knox County, Emory Road, which some are now calling Emory Drive.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Nearly-Full Employment Presses Barbers, Cabbies
July 10, 1966
Includes a pic. of Barbara Jean. Discusses her work as a barber. Discusses "full employment" and efforts of local employment offices.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Stories Flood, Too
23.7 INCHES FELL
SNAKES, TOO
Incomplete column?
July 17, 1966
Herrick Brown recalls the flood that occurred July 16, 1916, in Western North Carolina.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
A Remarkable Mountain, Dog Are Subjects of Book
July 24, 1966
Paul Adams has written a book entitled Mt. Le Conte. Also discusses Emory Road being called Emory Drive and rattlesnakes being killed or displaced by the I-40 construction in the Cumberlands.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Names Don't Always Stick, and Memorials Are Hollow
September 11, 1966
See title. Discusses the Henley Street Bridge, which is really the "George R. Dempster Memorial Bridge," and other place names in the area. CB offers suggestions on how to make "names stick." Proposes naming the projected area vocational school after former mayor George R. Dempster.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
Go Out, See and Smell a Beautiful E-T Fall
September 18, 1966
CB discounts Michigan's claims that it 'has a greater offering (of trees) than any other state.' Praises autumn.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
Ancient Mead Making Art Isn't for Unmarried Set
September 25, 1966
Discusses mead, a drink fermented from honey and water, and how to go about filing for permission to make it. Discusses how "Grandma" made wine. Canadian geese are back at Cove Lake.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
Alberta Cuts Carson Down Knee-High to Grasshopper
October 2, 1966
CB's wife, Alberta, goes shopping and complains about high prices. CB looks into expensive foods as well. He buys grasshoppers, but doesn't get to eat them because Alberta "confiscated them."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Dempster Didn't Lead Fight for Wide Bridge
October 9, 1966
Readers support naming the proposed school after former mayor Dempster. His nephew, Dr. Digby G. Seymour, corrects an error made in the 9/11/1966 article by explaining that his father, Charles M. Seymour, led the fight for the Henley Street Bridge to be 54-feet wide. Discusses the bridge.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Tasty W. Main Snails Came From France
October 16, 1966
Snails from France were let loose on West Main Avenue many years ago. Paul Adams discusses them and various other unusual things he has eaten. Provides a recipe for rice wine. A reader proposes that the city restore the name "Henley" to the bridge on Henley Street which was renamed in honor of former mayor Dempster.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Biggest Tree Gone; New Champ Is Sought
November 6, 1966
"Knox County ought to have a champion tree." CB nominates the City Hall oak. CB proposes using abandoned railroad rights-of-way and property around power lines for gardens, hiking paths, and the like.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
November Strawberries Add to Autumn Puzzle
November 13, 1966
See title. Includes a pic. of Frank Weaver with a large oak tree. Small headline reads "Calls Pour In, All Claiming the Biggest Oak in County." Mentions that "U.S. law requires that all bourbon be aged in new oak barrels" and gives related statistics.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Trees, Huge and His(toric) Are Scattered in County
November 20, 1966
See title. Includes a pic. of "Walter Weigel and the Weigel Oak." CB tours the UT Arboretum with director Bob McDonald and makes observations.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
'66 Had Its Share of Rib Ticklers, Eye Dampeners
January 1, 1967
See title. Includes stories of a rooster attacking people, a man who died after his 399th arrest, a baby born at a stranger's house, a woman who "put a bra in the oven to dry."

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Daddy Poplar Supported Many Square Dancers
January 29, 1967
Discusses Daddy Poplars in the park and lists some of the largest trees in Knox County.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Cleaner Lake Inside City Seems Almost in Reach
February 12, 1967
Discusses measures that are and could be done to ease pollution in rivers. Readers write about their water-loving cats. Hugh Allen "just missed being the world's first disc jockey."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Make Your Festival Prettier
50,000 Dogwoods Is March Planting Goal
March 5, 1967
See title. Discusses the project. Includes a pic. of Mrs. John Testerman.

Subject Heading: C&RR
Baird Foresees Passage of First Stip Mine Law
All Types of Surface Digging To Be Covered
March 12, 1967
Tennessee's first law to control strip mining will be passed in this session of the legislation but...only after a hard fight, State Sen. Ray R. Baird of Rockwood predicts." Includes a pic. of him. Lists provisions of the bill.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
First Creek Could Be Nice Asset in Downtown Loop
March 12, 1967
CB walks along First Creek and makes observations. He suggests that a park be created along the creek; this is not what's planned however. As part of the creation of a Downtoop Loop, the creek will be encased in concrete. Includes 2 pics. of the creek and a pic. of a homeless man near First Creek.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
Here's More on the Huge Cumberland English Elm
April 30, 1967
Discusses the huge English Elm on the Cumberland Plateau, beavers in the park and a National Geographic article on evolution.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
With Proper Attitude You Can Enjoy Illness
June 4, 1967
See title. Discusses CB's illness and his subsequent recovery at home.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Somebody's Been Eating Too Much Good Garbage
June 14, 1967
"You cannot trust figures....they often leave false impressions." CB doesn't trust the city's garbage statistics, which show that they hauled "twenty percent less garbage than last year." CB and Tom Crossman also believe that the 1960 census count was low because the "counters must have counted in the summer of 1960, when most of the U-T students were away from the campus."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
He's Behind on Fish Sizes but Holds Lead in Rattles
July 9, 1967
Includes letters from Mrs. Kyle Carver, Dave Dickey, & Mrs. Lee S. Greene.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Some Work Under Way
First Creek Beauty Is 3-Way Project
July 23, 1967,A
Mayor Leonard Rogers "told...officials the city wants to preserve and beautify the creek...as originally suggested by Carson Brewer." Includes a pic. of city crew members working in the First Creek area near the Hill Ave. Viaduct.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Market's New Face Has Its Sunny Side Up
July 23, 1967
Includes before and after renovation pics. of the 500 block of Market Street. Mrs. Betsey Beeler Creekmore tells CB about the renovation, and CB walks down the street and makes observations.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Indians' Victims May Lie in Abandoned Graveyard
September 10, 1967
The city has now annexed and begun maintaining two abandoned cemeteries on and near Middlebrook Pike. "Statistics...to show that Knoxville and Knox County are doing more business than those in Chattanooga and Hamilton County."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
DST Teed Off Many..2 Ways
Summer That Never Was Is Closing Out
September 17, 1967
"This summer tied the record for the coolest since weather records have been kept here." Readers comment on Daylight Savings Time. Small headlines state "Lakes Pushed Up," "Designed for Golfers?," "More Tee Off," "Swimmers Stay Home," and "Cool Early Fall Forecast."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
What Landmark Buildings Are Most Worth Saving?
October 1, 1967
An exhibit entitled "New Life for Landmarks" at the Dulin Gallery of Art consists of 80 or more pictures of older buildings. Inspired by this, CB and others tell what buildings they would save in Knoxville and elsewhere. Mentions fall colors in the park.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC
Wild Hogs Are Rooting Ahead in Great Smokies
October 8, 1967
Discusses the hogs, what should be done with them, and "why the hog population increases faster than that of bears." Also discusses the Leopold Committee.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Park Creepers, Crawlers Listed in New Smoky Book
October 15, 1967
Discusses snakebites and James E. Huheey & Arthur Stupka's book, Amphibians and Reptiles of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mentions Trees of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by George B. Stevenson.

Subject Heading: HitS
But Scenery Rewarding
Hikers Brave Fog, Rain in Final Trip
October 22, 1967
Includes 2 pictures, which show Johnny Keith, Jim King, Mrs. Jean Keith, & Bruce Newell. Describes the HotM made to Cove Mountain yesterday.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Man Who Never Changed Homes Is 88 Wednesday
October 29, 1967
See title. Gaines McNew Harrill recalls stories from his life. C.C. Matthews predicts a harsh winter, and readers locate yellow-berried dogwood trees.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
Moravian Star Sparkling Tradition of Old World
December 24, 1967
CB interviews Mrs. James Robert Smith about the Moravian church. Includes a pic. of a Moravian Christmas Star.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
From Renewal Area Fires
Heavier Smoke Due in February
January 24, 1968
Includes a pic. of two houses ablaze in the Mountain View Urban Renewal area. "Part of the smokie over the city for the past several days has come from burning trash, houses and automobile tires" in this area. Discusses the fires and quotes from a city ordinance on air pollution.

Subject Heading: GSM
TVA May Give Up Some Land at Fontana Dam
Request of NPS for Lake Acreage Being Considered
February 2, 1968
The Department of the Interior wants TVA to "relinquish rights it reserved" in land near Fontana Dam.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Plan West Town Store
Hall's, Fred Brown To Merge, Expand
February 18, 1968
"J.S. Hall's Sons Inc. and Fred Brown Inc., two of Knoxville's leading retail clothing firms, will merge operations March 31. Provides some background info. Includes 2 pics. of J.S. Hall II, Fred V. Brown and James Frederick Hall.

Subject Heading: S
Beginning Stirs
March Is for Spring Watchers
March 1, 1968
Brief article. Discusses the changes in weather and nature that usually take place in March.

Subject Heading: Personal
Harvey Broome, Law Aide, Dies
Was Champion of Wilderness Areas
March 9, 1968
See title. Discusses his life and achievements. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
'Progress' Is Threatening Nature Trail Inside City
March 17, 1968
CB and Bob Laurence walk along Third Creek and make observations. Lists Bob Laurence's "points in opposition" to the proprosed street in the "area between Kingston Court and Kingston Pike homes and the creek."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Sugarland Mountain Hike Is 13 Miles of Beauty, Fun
April 14, 1968
Discusses a hike to Sugarland Mountain.

Subject Heading: G--1
Delivered Thousands of Babies
Dr. M. Lou Hefley Plans Long Vacation
April 14, 1968
Dr. Hefley recalls babies she has delivered. See title. Includes a pic. of Dr. M. Lou Hefley.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Says Festival Builds Image Abroad
Nadel Cites Dogwood Influence
April 19, 1968
Includes calendar of events for tonight and tomorrow. Norman Nadel and others have many reasons to praise the Dogwood Arts Festival.

Subject Heading: GSM
Ends Saturday
Flower Pilgrimage Starts Tomorrow
April 24, 1968
Now is the time for the 18th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Dogwood Drawing Card
Nadel Calls Festival Evidence of Vitality
By Norman Nadel
Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
April 25, 1968
In a brief column, Norman Nadel praises Knoxville and the Dogwood Arts Festival.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
Hundreds Out for Flower Pilgrimage
April 26, 1968
Details the events for the 18th annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Includes a pic. of Mrs. Sharon Douglas with fringed phacelia flowers.

Subject Heading: GSM
Autocross is Sunday
April 26, 1968,A
The Dogwood Arts Festival interregional autocross will be held at Chilhowee Park on Sunday.

Subject Heading: GSM
Berlioz's 'Requiem' Is Tonight
April 26, 1968,B
Details some of the upcoming events of the Dogwood Arts Festival.

Subject Heading: GSM
Dogwood Arts Festival Calendar
April 26, 1968,C
Lists the events by type.

Subject Heading: GSM
Chicken-Chasing Dogs Headed for Park Trap
May 12, 1968
Discusses the chicken business in the park, the etymology of the word "dogwood," a meeting of conservationists, and the increase in tax collections.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Conservation Confab
Devil's Jump Debate Is Heated
May 17, 1968
Discusses the debate over Devil's Jump, the proposed dam for the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

Subject Heading: B
Smokey Bear--Docile or Devilish
May 19, 1968
Park Supt. Dan Davis feels that "bears like Smokey Bear, Yogi Bear, and Gentle Ben give people the wrong idea about bears." William W. (Bill) Huber of the U.S. Forest Service, Atlanta, defends Smokey Bear. Discusses Smokey's history.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
Fishing Costs $38.50 for Tellico Brook Trout
May 19, 1968
CB goes fishing on his wedding anniversary and gets a fine for fishing on the North River on a Wednesday.

Subject Heading: Personal
Career Spanned 4 Decades
Lee Davis, Veteran N-S Reporter, Dies
June 3, 1968
See title. Discusses his life and achievements. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
$38.50 Fine--Fair
June 9, 1968
Discusses CB's being fined for fishing and related incidents. CB gives his opinion of the country's protesters. Includes a pic. of Charlie Mountain.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Poems Peddled
June 16, 1968
Nancy Vigander and Beca Boerner sell poems door-to-door. Discusses Daylight Savings Time. Roger B. Thompson proposes a work day that starts very early. Dan Davis discusses fishing violations in the park, and Ross Bender comments on azalea and rhododendron blooms in the park.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Back to 'Bear' Facts
June 30, 1968
Discusses panhandling bears and questions the policy of relocating rogue bears to backcountry areas.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
TIYC
Garbage Questions
July 14, 1968
CB gives his "Annual Economic Report from the Garbage Dump, which...is based on Brewer's law: The more people have, the more they throw in the garbage can." CB is looking for "the car or truck around here with the most mileage on it."

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Mountaineer's Life
July 28, 1968
CB interviews Lem Ownby, a beekeeper who "for 77 of his 79 years...has lived in a small house beside the singing waters of Jakes Creek, above the village of Elkmont." Mentions a "1934 Ford truck still in use" and imprints in stone.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Animal Food Scarce
September 8, 1968
"Bears are burglarizing houses and gray squirrels are climbing mountains they never climbed before in the Great Smokies."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Whooo Paints Owls?
September 15, 1968
Includes 2 pics. of Manya Pirkle and some of her owl creations. She paints them on rocks. Discusses her art and how she began doing it.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Squirrels on Move
September 29, 1968
Discusses how squirrels are on the move for food. Marion Randolph and others have problems with bears while staying in the Appalachian Trail shelter at Tricorner Knob.

Subject Heading: HitS
Newfound Gap-Cosby
Man, 71, Hikes 26 Miles
October 3, 1968
Man & 2 companions hike from Newfound Gap to the Cosby Campground.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
Miss Susie Meowing
October 13, 1968
CB talks about his almost 19-yr-old cat, Susie.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
11,000 Killed This Year by Ramsey
Knoxville Rat Problem Lessening Yearly
October 17, 1968
See title. Wilbur Ramsey, "the city's typhus control technician," comments on his job of killing rats, snakes, and other pests.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
Fall Is at Its Best Color
October 20, 1968
Talks about fall colors, a 'yellow' raccoon, Mr. Ownby's businesses and Sam Lane's chestnut sprout.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Eastern State Swings
October 22, 1968
CB talks with R.S. (Chief) Reynolds, a volunteer at Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital, about the hospital.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
To Promote Public Enjoyment
TVA Working on Wildlife Area
October 27, 1968
The TVA is working "to make its 822-acre Norris Dam reservation a happier home for birds and beasts and for people who come to watch them." Includes 2 pics. of a trail on the Clinch River and two children with one of Ben Jaco's bluebird houses.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
No title
October 27, 1968
This poignant tribute to autumn includes a color pic. taken by Carlos C. Campbell of a scene from GSMNP.

Subject Heading: Personal
The Gadsden Times
Gadsden, AL
KNOXVILLE AND 'THE BIG LIE'
October 31, 1968
Refutes claims made in an ad that "said in the year that prohibition was repealed, retail sales decreased 4 per cent, traffic deaths due to liquor rose 312 per cent," and more.

Subject Heading: C
Coffin Ready 20 Years
John Dotson, 95, Dies in Mountains
November 14, 1968
Eulogizes John Floyd Watson's life. His friend, Preacher Ol' (Oliver) Williams, made him a coffin to compensate him for a toe he accidently cut off.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Mystery in Fuchsia
November 17, 1968
CB & Alberta hike along Sugarland Mountain. The fuchsia-colored spots in the snow are dropping from birds eating wild grapes.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Funny Things Happen
December 29, 1968
Includes storis of a woman loaning her upper plate to a friend getting married, a murder charge being dismissed because a suitable jury could not be found, a game being forfeited because a team "couldn't afford to buy a new ball to start the game," and more. All of the stories, dating from 1957-1966, appear to be ones that have appeared in previous columns similar to this one.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
'67 Was Good for Many Different, Funny Things
December 31, 1968
See title. Includes stories on three puppies falling in a well, a classified ad proposing trading "one lot in Central Florida for 4 Orange Bowl tickets," a man paying a stranger's debt, and more. Mentions the prevalence of Moravian Christmas Stars in the area.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
Susie Cat Has 'Sinking Spells' at Age 19
January 5, 1969
See title. Also mentions that Mrs. Marjories Brevard Rierson visited with students and put up Moravian stars at the Gatlinburg school.

TIYC
Return to Nature Not All Ways Best
January 12, 1969
CB disapproves of the nakedness portrayed and promoted in Vogue and Cosmopolitan magazines.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Increase Over This Year
$55.7 Million for TVA Recommended
January 15, 1969
Lists sums for construction jobs and for what other projects money is earmarked. Includes a pie chart entitled "TVA Appropriation Request."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
Worst Time of Year in East Tennessee
January 19, 1969
See title. Bob & Vivian Burch send a letter while vacationing in Campeche, Mexico. Gives the percent of time the sun shone between sunrise and sunset for 1965-1968.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Would Combat Pollution
TVA Wants Study of 'Hot Water'
January 19, 1969
"TVA is spending more than $25 million to combat thermal pollution in connection with its generating plants. TVA officials also expect to cooperate in a $2 million study to learn more about this latest threat to the water quality of the nation's lakes and streams."

Subject Heading: G--1
Is It Rodent's Blind Luck... Or 'Whetherman's' Plot?
Computer 'Clouds' Groundhog Day
February 2, 1969
Discusses weather forecasting by groundhogs and computers.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Park Has Bears and Other Problems, Too
February 2, 1969
Goucher College professor, G.B. Moment, believes all of the park's bears should be shipped elsewhere. Discusses reintroducing animals such as panthers and wolves back into the park.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
College Is Not What It Used To Be
February 16, 1969
CB discusses his days at Maryville College. Discusses complaints UT students are raising.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Electronic Wonderland
New Police Palace on Church Ave. Has More Gadgets Than TV Show
February 23, 1969
CB tours the new Safety Building and makes observations. Includes 2 pics. of Asst. Police Chief Joe Fowler in the building and one of the barred cage on the second floor.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Haywood's History Back on Market
February 23, 1969,A
Tells stories from Judge John Haywood's life and book, The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee. Also mentions librarian and historian, Mary U. Rothrock.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Faithful Wife 'Hopes'
March 6, 1969
Frieda Eidsen is faithfully standing by the hospital bedside of her husband, Paul, who was seriously injured in a fall on Feb. 3.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
What's Farm Land Worth Inside City?
March 9, 1969
Provides statistics relating to costs, assessments, and net incomes for farmers and farms in the local area.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
March 19, 1969
Discusses the changes in weather and nature that usually take place in March.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
'Super' Power Maker Studied
March 30, 1969
"TVA officials are mulling over a proposal for a hydroelectric power facility which would produce as much electricity as 10 Norris Dams. But it isn't a dam..." Includes a picture and sketch which "shows how TVA's proposed pumped-storage hydro plant on Raccoon Mountain would work."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
Vintage Photos Stir Memories
April 6, 1969
Includes 3 pics. of "Gay Street before the Hamilton Bank Building or Hotel Farragut," the Cherokee Country Club and "U-T medical students at banquet about 1910." Discusses the Gay Stree picture in depth. James E. (Jim) Thompson has over 100 negatives of images from Knoxville's history.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
April 23, 1969
CB went on his "annual trouting pilgrimage..., and it dang nearly did" him in. He caught a 12-incher and saw a deer skeleton and unleashed dogs in the park.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
Remember Carolina Special's Engineer?
April 27, 1969
Harrison Elliott recalls Mike O'Connor and his train, the Carolina Special. Mentions Knoxville's old stone walls, wildflowers, and a book in the works on flora of the Southeastern United States.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Conservation Speaker
Expert Predicts 'Filled Up World'
May 15, 1969
Dr. Eugene P. Odum predicts problems for the future based on zoning and other decisions being made today.

Subject Heading: TR
No More Park Roads Needed, Dingell Says
Lawmaker Also Criticizes Closing of Job Corp Centers
May 18, 1969
U.S. Rep. John Dingell gives his opinion about building new roads, closing the Job Corps camps, and Walter J. Hinkel's handling of the job of Secretary of the Interior.

Subject Heading: G--4
TiYC
There Are Many Things to Worry About
May 25, 1969
Discusses frog hunting, TVA bluebirds' being attacked, bus service for hikers in the Park, and two books by Sam Carson. Includes a recipe from Sam Carson's book, Hillbilly Cookin'.

Subject Heading: TR
Defended by Rep. Bible
Circle-the-Smokies Is No 'Substitute'
May 25, 1969
Rep. Robert Bible does not consider a proposed "Circle-the-Smokies Scenic Drive" to be a substitute for the proposed transmountain road. Describes the Circle-the Smokies road.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TIYC
May 28, 1969
Discusses the life expectancy of various lakes.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
June 4, 1969
CB passes through and comments on Wears Cove.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
June 5, 1969
Briefly recalls memories of D-Day and his landfall a few days later.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Park Tourists, Bears Bait Each Other
June 15, 1969
Discusses an article by Jack Olsen in Sports Illustrated which critized the National Park Service in light of bears killing two girls in Glacier National Park. Discusses new safety precautions put in place in GSMNP.

Subject Heading: DM
TIYC
June 16, 1969
Dennis Martin was last seen near Spence Field. Discusses the efforts of rescuers looking for the boy. Some encounter rattlesnakes.

Subject Heading: DM
More Join as Hope Dims
Search Stepped Up for Lost Boy
June 17, 1969
Includes a pic. of searchers. Discusses the search efforts to date. Fog ended yesterday's search at around 3:30 P.M.

Subject Heading: DM
For Little Boy
Serene Smokies Form Baffling Wilderness
June 18, 1969
Describes the area where Dennis Martin was last seen. Looks at the Smokies through the eyes of a little boy.

Subject Heading: DM
Footprints Found on Carolina Side
Hope Still Alive for Finding Dennis
June 18, 1969,A
Includes 2 pics. of William Martin and Green Berets. Footprints were found which may have been Dennis's. Details the search efforts.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Park 'Hells' Never Charted
Mystery of Lost Boy Recalls Other Mishaps
June 19, 1969
Discusses many disappearances and tragedies in the Great Smoky Mountains. States that much of the park's laurel 'hells' remain uncharted.

Subject Heading: DM
As Search Continues
Green Berets To Use Copter Rope Drop
June 19, 1969
Includes 4 pics. by Mickey Creager of Spence Field, an Air Force Jolly Green Giant helicopter used in the searches and Dennis Martin's relatives, Mrs. Robert Martin, Mrs. Irma DeLozier and Mrs. Joe Huffman. Details the search efforts.

Subject Heading: DM
She Doesn't Lose Hope
God's Help Keeping Mother Going
June 19, 1969,A
Describes what Mrs. William Martin's has been going through during the search for her son, Dennis.

Subject Heading: DM
Son 'Having a Good Time'... ...and Then He Was Gone
Dad Relives Disappearance of Dennis
June 20, 1969
Includes 2 pics. of William Martin, Park Supt. George W. Fry, Lee Sneddon and a helicopter used in the search. Father details the events leading up to Dennis Martin's disappearance.

Subject Heading: DM
As Search Continues
Cades Cove Road Closed Tomorrow
June 20, 1969,A
Includes 2 pics. of Derrick Knob and S. Sgt. Rexford Lowe. See title. Details the search efforts. Describes what will happen if Dennis is found.

Subject Heading: DM
Baffling Disappearance
1000 Seek Answer to Lost Boy Mystery
June 21, 1969
Includes a pic. of National Guard Members arriving at Cades Cove to help in the search. Details the search effort.

Subject Heading: LPitS
TIYC
Here's What To Do If Lost In Mountains
June 22, 1969
See title. Also discusses the operations of Valleydale Farm, soon to hold over 10,000 head of cattle.

Subject Heading: DM
Creeks, Roads Flooded
Rains Again Halt Search for Lost Boy
June 24, 1969
Rains temporarily halted the search yesterday and today. Details the search efforts by the father and others. Includes a pic. of William Martin talking into a bullhorn.

Subject Heading: DM
Not Likely From Lost Boy
Scream Was Heard in Sea Branch Area
June 27, 1969
Provides updates on the Dennis Martin case. Includes a map of the area.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
July 4, 1969
Norris Day will honor Dr. S. Gene McNeeley. "Fifty-eight years ago, a group of Knoxvillians...built a church. In one day! Mrs. I.C. Petree...says it was the Northside Mission."

Subject Heading: DM
Disappearance Remains a Mystery
Hope for Dennis Vanishing, But Many Concerned
July 6, 1969
See title. Three veteran park employees will continue to search for the boy.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
Too Many People?
July 6, 1969
Quotes from and discusses an environmental speech made by Dr. A.J. Sharp, a UT botany professor.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
July 9, 1969
Discusses how honey can be used to treat cuts and fight germs.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
July 10, 1969
"The U.S. Forest Service and two large paper companies at first opposed establishment of the big Bowater Corp. plant at Calhoun, according to a retired TVA forestry official," Willis M. Baker.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Pill Is Wildlife Boon
July 13, 1969
Discusses and quotes recommendations from a study for the TVA by Dr. Frederick B. Emerson Jr. entitled "Tennessee Valley Wildlife--An Outlook for Year 2000."

Subject Heading: DM
TIYC
July 17, 1969
Discusses rattlesnake venom and Green Berets. Bert Garner has participated in the search for Dennis Martin.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
July 23, 1969
Discusses sourwood trees and readers' responses to a column on sourwood honey.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
July 30, 1969
Discusses a proposal for using the abondoned Job Corps facilities.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
July 31, 1969
Joel H. Anderson and Dr. W.J. Cameron share stories about the medicinal uses of honey. Tells a story about an honest Knoxvillian, Mrs. Jackson Johnson.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
August 6, 1969
Discusses the former town of Genesis, TN. Harry Yarnell now has bees there for making sourwood honey.

Subject Heading: SH,L,B,Etc.
Along Scenic Trails
A Mountain Stroll: 3 Days...All Uphill
By Jim Dykes
News-Sentinel Outdoor Writer
October 4, 1969
Jim Dykes and CB spend three days hiking and fishing from the "gorge from old Procter to Clingmans Dome." Jim recalls family stories from the area.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
October 5, 1969
Discusses a period of time CB spent "convalescing from back surgery."

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
October 9, 1969
Discusses the debate Bill Dyer and Bert Vincent had about which way a sorghum mill is turned. Dyer's related cartoon tribute to Bert will be framed and placed in the Becky Cable House in Cade's Cove.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 15, 1969
Discusses autumn and the use of the word "lay" to mean a "ballad, melody or some such."

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
November 12, 1969
Discusses Floyd E. (Cotton) & Rose Cate's 22-yr.-old cat. Mentions a Luther Woods campaign card, Sharp Ridge, and paper purchased for a counterfeiting operation.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
November 19, 1969
Cotton Cate's cat died the day CB printed the article (see previous article). Discusses bow hunting of deer on an island in Watts Bear Lake and Dr. Dan Hale's planned trip to see the aurora borealis in Canada.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
November 23, 1969
CB comments on women's long hair. Discusses Dr. John R. Neal's career, the spelling of the word "poplar," and why maple syrup is no longer made locally.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
November 30, 1969
"One of the nagging questions the National Park Service has been fretting with for several years is what to do about the grassy balds of the Great Smokies." Mentions the Indian legend of the great birds from the book; Legends and Lore (of) Southern Indians, Flowers, Holidays; by David J. Harkness.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Philosophy Unchanged
Remaining TVA Dam Sites Are Marginal
November 30, 1969
Discusses TVA's philosophy behind proposing and building dams.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
December 7, 1969
100-year-old Charles A. Mooer recalls memories from his life. Includes 2 pics. of him and cattle and sheep on a Smoky Mountains bald in the Spence Field-Thunderhead Mountain area in 1894. Mentions the possibility of reintroducing elk and panthers into the park.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
TIYC
December 10, 1969
Discusses the success of Dempster Brothers, including two agreements made with a firm in Japan and the city of Detroit. Includes 2 pics. of Dr. Leon Fill (Detroit, MI) and James W. Dempster.

Subject Heading: Personal
Ordained Albigensian Minister
Parson Carson Is a $15 Beacon Deacon
December 14, 1969
CB gets ordained as a Albigensian minister through the mail. Discusses the privileges of the position.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
December 25, 1969
Bill Ralph Murphy lost a ring his wife gave him for his 25th wedding anniversary. It was found a few days later.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
TIYC
December 31, 1969
Discusses Robert L. Foust's plans for a subdivision located along Cherokee Boulevard named Talahi. Includes a pic. of Robert J. (Jeff) Fletcher, who wrote a paper on the subject.

Subject Heading: G--1
Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
January 8, 1970
Tells stories of men who "rafted...logs to market in the years between 1875 and 1915 or '20."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
January 18, 1970
Jeanne (Mrs. Don) Holder praises winter. Hendrika Tol talks about townships in Michigan, and Hugh Allen discusses terms from milling, such as bushels, toll-dishes, and 'turns.'

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
February 1, 1970
Jeanne (Mrs. Don) talks about her childhood. Includes a pic. of her. "Those terrible winters of long ago just seemed bad because people weren't as well prepared for them as they are now.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
Tellico Project
TVA Plans Bridge, Parkway on Little T
February 2, 1970
"TVA has added a bridge across the Little Tennessee River and a 10-mile parkway to its Tellico Dam project."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Mrs. Lane Looks for Early Spring
February 8, 1970
Mrs. Helen Sherrill Lane's discusses her weather forecasting and tells some family stories. Includes a pic. of Helen Lane.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TIYC
February 18, 1970
The TVA has devised a plan to use floodway cutoffs to handle floods in small streams.

Subject Heading: DM
Grim Summer-Winter Situations
Two Lost Boys' Cases Compared
February 15, 1970
Compares the disappearances of Geoff Hague and Dennis Martin. Includes 2 pics. of Seattle Search and Rescue Dog Team and U.S. Army members and dogs.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Services Today for Scout Found Dead in Smokies
February 19, 1970
See title. Discusses events leading up to the disappearance and speculates on Geoff's actions. Includes 3 pics. of J.R. Buchanan, Franklin Graham and other searchers with the body of Geoff Hague.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
February 22, 1970
Has stories involving dogs and people in the park, including ones from Paul Adams. Provides the meanings for the place names Huggins Hell and Jeffrey's Hell. Tells a story from the search for Geoffrey Hague and mentions that his parents would like people to "make gifts to a fund to buy...dogs for use in the park" in memory of their son.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
March 1, 1970
Discusses the fungus from the Orient which is killing chestnut trees. Also discusses the changes in weather and nature that usually take place in March.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
March 4, 1970
Brief column discusses the manufacturing of salt in Tennesse, the Obey River, and what could be done with "old skeleton cars."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
March 8, 1970
"With a population of 180,000, Knoxville is pouring enough wastes into its three waste water plants to equal that of a city of more than 500,000, measured in terms of biological oxygen need." Discusses why this is the case and a similar situation in Kingsport. States that the situation seems to be improving slowly for East Tennessee waters. See also 4/26/1970 article.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
March 12, 1970
Discusses the saltworks in Anderson County, tells a child's version of Moses' parting the waters, and lists many books of local interest.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Survival Rules Given
How to Enjoy Smokies and Live
March 19, 1970
Gives safety and survival tips for visiting the park. Recommends what to do in the event one gets lost in the mountains.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Morristown Gazette Mail
Camping In The Great Smokies? It's A Risk
March 19, 1970,A
Reprint of March 19, 1970 article. This column is not indexed separately.

Subject Heading: LPitS
The Greenville Sun
Risk Of Tragedy Lurks in Smokies
No date
Reprint of March 19, 1970 article. This column is not indexed separately.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Johnson City Press-Chronicle
You cannot enjoy Great Smokies without some risk--take precaution
March 22, 1970
Reprint of March 19, 1970 article. This column is not indexed separately.

Subject Heading: LPitS
The Oak Ridger
How To Enjoy Smokies Without Taking Risks
March 23, 1970
Reprint of March 19, 1970 article. This column is not indexed separately.

Subject Heading: TR
TIYC
April 11, 1970
Discusses and quotes from a NPS "proposal for a parkway around Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the elimination of the road through the park." Discusses how the Smokies have not changed much over the past 30 million years.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA Repeats 'No' to Dam on Obed
Cost Estimate Now Up to $90 Million
April 16, 1970
"TVA still says it would cost far more to build the so-called Nemo Dam on the Obed River than the benefits would justify."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
April 26, 1970
"Herbert H. Slatery Jr., president and general manager of East Tennessee Packing Co.," gives his position on Knoxville's water pollution problem. Acts as a follow-up to the 3/8/1970 article.

Subject Heading: Personal
The New York Times
A Family Hike in the Smokies
by Roy Parker Jr.
April 26, 1970
Includes a map of the Appalachian Trail through the park. Roy Parker Jr. goes hiking in the Smokies with his family. "The late Carson Brewer, outdoor editor of The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel and longtime Smokies hike chronicler, once termed the Derrick-Spence Section 'the ruggedest stretch..." A handwritten note on the article states, "Carson--You chould be able to have some fun with this. How about a story for Tues." Signature is illegible.

Subject Heading: Personal
The New York Times
A GAIN FOR CONSERVATIONISTS
No author given
April 26, 1970,A
"Conservation forces have won an important battle to prevent the construction of a second highway across Great Smoky Mountains National Park...."

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
April 30, 1970
Comments on the article in The New York Times written by Roy Parker Jr. in which CB was referred to as "the late Carson Brewer."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
May 7, 1970
Brief column discusses the lack of sewage treatment for the Cherokee Country Club and areas along Lyons View Drive and Scottish Pike. Mentions a lost dog belonging to a Vietnam veteran and that school milk cartons are no longer being ground up in garbage disposal units.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
May 10, 1970
Criticizes the movie, A Walk in the Spring Rain. Mentions Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas' use of "God-proud" in his National Geographic article. Mentions "water jugs cooled by evaporation."

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
High Smokestacks Help
TVA Joins in Fight Against Pollution
May 10, 1970
Brief column discusses some of TVA's studies and efforts to combat pollution.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
River Bank Ripped Open
Strip Mine on Obed Protested to TVA
May 17, 1970
Miners working on a TVA coal contract are "stripping coal from a bank of the Obed River, which is under study for possible inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act." This is being protested by Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
May 20, 1970
Quotes from the book, History of the Tennessee Highway Department, providing a description of old Walton Road, the origin of the word "turnpike," and more.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
May 28, 1970
Tells a story about a chicken that gets upset when the duckling it raised goes swimming. Mentions that Birth of a National Park by Carlos C. Campbell has been updated.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
June 7, 1970
Offers more criticism of the movie, A walk in the spring rain. Mentions "a pair of thrushes that used wax paper as nest material."

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
June 11, 1970
Discusses a bear who tried to steal a guitar and snakes killing purple martins. Recommends hiking and floating in the Big South area with the Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
June 14, 1970
CB helps Jim Campbell with the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife's annual Breeding Bird Count. Comments on the count. Includes a pic. of Jim Campbell.

Subject Heading: DM
No Trace Has Ever Been Found
Dennis Was Lost One Year Ago
June 14, 1970
Summarizes the Dennis Martin and Geoff Hague tragedies. Discusses plans to improve future searches.

Subject Heading: BO
Beats 'Record' by 10 Days
Owen Completes Appalachian Trail Hike
June 14, 1970
Branley Owen set a new record by hiking the Appalachian Trail in 73 days. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
June 18, 1970
Anne Broome sends CB a "booklet of hikes, dated 1938, published by the Norris Recreation Association" which describes a "'small stand of practically virgin timber'" located about 30 miles above Norris dam. It's still there. Also, "this is the fifth consecutive year for substandard bloom" in the park.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Stopped E-T Erosion
John C. McAmis Sr., Ag Pioneer, Dies
June 20, 1970
Eulogizes the life of "John C. McAmis Sr., a pioneer in Tennessee Valley agriculture who is credited with 'taking the gullies' out of Tennessee farms." Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TVA Voids Pact in 'Stripping'
Walt Found Mining in Obed Gorge
June 26, 1970
"TVA has canceled a coal contract with a strip mine operator after TVA officials found him stripping coal in a section of the Obed River Gorge where they had asked him not to mine coal for the TVA contract."

Subject Heading: TR
New Study in Progress
Trans-Smoky Road Issue Rises Again
June 28, 1970
See title. "A study team has started a study of the road system in and around the park....Supt. Neilson says the study team is considering (1) the transmountain road, (2) the north-shore road and (3) a 'circle-the Smokies' road proposed by the hiking club."

Subject Heading: BO
TIYC
June 28, 1970
Branley Owen relates experiences from his record-breaking hike. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
July 5, 1970
Discusses a variety of funeral and burial customs.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
July 8, 1970
Discusses gray squirrels and other flora and fauna of the local area.

Subject Heading: BO
The Transylvania Times
Brevard, NC
Reprinted from The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Brevard's Branley Owen Sets World Record Hiking Appalachian Trail
Outstanding Feat Took Local Athlete 73 Days and Nights
July 9, 1970
This is a reprint of CB's column from June 28, 1970. This article is not indexed separately.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.

TIYC
July 12, 1970
Discusses passages from a new book, Havey Broome: earth man". Includes a discussion of a failed hike up Mr. Le Conte, the Greenbrier hotel, and a reader's opinion a funeral practice. Includes a pic. of Harvey Broome.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
July 15, 1970
"An old Morgan County and Southern Railroad landmark soon will cease to be. It's the Y, in Oakdale, beside the Emory River, where millions have eaten and slept since it was built in 1892."

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
July 26, 1970
Quotes from letters written in response to the column on funeral and burial customs.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Also Historic Sites
Gap National Park Has Many Wonders
August 3, 1970
Describes some of the attractions of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Includes a pic. of a Jessie Gibbons' log home which was built by Bert Hensley around 45 years ago.

Subject Heading: TVA--EC
TIYC
August 5, 1970
Mentions a speech G.O. Wessenauer made about how weather affects the power business. Discusses how the weather impacts TVA.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
Passenger Service Ends Here
Birmingham Special Makes Final Jaunt
August 12, 1970
Brief column describes events surrounding today's "last run of the last passenger train passing through Knoxville."

Subject Heading: B
Trash Can Tumbler
Ho, Hum! Another Hungry Bear Is Out
August 30, 1970
A stray bear is hanging around in north Knox County.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
September 3, 1970
Discusses the return of moonshining to the park.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
September 6, 1970
Discusses honey and its reputed medicinal uses. Also discusses how "concrete is gaining ground" in the local area. Includes summaries of readers' letters.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
September 13, 1970
Discusses mercury poisoning, sex books in demand at the library, and how one man got rid of a groundhog. Reviews Tom Siler's book, Tennessee's Dazzling Decade, and lists local peachseed sculptors.

Subject Heading: I
He's 112, She Crowding 102
Wiry Brinyarks Move Along Into Their Second Century
September 20, 1970
"John Barteeas Brinyark is three days deep into his 113th year and his wife will be 100 or older on Dec. 22." Discusses their lives.

Subject Heading: Population
TIYC
September 27, 1970
CB quotes from the National Wildlife Federations's 1970 National EQ (environmental quaility) Index which judges "seven factors in environmental quality--air, water, wildlife, timber, soil, minerals and living space. They say we lost ground on six of the seven in the past year."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
October 9, 1970
Karl P. Baum flips through a scrapbook of pictures from his floral business and reminiscences on the olden days. Includes a pic. of "two-cylinder Reo, Knoxville's first panel truck."

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Saturday Whingding
Coker Creek Offers Crafts, Fun, Gold
October 11, 1970
Discusses event's planned as part of the second annual Coker Creek Autumn Golf Festival.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 11, 1970,A
CB and Alberta hike in the Smokies, and CB comments on the plants, fall colors and the migration of birds and monarchs.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
October 12, 1970
Kermit Caughron and his family are the only family now living on the Cades Cove Road. Discusses two movies filmed in Cades Cove. Includes pic. of Neil D. Isaacs and Stirling Silliphant.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
October 15, 1970
Comments on a book composed of Rachel Maddox's short novel, A walk in the spring rain, the screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, and Fiction into film by UT English Prof. Neil D. Isaacs, "a fascinating account of the problems and techniques involved in making a film from a book." Also comments on Appalachian wilderness: the Great Smoky Mountains by Eliot Porter & Edward Abbey.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
TIYC
October 18, 1970
Small headings include: First Creek in concret cost plenty, Mulberry trees are old friends, Lakes lower than normal for October, and Color in Smokies is near peak. Includes a pic. of "a piece of the Cherokee Lake basin, as seen from U.S. 25E, between Bean Station and Morristown.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 25, 1970
CB, Alberta and Grace Foster canoe along the Little Tennessee River. Discusses the Cherokee history of the area. James Adair's theory that "the American Indians were descendants of the Lost Tribe of Israel" gets a boost.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
November 1, 1970
W.J. Harb discusses the use of the color green in Oriental rugs. Talks about the eccentricities of the late politician John R. Neal and mentions "the need for a chance to vote no."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
November 19, 1970
"It's almost certain that the family of Mrs. A.B. (Vertie R.) Brannon of Gaffney, S.C. were the first houseboaters to go down the Clinch while playing an organ and singing hymns."

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
November 22, 1970
Model Valley in KY & TN "doesn't look like a 'model' for much of anything. Yet, a mixed group of home-grown and imported activists have the audicity to dream and scheme and work for it to become a model for all Appalachia." Includes a pic. of Marie Cirillo, one of the activists.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
December 20, 1970
Talks about Austin E. (Chug) Rigsby (an old-time Knoxville Santa Claus), gives an account of a Santa Claus parade in the 1930s, and discusses what types of pots were used for making apple butter. George Dalton of VA mentions a large sweet potato and the need for doctors in the area around Haysi, VA.

Subject Heading: Personal
News-Sentinel Forum
Free Speech Is Welcome in a Free Press in a Free Country
Brewer's Columns Had Him Fooled, But No More, Says Reader
Letter to Mr. Brewer from W.H. Guy
December 20, 1970
He disagrees with CB's opinions about the national anthem.

Subject Heading: Personal
News-Sentinel Forum
Free Speech Is Welcome in a Free Press in a Free Country
Reader Says Brewer Is Right About Prayer and Anthem at Games
Letter to Mr. Brewer from Otis W. Danner
December 20, 1970,A
"Patriotism is too dear to be bought by waving a flag or singing a hymn and religion is only cheapened by public prayer over a loud speaker."

Subject Heading: Personal
News-Sentinel Forum
Free Speech Is Welcome in a Free Press in a Free Country
Vanity vs. Reverance Seen as Issue Over Prayer and Anthem
Letter to the editor from J.C. Ball
December 20, 1970,B
See title. "Occasion, vanity verses 'reverance.'"

Subject Heading: Personal
News-Sentinel Forum
Free Speech Is Welcome in a Free Press in a Free Country
School Paper's Editor Thinks Brewer Needs Time To Remember He's Free
Letter to the editor from Robby Schriver
December 20, 1970,C
Criticizes CB. "If he doesn't have a few minutes to remember why he is free to go to a game and much less sing a patriotic song, maybe he needs some time off from work...Mr. Brewer would do well to thank God for his blessings even if he isn't worried about an athlete's injury."

Subject Heading: Personal
News-Sentinel Forum
Free Speech Is Welcome in a Free Press in a Free Country
Country Founded in Bible and Prayer, Minister Tells Brewer
Letter to the editor from Rev. C.L. Disney
December 20, 1970,D
"...(A)nyone who can't wait not over 10 minutes for the prayer and singing the song of our country...needs a good dose of salvation."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
December 21, 1970
An article on Cal Johnson stirs up memories for two readers, Victor H. Klein and S.I. Hankins Sr. In a brief column, they remember cow pastures, Poplar Springs, a procession by Admiral Dewey, and more.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
December 27, 1970
"Until after I discussed the matter here a couple of Sundays ago, I never knew that so many people, including one I sleep with every night, want to hear The Star-Spangled as often as possible and especially before football games." CB explains why he holds the opinion he does about the national anthem.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Brewer Encouraged to 'Hang in There' on Prayer at Games
Letter to Carson from Luther Woods
December 27, 1970,A
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Reader Charges Brewer 'Overstepped Authority' as Newspaper Columnist
Letter to Mr. Brewer from Jack Purkey
December 27, 1970,B
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
There's a Time and Place for Everything, She Says to Brewer
Letter to Mr. Brewer from Mrs. R.W. Hensley
December 27, 1970,C
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Bible Quoted to Show That Prayer Should Be Private and Secret
Letter to the editor from H.M. Coffey
December 27, 1970,D
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Overuse of Anthem and Prayer Called Degrading to Both
Letter to the editor from Don Black
December 27, 1970,E
See title. This is a long letter. "They seem to believe Mr. Brewer is against the Anthem and prayer, but this is utterly false; he is against the place and manner in which they are given."

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Oak Ridge Reader Tells of Thrill on Hearing Anthem at UT
Letter to the editor from C.P. Keim
December 27, 1970,F
The singing of the anthem was left him almost spellbound at the UT-UCLA game.

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Being Commonplace, She Says, Doesn't Spoil Prayer, Anthem
Letter to the editor from Mrs. Kent
December 27, 1970,G
See title. "So much of the best in our lives is commonplace, everyday happenings."

Subject Heading: Personal
The News-Sentinel Forum
Brewer and Teacher Pay Heatedly Debated
Varying Response to Star Spangled Banner at Games is Cited
Letter to the editor from Charles H. Dodge
December 27, 1970,H
See title. "...(T)here is a time and place for a serious respectful pause to honor those who fought our battles..."

Subject Heading: Personal
Star-Spangled Banner Appropriate Any Time, Forum Writer Says
Letter to the News-Sentinel from Tom J. Black
January 3, 1971
See title. Tom J. Black disagrees with CB over the national anthem issue.

Subject Heading: Personal
57-Year Newspaper Career
Colorful N-S Staffer, Lucy Templeton, Dies
January 15, 1971
See title. Discusses her life and achievements. Includes a pic. of her.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
January 17, 1971
Talks about the costs of funerals. Mentions a lady, Jincy Keith, whose tombstone says, "She was killed by lightning." Charles O. Gipson is "going to lead a team for the industrial development of Appalachia for CORA. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
January 21, 1971
Prof. D.J. Brittain and Powell May share memories of Cal Johnson, William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), and watching a plane fly in the 1900s.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.

TIYC
January 28, 1971
Discusses the extinct Tennessee towns of Banner and Luther.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
February 22, 1971
Includes a pic. of Karl Baum. CB interviews him about his work as president of Baum's Home of Flowers.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
February 28, 1971
David J. Harkness talks about author David J. Merritt. Mentions a drunk bird, a drunk chipmunk, and other birds. Discusses spring.

Subject Heading: TR
Reaction to Parkway Is Mixed
Few Favor Plan to Circle Smokies, Close U.S. 441
February 28, 1971
See title. Some voice opinions. Quotes from the NPS proposal.

Subject Heading: TR
TIYC
March 1, 1971
Provides historical information relevant to the proposal for the transmountain road. Quotes from a report made by "an advisory group for the U.S. Department of the Interior." "Rather than build the road, it would be better to give up 44,000 acres of park land, the group said."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
March 18, 1971
Letters from readers mention gourd seeds, a recipe for composting, a man caught stealing pigs, and the 'Rock House' on the French Broad River.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
March 28, 1971
Discusses the "ill effects of coal mining."

Subject Heading: C
With the Springtime
Donor Revisits His Gift
April 15, 1971
Includes a pic. of Ivan Racheff in the Ivan Racheff Park and Gardens. CB notes Ivan Racheff's achievements and tours his namesake garden with him.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
April 18, 1971
Includes a pic. of R.S. (Chief) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds discusses his life and habits.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
May 9, 1971
Mentions park visitation statistics, visitor's breaking rules, Pawleys Island, Same Lane's anniversary and garden, and more.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
May 18, 1971
David J. Brittain named his pet chickens as a child, and this proved helpful in court one day. Quotes from an article in American Forester magazine which discusses the value of trees.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
May 27, 1971
CB's "favorite postmaster," Mrs. Gertrude Moore, is retiring.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
May 30, 1971
Discusses the early work of William Blount and conferences he had with the Cherokee Indians near First Creek and Coyatee. Includes a pic. of Gov. Blount's office within the Blount Mansion.

Subject Heading: HitS
70 Miles in 20 Hours
Pair Seek to Break Trail Hiking Record
June 6, 1971
David Wiley & Paul Dinwiddie are seeking to break the 25 hours 28 minutes record set by Max Kirtland & Earl Keller. They will try to complete the SMAT NW to SE in less than 20 hours.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
June 14, 1971
"The rains came to my section in May...so we now have the greenest trees in the kingdom--and the most mosquitoes." Discusses the pests.

Subject Heading: BO
This Is YOUR Community
June 20, 1971
CB & wife hike to Abrams Falls. Bill Allen & Branley Owen encounter a bear. A new trail is being created near the Obed River. People are scanning CB's book at a local motel & staying longer because of it.

Subject Heading: BO
(no article title)
June 24, 1971
CB & Branley Owen "hiked from Sams Gap on the Parsons Branch Road, to Sheeppen Gap & then out to Parsons Bald." They come across an old gate, believing it to be a gate for a sheep pen. Later CB is led to believe it was most likely a wild hog trap used by the N.P.S. many years ago. Also includes a discussion of the azaleas along the path.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.

TIYC
June 28, 1971
Talks about the Walker sisters and their parents. Tells stories about their parents, John N. & Margaret Jane Walker, including one about Margaret and a weasel.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
July 4, 1971
"One of Knoxville's oldest cemeteries," just off of Arrowhead Trail, "gained a permanent marker a few days ago." Tells about Capt. Jacob Kimberlin Jones, his wife Pauline Sharp, and her dog, Winnie. Mentions important people in the history of Sequoyah Hills and lists people who helped clean up the cemetery. Motorcycles and walkers have damaged the Chimney Tops trail and trails near Norris Dam. A reader promotes a gadget that removes pollution from car engine exhausts.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.

TIYC
July 8, 1971
Mrs. John A. Abbott recalls an encounter her mother had with a weasel. She is a niece of the Walker sisters, who are the subject of a recent book.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
July 19, 1971
Discusses the book, Mammals of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, by Donald W. & Alicia V. Linzey.

Subject Heading: HitS
This is Your Community
July 22, 1971
Allowing horses on the Gregory Ridge Trail is causing problems.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
TIYC
August 1, 1971
Discusses "clearcutting" in public forests.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
August 8, 1971
23.6 in. of rain fell on Mt. Le Conte in July. Also discusses bluebird boxes, gardening, and a mudslide caused by the heavy rain.

Subject Heading: I
TIYC
August 22, 1971
Mrs. Mack Moss has discovered she is not related to Nancy Ward. The mystery of Nancy Ward's statue near the Clinch River in Grainger County is solved. Paul J. Long is seeking information Cherokee named Nathan Kirkland. Pawleys Island is being threatened again.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
To Fight Silt in Cumberland
Baker May Offer Preservation Bill
August 22, 1971
"Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. is willing to introduce legislation to preserve Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, with one provision, says a conservation group which met with him recently."

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
August 26, 1971
Tells Youth Conservation Corps Camp (now YACC) stories about a bear getting food out of a hog trap and a boy running from a bear with his pants down. Mentions that snakes are seldom seen in areas where the soil is excessively acidic.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
August 29, 1971
Discusses this year's "fine growing season." CB goes fishing on a "small country creek." Includes pics. of Jan Maxwell and Pat Lee with a large tomato and plumgranny.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
August 30, 1971
Discusses the scarcity of land on Earth in light of the world's population.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
September 5, 1971
Discusses John Walker's visit with his brother Tom in Jefferson County, the Nancy Ward statue, and Connie (Mrs. W.F.) Moehlman's claim of growing "the biggest Big Boy tomato grown at the highest altitude."

Subject Heading: BO
TIYC
September 6, 1971
Branley Owen briefly recounts his ascent of the Matterhorn. Includes a pic. of him with an ice ax handmade by Roman Willisch.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
September 9, 1971
A minister met a former movie star bear named Waldo in the woods, and he is now going to be in the wildlife exhibit at the Tennessee Valley Fair.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
September 26, 1971
"You wouldn't think that bringing home groceries would get a fellow in trouble. But it nearly brought grief to me. The only thing that saved me was the excellence of the groceries."

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
September 30, 1971
Discusses the new book,America's Black Congressmen, by Maurine Brooks Christopher.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
October 17, 1971
Provides information on the McClung Room's holdings, history, and patrons. Includes a pic. of William M. MacArthur, the director of the room at Lawson McGhee Library.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Craftsman's Fair, Sorghum Making Set
Fall Colors Arrive Just in Time for Smokies Activities
October 17, 1971
See title.

Subject Heading: Personal
TIYC
October 18, 1971
"There has been some debate at my house over whether a couple of women and I got lost in Scott County the other day."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
October 21, 1971
A blooming sweet potato vine is seen as bad luck. Discusses area folklore.

Subject Heading: HitS
No title
October 31, 1971
This year marks Rufus Morgan's 86^th birthday. Discusses his family history & accomplishments. Also includes a story of officers raiding a still.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
November 1, 1971
Discusses Larry Beeman's thesis on the diet of bears.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
He Has 4 Parties
Arthur Mann Feted on 100th Birthday
November 6, 1971
See title.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
November 11, 1971
CB and Alberta talk with Millart Tarwater, a molasses maker. Discusses the term, "pommy pile."

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
November 15, 1971
Includes a pic. of Ed Keisling. He discusses his career, memories of Cal Johnson, and when the traffic towers were first used on Gay Street.

Subject Heading: Personal
This Is Carson Brewer
He Gets Out of Bed Early and Loves E. Tennessee
No author given
November 21, 1971
Discusses CB's career.

Subject Heading: Personal
Big Bill Dyer: A Friendly Guy With a Fun Pen
November 21, 1971,A
See title. Discusses Bill Dyer's career. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
To Visit State Board
ET Group To Seek Better Air Standards
November 30, 1971
Discusses the state's plan to regulate air pollution and efforts of local citizens to create better standards. Includes a pic. of Bruce Hogarth and Mrs. Fred DeRobertis.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
TIYC
December 2, 1971
Brief column discusses the history of Emory Road. Quotes from a letter from Boy Scout Jimmy Goodpasture, who wants information on the road. Mentions a "much older road, Warriors Passage, in the Tellico Plains section of Monroe County."

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
TIYC
December 6, 1971
Quotes and describes folklore related to running water, clipping fingernails, and more from Dr. William E. Cole's book, Folklore and Folkways in the Blue Ridge and Cumberland Plateau Sections of Tennessee.

Subject Heading: KH--EC
TIYC
December 27, 1971
Readers seek information about the New Market train accident survivors, folk songs, milk bottles, and a poem.

Subject Heading: I
TIYC
December 30, 1971
CB takes a trip to Silers Bald with Jim Dykes. Discusses how California Indian tribes made bread from acorns. Discusses a cookbook published by Going Back & Mary Chiltoskey entitled Cherokee Cooklore: To Make My Bread.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
January 9, 1972
Discusses last year's weather and the weather prediction methods of Mrs. Helen Lane of Crab Orchard and Gordon Wimsatt of Cloudcroft, NM.

Subject Heading: G--4
So. Extract Seeks Grant on Pollution
Claims Refined Process To End Waste Problems
January 16, 1972
"The top official of Southern Extract Co. says the company will seek a Federal grant to help finance a new water pollution control process at the Knoxville plant.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
TIYC
January 23, 1972
Describes Emory Road and how it appears on some maps. Also lists some other "'early road and trails'" in East and Middle Tennessee. Includes a recipe for cider wine.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
January 24, 1972
CB & Alberta hike along the Jeep Trail to Mt. Sterling & encounter Hiram Leatherwood, a hunter & farmer.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
TIYC
February 6, 1972
"It is within these four counties--Scott, Morgan, Fentress and McCreary, plus a possible sliver of Wayne County, Ky.--where phones and people are few that some sort of national preservation area likely will be established."

Subject Heading: TVA
'People Environment' Stressed- -"Superior River' Status Rebutted
TVA Cites Tellico 'Human Impact'
February 11, 1972
Very long column discusses and includes quotes from the final environmental impact statement regarding the proposed Tellico Dam. Lists "agencies that commented and indications of their attitudes." See title.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Gives Its Answer to 'Phillips Report'
Unit Denies Refusing Information to Investigators
February 11, 1972,A
See title. The Phillips Report is "a 'reappraisal' of TVA's Tellico Dam project, prepared last fall by a UT study group headed by Keith E. Phillips, an associate professor of economics."

Subject Heading: TVA
Dam Foes Cite Industrial Sites
No author given
February 11, 1972,B
Short column has five paragraphs. "Tellico Dam opponents yesterday challenged TVA's contention that only 900 acres of land are available for industrial sites in East Tennessee."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
February 14, 1972
Discusses efforts by Knoxville Iron Co., Southern Extract Co., and other companies that are lessening pollution in the Lonsdale area and other local areas.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
February 24, 1972
Discusses the lives of Sen. & Judge John K. Shields and his son, James T. Shields.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
February 30, 1972
Discusses the environmental impact statements that had to be filed for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System and some TVA projects. Also discusses Jack Walls' waiting for and talking to legislators visiting stripmining areas; he is a "stripper and coal broker."

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
March 13, 1972
Discusses the pleasures of "a roaring blaze in the fireplace" and the "qualities of various firewoods."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
March 16, 1972
Discusses The Foxfire Book edited by Eliot Wigginton.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
March 20, 1972
CB hikes from Mt. Sterling Gap to the Big Creek Ranger Station along the Baxter Creek Trail.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
TIYC
March 26, 1972
Discusses the history of Emory Road. Lists several crafts and other classes that you can take and their teachers.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
March 27, 1972
Discusses free firewood, writing by a fire, and "good firewoods."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
April 9, 1972
In a long column, Earl Olson provides information on Clear Creek's human history. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: TVA
'Assess All Factors'
Wagner Urges 'Balanced Look' at Tellico Need
April 9, 1972
"The lower Little Tennessee River is 'not the last, or even the best, of the scenic, water-oriented areas remaining in the (Tennessee) Valley,'" said Mr. Wagner. He also mentions the projected 25,000 new jobs the project could bring. See title. Includes a photograph of TVA Chairman Aubry J. Wagner.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
April 20, 1972
CB and Alberta hike along the River Bluff Trail below Norris Dam. Discusses the trail's history.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
May 22, 1972
Includes a photograph of Clif Brazelton and his mules, Jack and Kate. CB talks with him about his work and life.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Directors Consider Boost in Power Rates
High Cost of Coal Could Be Offset by Abundant Water
May 24, 1972
See title.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
June 1, 1972
Mary Ruth Chiles, Bob Burch, and Medford O. Barbarick, have retired/resigned from their positions. Lists the park superintendents in order of service.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
June 11, 1972
"Both the NPS and the Great Smokies are plagued with problems. People problems. Money problems. Environmental problems."

Subject Heading: GSM
38th Birthday Celebrated
Smoky Park Choking on Traffic
June 16, 1972
Includes pics. of Mrs. Judy Arp, Mrs. Shirley McHan, George Fry, and the Country Store in Cades Cove. See title. Covers the recently dedicated Country Store in Cades Cove.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
June 18, 1972
A piece from The Friends Intelligencer recalls the building of Friends Dam on "some small creek that flowed into Clinch River from the southest, in Union or Grainger County." The small lake behind it was used as a fish-rearing pool.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
June 22, 1972
Herman Baggenstoss, Roger Bollinger, and CB discusses "open ranges." Mentions a cow which was treated for eating too many "bubbies."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
June 26, 1972
Discusses the location of Friends Dam and the TVA's fish program.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
June 28, 1972
CB, Herman Baggenstoss, and Roger Bolling tour Grundy County. Discusses plans to protect the Savage Gulf area.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
July 2, 1972
Harry Lewis and CB float down the Hiwassee River. Many tourists pay to raft down it. Includes a pic. of 2 people (CB and Harry?) floating down the Hiwassee River.

Subject Heading: BO
TIYC
July 6, 1972
Branley Owen and friends "left here yesterday for Cristobal De Colon and Santa Marta.....They're twin peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada, on the northern rim of South America."

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
July 17, 1972
Discusses honey, bluebirds and the "rains of summer."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
July 23, 1972
Discusses the life of the "legendary John Denton, one of the toughest men ever to walk the mountain ridges of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee." NPS has recommended "for an area which includes Forge Creek."

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
August 3, 1972
"Charlie Myers is back on the job as one of the millers at the Cable Mill in Cades Cove." Also discusses hot peppers and giant sunflowers and cabbage heads.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
August 7, 1972
Many people try to help CB find out when "Dog Days are going to end."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
August 10, 1972
Jim W. Hopson's legs were treated with redworm grease.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
August 20, 1972
Tells how coal mining has affected Petros, TN. Discusses a recent landslide on Big Brushy Mountain and the state of the local creek. Includes a pic. of Perry Steel near a pool of silt.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
August 21, 1972
Discusses the recent landslide on Big Brushy Mountain and new mining regulations.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC
September 4, 1972
Discusses the origins of the wild boars in the park and the problems they are causing for fish and bears.

Subject Heading: TVA
Give TVA Some Help
No author given
September 4, 1972
"Critics of TVA for years have lambasted the agency because it buys strip-mined coal" and is deficient in its "enforcement of reclamation requirements." Briefly defends these assertions.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
September 10, 1972
Readers don't agree on the meaning and origin of the term Black Dutch. "Lots of East Tennesseans consider themselves to be descendants of Black Dutch."

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
September 21, 1972
Acts as an ode to October. Written in a similar vein as the October 27, 1968, piece.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
September 24, 1972
CB, Bill Allen, John Stiles, and Jim Dykes go rafting on the Nantahala River and tackle the Big Wesser.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
TIYC
October 1, 1972
CB and Alberta hike to Chimney Top Rock, in Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County. CB sees two rattlers atop the rock.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
October 10, 1972
Quotes from and discusses a book which compares "places all over the country with the mountains he knew best--the Great Smokies." Also discusses a proposal for a "hiking-biking trail from Knoxville, leading toward the Great Smokies."

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 16, 1972
CB and Alberta hike along Abrams Creek, and CB comments on the stream and the trail.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Fall Color Time!
It's That Beautiful Season of the Year
October 22, 1972
People praise the fall colors, and CB and others recommend hikes in the park.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
November 5, 1972
CB recounts memories from his vacation spent looking at fall colors. Discusses clear cutting in the forest industry.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
November 12, 1972
Kyle & Dora Brewer Bowlin and CB & Alberta tour and tell stories about Snake Hollow.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
November 13, 1972
Recounts the tragic deaths of Dr. Stanley Adamson and Dr. Richard W. Thaler. Mentions Dr. Dan Hale's "adventure at the edge of death last summer" in the Canadian Rockies.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
November 19, 1972
CB and others tour Stiner's Woods, a place on TVA's preservation list, and make observations about tree carvings and the area.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
November 26, 1972
Discusses Dr. A. Randolph Shield's beliefs and experiences as a guide for wilderness hikes.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
January 1, 1973
Discusses the effects of last year's rainfall, primarily on TVA's power capacity.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
January 17, 1973
Lem Ownby, "one of the last of a vanishing breed of authentic mountaineers," talks about his life.

Subject Heading: TVA
12-Year TVA 'Extra' Payments Are $147 Million
'Dividends' to Treasury Mounting Up
January 28, 1973
"Over the past dozen fiscal years, TVA has paid $147 million more into the U.S. Treasury than it has received from it. Appropriations have totaled $587 million and payments $734 million." Explains why this is the case. See title.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Gets Funds for Tellico
January 29, 1973
Discusses TVA's fiscal 1974 budget.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Asks End of Tellico Injunction
Bulletin
January 29, 1973,A
See title. There are only two paragraphs of one sentence each.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
February 4, 1973
Two men share memories of Kern's Ice Cream Parlor. Mentions Mossy Creek, Jefferson City, the city of Dandridge's age, and city of Rogersville's founding. Includes a photograph of a relief sculpture "believed to represent a saint leaving the door of a tomb." It is owned by Frank and Ann Kinzel.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
TIYC
February 18, 1973
CB discusses the history of Jonesboro and Washington County by using Paul M. Fink's book, Jonesborough: The First Century of Tennessee's First Town. Discusses how Emory Road got its name.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
March 12, 1973
CB discusses a trip to Florida and Georgia and the birds encountered along the way.

Subject Heading: KH--LC
TIYC
March 18, 1973
Discusses the history of Kingston Pike. Mentions some historical information about Emory Road.

Subject Heading: Personal
Put on a Sweater for Ecology's Sake
by Sheila Newton
News-Sentinel Women's Staff Writer
March 19, 1973
CB and others talk during the YWCA Values and Viewpoints Lecture Series. Includes a pic. of Dr. Henry Fribourg, Dr. Michael Pelton, CB, and Leroy Fox.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
March 19, 1973
The first part of this month was unusually warm. Discusses flowers blooming early and migratory birds' "internal clock" systems.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
March 25, 1973
CB and Alberta visit the Abrams Creek area to go hiking and look for information about a Ghormley family at a cemetery in the woods. Mentions Pleasant Henry and quarrying on Panther Creek.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
April 15, 1973
Dr. Charles R. Earnest talks about the big snow of 1886 and his ancestors Includes 2 pics. taken before and after the TVA blast twenty miles from Bristol. Discusses this blast.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
April 22, 1973
Discusses The Tennessee Valley Authority, by Marguerite Owen, which is "an account of some of the battles which shaped the agency's character."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
1886 CORRECT DATE OF BIG SNOW?
'MODERN SNOW' OUTDOES OLDIES
ICE FOUND YEAR AROUND
BIGGER BLAST REMEMBERED
Incomplete column?
April 29, 1973
Pinpoints the dates of the big snow mentioned in the April 15 column and mentions other big snows. Discusses another big blast at South Holston Dam. Mentions that ice can sometimes be found year-round on Clingmans Dome in GSMNP and Ice Mountain in West Virginia.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
May 7, 1973
The Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club cleared 250 lbs. of litter from the park. Visitors appear to be using drugs and alcohol in the park.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
May 10, 1973
Mentions wildflowers, wildflower gardeners, and local bird spottings.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
May 13, 1973
Discusses horse apples and the women who invented Mother's Day.

Subject Heading: GSM
Pressures 'Shocking'
Time Is Short for NPS Team Studying Park
May 17, 1973
Many people voiced concerns with an NPS team which must update plans and make recommendations for the park. Articlie is not complete.

Subject Heading: TR
NPS Team Hears Gripes
Carolina Revives Park Road Demand
May 18, 1973
Provides the opinions of some people who attended a meeting about the park held in North Carolina. "A majority of those who talked...want more roads in the park."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
May 20, 1973
Discusses which towns in Tennessee are the oldest and provides founding dates for many of them. Also see Aug. 5 column.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Incomplete column
May 27, 1973
Readers locate information on Abraham Ghormley and mention the first ferris wheel in Chicago. CB visits Bob Barker, and he tells a story about a deposed barber, Clarence Pitman, shooting the new barber, Ed Johnson.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Incomplete column
May 27, 1973
Readers find information on Abraham Ghormley for Mrs. N.W. Ellis and Capt. David L. Campbell of Fort Devens, MA.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
June 3, 1973
Readers share memories of Hoss apples, life in North Knoxville, 1816's weather, and an early 1900s snow.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
June 4, 1973
In a brief column, R.S. (Chief) Reynolds tells how he was blown around by the strong winds last Monday, and Mrs. Marian Brain is trying to locate her step-brother, John Kmet Jr.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
June 14, 1973
CB hikes approx. 36 miles from Park Headquarters to near Clingmans Dome Road along the Sugarland Trail.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
June 17, 1973
"After we pay proper respects to the founder of Father's Day, our schedule today calls for a discussion of Bob Barker's 1951 Ford car."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
June 18, 1973
A continuation of a previous article, CB hikes along the Fork Ridge Trail.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
June 21, 1973
Discusses three Tennesseans who were impeached. Two men offer to sell tomatoes and a Jim Thompson photograph.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
July 8, 1973
Readers respond to the June 10 (Panthers) column about putting elk and panthers back in the park. Primarily discusses the elk. Mentions the ever-decreasing grassy balds.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
June 24, 1973
Discusses the operators and operations of the Old Mill at Pigeon Forge on the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
June 25, 1973
Discusses the legends behind the names of Jeffery's Hell and Huggins Hell.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
July 1, 1973
Between long hikes, CB and Alberta stay at a hotel in Gatlinburg. He criticizes the burgeoning development of the Gatlinburg area and discusses Indian Peaches and Gatlinburg's taxes.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
July 9, 1973
Mentions long-time employees of the S&W cafeteria and four-leaf and five-leaf clovers. Discusses hair lengths and frequency of haircuts of Knoxville News-Sentinel employees.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
July 15, 1973
Dr. Norbert R. Riedl "is looking for folk culture, Tennessee type." Discusses ancient customs and threshing grain. Includes a pic. by R.C. Chambers of William H. Johnston with "an oldtime threshing machine."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
July 22, 1973
Includes a photograph of house at 2728 Kingston Pike which is for sale. Discusses the history of the house which was built by Drury P. Armstrong.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
July 29, 1973
Reviews a book which consists of articles by Ted Tindell about Blount County communities. It was published by Marion R. Mangrum of the Brazos Press in Maryville, TN. The name of the book is not provided. Also reviews Kentucky's Last Frontier by Henry P. Scalf.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
August 2, 1973
Readers provide information and memories about the old Peavine railroad. See also Nov. 19 column.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
August 5, 1973
See also May 20 column. Reviews information on the oldest towns in Tennessee. "Sort of an odd-ball situation caused what probably were errors in our dates for a few of the later towns. Knoxville, for instance; and Dandridge, Bountville, and Maryville."

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
There's a Variety
August 5, 1973
Dr. Tom Ripley discusses how many species of animals existed in the past and how many there are now.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
August 12, 1973
Discusses Mr. & Mrs. Elmer von Rosta's lives and their inclusion in the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Program. Mentions the book, Hiker's guide to the Smokies, by author-editor Dick Murlless and associate editor Constance Stallings.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
August 23, 1973
CB talks to Harry Yarnell and learns that this is a good year for sourwood honey.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC
August 26, 1973
Discusses the origins of the wild boars in the park and their ancestors in Russia and Europe. Includes 4 pictures of boars in TN and Russia.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
August 30, 1973
In a brief column, R.S. (Chief) Reynolds talks of starting a club for people in their 90s. Mentions a reader who is giving away ginseng plants and others with large plants. Includes a pic. of a 23-inch cucumber which weighs four pounds.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC
Imcomplete column
September 2, 1973
Discusses Susan Power Bratton's work and experiences in the park. Claude Hyde refutes claims from the previous article. Includes a pic. of Ms. Bratton.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
September 9, 1973
Describes Stiner's Store, which owned and operated by H. Clay Stiner and located in Union County. Includes a 1933 pic. of men in the store.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
TIYC
September 11, 1973
"In a report finished last month, BOR says that 98.5 miles of the 144 miles of the Obed and its two major tributaries, Clear Creek and Daddys Creek, have the qualities for inclusion in the nation's system of wild and scenic rivers."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
September 17, 1973
Brief column discusses the explosion and includes a pic. of the hole in the ground caused by the boxcar explosion in Jellico, TN, in 1907. Also see Oct. 4 and Nov. 19 columns.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
September 20, 1973
Provides highlights from summer and comments on Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Subject Heading: ETL
Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
September 23, 1973
CB and wife Alberta dine with Arvel & Jane Greene at the Oconaluftee, NC pioneer farm exhibit.

TIYC
October 4, 1973
See also Sept. 17 and Nov. 19 columns. "That piece...about the Jellico dynamite blast certainly kicked a lot of memories into the air, but they didn't all fall back the same way." Includes a list of rumors of what caused the explosion.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
October 7, 1973
Discusses preserving natural balds and the possibility of reintroducing elk to these areas. Discusses the population of sables in Russia.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 21, 1973
Dr. A. Rufus Morgan takes his annual hike up Mount Le Conte. CB states that "it was an odd sort of autumn till last week."

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 28, 1973
CB and Alberta look at fall colors and visit places in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
October 29, 1973
Discusses Sun Time.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
November 1, 1973
Reviews the book, Dark and Bloodied Ground, by Mary Bolte. Mentions some of the book's photographs by Mary Eastman. Mentions the rowan tree.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
November 4, 1973
Most of the pieces are connected with Claude Hyde. Discusses cows' "falling out of the field on some of the steep hillsides." Discusses milk sickness, the proposal to put elk back in the park, and Cotton McGuire's elk herd.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
November 19, 1973
Readers provide more memories about the old Peavine railroad (Aug. 2 column), the Jellico explosion (Sept. 17 column), and a early 1900s snow in May.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
November 25, 1973
Discusses milk sickness and the "unusual deer die-off in Cades Cove in 1971." Mike Pelton "elaborate(s) on his earlier remarks about elk in the Great Smokies."

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
December 16, 1973
Discusses and includes a drawing of a "slash sawmill." Talks about a blacksmith by the name of William Paynter, Sr.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
December 23, 1973
Describes Xmas traditions in Cades Cove and the Smokies 50 yrs. ago.

Subject Heading: Honey
TIYC
December 27, 1973
Claude Hyde "doesn't believe in sourwood honey,...but Harry Yarnell...believes very much in sourwood honey."

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Agency's Critics Growing; Good Deeds Overlooked
January 6, 1974
Harry M. Caudill, Dan Hale, and Richard Starnes criticize the TVA. Mentions the TVA Act and discusses TVA's good deeds.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
January 7, 1974
Discusses how Sweetwater, TN, got its name. Includes a poem called "Lonesome Water."

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Leaders Need More Push, Critic Contends
January 9, 1974
Includes a pic. of Dr. John Gibbons, "the nation's first director of energy conservation." He both praises and criticizes the TVA. He feels that TVA's leaders are not addressing environmental concerns in a timely manner.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
January 13, 1974
Mentions removal of horse manure from city streets, methane gas, the nation's shortage of metals, the peavy, cant hooks, pike poles, and how Sweetwater got its name. See column for January 28, 1974.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Dams Averted Millions in Flood Damage
January 13, 1974
"Without the upstream dams, according to TVA calculations,...damages would have totaled about $500 million. TVA says it averted far more damages during this one flood than it has spent on flood control measures in the past 40 years." Discusses how they fought the flood. Includes a pic. of Alfred J. Cooper. Also includes a map of areas that would have flooded in Chattanooga without "TVA's flood control action(s)."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
January 17, 1974
"A subject likely to cause some civic fur to fly over this year and the next is the disposition of Knox County's 89-year-old Courthouse."

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Flood Control Efforts Are Not Limited to Dams
January 20, 1974
See title. Discusses flood plain zoning. Includes a pic. of Reed A. Elliot.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC
January 20, 1974
Claude Hyde of Robbinsville tells stories about hunting and wild boars in the park. Includes a pic. of a "polar bear cup in the Russian preserve on Wrangel Island."

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
Built Across Mountain Hollows
TVA's Silt Structures Paid off During Flood
January 23, 1974
See title. Discusses strip mining and strip-mine reclamation. Includes a pic. of James A. Curry.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Morgan County Mine Reclamation Is Example
January 27, 1974
Describes a reclaimed strip mine near the Obed River. Includes a pic. of the area. Discusses strip-mine reclamation.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
January 28, 1974
People discuss how horse manure was removed from the streets of Knoxville. See column for January 13, 1974.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
2 Sides of Agency Cited in Strip-Mining Role
January 30, 1974
"It may be helpful to look at two TVAs. First, TVA the biggest electric utility and biggest coal buyer in the nation. Second, TVA the conservation agency charged with stopping soil erosion and with keeping the land green and the rivers clean." Discusses coal buying policies.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
January 31, 1974
Discusses the "Fraterville Mine explosion, near what is now Lake City, in 1902." Mentions an explosion at the Cross Mountain mine near Briceville in 1911.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Sulphur Dioxide Effects Causing Disagreement
February 3, 1974
TVA and the Environmental Protection Agency are locked in disagreement over sulfur dioxide, a gas harmful to people and some plants." Includes pics. of G.G. McGlamery and T.L. Montgomery.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
February 10, 1974
Goeble Hipshire talks about rafting logs, and Dr. Ronald Hay writes of his friend Pete Rasmussen's logging experiences. Also mentions logging drives on the Clinch and other rivers.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Dams Built Through Early 1960s Were Popular
February 10, 1974
Describes TVA's early projects. See title.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
February 11, 1974
Members of the Tropical Fruit Grower's Association discuss their plants. Two women try to locate ancestors, and a local historian seeks information on Knoxville Civil War hills.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Fight Over Tellico Dam Has Raged Since 1965
February 13, 1974
See title.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Fast Breeder Reactor Is Main Power Project
February 17, 1974
Discusses TVA's future power sources. See title. Includes a pic. of Lynn Seeber.

Subject Heading: TVA--SOS?
TVA--Saint or Sinner?
Environmental Record of Agency Is Impressive
February 24, 1974
Discusses some of TVA's helpful and educational environmental projects. Includes a pic. of buffalo at TVA's Land Between the Lakes.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
March 3, 1974
CB's friend watches a doe take care of her newborn fawn while a buck stands nearby. Discusses Dr. Charles S. Shoup's A Bibliography of the Zoology of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Region. Mentions authors included in the book.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Spring-like
March 3, 1974
While out "roaming about," CB and Alberta observe various blooms and birds. Mentions gourd seeds for sale, February's weather, its number of heating degree days, and the number of insects on the endangered species list.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
March 21, 1974
Brief column summarizes what some speakers at a TVA conference said about heat pumps and conserving energy.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
March 24, 1974
Claude Hyde tells stories about a cattle-killing bear and the hunt for it and another bear.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
March 31, 1974
Provides information on how Naked Ground, Stratton Bald, Patrick Meadows, Hudson Deaden Branch, and Big Fat Gap got their names.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
April 7, 1974
Weaver McCracken is "trying to find out what the vegetation of the Great Smokies was like before the first white man's axe knocked the first chip out of a tree." Readers write about "'ball-hooting'" and skidding logs. Says how Naked Ground got its name.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
April 14, 1974
Discusses the silt problem in New River and plans for Big South Fork National Park.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
April 29, 1974
Discusses the timing of blooms during this "'erratic spring.'" The "temperature averaged 61 degrees during the first 15 days of March and 59 degrees during the first 15 days of April."

Subject Heading: GSL
June 15 To Be Special Day in Smokies
By Willard Yarbrough
News-Sentinel Staff Writer
May 26, 1974
"Legends of the Great Smokies will live again June 15 when oldtimers gather at Cherokee and Gatlinburg to mark the 40th anniversary of the nation's most-visited park." Tells many of these legends and some true tales as well. Includes 8 pics. of Noah Wilson (Bud) Ogle family, Lucinda Oakley (Mrs. Earnest) Ogle, Herb Clabo, Wiley Oakley, Col. David C. Chapman, Mrs. John W. Legler, Aunt Celia Ownby, the Jim Carr tubmill and a wagon.

Subject Heading: GSL
40th Anniversary Is June 15
Many Struggled for Smoky Park
By Willard Yarbrough
News-Sentinel Staff Writer
June 2, 1974
Discusses the promotion of the Smokies as a national park and the people involved in the effort. Includes 4 pics. of Andy Gregory and his sons, the church on the Cades Cove loop road, L.W. McCarter and Mrs. Sophie Campbell and her grandson.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
In Park Celebration
22 Gatlinburg Ogles on Old-Timers List
by Flo Gullickson
News-Sentinel Correspondent
June 9, 1974
Lists many of the Ogles in Gatlinburg. Not all of them are indexed.

TIYC
June 10, 1974
In a short column, CB recalls his invasion of Normandy four days after D-Day.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
June 13, 1974
CB vividly describes time spent fishing for redeye.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
June 24, 1974
Discusses the history of Gregory Bald and NPS plans to preserve it and Andrews Bald "as managed historic areas within the wilderness, not as parts of the wilderness."

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
June 27, 1974
Taking into account the energy crisis, CB offers suggestions of summer activities.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
July 11, 1974
"Styx Branch tumbles out of Huggins Hell and then pauses and swirls for a few minutes in the Bubbling Cauldron." CB gives the name Bubbling Cauldron to a "swirling, sun-struck pool a few yards from the Alum Cave Bluff Trail."

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Lodge Once Was Host to Earl Warren
Woman, 84, Has Hiked Up LeConte 146 Times
July 20, 1974
Discusses the history of the lodge and the frequent hikers up the mountain.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
July 22, 1974
Thomas W. West shares memories of the Imperial Hotel and his life.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
July 25, 1974
CB walks along Summit Hill and notices Summit Apartments. Mentions community development plans for the area.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
August 4, 1974
Discusses the possible closing of Mt. Le Conte Lodge and some of the frequent hikers up the mountain.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
August 16, 1974
Claude Hyde talks about Cecil Rice's dog, Hobo Jack, jaying, and hunting. He has a disagreement with Bob Barker over the "old logging term, 'ball-hooting.'"

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
September 5, 1974
Discusses the "use of bulldozers on trail maintenance work."

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
September 9, 1974
Paul Adams, Pauline Huff, and D.R. Beeson, Sr., comment on the proposed closing of Mt. Le Conte Lodge.

Subject Heading: C
Chief's Woodpile Dwindles
September 19, 1974
In a brief column, R.S. (Chief) Reynolds shares memories and tells about winning an oldest man award at the fair. Readers are looking for information on John Foust and William Seward.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Glories of Autumn
September 23, 1974
Brief article. Discusses the weather and activities of the season and the flora and fauna of the local area.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
On Pink Snow
September 30, 1974
"Leroy Fox says pink snow isn't necessarily air-polluted snow." Paul S. Pardue provides an "outlook on winter."

Subject Heading: GSL
Includes 'Graveyard Hill'
Don Reagan Traces 'Lines' in Smokies
By Flo Gullickson
News-Sentinel Correspondent
October 6, 1974
Briefly discusses two books by Donald B. Reagan, Cemeteries Inscriptions in the Smoky Mountain Area and Smoky Mountain Clans. Provides some family history for the Reagans.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
October 6, 1974
"If you want to slay a rattlesnake or two, tan some leather, and crack a few walnuts, keep reading." Mentions ....a right good people by Harold Warren.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
On Power Rates
October 7, 1974
Brief column critizes TVA's electric power rate structures, for which TVA officials are "studying 'alternative approaches.'" Discusses the rate structures used by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
October 10, 1974
Discusses the meaning behind the logging terms "jillpoke," "dead man," and "whip and luff."

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
Morgan: Author at 96
October 14, 1974
Discusses "that bitter quarrel between" Arthur E. Morgan, "the first TVA board chairman, and the two other board members, David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt A. Morgan," as told in Morgan's book, The Making of the TVA.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Beaver in East Tennessee
October 17, 1974
Short column discusses beavers in East Tennessee.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
If Brown Interest Sold
LeConte Lodge May Remain Open
October 19, 1974
Mt. LeConte Lodge is for sale. 20 shelters along the AT may be removed.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October 20, 1974
CB and Alberta hike in the Smokies. "We were moseying along the Rough Creek Trail for maybe five hours, stopping to look at moles and worms and leaves and things."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
November 17, 1974
Claude Hyde discusses the history of Whig Meadow. Jim Botts discusses what it means to have an area designated as wilderness.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
December 29, 1974
Discusses the problems of hogs and poaching in the park.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
THIS IS Your Community
Wilderness Rules Unclear
January 23, 1975
Brief column discusses wilderness areas in the area and what the wilderness designation means.

Subject Heading: AH--"D"
TIYC
January 26, 1975
Ben Alley tells stories from his life as a "drummer." Includes a story of when he and his wife, Muriel Livingston, stayed with CB and his parents on their honeymoon in October 1925.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Incomplete column
February 2, 1975
Includes a pic. of Bob Barker. In a long column, he discusses his hobby of "searching for the unmarked graves of mountain men of East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and North Georgia and placing proper marble or granite markers on them. He specializes in the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers."

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Tombstone Inscriptions
February 3, 1975
Bob Barkers mentions unusual tombstone inscriptions he has seen, including the two contradictory ones marking soldier John Pack's grave.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
More About Grave Markers
February 6, 1975
Robert P. (Bob) Barker discusses some of the grave markers he has made. "He often puts more in the inscription than the birth and death dates of the departed citizens."

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Answer Earned $50
February 11, 1975
A Chicago reporter called Mr. Ralph (Pug) Murphy, then manager of Sevierville's New Central Hotel, and offered $50 for an interview with Clarence Darrow upon the death of William Jennings Bryan.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
Radioactive Bear Count
February 20, 1975
Discusses counting bears by using radioactive isotopes versus using ear tags.

Subject Heading: TR
More Than NPS Plan
Larger Area Urged for Smoky Wilderness
February 21, 1975
"A coalition of nearly two dozen wilderness advocate organizations have proposed a larger wilderness area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park than the National Park Service (NPS) has proposed." Lists their proposed areas.

Subject Heading: G--4
Southern Extract Closes
Began Operations in the 1890s
February 27, 1975
See title.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
March 2, 1975
CB advises beekeepers to feed their bees since the nectar flow is low this year. Discusses the pleasures and weather of the season.

Subject Heading: GSM
As Smoky Park Superintendent
Vincent Ellis to Retire
March 9, 1975
See title. Discusses his life and family.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Lodge Owners May Change
Le Conte Must Get Approval of NPS
March 14, 1975
Includes a pic. of the lodge. See title. Also discusses some proposals made for changes in the operations of the lodge.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Inspiring Message
March 17, 1975
Brief column quotes a message Cumberland County High School teacher Bertha Evelyn left on her desk. Includes a portion on a prayer concerning rabbits. A reader wants to know the value of her Louisa May Alcott books.

Subject Heading: LPitS
TIYC
March 20, 1975
Discusses the events leading up to Mark Hanson's disappearance and death.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
March 30, 1975
Mrs. Lucinda Ogle discusses kinfolk who lived along Le Conte Creek. Mentions Indian Bill and Aaron Reagan. Includes a diagram of families who lived on or near Mill (LeConte) Creek and the Oakley Branch. Also includes a pic. of the Junglebrook Mill.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Sociable Skunk
April 3, 1975
A reader and Alberta take pictures of skunks. Dr. A Randolph Shields provides a list of men who received $3 each for wolf scalps. Three Univ. of Cincinnati seniors will be getting college credits for hiking all 2000 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
April 27, 1975
Discusses trout fishing & ramp harvesting.

Subject Heading: TR
TIYC
The Anakeesta Formation
April 28, 1975
"One factor that weighs against any more significant road building in the park is the Anakeesta formation(,)...a formation of slaty rock found in some of the rougher areas of the Great Smokies." When it is "ripped open and the material is exposed to moisture, one of the results is sulfuric acid." Mentions an honor former Park Supt. George Fry received.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
Whose Turn on TVA?
May 1, 1975
"Judging from recent stories out of Washington, TVA directorships now are to be plums rotated around ot persons from the various Valley states." Brief column lists some earlier directors and from where they came.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
About Tub Mills
May 19, 1975
Dr. Gregory Jeane of Auburn University provides information about tub mills.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
May 25, 1975
Discusses a vacation spent with family in the local area, including different meals & a hike to Thunderhead.

Subject Heading: G--4
To Be Museum for Toms Furniture
Foundation Negotiating for Armstrong House
June 8, 1975
Includes a photograph of the home at 2728 Kingston Pike. See title. The Toms Foundation wishes to buy the house to "house the antique furniture and silver left by the late William P. (Buck) Toms.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Recall Smokies Bliss
Three Couples Live Happily Ever After
June 8, 1975
Discusses the wedding days of Jack & Pauline Huff, Earl & Beth Ogle, and Dick & Martha Whaley.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
June 8, 1975
Discusses New World. Also discusses how sawmill gravy is made and how it got its name.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Smokies Insects
June 9, 1975
Discusses the impossibility of writing a book on insects in the park. Mentions the legend of "Kanati, the first Cherokee man," letting insects out of a stone jug to torment hunters.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
A Mossy Appetite
June 11, 1975
While fishing on a stream in the Smokies, CB observes a deer eating moss in the stream. Readers send CB Clay Harts, which are "streamer fl(ies) made of white rooster hackle and fur from the tail of a fox squirrel."

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Work Needed on Trails
June 19, 1975
Encourages hikers to try trails that are often ignored. Recommends the book, Hiking Trails in the Southern Mountains, by Jerry Sullivan & Glenda Daniel.

Subject Heading: GSM
TIYC
June 22, 1975
Discusses the acquisition of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club's cabin in Greenbrier, the problems with a 1920-acrea private inholding, copper in land near Fontana Lake, the proposed closing of Mount LeConte Lodge, and agricultural permits in the park.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
Smokies Generate Love
June 26, 1975
Scott Heppel has chosen and produced 227 slides from a grand total of 5-10,000 pictures of the Great Smokies.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
June 29, 1975
Readers discuss sawmill gravy and a strike among CCC men who wanted some. Also mentions an error made in the paper concerning when Summer began this year.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Reports Are Snaky
June 30, 1975
Short column tells stories of hikers encountering snakes in the park. Dr. Robert Lash provides reassuring information about snakebites.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
July 6, 1975
Discusses Tuskagee, Blanket Mountain, Meigs Post, an old boundary line between whites and Cherokees, and events from two hundred years ago.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
Golden Anniversary Hike
July 10, 1975
Paul Adams first hiked to Mt. Le Conte to establish the first permanent camp there 50 yrs. ago. Discusses a pollution study being conducted by an EPA lab.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
More About Scopes
July 17, 1975
Includes a "story about two duck hunters, a juror, a lawyer, and the Scopes trial at Dayton in July 1925." C.C. Tyson of Powell recalls memories of the Imperial Hotel fire in 1916.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
New River Pollution Meeting Set
Recreation Area Is in Path of Mining Wastes
July 20, 1975
Discusses proposals for the New River Valley. Provides mining statistics for the area.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
August 3, 1975
Discusses events surrounding the death of Edward McKinley near Indian Gap in 1915. Walter Diehl recalls a nearby hike he made at the time.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
THIS IS Your Community
Communication Problems
August 4, 1975
The book, Greeneville, by Richard Harrison Doughty describes the death and funeral of President Andrew Johnson.

Subject Heading: GS--G
TIYC
August 10, 1975
Lucinda Ogle tells stories about hunting snakes as a child with her brother, Elmer. Mentions a difference of opinion over killing snakes in the park.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
August 24, 1975
CB became interested in "the report that the Caleb Crosby threshing barn is to be reassembled and erected at Norris Dam State Park." Describes Caleb Crosby's life and accomplishments. Includes a pic. of Mrs. Frank (Shirley) Hodges Jr. Also includes a drawing by Charles S. Grossman of the NPS of Caleb Crosby's threshing barn and another drawing of a similar threshing machine.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
August 31, 1975
Discusses the mushroom Gloeocantharellus purpurascens. Mentions ground pine. Lists some historical places in Blount and Cocke Counties. Includes 3 pics. of Dr. Lexemuel Ray Hesler, Jean (Mrs. Bill) Allen, and Dr. Ronald H. Peterson.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Good Day for a Trip
September 1, 1975
CB & Alberta hike to Andrews Bald & eat berries along the way.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
Slate Is Elusive
September 19, 1975
CB reveals some information about the history of slate from the roof of Galinburg's Pancake Pantry and is trying to find out where some slate was quarried.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Pennyrile Dwindling
September 25, 1975
Discusses a flea and insect repellent named pennyrile. It is listed in the dictionary as "pennyroyal."

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
The Whaleys of Greenbrier
September 28, 1975
Discusses the family history of the Whaleys from Greenbrier Cove.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
October Beauty
October 2, 1975
Praises October's weather and fall colors.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TiYC
The Man Who Painted Smokies
October 5, 1975
Discusses the life and work of artist Charles Christopher Krutch. Includes a pic. of Charlie Krutch.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Hardy Chestnuts
November 3, 1975
A reader sends CB chestnut burrs and a chestnut. Discusses an article in Science about the chestnut blight problem. Rev. A. Rufus Morgan's house burned recently.

Subject Heading: HitS
TiYC
Hiking With West Barber
November 9, 1975
CB & WB, who recently became blind, hike from Rich Gap to the Rich Mountain Tower.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
Pennyrile Thriving
November 13, 1975
"Though pennyrile apparently is scarce in East Tennessee, it's still thriving in parts of Kentucky." Discusses its usage.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
Sam Ownby Left Memoirs
November 16, 1975
See title. Quotes from and discusses the memoirs.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
Fall Colors Linger
November 19, 1975
Discusses the fall color season, which was longer than usual. Discusses the abundance of rain this year. Provides power usage statistics for October of this year and last.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Visiting With the McClisters
November 23, 1975
"The McClister farm on Flat Creek, in Lowland community, has been the home of Lena and Helm McClister all their lives. This same land has been in the McClister family since 1796."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
'Dick' McNabb Changes Jobs
November 30, 1975
Discusses the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health and the career of its new executive director, Richard McNabb Jr.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
'Burden' Is Passed
December 4, 1975
Mrs. LaReine Warden Clayton discusses finding Sam Houston's iron knuckles at the Sam Houston School. They left them there, and she now says, "if this valuable find was lost, it is to be forever regretted, but I have never learned more about it."

Subject Heading: G--4
Private Funding To Restore Bijou Sought by Group
December 7, 1975
Includes a pledge form for the Bijou Theater. Discusses the history of the theater and the efforts to restore it "to its former splendor and usefulness through private financing."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TiYC
Charlie Coada Runs Gristmill
December 7, 1975
Describes Charlie Coda's life and the gristmill he runs. Also discusses "why a 'tub mill' is so called." Includes a drawing of a "tub wheel."

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
New Book on Smokies
December 18, 1975
Discusses the new book, Out under the sky of the Great Smokies, which consists of "experiences and musings of Harvey Broome."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
Sam's Iron Knucks Found
December 28, 1975
Sam Houston's iron knuckles are in the Sam Houston Museum in Blount County. Discusses the Henry Irwin Mill of Hinds Creek.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
White's Fort, Tenn.?
January 1, 1976
Provides historical information on James White, the first settler of Knoxville.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
A Great Year for Bluebirds
January 11, 1976
Provides a year-end bluebird report and discusses an extensive study of bears in the park.

Subject Heading: TVA
New Group Fights for Darter, Against Dam
January 11, 1976
Provides the opinions of Zyg Plater, one founder of "a new organization...formed to take court action to protect the snail darter from TVA's Tellico Dam."

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
More on Hibernating Bears
January 12, 1976
Discusses bears' temperatures while hibernating and the locations they choose for it.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TiYC
Human History of South Fork
January 18, 1976
CB talks with Mrs. Esther Sharp Sanderson, "a lady who taught both Sen. Howard Baker Jr. and Rep. John Duncan and whose father once bunked with Jesse James." She tells various stories from the Big South Fork area. Don Herndon discusses various costs involved with Big South Fork National Park.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
Tough Human Bottoms
January 29, 1976
Marion Randolph and others hike up to Mt. Le Conte Lodge to visit David Witherspoon. They warm the toilet seat by the stove before use.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
TIYC
A Report From the Graveyard
February 6, 1976
CB feels women have it a lot easier nowadays. This may be one reason they live longer than men. Lists some census figures for men and women.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
TIYC
A Reply to Why Men Die
February 15, 1976
Jean (Mrs. Mike) LaForest responds to CB's comparions of the lives of pioneer women and women today. Lists some suicide rates for men and women which show the rate is higher for women. Includes a pic. of Mrs. Mike (Jean) LaForest.

Subject Heading: B
TIYC
More Male-Female
February 23, 1976
Discusses how male bears do not live as long as female bears. Refers to letters written to CB about a male-female longevity column. Panthers have spotted in the park.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Conservation Unit Sells Sevier Land to State
February 26, 1976
"The state today bought 237 acres of land from Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association for use as a natural area."

Subject Heading: HitS
TiYC
Two Great Days on the Trail
February 29, 1976
CB & Alberta hike to Blanket Mountain. Others hike to Cades Cove. Discusses the history, flora, & fauna of the areas.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
Conservancy Chief Due
March 8, 1976
Discusses the mission and work of the Nature Conservancy.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
'Dummy Line' Memories
March 14, 1976
James B. Hishaw and Mayor George Dempster recall memories of the Dummy Line, a "little railroad wich ran between Knoxville and the village of Fountain City."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
There Was a Time
March 17, 1976
Two people write and ask questions about local railroads. One recalls the cold winters of the early 1900s as well.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
Dummy Jogs Memories
March 24, 1976
Several people share memories of the Dummy Line, a railroad which connected Knoxville to Fountain City.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
The 'Sarvis Tree'
March 25, 1976
Discusses the origin of the name "sarvis tree." A reader wants to know where a damaged bridge was. Includes a pic. of the bridge. Recommends a play called "Bird of a nation's flag" produced by Emily (Mrs. R.G.) Nixon.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
Catching up Loose Ends
March 28, 1976
Discusses the uses for gant-lots, methods to conserve energy, and the state's "no. 3 cooper." Alex Stewart and Bill Henry are said to be the top two coopers in the state.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
Life on Le Conte
April 1, 1976
Provides information about the operation of Mt. Le Conte Lodge.

Subject Heading: GSL
TIYC
How High Is Mt. Craig?
April 4, 1976
A book states that in May 1970 the U.S. Geologic Survey found Mt. Craig to be 6647 ft. high, four feet higher than Clingmans Dome. Discusses the book, Backpacking Was the Only Way, by Paul M. Fink.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
TIYC
More on Male Death Rate
April 11, 1976
Lists various statistics related to male and female longevity. Provides life expectancies for men and women for each decade from 1920 to 1970.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Believe in Superstitions?
April 12, 1976
Carlos C. Campbell and CB list some superstitions.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC
Loyston Reunion
April 15, 1976
Mentions a Loyston High School class, a Edwin Way Teale poem, the state animal, a loving cup, and the 26th annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage.

Subject Heading: C&RR
Steering Rafts Down Holston
May 23, 1976
Henry Etter Price talks about rafting logs down the Holston River.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Copper Search on Silers Bald
May 30, 1976
Granville Calhoun reminiscences about digging for copper on Silers Bald, herding, hunting, and more."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
Smells Worsening?
June 3, 1976
Discusses what is causing Knoxville to smell bad.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
Another Raft Steersman
June 6, 1976
Cal Kee discusses rafting logs down the Holston River and mentions his work on his farm.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
A Favorite Area
June 7, 1976
"One of my areas is along Clinch River, the first five or six miles below Norris Dam, say from the dam down to Massengill Bridge." Describes the area.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TiYC
Steer Drank Smokies Mash
June 13, 1976
See title. Discusses past cattle and sheep grazing in the park.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
The Preacher and Moonshiner
June 27, 1976
In a brief column, W.A. (Bill) Brown tells the story of two uncles, a preacher, Jack, and a moonshiner, Willis.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Old Mowers Needed
July 1, 1976
Susan Bratton and Mary Lindsay are thinking of using "an old horse-drawn mowing machine...to return Gregory and Andrews Balds to their former grassy glory." A reader complains about cats eating her birds. Mentions London plane trees.

Subject Heading: I
TiYC
Chota Talks 200 Years Ago
July 4, 1976
See title. Also briefly recalls some later wars and events of Cherokee history.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
TIYC
Human Male: Endangered Sex
July 11, 1976
Provides more statistics and comments regarding men-women longevity. "Men, already an oppressed minority, are dwindling dow toward the ran of insignificant minority, and extinction may come nearly any century."

Subject Heading: I
TIYC
The Virginia Fort
July 12, 1976
"UT archaeologists probing the land along the Little Tennessee River scheduled to be covered next year by Tellico Lake have found another little piece of English colonial history: The Virginia Fort."

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
How To Make a Log Raft
July 18, 1976
Includes a pic. of Henry Etter Price and a drawing of a log raft. See title.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
'Share Brewer' Campaign Urged
Letter to the editor from Anna R. Price, 6716 Sherwood Drive
July 18, 1976
"So the 'Share the Brewer' campaign would serve a dual purpose. Not only would it give Mr. Brewer an excellent opportunity to investigate death rates...around the golob, it would also give Knoxvillians a chance to share our columnist with other lands."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
Rifle Range Here Is Old
July 22, 1976
CB visits and describes the John Sevier Rifle Range.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
104th Annual Meeting
July 29, 1976
Describes the "beginning of the National Campground in Loudon County" and provides "details of the 104th annual meeting."

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
TIYC
26 Endangered Plants in State
August 1, 1976
"Twenty-six of the plants proposed for the endangered species list in this country grow - or at least once grew - in Tennessee." Lists these plants and discusses efforts to protect them.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
It's Boasting Season
August 2, 1976
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Karter bury their compost, and the fertile soil has yielded large tomatos and cornstalks.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Mountaineer Reminisces
August 8, 1976
Includes a pic. of Bass Dockery. He reminiscences about being a moonshiner, losing his right arm, and squatting for his land.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
Callie Dockery -- a Worker
August 9, 1976
Bass Dockery praises his wife, Callie, as a hard worker, talks about his habit of drinking before breakfast, states his commercial brand preference, and more.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Letting Others Do the Writing
August 15, 1976
Dr. A.J. (Jack) Sharp comments on teaching a class in Venezuala. CB borrows a funny story from his son, Kit, an associate editor. Also includes three inquiries and one comment from readers.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Gray Bat Is Endangered
August 29, 1976
Discusses gray bats and why they are endangered. Also mentions a South American bat.

Subject Heading: S
TIYC
Fast Approach of Autumn
September 2, 1976
Discusses autumn, apples and dogwoods.

Subject Heading: C&RR
TIYC
Log-Rafting Era Recalled
September 5, 1976
Includes a picture of CB's distant cousin, Nancy Manning (Mrs. James) Lee. She recalls when the Manning and Lee families "used a big double-raft of poplar logs to move nearly all their belongings on a 180-mile ride down the Clinch and the Tennessee."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) TIYC
Time To Get Set for Winter
September 12, 1976
CB picks muscadines with John Lain. Discusses ways to efficiently save energy in houses by using insulation, solar panels, and more.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
Remember Capital Sites?
September 16, 1976
Includes 3 photographs of the "seat of government of the State of Franklin at Greeneville," the first capitol of Tennessee at Knoxville, and the present Capitol Building in Nashville. The article acts as a long caption for the photographs.

Subject Heading: G--1
TIYC
Buck Ewing Was Showman
September 19, 1976
Includes 2 pics. of Buck Ewing. Eulogizes the teacher and artist.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
TIYC
'Ghost' Falls From Loft
October 31, 1976
Tells the story of two boys who "sparking" on Baskins Creek and spent the night at the girls' house. One fell through the loft floor while spying down on the girls. Discusses the superstitution that birds in the house foretelling death. Mrs. Lucinda Ogle discusses what "'must have been the first of what's called screen printing.'"

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
TIYC
Fall Colors Are Vivid
November 1, 1976
Discusses the fall colors, a llama attack and a dead mink.

Subject Heading: HitS
THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY: Sun, Ice, Water, Rock Produce 'Magic' Smokies Show
November 14, 1976
Discusses a hike made by John Stiles & CB to Balsam Mountain.

Subject Heading: HitS
Christmas Show by Tennessee Artists Includes 3000 Pieces of Original Art
No author given
November 14, 1976
See title. A self-portrait by Carson Brewer will be given away in a drawing at the show.

Subject Heading: C
TIYC
First Animal Shelter?
November 15, 1976
In a brief column, CB mentions R.S. (Chief) Reynolds' giving nature, and Lucinda Ogle talks about the "Reynolds-Oakley dog shelter project."

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC: Has Anybody Seen an Habenaria Orbiulata Lately?
November 28, 1976
Dr. Murray Evans and others are "trying to list all the 'possibly extinct,' 'endangered,' and 'threatened' plants of Tennessee." CB visits with John M. Neal and his pet Mackenzie River wolf, Cara. Includes a pic. of John and Cara.

Subject Heading: I
TIYC: The Arrival of the Cherokees -- Was It in 1550?
December 12, 1976
Ten years of "digging at the old Indian town sites along the portion of the (Tennessee) river that's to become a lake" has led Dr. Alfred K. (Ted) Guthe to believe that the Cherokees came to the area about 1550. Also discusses the Dallas Indians, so named from the site of artifacts on Dallas Island in the Tennessee River.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
What Makes Raven Wobble
December 13, 1976
Tells a story about a beer-drinking raven. Discusses killing blue jays and starlings.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC: 'Heart of Valley' Is Excellent History Book of Knoxville
December 19, 1976
Discusses the Knoxville history book edited by Lucile Deaderick, Heart of the Valley. Briefly discusses two other books, Maria Bosomworth and William Rodgers by Eleanor West and Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers by Carlos C. Campbell, William F. Hutson, and Aaron Jack Sharp.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
TIYC: Mountaineer's Fruit Planted Decades Ago Still Bearing
December 26, 1976
Discusses Atwood Crowder, the Crowder Place and its fruit, a dialect book Mrs. Mary Ida Kensinger plans to write, the use of the verb "sniff," red berries, the need for a recipe for lye soap. Mrs. June Hatfield wants information about the painting of Charlie Chaplin at the Riviera Theater.

Subject Heading: I
TIYC: Where Was the Ball Field at Cherokee Capital?
January 2, 1977
Discusses Cherokee ball play. Mentions how "Cherokee women usually nursed their babies two years," perhaps a way they kept their population low. Discusses and includes Louis Spitzer's painting of "Chota, sacred city and capital of the Cherokee nation 200 years ago."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC
No Warmth for Cold
January 10, 1977
Mentions the winters of 1917, 1959-1950, and the current one. Bill Allen and CB hike along Clear Creek.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC: 'Sorry You Missed the Blizzard' in Winter of 1917-18
January 16, 1977
Includes a photograph of the Tennessee River as a "rough jungle of ice." Describes the winter of 1917-1918. Mildred Coward (Mrs. W.K.) Ghormley and Otis W. Danner share memories from it.

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC: More on Winter of '17-18, Indian Ball Play, Lye Soap
January 23, 1977
People share memories of the winter of 1917-1918, Cherokee ball play, and Atwood Crowder. Provides two recipes for lye soap.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
TIYC
It Wasn't That Way
January 24, 1977
Discusses the real history of Cades Cove and proposed "alternative" management plans for the area.

Subject Heading: Hogs
No New Roads, No Wild Hogs, More Wilderness Proposed for Smokies
February 11, 1977
Approx. 325 met with NPS officials at a park-planning workshop to voice opinions and concerns for the park.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Snail Darters May Taste Like Crow
February 11, 1977,A
Brief, humorous article about George Kimmon's reaction to being kidded about snail darters; concern for the fish has halted construction of Tellico Dam.

Subject Heading: G--4
Hotel Guests Leave Slowly
February 13, 1977
Includes a photograph of Mrs. Augusta Seal. Residents of the Farragut Hotel are moving to the Andrew Johnson Hotel upon its closure on February 21.

Subject Heading: HitS
THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY: Trek to Rainbow Falls Reveals Scene of Snow, Ice, Rock
February 13, 1977
CB hikes with Alberta & John Stiles to Rainbow Falls. Discusses the ice levels of area lakes.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Frozen Motion
February 18, 1977
Photography only
Caption reads, "David Smart of Lenoir city made this picture of Rainbow Falls, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The column of ice, about 45 feet high, has been intact for several days, but it may survive only a few days of warming weather."

Subject Heading: KH--LC
TIYC
Ancient Trees Remain
February 21, 1977
"Virgin forest in Knoxville? Russell Briscoe, a respected historian of the city, thinks so." Discusses the history of Kingston Pike.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC: They Drew the Line, and Then Asked the Volunteers Not To Cross
March 6, 1977
Discusses the boundary lines of Tennessee. Includes a rough outline of the state.

Subject Heading: KH--LC
TIYC
Road to Big Lick
March 10, 1977
"According to old deeds and other documents, the Big Lick lay along low ground bordering Bull Run Creek in what now is Union County." Discusses the Big Lick and mentions a family, the Graves, that was from the area.

Subject Heading: HitS
THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY: Up, Down and Around -- It's All in a Day's Walk for Veteran Hikers
March 13, 1977
Discusses the hiking habits of Dr. Egin P. Kinter & Margaret Stevenson.

Subject Heading: TVA
Freeman's Theories Could Alter TVA Plans
March 13, 1977
Discusses S. David Freeman's opinions on power rates, coal, and more, as related in his book, Energy: The New Era.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Take Along Experience When Visiting Smokie's Whiteoak Sink
March 27, 1977
CB & 4 others explore & discuss the history of the Whiteoak Sink area, but do not recommend it to everyone. Includes a pic. of Bruce Watt at the entrance to the Blowhole Cave.

Subject Heading: ETL
TIYC
Cremation's Heated Answer
March 31, 1977
Mrs. Nellie Mae Bohanan Brown Van Arum's ashed were scattered in the Great Smoky mountains. CB considers this option, but states, "I still do not like being burned. But if, at the age of 98, I fail to return from a walk in the mountains, I hope the rescue squad people will not search too hard for me."

Subject Heading: G--4
TIYC: Mike's Haunting Whistle Echoes Down the Years
April 3, 1977
Includes a photograph of Mike O'Connor. Several people share memories of the Southern Railway engineer and his whistle. Briefly mentions tow other engineers.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
TIYC
A Watery Journey
April 7, 1977
CB saw several flooded areas as he travels around the area.

Subject Heading: Hogs
TIYC: The Hogs' Origins Are Academic -- The Damage Is Real
April 17, 1977
CB disagrees with Dr. Bob Hines, who does not feel the hogs should be taken out of the park. Discusses the damage the wild hogs do to the park.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
TIYC
Future Challenges Le Conte
April 21, 1977
Mrs. W.H. Helton is writing an account of her grandfather, Harve Roger's life. Al Bedinger voices his opinions on the possible closing of Mr. Le Conte Lodge.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC: There's a Potful of Brook Trout at the End of the Rainbow
May 1, 1977
CB talks about fishing on Spruce Flats Branch and a study of brook trout in the stream by Doug Harned. Discusses threats to the brook trout's survival.

Subject Heading: TVA
TIYC
Let's Cheer for Norris Dam
May 1, 1977
Brief column discusses "BTU bushes" and the monetary benefits of Norris Dam.

Subject Heading: GSNH
TIYC
Don't Drink the Water
May 5, 1977
Discusses a study of water quality in the park. Abrams Creek is the only body of water mentioned by name and discussed in detail in the column.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Knox Horse Racing Flourished at One Time
May 19, 1977
Discusses the Cal Johnson Race Track and other local horse racing tracks.

Subject Heading: TVA
Darter Swimming in Crowded Endangered Stream
May 29, 1977
Discusses various listings, particulary snails, on the Endangered Species Technical Bulletin.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Herd Post Goes Begging
May 30, 1977
"The swimming life of Chucky the Bull is finished....He was the Angus bull owned by J.P. Beets of Bean Station."

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
History Recaptured by Hotel Directory
June 12, 1977
CB quotes letters from "Claude Hyde on grassy balds, Bill Ross on early baseball here, and Dr. William J. MacArthur Jr. on the old Hale Springs House in Rogersville." See title.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Big Oak, Dulcimers and Grave Top Trip
June 19, 1977
CB measures Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Mullen's Southern red oak, attends a dulcimer concert at the Folk Life Center of the Smokies, and talks about Sally Grooms (Mrs. Jim) Sutton and her headstone near Cosby Campground.

Subject Heading: HitS
The 'Witches Winds' and Negative Ions
June 20, 1977
Sitting at Henwallow Falls, CB remembers a book he read by Fred Soyka entitled The Ion Effect. The book proposes that an abundance of negative ions leads people to feel good. However, too many positive ions can make people feel sick. The "area near a waterfall is loaded with negative ions that make one feel great."

Subject Heading: G--4
Belle's Return Stirs Memories of Old Knoxville
June 26, 1977
Includes a photograph of Mrs. Kenneth (Isabella Tyson) Gilpin and Mr. & Mrs. McGhee Tyson Gilpin at the graves of Sen. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Tyson and Lt. Charles McGhee Tyson. Isabella Tyson Gilpin is a descendant of James White, Col. Charles McClung McGhee, and Sen. Lawrence D. Tyson. She recalls memories of her family and Knoxville.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Women Still Outlive Men, Study Shows
June 26, 1977
Provides statistics related to 7440 deaths listed in The Knoxville News-Sentinel from June 1976 through May 1977. Makes comments related to his opinion that "it's Papa who's under the gun now."

Subject Heading: GSM
No More Roads in Park, Interior Urges
July 1, 1977
U.S. Department of the Interior makes many recommendations in an environmental review. See title.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Diary Offers Clues on Roan Mountain
July 3, 1977
Discusses how Roan Mountain looked in 1799 and the origins of Andrews Bald. Quotes from the diary of John Strother, a late 18th century surveyor for the TN-NC border, and a report by George S. Ramseur entitled Secondary Successionin the Spruce-Fir Forest of Great Smoky Mountains National Park."

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
More on Strother's Diary on Surveying in 1799
July 4, 1977
Quotes from John Strother's diary describe the Painted Rock, Roan Mountain, and Yellow Mountain.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Carson Brewer
Shields' Memory Comes Through in New Book
July 10, 1977
Discusses 2 books, The Cades Cove Story by Dr. A Randolph Shields and Good Morning, Professor by Clifford Seeber.

Subject Heading: G--4
Explosive City Voter Remap Plan Set
by Bob Barrett and Carson Brewer
July 31, 1977
Includes present and proposed councilmanic district maps. See title. People give their opinions of the new plan.

Subject Heading: KH--LC
Carson Brewer
Photo Reflects Bygone Era
July 31, 1977
Includes a pic. of Kingston Pike and Cherokee Bridge. Discusses the picture. Discusses a book, Footprints Across the Pages of Tennessee History, by James A. Crutchfield and some of the people mentioned in it. Nell S. Hendrix wants information about a horse racetrack which used to be in South Knoxville.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
New Fungus Restores America's Chestnut
August 1, 1977
See title. An article in the July issue of News and Views, a publication of the American Horticultural Society, discusses how "a new and weaker strain of fungus" is stunting the deadly Asiatic strain.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Unfortunate Rattlesnakes Found in Great Smokies
August 8, 1977
Tells three stories about a dead snake in a Smokies stream, a snake eating another snake, and a snake "'charming'" a kitten.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Carson Brewer
What's the Yardstick Used for Dog Days?
August 11, 1977
Many readers discuss Dog Days and try to pinpoint the exact dates for them.

Subject Heading: KH--LC
Carson Brewer
Old Cherokee Bridge Photo Evokes Memories
August 14, 1977
See title. Readers recall memories of Cherokee Bridge and the big house mentioned in the July 31 column owned by the Cox family.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Racetrack Question Revives 1965 Column
August 18, 1977
Discusses the Cal Johnson Race Track and the Simpson Ferry.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Water Snail Among Those 'Endangered'
August 22, 1977
Discusses the plight of the snails of genus Io.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
You'd Better Be on Time for One of Mike's Meals
October 17, 1977
Discusses Mike Wilson's cooking and his job as "one of six investigators for the old AEC (now ERDA)."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Mike's Eye for Beauty Won't Allow for Litter
October 20, 1977
Discusses Mike Wilson's gardening and feelings about littering.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Captured Boars To Be Stocked in Nantahala
October 20, 1977
"Whenever practical,...boars captured alive on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be stocked in the headwaters of Snowbird and Santeetlah Creeks in Nantahala National Forest."

Subject Heading: Hogs
Some Arguments To Save Wild Boars Are Pure Hogwash
October 23, 1977
Many NC citizens do not want the boars to be removed from the mountains. Discusses practical concerns and the wild boars' range.

Subject Heading: Hogs
GSMCA Supports Eradication of Park's Wild Hogs
October 26, 1977
See title. Summarizes the group's policy statement and discusses the boars' damage to the park.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
'Knoxville Cookbook' Is on Culinary Comeback
October 27, 1977
Discusses the Knoxville Cookbook by the Knoxville Women's Building Association.

Subject Heading: HitS
Hiking the Smokies Will Tell If You Are Unfit
October 30, 1977
Discusses a hike to High Rocks with Maryville residents Dr. Elgin P. Kinter, Ralph Collins, & Margaret Stevenson.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Carson Brewer
When Are the Autumn Colors at Their Best?
October 31, 1977
Discusses the fall colors and their peak. Also discusses prices of ginseng and mentions chinquapins.

Subject Heading: G--4
Mabry-O'Conner Duel Told in Book About One of Leading Knox Citizens
November 6, 1977
Discusses the duel between Joseph A. Mabry and Thomas O'Connor and mentions a book about O'Connor's life entitled May the Sod Rest Lightly. It was written by his great-niece, Rebecca Hunt Moulder.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Hikers Have Message for Senior Citizens
November 17, 1977
Grace McNichol & the Reverend Rufus Morgan advocate hiking. Answers 3 reader's letters.

Subject Heading: ETL
Frank Llewellyn, Brushy Mountain Ex-Warden, Also Expert on Walnut Cracking, Ham Curing
November 27, 1977
See title. Includes a pic. of Frank Llewellyn.

Subject Heading: ETL
How Did Clinch Mountain's Areas Earn Those Names?
December 4, 1977
See title. Discusses the "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "the historic old covered bridge that spans Doe River in Elizabethton."

Subject Heading: Hogs
Carson Brewer
Ban on Hog-Killing Brings New Concern
December 11, 1977
See title. CB and Will Skelton voice their opinions.

Subject Heading: Hogs
How Not To Be 'Over the Hill'
December 11, 1977,A
Frank Haile's letter to the editor is in response to CB's December 5, 1977, "Best Decade of Life" article. Provides tips from the results of a survey conducted by ROTO, Revolt Of The Old.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Expansion of Obed River System Needed, NPS Report Says
December 14, 1977
"Not enough area is authorized for the Obed wild and Scenic River and probably not enough money is authorized even for the portion that is authorized, according to an interim management statement released today by the National Park Service."

Subject Heading: LPitS
Jeff and Jennie, Survivors of Smokies Plane Crash, Fly Home to Michigan
December 18, 1977
Thomas Shrewsbury and his daughter Laura, both from Michigan, perished in a plane crash on Gregory Bald in the Great Smokies. Thomas' two children were treated at University Hospital. See title.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Dab o' Light Shed on Clinch River Mystery
December 18, 1977
Discusses how the Clinch River got its name.

Subject Heading: B
Abundant Food Apparently Delaying Bears' Hibernation
December 18, 1977
"The bears are staying up late this fall in the Great Smokies, and there was no 'fall shuffle' this time." Mentions the tracking of 22 bears by radio signals. Two were killed by hunters, one apparently by an illegal poacher.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Fiery Secessionist Gave Rhetts View Its Name
December 26, 1977
Rhetts View was named after Sen. Robert Barnwell Rhett, a "firebrand seccessionist...and close friend of Dr. Samuel Shields," a tavern owner.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Clinch Mountain of Early 1900s Recalled
December 29, 1977
"Knoxville historian," W. Russell Briscoe, recalls memories of Clinch Mountain and the Peavine Railroad.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Jimtown Hollow Named for Logger Jim Perkey
January 1, 1978
Burl and Hubert Perkey tell the reasons for the place names Jimtown Hollow, Signal Point, Kitts Point, and Stillhouse Hollow.

Subject Heading: I
Carson Brewer
May Apple Roots Used in Experiments
January 8, 1978
Discusses the uses of May apple roots, including Dr. Alan Solomon's use of it for patients with brain cancer. Also mentions a "few plants the Cherokees used for various ailments."

Subject Heading: TVA
Record Use Straining TVA Power Capacity
January 10, 1978
See title. Also mentions the weather and school closings.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Power Use Is at Record High
January 11, 1978
See title. Mentions school closings, frozen-coal problems, and TVA's efforts to keep up with demand.

Subject Heading: ETL
Little-Known Feats of Sam & Kate
January 15, 1978
"You have heard of the feats...of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Great Blue Ox...But you probably have not heard of Sam Davis and Old Kate, Sam's East Tennessee mule."

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Guard Recalls Work on Community Building
January 16, 1978
Harmon McLemore recalls building the Norris Community Building and working in a nearby sawmill.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Distinguished Visitors Included French Prince
January 22, 1978
Discusses King Louis-Philippe's Diary of My Travels in America. "Of all the visitors who have breezed through East Tennessee, few were as distinguished and few came as early as Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orleans and later King of the French.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Earlier Spelled Out Course on Near-Complete Tellico: Kill It
January 23, 1978
"What's next on TVA's Tellico Dam project, now that the Endangered Species Committee has told the agency it cannot close the dam on the Little Tennessee River?" Discusses the possibilities.

Subject Heading: C
Reader Leaves Folklore Legacy
January 29, 1978
Claude Hyde passed away earlier this month. CB quotes from some of his letters on a variety of topics. CB clarifies what he said about a red-headed woodpecker in a recent column.

Subject Heading: TVA
N-Enrichment Cut To Save Coal
January 31, 1978
Discusses the Department of Energy's power cutbacks and TVA's resultant situation. Mentions the weather.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
Carson Brewer
Clinch Mountain Had Peach Orchard, Coal
February 5, 1978
See title -- discusses the peach orchard but not the coal. Virginia Bruce (Mrs. Ralph) Nichols shares some "of her memories and stories handed down through her family abou the Clinch."

Subject Heading: CM&ER
Carson Brewer
Clinch Mountain Again; Uranium, but Not Coal
February 6, 1978
What Virginia Bruce (Mrs. Ralph) Nichols thought was coal was actually black shale. Discusses two diamonds found in Tennessee.

February 16, 1978
Sen. Jim Sasser, TVA Chairman S. David Freeman, and local groups debate TVA's desire to raise its debt ceiling from $15 billion to $30 billion. Mentions TVA's agreement with the EPA to reduce air pollution and the GAO's estimates for compliance.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
Carson Brewer
Were Two Mountains Once Closer Together?
February 19, 1978
"Let's have another look at the question of whether Clinch Mountain and House Mountain once were one continuous mountain." Also further discusses diamonds found in Tennessee mentioned in Feb. 6 column.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
After Snow, Cold, Spring is Welcome
March 5, 1978
Discusses this winter's weather and heating bills.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Finding of Diamonds in Tennessee Reported
March 12, 1978
"We may be on the trail of the man who found one of those Tennessee diamonds back near 1900....This reminds me of the story of the Punch Jones diamond."

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
From Not Much Place to Six Noagenarians
March 19, 1978
Betty Simpson shares memories of the Pest House and tells of her long-lasting friendship with a group of women in South Knoxville. See title.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Big Men in Knoxville Over Half Century Ago
March 23, 1978
Briefly discusses five men mentioned in the book, Men of Affairs in Knoxville, 1917, by Joe L. Baker and Stuart Towe.

Subject Heading: ETL
Delano General Store Taking Big Honor in Stride
March 26, 1978
See title. Includes a pic. of the M.E. Trew General Merchandise Store. It will be added to the National Register of Historic Places. Lists some members of the Used-To Club which meet there.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Giant Canada Geese No Longer Nearly Extinct
March 30, 1978
Once thought to be extinct, the largest goose in North America lives in East Tennessee.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA To Gradually Get Out of Strip-Mine Inspection
April 2, 1978
See title. Brief column also mentions the effects the OSM will have on states.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
'Pretty' Was Carried in a Tobacco Sack
April 3, 1978
"I've been wondering about the 'pretty' Mrs. Addie Wallace used to carry in a tobacco sack. It may have been a diamond but it probably wasn't.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Smallpox Sent Whole Family to Pest House
April 16, 1978
William A. Frost and Antoinette Taylor recall memories of smallpox, pest houses, and the Crockett Tavern.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Snake-Handling Sect's Founder Bitten 70 Times
April 17, 1978
Discusses UT student Wyndi White's research project on snake handlers. George Went Hensley, "the father of the snake-handling religious sect, died of snakebite after he had been bitten approximately 70 times" over a period of 46 years. Lists the names of two preachers who died after ingesting poison.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Carson Brewer
Britain Found Pests Too Much To Handle
April 23, 1978
After reading The Naturalized Animals of the British Isles by Christopher Lever, CB has more reasons to dislike the US Dept. of the Interior's order to end extermination of wild boars in the park.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Odd Spring Brings Some Blooms Early, Some Late
April 24, 1978
Discusses the flora of the area and an April 2nd hike with David Cann to Signal Point.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Chicks Are 'Doodles' and Ducklings 'Diddles'?
April 27, 1978
See title. Debates the meaning of the words "diddle" and "doodle" for baby fowl.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Le Conte Lodge Expected To Stay, but With Fewer Accommodations
April 28, 1978
Discusses a lab report on Mt. Le Conte, the closing of its 12-man shelter, and the operation of the lodge.

Subject Heading: HitS
Blah Day? A Hike Just Might Be The Answer
April 30, 1978
Carson & his wife go on a hike along the Chestnut Top Trail & the Schoolhouse Gap. Discusses the history & flora of the area.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Ras' Eternal Flame Not So Enduring: TVA
May 11, 1978
Brief column offers conflicting accounts on the "fire in Ras Lindamood's house."

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Calhoun Was Fountain of Great Smokies Lore
May 14, 1978
Quotes from an interview with Granville Calhoun, who died at the age of 103. Mentions that he and his wife once nursed Horace Kephart back to health when Horace was "sicky, suffering from too much alcohol."

Subject Heading: TVA
Freeman Says He'll Take On Anyone Who Want To Fight TVA
May 14, 1978
Includes 4 pics. of S. David Freeman, Lynn Seeber, Aubrey J. Wagner and Bill Jenkins. In a long column, Mr. Freeman praises the TVA and offers his outlook for the future.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
'Doodle and Diddle' Controversy Continues
May 21, 1978
Several readers (too many to index) give the names they have heard applied to baby chickens and ducks. Lists their names and where they live now and where they are from. CB wishes something could be done to forever save the language's "regional color."

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
It's an Event When the Yellowwood Blooms
May 22, 1978
Discusses yellowwoods and sycamores. Also discusses Knowing Your Trees, a book by G.H. Collingwood and Warren Dr. Brush.

Subject Heading: TVA
If No TVA, I'd Propose One---Carter
By Carson Brewer, Stan DeLozier and Jan Moulden
May 22, 1978
"The President of the United States today praised TVA of the past, present and what he indicated he thinks will be an even greater future." Long column also mentions events surrounding his arrival. Includes 2 pics. by Dave Carter and Jack Kirkland of President Jimmy Carter, Mary Sasser, Aubrey Wagner and S. David Freeman.

Subject Heading: I
Carson Brewer
You Can't Hear Buffalo Without Biting a Knife
May 25, 1978
Discusses how some American Indians would bite the handles of knives stuck in trees to ascertain whether buffalo were nearby. Discusses the hearing abilities of snakes.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Technology Can Stave Off Doomsday View of Resources, Scientist Believes
May 25, 1978
Quotes from and discusses the keynote speech given by Peter Wrist at the Fontana Conservation Roundup. See title.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
It's Technologists vs. Simple Lifestyle at Fontana Talks
May 27, 1978
Environmentalist Celia M. Hunter promoted a simple lifestyle to delegates at the 19th annual Fontana Conservation Roundup.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Roundup-Goers Hear Bullish Predictions for Next Century
May 28, 1978
Atlanta marketing counselor William P. Corley spoke about selling the conservation ethic at the Fontana Conservation Roundup, but "he spent most of his time shocking his listeners with his futuristic view of the 21st Century."

Subject Heading: HitS
Little War Gap Got Its Name Naturally
May 28, 1978
Discusses how Little Gap Road got its name. Lucian H. Davis provides this information & family & personal recollections.

Subject Heading: HitS
Clinch Mountain Trail Making Good Progress
May 29, 1978
Includes an update of the progress made in the construction of the Clinch Mountain Trail. Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) youth are working on the project.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
TVA 'Batman' Busy With Holeless Houses
June 8, 1978
TVA has designed boxes for roosting boxes.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Hunts 'Other' Power for ALCOA This Summer
June 14, 1978
"TVA is trying to find up to 100,000 kilowatts of outside power to supply to ALCOA in order to avoid a partial shutdown of ALCOA operations later this summer."

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Watch for Affluence Deceptively Disguised
June 15, 1978
"HERE'S A STORY from Ben Cobb about Ras Lindamood buying a farm after TVA bought the Lindamood Union County farm in the Norris Lake basin more than 40 years ago."

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA, DOE Negotiating for Power Reduction
June 15, 1978,A
"TVA is negotiating with the Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce its power consumption from TVA up to one million kilowatts for three months this summer, a TVA power official said today."

Subject Heading: TVA
Freeman Seeks Tellico Finish 'Within Law'
HOME Edition
June 16, 1978
The Supreme Court ruled that TVA "cannot finish the dam under the existing Endangered Species Act." Quotes Supreme Court justices and many others.

Subject Heading: TVA
UT's Hanson Claims 'Little T' Impoundment Isn't Only Way To Accomplish Tellico Goals
HOME Edition
June 16, 1978,A
See title.

Subject Heading: TVA
Tellico's Next Stop: Senate TVA Hearings
Final HOME Edition
June 16, 1978,B
See title. Many give opinions regarding the issue.

Subject Heading: TVA
House OK's Duncan Tellico Amendment
News-Sentinel Washington Bureau
No author given
Final HOME Edition
June 16, 1978,C
"The House of Representatives...approved an amendment by U.S. Rep John J. Duncan that specifically provides for $1,846,000 for completion of the Tellico Dam project."

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA's One-Million KW Cut to 2 DOE Plants in Progress, Planned for Nine-Month Run
Final HOME Edition
June 16, 1978,D
See title.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Carson Brewer
Bureaucracy Study of Wild Hogs Boring
June 18, 1978
CB looks at the US Dept. of the Int.'s study of wild boars in the park. A committee is studying the "park's research and management program on the hogs."

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Wild Rhododendrons, Azaleas Are Bright
June 19, 1978
See title. Also discusses the problems hogs are causing in the park.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Here's Fourth Annual Report From Graveyard
June 25, 1978
"For the year ending May 31, we listed the deaths of 4252 men and only 3111 women." Gives related statistics and discusses lifestyle changes since WWII.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Prize-Winning Newspaperman Whitehead Ends Long Career
June 25, 1978
See title. Details important events from Don Whitehead's career. Includes a pic. of Don Whitehead.

Subject Heading: G--4
A Victory of TB? 'Phase-Out' Party a Hollow Ending for ET Chest Hospital
July 1, 1978
Includes 2 photographs of Dr. John D. Winebrenner and the East Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital. Discusses the treatment of tuberculosis and the closing of the hospital.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Summer's Dropping to Fourth--Fast
July 2, 1978
Discusses honey and other flora deemed to be "summer goodies."

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
The Wet and Dry of Knoxville Drinking
July 3, 1978
James B. Hinshaw and Mrs. Dolly Howard "have different views about the same period of Knoxville history --- the early 1900s, with particular emphasis on Knoxvillians' vote to drive saloons from the town." See columns for July 6 and 20, 1978.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
How Nice or How Bad Is All in Point of View
July 6, 1978
See columns for July 3 and 20, 1978. Is a continuation of the July 3 column.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Downtown Knoxville Renaissance in Works
July 9, 1978
See title. CB walks through downtown and makes observations on landscaping. Includes a photograph of the "junction of the new Wall Avenue Mall and Market Mall."

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
One Trout Species Taken Off the Endangered List
July 17, 1978
Discusses the red wolf, brook trout, and greenback cut-throat trout. The title refers to the greenback cut-throat trout.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Children Had Big Role in Anti-Saloon Parades
July 20, 1978
Ann C. May recalls marching in anti-saloon parades. A Texas man wants information on the Dyer family. Mentions The University of Tennessee Conservation-Environmental Education Workshop and yellow-fringed orchids. See columns for July 3 and 6, 1978.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Hogs in the Smokies Have Got To Go
July 23, 1978
CB & Alberta hike along the AT. Discusses the hog problem in the park.

Subject Heading: G--4
Ijams Bog Area Tranformed Into Tranquil Garden Retreat
July 28, 1978
Describes the new bog area of Ijams Audubon Nature Center.

Subject Heading: G--4
Old Carter Mill Is Gearing Up To Grind Again
July 30, 1978
Includes a photograph of Doyle Vaden's painting of Carter Mill. Describes grist mills, particularly the Carter Mill. See title.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Agreement Is Needed for State Sang Diggers
August 3, 1978
Discusses the controversial practice of ginseng hunting. A meeting will be held soon in hopes that an agreement can be made on the matter.

Subject Heading: TVA
Norris Dam, First in TVA 'Necklace,' Started 45 Years Ago
August 6, 1978
Includes a photograph of Sherwood Johnston, Hendon Johnston, Joe Yardley, Dave Hawkins, Milus Hawkins, Bob Nipper, Roy Whittlesey, Frank Engert, Joe Thompson, and others who conducted exploratory drilling at the Norris Dam site. Sherwood and Hendon Johnston share memories of the project. See column for October 8, 1978.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Bull Won't Take Woe by the Horns for J.P.
August 8, 1978
Discusses J.P. Beet's cattle business.

Subject Heading: TR
Andrus Vows Transmountain Solution
August 9, 1978
"Swain countians have the promise of Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus that he will...solve the conflict arising from the 1943 Fontana agreement involving roads on the south side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Discusses alternatives.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Digging Sheds Light on Banded Snails
August 10, 1978
Includes a photograph of "snails from the church embankment." Describes how these banded snails came to be found "on the embankment leading down from Church Steet Methodist Church to Main Avenue."

Subject Heading: TR
Tentative Pact May Settle Road Controversy in Smokies
Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies, One of Biosphere Reserves, Getting Close Scrutiny of Scientists
August 19, 1978
GSMNP "was chosen several years ago as one of 28" Man and the Biosphere reserves in the United States.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Scattering Corn Leads to Clearing of Road
August 20, 1978
Bob Barker talks about hogs clearing a road and selling his 1951 Ford. Discusses the lives of Garland (Cotton) McGuire and his wife, Mabel, who passed away May 22.

Subject Heading: GSL
Carlos C. Campbell, Ardent, Devoted Friend of Great Smoky Mountain Park, Dies at 86
August 20, 1978
Eulogizes his life and accomplishments.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
9-Day Rain Dampened Spirit of Vacation Hike
August 21, 1978
CB and Alberta vacation in the Bryson City, NC, area. CB hikes twelve miles along the Noland Divide Trail. See title. Mentions the "Calhoun Hotel (now the Swain Hotel) in Bryson City."

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Oconaluftee Gives Angler a Lesson
August 24, 1978
CB tells a story of fishing on the Raven Fork of the Oconaluftee River. He also hikes along a trail and spots several hogs. "74 hogs have been trapped or killed since the moratorium was lifted April 28."

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Recalling Island Home When She Was Young, 75 Years Ago
August 27, 1978
Betty Simpson recalls moments from her early life living near Island Home and the Dickinson farm. Includes a pic. of Newman & Betty Simpson at their wedding at Island Home Baptist Church on August 26, 1903.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Book Reintroduces Readers to Smokies
August 28, 1978
Discusses the book Highland Homeland by Wilma Dykeman and her son, Jim Stokely.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Head Meteorologist Retiring, but Will Stay To Enjoy ET Weather
August 30, 1978
Charles T. Watson and four previous meteorologists describe why they chose to retire here. Includes a pic. of Charles T. Watson.

Subject Heading: TVA
Jellyfish Reported at Norris, Big Ridge Lakes
August 30, 1978
See title. Includes a photograph of a jellyfish.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
September: Unpredictable, but Better Than August
September 7, 1978
Discusses the weather, apples, persimmons, muscadines and more.

Subject Heading: Honey
Carson Brewer
It's a Good Season for Sourwood Honey
September 4, 1978
Note handwritten at the top says "Winner of UPI Award--Best Local Column." "Honeybees are helped by angels, gods, and the good fairies." Discusses sourwood honey and relates an "unconfirmed tale" of a mountain boy who drowned himself after eating pure sourwood honey.

Subject Heading: I
Indian Fish Traps Caught on Well in ET
September 10, 1978
Discusses some specific fish traps and their usage.

Subject Heading: B
Food's Scarce at Home So Smoky Bears Roam
September 16, 1978
"After two consecutive years of woodland bounty, bears and other animals in the Great Smokies may be in for lean months and long walks." Mentions similar years. Includes a pic. of a mother bear and a cub.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Trees and Worms Imported During 'Silk Craze'
September 17, 1978
John Rice Irwin and Dr. Aaron Jack Sharp discuss silkworms. See title. Also discusses sourwood honey and mentions the term "peeps" for small chicks.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Facing Death, He Spoke of White Socks and Ham
September 18, 1978
See title. Tells of what Seth told Minnie just before he died. Their names are fictitious.

Subject Heading: T--BH
Carson Brewer
Did Hoover Kill the Tree, or Was It the Dynamite?
September 21, 1978
Dan Crowe is writing a pamphlet about Herbert Hoover's speech in Elizabethtown 50 yrs. ago.

Subject Heading: ETL
ET Farmers: They Live Poor and Die Rich
September 24, 1978
See title. Provides farming statistics.

Subject Heading: GSM
North Carolinians Oppose Cataloochee Road in Smokies
Park Service Officials To Bid for Tremond Aid
September 24, 1978
NPS will try to get approval for the Tremont Environmental Education Center to use the 2 old Job Corps buildings.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Brave Poacher Leaves Note of Handiwork
September 25, 1978
Briefly mentions the poacher. Mentions why rainbow trout are being removed from streams to help the brook trouts. Also mentions that a company in NC is selling orange blossom honey from FL as local sourwood honey. Talks about a picture book published by Smoky Mountain Historical Society entitled A Piece of the Smokies.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Covered Wagon Trip Good for Reminiscing
October 2, 1978
"Leland Grant and John Blackstock spent five days together riding across North Georgia and South Carolina in a covered wagon 81 years ago, and they got together...to reminisce about it.

Subject Heading: TVA
Let's Hear It for Norris Roosevelt Hawkins
October 8, 1978
Discusses the photograph from the 8/6/1978 article. Nancy (Mrs. David) Hawkins shares memories and provides an explanation for naming her son Norris Roosevelt Hawkins. Includes a photograph of a log house near the Clinch River where Norris Dam workers once "lived and took their meals."

Subject Heading: S
Engineer's Poem Vividly Describes the Majesty of Autumn
October 15, 1978
Includes a poem entitled "The Leaves and the Tree" by Edward L. Lyle, a retired engineer. Discusses the silk industry in the local area.

Subject Heading: ETL
Crockett's Rifle, Traded for 'Courting Horse,' Back in State
October 22, 1978
"Davy Crockett's first rifle is back in East Tennessee more than 170 years after he traded it as partial payment for a 'courting horse.'" Includes pics. of Joe Swann, a current owner, and the rifle. Lists some of the previous owners of the rifle.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Picture of Log House Stirs Curnutt Memories
October 23, 1978
Lillie (Mrs. Tom) shares memories of living in the house in the photograph with the 10/8/1978 column.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Preacher Survived Snake Bite, Whisky Medication
October 27, 1978
See title. Reviews the book, Autobiography of Rev. A.B. Wright. The book lists all of the Cumberland plateau area people he baptized and married and preached for at funerals.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
Rocks, Streams, Waterfall, Old Feuds Mark New Big South Fork Playground
October 29, 1978
Describes Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Mentions Joe Simpson, W.R. (Riley) Hatfield, and the fued between the Crabtree and Tackett families. Includes 2 pics. of Jack Bond, a natural stone bridge, a rock house at Yahoo Falls and Devil's Jump.

Subject Heading: S
Killing Freeze Missing ET...So Far
November 19, 1978
Includes a chart of normal November mean temperatures and the readings for 1977 and 1978. Discusses the weather and its effects on power production and usage.

Subject Heading: ETL
Crooked Creek 'Up and Left' Old Gristmill in Blount County
November 19, 1978
See title. The mill is White's Mill in Blount County. Lola (Mrs. Walter) Thompson gives CB a meal sack and a tobacco poke and recalls an uncle who "used to make maple syrup and maple sugar in Grainger County."

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Acorn Shortage Sends Bears for Long Walks
November 20, 1978
See title.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Morristown Once Had Turkey Special Train
November 23, 1978
"Just before Thanksgiving every year, a train-load of turkeys, called the Turkey Special, is made up at MOrristown and sent to New York. In 1935 this train had more than 20 cars, which carried more than 25,000 Tennessee turkeys."

Subject Heading: ETL
Remember Shivarees and Spin-the-Bottle?
November 26, 1978
Discusses "old East Tennessee customs of courtship and marriage" from a paper by Philip Conn in Glimpses of Southern Appalachian Folk Culture.

Subject Heading: GSM
Carson Brewer
Will Boyd's Boulders Become a Memory?
November 27, 1978
Discusses Boyd Evison's accomplishments and some of the park's unresolved issues. Dave Beal will be the new Park. Supt.

Subject Heading: G--4
Miss Dickson Acting Chief of Library
November 29, 1978
Includes a photograph of Margaret Dickson. See title. Also mentions the use of Dr. Thomas W. Humes' desk, the development of the Customs House, and other assignment changes within the system.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Wild Turkey Went With Wrong Flock
November 30, 1978
H.M. (Rich) Richardson tells a story about a wild turkey that probably died because he boarded a train with domestic turkeys. Frank Llewellyn says the acorn crop is bad this year. Readers are looking for Stuart-Stewart family records and relatives of "Roy Franklin Brown, born in 1882 or '83 in North Carolina or South Carolina." The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club "has regained exclusive use of its name."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Appalachian Folk Tales Tell of Psychic Powers
December 3, 1978
Discusses two papers from Glimpses of Southern Appalachian Folk Culture on burial customs and superstitions involving babies.

Subject Heading: S
Record Freezeless Fall and Long Growing Season Ended by Low of 31
December 6, 1978
Discusses the weather and local gardens.

Subject Heading: ETL
Harp Singers Revitalize Fading Area Tradition
December 10, 1978
Discusses a book entitled The New Harp of Columbia by Marcus Lafayette Swan. See title.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
$5, Missing 50 Years, Returns With Dividends
December 11, 1978
See title. Lucinda Oakley (Mrs. Ernest) Ogle receives a note with $15 in it to repay her for a $5 bill taken from her at school.

Subject Heading: GSM
Developing Impact on Smokies May Be Studied
December 13, 1978
The GSMNHA and the NPS may begin researching "the impact of neighboring outside developments on the Great Smokies."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Surface Scratched on Deaths and Burial
December 14, 1978
Sherwood Johnston and Lena Kreis tell stories in response to CB's columns on death and marriage customs.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
'Endangered' Column Gets Delayed Reaction
December 17, 1978
Two women respond to CB's writings on male-female longevity. Includes a related poem from one of the them, Mrs. John Phillips of Townsend. CB provides some related statistics.

Subject Heading: GSL
Carson Brewer
Sugar Maple Talk Turned Into Lollipops
December 18, 1978
Lucinda & Earnest Ogle and Woodrow & Ruth Kirk share information about maple syrup and why it is no longer being made locally. Lucinda Oakley (Mrs. Earnest) Ogle believes her maternal grandfather, Henry Oakley, invented lollipops.

Subject Heading: GSL
Carson Brewer
Great Smokies' Maple Sugar and Jim Bohanan
December 21, 1978
"Jim Bohanan, an oldtime Gatlinburger, lost his life carrying maple sugar to the market in Knoxville." Discusses where maple syrup is still produced and place names in the mountains associated with it.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Neyland's First Loyalty Belonged to Engineers
January 11, 1979
Engineers on the Twin Rivers, a book by Leland R. Johnson, describes Gen. Robert R. Neyland and asserts that Maj. Harold C. Fiske deserves to be called the "'father of the Tennessee Valley Authority.'"

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Jeffrey's Hell Has a Dog in Background
January 15, 1979
Describes areas within the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area.

January 18, 1979
Discusses a meeting held by the Study Committee for the 1943 Agreement at Waynesville, NC. Discusses a tentative pact reached three years ago which will apparently "remain the general basis for settling the long-standing road controversy in Great Smoky Mountains National Park."

Subject Heading: T--BH
Carson Brewer
John Jennings' Poplar Tree Lives in Memories
January 22, 1979
See title.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Norris Publisher, 83, Plans To Keep Going
February 1, 1979
The Norris Bulletin was started by Anne (Mrs. Maurice) Henle. Provides some information about its early years.

Subject Heading: Honey
Carson Brewer
N. Georgia Fox Grape Honey Is Called Excellent
February 5, 1979
See title. Harry Yarnell is selling a lot of different products. Also mentions tobacco. Linda Kile Weldon is looking for ancestors related to Jacob Kile.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Carson Brewer
Sir James: He Can Still Recall Students' Names
February 8, 1979
Dr. James G. Walls has taught geology to more than 30,000 students at UT, and he is known for his excellent ability to recall names.

Subject Heading: I
Ancient Cherokee Tribal Justice Was Much Cheaper Than Ours
February 11, 1979
See title. Discusses an Cherokee punishment called scratching and how murderers could obtain a "pardon" in Chota or another city of refuge. Discusses the costs of our state prison system.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Moonlight on Snow Is Lovely Scene To Store Up for Recall
February 18, 1979
"Class, today's discussion deals with moonlight on snow, snow fleas, what birds eat when it snows, and what a couple of 'possums will eat if given the opportunity."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Letters From Retirees Show Concern for Mores
March 1, 1979
John O. Morrell retells an account of New York which he feels shows how mores have declined. Disappointed in the cutting of some trees, Herbert M. Webster notes a story of another person's goal to save trees.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA's WRAP Program Helps Owners Compute Their Forest Management
March 7, 1979
See title. Includes a photograph of Burl Duncan and Fred Bollin.

Subject Heading: G--4
'Guest of Honor' Missed Knoxville's 1919 Racial Necktie Party
March 11, 1979
Describes what happened in Knoxville's 1919 race riot. The sheriff sneaked Maurice Mayes out of the jail dressed in women's clothing to protect him from the mob. See title. See column for March 22, 1979.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Woodcock's Sky Dance Is a Courting Antic
March 15, 1979
CB seeks to "get a look at the courting antics of the American woodcock."

Subject Heading: TR
Swap for Unbuilt Road Proposed
March 16, 1979
Mentions twelve proposals made by the special committee (see Jan. 18 column) for "projects the Interior Department should do for (Swain) county in lieu of completing the road" along the north shore of Fontana Lake. "John Gingles, deputy director of House liaison for Interior, offered what he called some 'observations' on some of the points in the proposals."

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
'Hill People' Also Like Tamales, Hot Peppers
March 22, 1979
See column for March 11, 1979. See title. Also mentions Knoxville's 1919 race riot, A.T. Connelly's quitting smoking, and postal handstamps "in which the state was identified as 'E. TENN.'"

Subject Heading: GSNH
Glass-House Trout Spy Studies Mysteries of Rainbow's Takeover
March 25, 1979
Gary Larson will spy on trout in a glass house "to learn at least some of the reasons why exotic rainbow trout are able to drive indigenous brook trout from their ancestral streams in the Great Smokies." Includes a pic. of Gary Larson with the glass-sided house used for his research.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Out of Maple Syrup? Try Trick With Hickory
March 26, 1979
Lola Beeler (Mrs. Walter) Thompson tells how to use hickory bark to make syrup. Discusses "smoking" cedars. Promotes local nature classes.

Subject Heading: HitS
Hints for Hikers - Be Equipped, Start Slowly, Have Fun
April 1, 1979
Includes hiking tips & contact information for the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Hard Winter, Malnutrition Take Toll of Hogs in Smokies
April 1, 1979
See title. Many hogs starved to death. Discusses the wild boar's diet. Includes a pic. of Francis J. (Frank) Singer.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Trout Lilies Flourish on Norris Dam Trail
April 2, 1979
CB recommends a hike along the River Bluff Trail below Norris Dam and mentions wildflower one can see along the way. "I know of no better wildflower trail for March and April."

Subject Heading: G--4
He Mined Coal Antitrust Law and Came Up With Legal Gems
April 8, 1979
Includes a photograph of John A. Rowntree. His "is a known and highly respected name in the narrow field of antitrust law involving the United Mine Workers and some of its agreements with big coal companies."

Subject Heading: G--4
Retired Minister Reflects on a South Knoxville Church of Old
April 15, 1979
Rev. J. Edward Kidder shares memories of South Knoxville Presbyterian Church.

Subject Heading: S
Spring, After Shaky Start, Is Finally Getting It All Together
April 29, 1979
Discusses princess (paulownia) trees and other flora and fauna of the local area.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
A Neighbor Shares His Tasty Mollie Moochers
April 30, 1979
CB visits with and receives morel mushrooms from Bob Miller.

Subject Heading: G--1
Outlook Not Rosy for People Who Fish, Eat or Pay Electric Bills
May 6, 1979
Discusses pollution and acid rain in the park and the resultant effects on the environment. "TVA recently agreed with EPA to make changes at its coal-burning plants which will greatly reduce sufur dioxide emissions."

Subject Heading: G--1
Morels Springing Up All Over; Book Explores Best State Trails
May 13, 1979
Discusses morel hunting and Tennessee trails, "a new hiking book by Oak Ridger Evan Means." See title.

Subject Heading: G--1
Vacation Brought Visit To View Lady's Slippers, 'Coatless' Trip
May 20, 1979
On his vacation, CB views lady's slippers in Big Ridge State Park, fishes on the Clinch River, hikes on Clear Creek Trail, and eats a 30th anniversary dinner in a borrowed jacket.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Swinging on Grapevine Is Answer to Poor Mast
May 24, 1979
Bears ate grapes to make it through last fall. Reports on how many cubs were had by bears with radio collars.

Subject Heading: G--1
Day Speaks Well for Conservancy; Cranberry Bog Present Goal
May 27, 1979
The Nature Conservancy is raising money to purchase and preserve a craberry bog. They may also a project to protect a bat cave.

Subject Heading: C
Bob Barker's Tombstones Still Rise for Veterans -- of All Kinds
June 3, 1979
Bob Barker discusses some of the tombstones he has erected, including one for Hugh Ghormley, husband of Nancy; they "are believed to have been the first white settlers of the Valley River region where Bob lives, in Cherokee County."

Subject Heading: TR
Separate Bills on Wilderness Areas Probable, House Member Says
June 3, 1979
"Handlers of the RARE II (Roadless Area Review Evaluation) problem in Congress are going to have to decide whether to designate wildernesses in National Forest lands in separate bills or in one omnibus bill covering the whole country." Mentions the proposes areas and a few people's opinions on the issue.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Peach Leather Recipe in 'Mountain Cooking'
June 4, 1979
Reviews John Parris' book, Mountain Cooking. Includes a brief description of how to make peach leather.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
On Area Wildlife: Both Animal and Vegetable
June 7, 1979
CB and others report seeing a deer, a fox, a panther, a brook trout, male Tennessee shiners, and white bluets. The brook trout returned to Alum Cave Creek now that it is no longer too acidic for trout. See columns for October 18 and November 15, 1979.

Subject Heading: Personal
Normandy Beach -- and a Nation United -- Remembered
June 10, 1979
See title. CB recalls his memories of D-Day, wading ashore in France four days later, and subsequent events.

Subject Heading: TVA
Overall, Area Dams Seem To Have More Support Than Opposition
June 17, 1979
See title.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Days Long for Hunting Azaleas, Rhododendron
June 21, 1979
See title. Also mentions the abundance of bear cubs this year.

Subject Heading: GSM
New Smokies Plan Calls for More Wilderness, Completion of Foothills Parkway
June 27, 1979
Discusses the new National Park Service Draft General Management Plan. Includes a map indicating locations which may be revamped.

Subject Heading: TVA
William Willis Appointed TVA General Manager
June 28, 1979
Includes a photograph of William F. Willis. CB interviews him.

Subject Heading: HitS
Hiker's Notebook: Azaleas in Fog, Campers Cleansed of World
July 1, 1979
CB takes a hike to Gregory Bald along the Forge Creek-Gregory Ridge Trail.

Subject Heading: G--4
Fort Sanders Area To Be Nominated as Historic
July 8, 1979
Describes the efforts of Knoxville Heritage to have Fort Sanders neighborhood designated as a historic district. Includes photographs of the Judge's House at 1308 White Avenue and a house at 1415 Laurel Avenue.

Subject Heading: G--4
17-Day Dogwood Arts Festival Set; Officers, Board Members Named
July 8, 1979,A
See title. Briefly recaps the success of this year's festival. Includes photographs of Bobbie (Mrs. Lee) Congleton, Fay (Mrs. Hop) Bailey, Hatcher Meeks and Charles H. Dean, Jr.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Grandmother's Book Rich in Tazewell History
July 9, 1979
Reviews Old Time Tazewell by "Mary Ann Hansard, who lived from 1825 to 1899."

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Men Make Slight Improvement in Living Longer, Survey Shows
July 15, 1979
Provides statistics and comments related to male-female longevity. Gives life expectancies for Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. Discusses a Wall Street Journal article about a Swedish family enjoying the benefits of paternity leave.

Subject Heading: G--1
Rhododendron in Veil of Fog: Rose-Purple in White Gauze
July 22, 1979
"Went to Roan Mountain...and saw the latest rhododendrom bloom in years. Went to Burnsville, NC, and ate at the Nu-Wray Inn." Mentions three theories for how Roan Mountain got its name.

Subject Heading: GSM
Proposed Road Changes Spark Most Controversy, in Park Service Plans for Smokies
July 27, 1979
Several people voice their opinions in a hearing on the NPS Draft General Management Plan for the park.

Subject Heading: T--BH
Cumberland Plateau American Chestnut Makes a Comeback
July 29, 1979
Discusses a 30 yr. old, nearly 80 feet tall American chestnut tree a few miles east of Sparta.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Dog Days Are Upon Us; Look for Aug. 16 Leash
August 2, 1979
Discusses Dog Days and how long different sources say they last.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Readers Help Find Star of 1920s Movie
August 6, 1979
CB talks with Helen Mundy Barringer about starring in the 1920s silent film, Stark Love.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Seeing More Rattlesnakes? They're Mating
August 16, 1979
W.H. Martin, a summer naturalist for the National Park Service, provides information about timber rattlers.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
All Signs Are Pointing To Last Days of Summer
August 17, 1979
Discusses ginseng berries, dogwood berries, wood thrushes and more.

Subject Heading: T--BH
State's Largest American Elm, Struck by Lightning, Is Dying
August 26, 1979
Includes 2 pics. of the tree, one before and one after the lightning strike(s). Discusses the history of the tree and the land.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Helen Mundy, Early Knox Movie Star, Sought
August 30, 1979
"Jeff Johnson, assistant director of An Appalachian Experience," is looking for Helen Mundy, a star in the movie Stark Love which was filmed in the local area.

Subject Heading: T--BH
Huge Pecan Tree Near Pigeon River Up for Title of Largest on Earth
September 2, 1979
Bill Korn is trying to find the largest tree in TN for every species. Discusses pecan, American elm, and Carolina silverbell trees.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Labor Day Celebration of '36 Was Whingdinger
September 5, 1979
Lucille Thornburgh shares memories of Knoxville's 1936 Labor Day celebration.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Prof Was on Beam About Park Concept
September 6, 1979
Provides historical information for Chilhowee Park and the former land owner, Prof. F.C. Beaman.

Subject Heading: G--4
Old, Imbedded Fourteenth Street Brass Marker Poses a Puzzle Over Names
September 9, 1979
See title. Provides historical information for the area around Clinch Avenue and Fourteenth Street.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Memorial to Dr. Wiebe, a Quiet, Brilliant Man
September 10, 1979
Eulogizes Dr. A.H. Wiebe.

Subject Heading: S
Rains Were Good for Pumpkins, but Sour for Sourwood Honey
September 16, 1979
Talks about Woody Nance and beekeepers Harry Yarnell and Ken Phillips and their crops. Includes a pic. of Woody Nance with a huge pumpkin.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Escar Thompson, Journalism Instructor, Retired AP Bureau Chief, Dies at Age 68
September 23, 1979
See title. Recalls his work ethic and important moments from his life. Includes a pic. of Escar Thompson.

Subject Heading: TVA
Two Types of Mussels Endangered by Tellico Closing, Scientist Claims
September 29, 1979
See title.

Subject Heading: KH--LC
Old West Knoxville's Elusive First Street Is Finally 'Resurrected'
September 30, 1979
See title. "The southern portion of First Street apparently also was called Anderson Street. Ann the northern portion...did come to be called Tanner, apparently because of the tannery." Includes a small map of Old Knoxville.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Area Rivers Have Large Catch of Dams
October 1, 1979
Readers mention several fish traps they have seen. Features letters from Roy E. Lyon and Clyde Reed.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Old Livery Stable's History Tracked Down
October 1, 1979
Provides historical information for the Copper Ridge Stable.

Subject Heading: G--4
The Milkman Doesn't Pour His Product in Your Pitcher Any More
October 7, 1979
The discovery of an old milk bottle leads to the sharing of memories of Little River Creamery and milkmen.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Chill in Morning Air Puts Spring and Joy in Living
October 8, 1979
Discusses fall colors and autumns past and present.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
Rufus Morgan Missing Birthday Hike to Le Conte
October 15, 1979
Rufus Morgan, now 94, has hiked up Mount Le Counte with friends & family around his birthday for many years. Discusses his accomplishments & family. All reservations were cancelled for this year.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Fish Lack Oxygen; Deer Story Ends Sadly
October 18, 1979
CB fishes on Clinch River and discovers that the water's oxygen level is low. Looking in Clear Creek, he spots dead fish. The deer spotted on the Third Creek Bike Trail has been found dead, "apparently freshly killed by a train." See column for June 7 and November 15, 1979.

Subject Heading: G--1
2 Knoxvillians on Committee To Help MC Raise $5 Million
October 19, 1979
See title. Robert R. Campbell, James A. Haslam, and others have been appointed to a national committee which will work to raise money for Maryville College. Discusses chairman George D. Webster's background and how the money would be spent.

Subject Heading: ETL
Maryvillian Vividly Recalls Working at Old Diary in Blount County
October 21, 1979
Elmer M. Brown tells stories about the Cedar Grove Dairy and his family. Bernard Waggoner recalls a story about his grandfather that mentions the Copper Ridge Stable. Includes a pic. by Eugene Webb of John F. Brown, Mrs. Emily Webb and horse Ned. Also includes a pic. of John Wood in front of the Copper Ridge Stable.

Subject Heading: HitS
TIYC
October 31, 1979
Discusses Rufus Morgan's annual hike up Mr. Le Conte and his accomplishments. Silers Bald is named after his maternal ancestors. Also includes a story of a moonshiner whose still was raided by officers.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Deer May Have Come From Knox Dump Area
November 15, 1979
Tim Waggoner makes observations and shares memories on the area around the Third Creek Bike Trail. See title. Briefly mentions whooping cranes in Idaho.

Subject Heading: TVA
Vonore Gets Promise of Help From Duncan, TVA Officials
November 18, 1979
See title. Vonore citizens give their opinions about the Tellico project. Includes a photograph of Fred Tallent, S. David Freeman and U.S. Rep. John Duncan.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Ugliest City in U.S.? It Isn't Knoxville Any More
November 19, 1979
Recalls when John Gunther declared Knoxville to be the ugliest city he'd ever seen in this country. Penthouse magazine has given Daytona Beach, FL, a similar award. Lists the runners-up.

Subject Heading: C--BSF,O,FH,Etc.
Proposed Guidelines for Big South Area Differ From National Parks
November 25, 1979
Discusses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Draft Interim Fish and Wildlife Management Guidelines for Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Former N-S Chief Miller Dies
December 1, 1979
Recalls important events from the life and career of Loye Wheat Miller. See title. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: TVA
Do Indians Hold Sacred Graves of Their Ancestors? Opinions Differ
December 2, 1979
See title. Quotes writings of James Mooney, James Adair, Lt. Henry Timberlake, and Grant Foreman.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Fishing John Didn't Need Fancy Gear To Catch 'em
December 3, 1979
Discusses Fishing John and a now illegal fishing practice called "grannying" or "grabbling."

Subject Heading: TVA
Little T, Long the Center of Controversy, Likely To Be Again
December 9, 1979
Discusses the "long, fight-filled history of the Little Tennessee River."

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
From Foxes to Fish, and Other Tidbits in Between
December 10, 1979
Mentions a fox spotting on Cumberland Avenue, tombstones found after Halloween, grabbling and 'tubbing' for fish, and more. See columns for December 17 and 20, 1979.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
December 13, 1979
Walnut-Cracking Career Lasted Only Brief Period
CB discusses his "brief career as a walnut-cracker." Metnions local walnut crackers.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Christmases of Past in Smoky Mountains Brought Simple Joy
December 16, 1979
Alice Newman Maples recalls living along the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. See title. Includes a map of the area between Newman's Cemetery and the Little Pigeon River.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Readers Answer Query About Fox on the Run
December 17, 1979
Others have spotted a fox on and near Cumberland Avenue. Mentions the Watauga Saloon and the recovery of one of the tombstones found after Halloween. See columns for December 10 and 20, 1979.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Suburban Fox Visits UT on its Trip to Inner City
December 20, 1979
Dr. Mike Pelton makes speculations about the fox that has been seen on The University of Tennessee campus. See columns for December 10 and 17, 1979.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Colley, Coaly or Calling, Which Is Bird of Song?
December 24, 1979
Discusses the history behind the usage of "calling bird" in the Christmas carol. Virginia Holmgren "says we ought to keep the tune but substitute our own birds for those alien ones." Includes a new proposed opener for the carol.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Hunter Disregards Rules; Bear Dog Pays the Price
December 27, 1979
See title. "If it is true that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, it is equally true of a hunter whose bear dog has been needlessly killed." Does not provide real names for the people involved.

Subject Heading: T--BH
Finest Black Walnut Tree in Area Preceded Daniel Boone
December 30, 1979
Bill Fortner paid for 10 walnut trees to cut; one of them was 80 ft. tall. Includes a pic. of the largest one.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Here's Year-end Report on Weather Hereabout
December 31, 1979
Discusses 1979's weather.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Crow Brings His Friends To Confront Norris Owl
January 3, 1980
Readers tell stories of crows fighting with an owl, men trying to catch a fox, and praying mantises hatching inside a house.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Book Recalls Story of Will and Slaves
January 10, 1980
Discusses two books, Paths of the Past by Paul H. Bergeron and Tennessee's Indian Peoples by Ronald N. Satz. The column's title refers to the first book.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Gourd Seed and Book About Rivers Discussed
January 17, 1980
See title. The book is A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Tennessee by Bob Sehlinger and Bob Lantz.

Subject Heading: GSM
Park Animals Victimized by 1920 Acres Great Smokies Can't Buy
January 20, 1980
Clyde J. Stansberry Jr. wants the Cities Service Co. acres to be part of the park.

Subject Heading: GSL
Jurist and Naturalist Douglas Loved To Hike in the Smokies
January 20, 1980
Includes a pic. of U.S. Sup. Ct. Justice William O. Douglas and Harvey Broome. Talks about some of Douglas' experiences in the Smokies.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Buds, Peepers Peeping, but Spring Still Isn't Here
January 21, 1980
See title. Includes observations on the weather. Harry Yarnell is selling martin gourd seeds, martin gourds, bluebird houses and bees.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Winter of '40 Was Hard on Undertaker, Others
January 28, 1980
See title. Relates experiences of Jim Harris, an undertaker, that winter. The avg. mean temperature in Knoxville in January 1940 was 26.7 degrees.

Subject Heading: TVA
Tellico Lake May Cover Our Most Valuable Resource in 20 Years
February 3, 1980
"Let's drain a lake or two. Not today....But some day near the year 2000, land now covered by some TVA lakes might better serve society as food-producing farmland."

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Mild Month Had Frogs, Lively Snake and Blooms
February 4, 1980
See title. Discusses strange experiences from January, an unusually mild month.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Call Goes Out to 'Jessie's Children' for a Nostalgic Reunion
February 10, 1980
John H. Ellis, Jr. has arranged a reunion for all of the people touched by Jessie Dempster's life. Discusses her accomplishments.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Loss of Prime Farmland Comes More Into Focus
February 11, 1980
Explains why the U.S. is losing 2.5 to 3 million acres per year of farmland. Discusses the USDA's plans to "stop the loss of more than five tons (of topsoil) per acre."

Subject Heading: T--BH
Carson Brewer
Blount's Trigonia Elm May Be Cut Down Soon
February 14, 1980
Dr. Robert H. Haralson, Jr. makes recommendations for what to do with the tree. Discusses spottings of one magpie, three grosbeaks, and several robins.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Overmountain Victory Historic Trail To Be Recommended
February 15, 1980
The NPS has completed a feasibility study for the proposed Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

Subject Heading: E,Etc.
Inflation Prevents Family Farmer From Making Decent Living
February 17, 1980
Discusses the farming life and family history of Blount County's Bobby J. Hamilton, 47. "Some of his land may be transformed from soybeans to shopping center." See title.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Different Kind of Honey
February 18, 1980
"I wish those killer bees would hurry up and reach East Tennessee. Those are my sentiments after eating some honey made by killer bees and after reading a late report on the killers--they don't kill as much anymore."

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Welcome News on Way for Wilderness Walkers
February 21, 1980
Discusses plans for the Benton MacKaye National Recreation Trail & the presence of grosbeaks in the local area.

Subject Heading: ETL
Hit's Gettin' To Be a Sight What Outlanders Are Sayin'
February 24, 1980
Reviews Down in the Holler by Vance Randolph. Discusses colorful Ozark and East Tennessee expressions.

Subject Heading: S
Safety Emphasized as Tornado Season Arrives
March 2, 1980
Provides tornado safety tips and statistics for TN and east TN.

Subject Heading: G--1
Age 60 -- Muse Upon the Past, Look Forward With Eagerness
March 2, 1980
CB muses on turning sixty. Includes advice on how to live longer from Dr. Walter Bortz from Stanford University. Also comments on the lifestyles of two acquaintances, Bob Maher and Frank Llewellyn.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Morgan County Haven for Variety of Birds
March 3, 1980
Bob Lantz "sent a clipping about endangered species." Alice Lantz "sent a list of the unendangered birds she sees at the Lantz feeder and nearby."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Early Settlers Experts in Preserving of Fruit
March 6, 1980
Vera Ross (Mrs. Rupert) Boyatt describes her great-grandfather's business growing peaches and apples. Clyde J. Bell Jr. asks a few questions.

Subject Heading: G--1
Energy Woes End Dry-Cleaning Routine; Loss of Friend Hurts Most
March 9, 1980
Bob Richards is moving to TX. Discusses Richards Cleaners and the family history.

Subject Heading: G--4
New Sidewalks, Trees, Windscreen Urged
March 13, 1980
An Expo '82 committee makes recommendations for improvements to downtown Knoxville.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Sweet Cherry Preserves Called Delicious Treat
March 13, 1980
Includes a recipe for cherry preserves. Mentions reader's encounters with a vulture and a grey fox. James Malicote is looking for men who worked on Norris and Cherokee dams. Ralph F. Schneider is looking for relatives of "David S. Rogers, believed to have been born in Rogersville near 1800."

Subject Heading: KH--LC
Tennessee's First Road Contractor Bid Adieu to Profit Back in 1804
March 16, 1980
On a "November day in 1904...Gov. John Sevier awarded Tennessee's first road-building contract to...Adam Peck." Also discusses how Emory River and Emory Road got their names.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Woman Needs Dates for Marker on Grave
March 20, 1980
Irene (Mrs. A.T.) Burleson, "Rt. 4, Louisville, is trying to find dates of the birth and death of her small brother who probably died in the spring of 1927 at the age of 3 or 4, in the Luttrell area of Union County." His name was Tillman Howard (T.H.) Merritt.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
$31.40 Bought Plenty--If You Had Money
March 27, 1980
A grocery advertisement for Lem Anderson Co. states what could be purchased for $31.40 during two consecutive years. Mentions the search for PTA records for a local school and a wildflower identification class being offered.

Subject Heading: HitS
Soggy Smokies Hike Uncovers Some Questions About Logging
March 30, 1980
Discusses a hike with his wife & logging concerns around Cove Mountain. Covers the history of the area.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Bears, Snakes, Spiders Emerge From Long Naps
April 3, 1980
See title. Uses Dr. Mike Pelton as a source. Quotes Doris Gove & Tim Waggoner.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Wall Avenue Building Was Site of Inventions
April 7, 1980
Discusses the Van Deventer Building and the inventions weatherman Weston Miller Fulton created there.

Subject Heading: C&RR
Tennessee's Surface-Mining Laws Subverted, Case Evidence Shows
April 13, 1980
See title. "State surface-mining laws are being subverted, first by the miners who walk off and leave the land unreclainmed and second by a legal system that is not working in many instances." Includes a pic. of John Locke and a 35-acre unreclaimed strip mine in Cumberland County.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
You Can Follow Spring Up Slopes of Mountains
April 21, 1980
CB and son Kit, visiting from the Kansis City-Topeka area, hike along the Spruce-Fir Nature Trail. Discusses the weather-related phenomena of the area.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Cades Cove Would Be Good Dam Place for Beaver Comeback
April 13, 1980
Discusses beaver hats, pelts, sightings, and populations.

Subject Heading: GSL
Carson Brewer
Botanical Detective Work Helps Sick Men Recover
April 14, 1980
Glenn and Roger Gregory became ill after they mistakenly ate false hellebore thinking it was ramp.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
State Left High and Dry So Far in Trying To Get Riverbank Riches
April 20, 1980
Discusses a suit over the New River. "If the river is legally navigable, the state owns the riverbed and any oil or gas underlying it. If it's not legally navigable, the owners of the land along the river own to the center of the river on their respective sides." Includes a pic. of the New River.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Smokies Hikes To Tell All the Colorful Details
April 31, 1980
Dr. Ronald H. Peterson, a UT botanist, will discuss history & flora while leading 4 upcoming hikes.

Subject Heading: G--4
Mechanicsville: A Ghost Is Missing
May 4, 1980
Residents share memories of Flag Pole Hill and May Apple Pond in Mechanicsville.

Subject Heading: GSL
Carson Brewer
Some Harsh Words Have Him Up a Tree
May 5, 1980
Discusses the paulownia tree and the value of its wood.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Oldtime Mountain Weddings Recalled
May 8, 1980
Rev. Tim Waggoner talks about what happened at old mountain weddings.

Subject Heading: G--4
Powell Church Turns Its Eyes to 1880
May 11, 1980
Powell United Methodist Church will hold a service similar to the first one held 100 years earlier. Residents share memories of the church and the area circuit riders. Includes a photograph of Rev. Charles Burnett.

Subject Heading: TR
Payment May End Trail of Unfinished Road Issue
May 11, 1980
"A cash payment by the Federal Government to Swain County, N.C., may become a major part of a settlement of a controversy that has simmered nearly four decades over a road that was never built in Great Smoky Mountains National Park." Tad Boggs, a press aide for U.S. Rep Lamar Gudger, discusses the issue.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Plans to Obtain State's Best Oil Field for Recreation Area Stir Controversy
May 11, 1980
"A dispute apparently is brewing over the prospective purchase of Tennessee's highest-producing oil field for inclusion in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA)."

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Otters Sighted in Blount by Two Outdoorsmen
May 15, 1980
Discusses spottings of otters, an albino squirrel, starlings, and blackbirds in the area.

Subject Heading: G--4
Old Knoxville, of 1880s and 1890s, Revisited Through Pictures
May 18, 1980
Includes a photograph of P. T. Barnum Circus elephants walking down Gay Street in 1888. Also includes a photograph of John T. Ambrose, Margaret Clairborne Ambrose, Margaret Adelia Ambrose and others standing at the mouth of a railroad tunnel on Saturday, October 20, 1894. Benton McKeehan provides information about the photographs.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Memories of Vincent Are Warm, Meaningful
May 22, 1980
After being sent articles by a reader, CB recalls Bert Vincent and his writings.

Subject Heading: T--BH
Trigonia Elm Falls Not Easily; Age, Singleness Pose Problem, Too
June 7, 1980
Remnants of the Trigonia elm near Nine Mile Creek was felled by 2 men, 2 saws, and 1 bulldozer. Includes two pictures of Curtis Wilkerson, M.J. Reynolds, and other men with the tree.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Epitaph for Marriage: 53 Years, 11 Months and 'Never a Regret'
June 8, 1980
Discusses the courtship and marriage of Lucinda Oakley & Earnest Ogle.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Battered Old Smokies Maple Clings to Life
June 9, 1980
"It stands beside the Alum Cave Bluff Trail..., an old red maple so flawed and wounded and scarred you wonder how it still lives. Mentions blooms in the park."

Subject Heading: C
Life of Great Smokies Oldtimer Winds Down in Unhurried Grace
June 15, 1980
Includes a pic. of a "acrylic painting Terry Chandler did of Lem Ownby at his home on Jakes Creek, above Elkmont. Talks about his life. Mentions other people who still live in the park.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Reader Wants Picture of Grandpa's House
June 16, 1980
CB attempts to answer questions from readers' letters.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
High Country Blooms 'Til Near End of June
June 19, 1980
Many people speculate "when the azaleas and rhodendron will bloom in the high country."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Debbie Is Gone, But Memory Lives in Love for Highlands of Roan
June 22, 1980
Describes the murder of Debbie Coffey and eulogizes her personality and life.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
1930's Nostalgia Hits Home With Vengeance
June 23, 1980
George Cafego and Harold Harris are retiring. Norris neighbors John William (Red) Lehman, a 1930s LSU track star, and his wife, Myrtle, are moving to Clewiston, FL. Quotes from "a booklet of pictures, stories, ads,...published by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation...in December 1939."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Where Are the Men Who Built the Parks?
June 26, 1980
Recalls the work of the CCC. The National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA) are trying to get together former CCC workers.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
The 'New' Woman May Be Pulling Man's Foot Out of the Grave
June 29, 1980
Provides statistics related to male-female longevity. Two experts offer their opinions as to why women are living longer than men.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
No Welcome Mat at This Little House
June 30, 1980
Brief column discusses large bee-eating snakes and Lem Ownby's refusal to see two judges. See title.

Subject Heading: G--1
Hallams Find Fruit Farming Brings in Cash -- With Help From Food Fairs
July 6, 1980
Includes a pic. of Tom Hallam. Discusses the operations of the Hallam Family Fruit Farm. Comments on other local growers and the Farmers Association for Retail Marketing (FARM).

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
A Great Monday for Berries, Birds, Brewer
July 7, 1980
CB picks blueberries and see two box turtles, a broad-winged hawk carrying a snake, and two blue-gray gnatcatchers.

Subject Heading: ETL
Onetime Home Demonstration Agent, 91, Still Uses Many Skills
July 13, 1980
Includes 2 pics. of Tilda Asmond now and in the early 1920s. Long column discusses her life.

Subject Heading: TVA
Vessel Guardians May Catch Dinner on Lake if TVA's Floating Monster Doesn't Scare Fish
July 16, 1980
Includes a photograph by Dave Carter of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel on Cherokee Lake. Discusses its passage.

Subject Heading: AH--"D"
Carson Brewer
Readers Write About Drumming, Clogging
July 24, 1980
Clifford H. Wayland tells about his "drummer" father, Charles F. Wayland, Sr. Lawrence Edwards tells about "the difference between buck-dancing and clogging." Betty Clark of Edina, MN, is looking for "a 1941 poster of her mother, brother and sister that was used here to promote sale of war bonds."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Depression-Born CCC Perpetuates Memories of the 1930s in ET
July 27, 1980
Five readers recall memories of the CCC. Includes a pic. of "CCC men working along Norris Freeway in the 1930s."

Subject Heading: C
Joe Diehl -- Dog Lover, Plumber, Repairman, Cooper and Miner
August 3, 1980
CB visits Joe Diehl and makes observations.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
'Good Neighbor' Gets Immediate Reward
August 7, 1980
Mike May waved at a man driving a dune buggy and then realized that the man had stolen his vehicle. Ted Tindell comments on CB's use of the verb, "white-eye," and tells of a woman whose hairpins melted in her hair from the heat.

Subject Heading: G--1
Sansom Has Reservations About Ridge Airport
August 10, 1980
Discusses proposals for extending Pellissippi Parkway and building an Oak Ridge airport.

Subject Heading: G--4
Financing Assured for Sunsphere at World's Fair
August 10, 1980
Includes a photograph of an "architect's model of (the) Sunsphere." See title.

Subject Heading: G--4
Spirits May Come Back Too for Meeting at Bell's Campground
August 10, 1980,A
Includes a photograph of the Bell's Campground Cemetery. Provides historical information and stories about the campground, its cemetery, and a Methodist church there.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Rugby Centennial Is Worth Making the Trip
August 11, 1980
Brief column describes a trip to Rugby, the Meeting of the Waters, and the Gentleman's Swimming Hole.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Carson Brewer
Solar Power at the Cove and UT's Clotheslines
August 14, 1980
Discusses the purchase of a solar-powered cash register for the Cades Cove Store and UT's plans to take down clotheslines at an apartment complex for married students.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Rattler Is a Real Snake in the Grass, So You'd Better Watch Out
August 24, 1980
Bob Maher and CB go fishing in Cherokee National Forest and encounter a rattlesnake. Mentions how deer and people (like Herman Hickman) have been known to stomp rattlers to death. Dr. Bob Lash discusses what to do if you are bitten by a snake.

Subject Heading: S
Hot Summer Gradually Giving Way to Signs of Nearing Autumn
August 31, 1980
CB hikes to Andrews Bald and eats blueberries.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Sourwood Honey News Not So Sweet This Year
September 4, 1980
Reports how much honey local beekeepers' bees made this year.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Retired Lawyer Writes About Narrow Escape
September 8, 1980
Bob Barker talks about his heart attack, and CB quotes from an article describing the dedication of a garden in honor of Joseph Wood Krutch.

Subject Heading: S
Bears and Other Beasts Won't Go Nutty in the Wilds This Winter
September 14, 1980
Due to the shortage of hickory nuts and acorns, animals will suffer this year.

Subject Heading: I
Carson Brewer
Did Cherokees Get Kicks From Snortin' Toad?
September 15, 1980
Jeannette Runquist believes that the Cherokees sniffed toad skins. Mentions how the drought has affected forests, a colony of ants eating through telephone insulation, and mutilid wasps.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Site of World's Fair Once Called 'Scuff'
September 18, 1980
See title. Mentions a white-tailed squirrel and large watermelons.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Granted It's Great, but Lee's Distillery Is Doggy
September 22, 1980
"Robert E. Lee IV stopped by my desk...to talk about the only legal distillery in Virginia, the only one in the world with a Golden Retriever on the board of directors, and the nation's oldest family-owned still." It's called the A. Smith Bowman Distillery of Fairfax County, VA.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Fish, Thought Extinct, Found in Citico
September 26, 1980
"The Smoky madtom, a small fish believed to have been extinct since it was discovered and killed at the same time in Abrams Creek 23 years ago, apparently is alive and well in Citico Creek. Includes a pic. of two preserved adult specimens.

Subject Heading: G--4
Roddy Book Mixes Flavor of Knoxville in Early 1900s With Coke
October 5, 1980
J.P. (Pat) Roddy Jr. shares memories of his life and Roddy Manufacturing Co., a Coca-Cola bottler. Includes a captioned drawing of a hand pouring Coca-Cola out of a bottle into a glass.

Subject Heading: S
ET Colors Coming to Life as Record Hot Summer Fades
October 12, 1980
Discusses the record hot summer and when fall colors will peak in the area.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Carson Brewer
Autumn in Smokies: Last-Minute Delights
October 16, 1980
CB enlarges on his "Autumn is..." column printed on October 27, 1968.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carter Outdrew Reagan on Visit, but Hoover Topped Both
October 24, 1980
See title. Discusses Carter and Reagan's visits. Includes a pic. of Ronald Reagan and some of 7,000 member crowd who saw him in the Dobyns-Bennet High School gymnasium in Kingsport.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Biography Brings Back Knoxville Native Son
October 24, 1980
Discusses the book, Joseph Wood Krutch: A Writer's Life, by John D. Margolis.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Smokies Color Was Beautiful, but Campbell Cumberlands Were Even Better
October 26, 1980
See title. CB and Dr. Alan Solomon hikes along the Wolf Ridge Trail and Long Hungry Ridge and stops at Sheep Pen Gap and the Rye Patch.

Subject Heading: G--4
Digging Up Data in Cemeteries Can Be Fascinating, Student Says
November 9, 1980
Robert McGinnis has been busy "copying names, dates and epitaphs from every tombstone in Knox County."

Subject Heading: Hogs
Bad Acorn Crop May Mean Misery for Wild Boars in Smokies
November 23, 1980
See title. Also discusses hog eradication in the park.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Walnut Crop Short; Bet Benefits Church
December 9, 1980
See title. Discusses Kodak United Methodist Church's benefiting from a member's bet, the walnut shortage and mushrooms.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
Wood Stove, Shoe Last on 1891 Shopping List
December 11, 1980
Discusses the items found in an 1891 C.M. McClung & Co. catalogue.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
8 1/2 Acres in Loudon County Sprouted Into Mushroom Heaven
December 14, 1980
Describes the mushroom farm operated by Ralston Purina in Loudon. Includes a pic. of Annie Hooker.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Cades Cove Is Quiet Pastoral Setting, If Not Historically Accurate
December 21, 1980
Discusses Cades Cove's fauna and past farming practices.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Famed Lawyer Ray Jenkins Dies Following Bout With Pneumonia
December 27, 1980
See title. Recalls important events from his life and career.

Subject Heading: GSNH
News Is Bad (Aphids) and Good (More Species) in the Smokies
December 28, 1980
Discusses the balsam woolly aphid, a killer of fir trees. Dr. Peter White is discovering new plant species while "working on a report of rare and endangered plants in the park."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Sad To Have To Say, Knoxville Is Just No Wonderland in Winter
January 4, 1981
Contrasts what people write about Knoxville when they visit in the winter versus the spring. Discusses Knoxville's 1980 weather.

Subject Heading: G--4
Carson Brewer
UT Prof Seeks Data on Old Furniture Firm
January 5, 1981
Prof. Charles H. Faulkner wants information on Knoxville Furniture Co. Discusses definitions and predictions found in the Jacobsen Snow Almanac.

Subject Heading: GSM
Keep Parks Simple, FOR the People, Writer Urges
January 8, 1981
Joseph L. Sax voices opinions about the park in his new book,Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Don Whitehead, N-S Columnist, Winner of 2 Pulitzer Prizes, Dies at 72
January 13, 1981
See title. Recalls important events from his career and life.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Mountain Streams and Maple Sap Drying Up
January 19, 1981
See title. A dry spell is causing many problems in the local area.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
January Sees Loss of 3 Who Meant a Lot to ET
January 22, 1981
Eulogizes Don Whitehead, Jack Chance, and David Lilienthal.

Subject Heading: G--4
State Wildlife Officials Tell Planners in Farragut About Two Rare Species
January 25, 1981
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is concerned with the grasshopper sparrow and the flame chub, two rare species found in Farragut, TN.

Subject Heading: G--4
Political Indiscretion Gave an Old City Real Estate Firm Its Start
January 25, 1981,A
Discusses the J.B. and W.G. Brownlow real estate firm and the building in which it is located, the Fouche Block.

Subject Heading: G--4
$1 Million Will Buy $7792 Barber-Made House of 1891
Includes 2 photographs of the the original Gingerbread Mansion in 1892 and as a mail-order model in 1981.
January 28, 1981
George F. Barber sold numerous buildings by catalog across the country. One such building, the Nunan mansion, is for sale in Jacksonville, OR. Includes two pics. of the Nunan Mansion, dubbed the "Gingerbread Mansion" in the caption, in 1892 and the present.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Miller Made Hero Ride; Maden Merely Balked
January 29, 1981
"I will tell you about the ride of Miller Stooksbury from Loyston to Knoxville more than 60 years ago" to get medicine for his ill son, Maden.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Big Deer Crashes Into Condominium Kitchen
February 12, 1981
See title.

Subject Heading: G--4
Some Barber Houses Decaying Without Honor in Their Own City
February 15, 1981
Discusses what has become of some George F. Barber houses; at least two are now used as museums. Mentions the Tyson House. Includes a photograph of a decaying Barber house on North Fourth Avenue.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Hikers Find It Rough on High Smoky Trails
February 19, 1981
Discusses ice conditions on trails, where to get gourds, & pottery making in Blount County's Happy Valley.

Subject Heading: G--4
Bob Taylor's Empty and Decaying House Is Lonely but Still Loved
February 22, 1981
Provides historical information for the Governor's Mansion and Governor Robert L. Taylor. Includes a photograph of the Governor's Mansion, the house in which Govenor Robert L. Taylor once lived.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Signs Show Spring Not Far Down Road
February 23, 1981
See title. Includes nature writing by Doris Gove and comments on the park's hogs from Bill Cook.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Information Found on Happy Valley Movers
February 26, 1981
Provides information about "potters who moved from Happy Valley in Carter County to Happy Valley in Blount County." One of them as William Grindstaff.

Subject Heading: G--4
Couple Finds New Thrills in Old Skills Needed in Restoring House
March 1, 1981
Includes a photograph of Mike & Lois Anderson. They are restoring their George F. Barber house on Washington Avenue. Carol Parmelee Barber provides information about George F. Barber.

Subject Heading: G--4
Subject Heading: ETL
Custom Is To Bury People Facing East
March 5, 1981
See title. Discusses this practice. Also mentions how Indians along the Little Tennessee River, Muslims, and Buddhists are buried.

Subject Heading: S
Hepatica Blossoms Signal the First Welcome Sign of Spring
March 8, 1981
See title. Discusses the accuracy of weather predictions for the past winter.

Subject Heading: ETL
Slabtown Midwife Has Delivered 2000 Babies -- at $15 Each
March 15, 1981
See title. Discusses Etta Nichols' life and work. Includes a pic. of midwife Etta Nichols and Mrs. Calvin Fowler.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Sin-Eating Tales Arise, But Details Sketchy
March 19, 1981
See title. "A sin-easter would...eat food near the corpse and in so doing would gobble up al the sins the person had committed while living, leaving him able to stand before St. Peter in sinless purity."

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Questionable Reports About the Buzzards
March 23, 1981
Discredits a story stating that the "buzzards that go home each March to Hinckley, Ohio," winter in the Great Smokies.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Information on Sin-Eating Custom Flows in From All Directions
March 29, 1981
Many readers provide information on sin-eating, including its origins.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Belief in Breath Cure for 'Thrash' Lives On
April 9, 1981
Some believe that people who were born after their father's death can cure thrush by blowing in the afflicted person's mouth. CB talks with one woman believed to have this power.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Love Story: Gracie and the Mountain
April 16, 1981
Emilie Ervin Powell has written a book about Gracie McNicol entitled Gracie and the Mountain.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Hike Into Horror: Knoxville Couple Recalls Atack by Stranger in Smokies
April 19, 1981
See title. Ron and Kate Peterson of Knoxville had nearly reached the Mount LeConte Lodge when the attack occurred.

Subject Heading: Honey
Carson Brewer
Harry Yarnell, After 75 Years, Gives Up Bees
April 20, 1981
See title. Discusses his business.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Acid Rain Is the Suspect in Cherokee Trout Deaths
April 30, 1981
Scientists believe they have witnessed the "first fish kill in the region caused by acid rain." 1000 rainbow trout were lost in a holding pool in Cherokee, NC after heavy rains in the Smokies.

passage.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA's Edith Spradlin Retires, Recalls 42 Years With Leaders
May 3, 1981
Includes a photograph of Edith Spradlin. CB asks for her opinion of former TVA directors and more.

Subject Heading: TVA
From the South, It's an Ill and Acid Wind That Blows Upon Us
May 3, 1981,A
Herbert C. Jones, supervisor of TVA's Air Resources Program discusses acid rain and its effects.

Subject Heading: HitS
What Is So Rare as a Day in June? A Fine Vacation Day in May
May 17, 1981
CB & Alan Solomon hike from the Cades Cove Picnic Area to Spence Field & make observations along the way.

Subject Heading: TR
Carson Brewer
Another Chapter for North Shore Road
May 18, 1981
"The North Shore Cemetery Association is making a new pitch for a road with Gudger's successor, Rep. William Hendon, a Republican." Provides background information for the issue.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
New Book Outlines the Families, Tales of Cades Cove's History
May 24, 1981
Discusses Dr. A. Randolph Shield's new book, The Families of Cades Cove. Mentions the common last names of the area.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Many Blooms Make It Honey of a Year
May 25, 1981
"You know there's been no such blooming binge in decades -- maybe never before -- as the one this spring." Local beekeepers describe the abundant honey crop this year.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Report Shows Men Still Outdie Women -- Leaving Them Lonely
June 7, 1981
Provides statistics related to male-female longevity. CB receives a letter from and talks with a Mrs. Johnson from Alcoa who leads a group of 35 to 40 women who are searching for companionship.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Blooms Are Nearing in Great Smokies
June 8, 1981
Many people speculate on when the flame azalea and rhododendron will bloom.

Subject Heading: S
Hot, Muggy Weather Brings in Mushrooms
June 15, 1981
Discusses mushrooms in the local area and the book, Mushrooms of the Smokies by Dr. Lexemuel Ray (L.R.) Hesler.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Carson Brewer
Yes, They Count Flowers but Not on the Wall
June 25, 1981
Earthwatch volunteers are paying to help assist with scientific projects in the park under the direction of Susan Bratton and Peter White of the Uplands Field Research Laboratory.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Down in Union County Day To Recall Last Roundup at Loyston
June 28, 1981
See title. "More families--2899--were moved from the Norris Lake basin than from the basin of any other lake TVA impounded." Recalls Loyston and its roundups held prior to the citizens' forced moves. Includes a pic. of "the first 'last roundup' of Big Valley residents."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Young Animals Are Prey for Predators
July 2, 1981
"Now is that season when existence is precarious for the young." CB feels that this isn't all bad since the world would be overpopulated otherwise. Mentions hatch rates for bluebirds.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Outdoors Education Proves To Be Popular
July 5, 1981
Many courses are offered at the Smoky Mountain Field School. Includes a pic. of Dean Berg and Sally Bennett.

Subject Heading: S
Summer Insects: Both Good, Bad
July 30, 1981
Discusses good and bad insects of the area.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
It's Not Considered Cricket To Clobber the Cricket
August 20, 1981
CB and Alberta hike along Road Prong and make observations.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Jane Orleans Leaves $25-a-Month 'Shack,' Will Travel
August 30, 1981
See title. She recalls living in "the shack" on Ford Place in South Knoxville. Includes a pic. of it.

Subject Heading: I
Medicine Man Was 'Top Notch'
September 3, 1981
Quotes from a story out of the Cherokee One Feather newspaper which tells about Amoneeta Sequoyah's "early training to be a medicine man."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Wanted: 'Fainting Goat' Billy To Keep Herd Going
September 6, 1981
Discusses John Rice Irwin's "fainting goats." "Dr. Peter Mullowney, a veterinarian, explained the physical goings-on." Includes a pic. of "'fainting goats' at Museum of Appalachia."

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Fainting Goats Still Plentiful in Tennessee
September 25, 1981
Readers locate several fainting goats in the local area for John Rice Irwin.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Park's Old-Timers Speak in Memoir
October 1, 1981
Discusses John O. Morrell's new book,The Mirth of a National Park.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Frightening Mystery of Missing Great Smokies Hiker Grows
October 2, 1981
Mrs. Thelma Pauline Melton has been missing from near the Deep Creek Campground for a week. Discusses the events leading up to her disappearance.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Autumn Color Here a Tad or Two Early
October 5, 1981
See title. Mentions some parnassus in bloom in Anderson County.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Of Fainting Goats and Sacred Cows
October 8, 1981
Discusses the origins of fainting goats.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Rare Fish Found in Citico Creek
October 9, 1981
Another rare small fish, a yellow-fin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis), has been found in Citico Creek.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Overlook Named for Park Friend Carlos C. Campbell
October 11, 1981
Big Walnut Overlook is being renamed the Carlos C. Campbell Overlook. Includes 2 pics. of Carlos C. Campbell and Park Supt. Merrill D. Beal, John Wilson, and Kathryn Sanders.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Gaudy Mix of Colors Blanked Mountains of ET
October 18, 1981
Discusses the fall colors and recommends hikes and trips to see them.

Subject Heading: TVA
Ex-TVA Lawyer Calls Bonuses Legal
Incomplete column
October 29, 1981
Charles J. McCarthy "says the TVA Board was within its legal rights in adopting its controversial 'retention' bonus plan to keep key executives."

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
'Last Chance' Breakfast Brings Back Memories
November 2, 1981
CB visits with Kyle & Dora Brewer Bowlin and learns about the learns about the history and uses of corn. Relates stories from his cousin Dora's book, Hog and Hominy: Corn in Early East Tennessee.

Subject Heading: B
Bare Facts About Meeting Park Bears
November 12, 1981
Discusses a study of bear-human encounters being conducted by Jane Tate, one of Dr. Mike Pelton's graduate students.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Carson Brewer
Park Service Agrees to Hog Trapping in the Park
December 6, 1981
NC trappers will now be working to get wild hogs out of the park. Includes a cartoon by Bob Rich.

Subject Heading: GSM
Carson Brewer
Smokies' Fire Towers Are a Thing of Past
December 10, 1981
Many fire towers have been removed in the last few weeks. The few that remain are not used by fire spotters.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Hancock Cooper Likes To Process Own Tobacco
December 13, 1981
See title. CB talks with Alex Stewart about his work. Quotes from a piece called "Caol Miner's Son" by Bill Henry from An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee edited by Jeff D. Johnson and Jim Stokely.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Carson Brewer
Shirley Boyken Served Smokies Group Well
December 21, 1981
Describes the accomplishments of the GSMNHA and its soon-to-be-retired business manager, Shirley Boyken.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Carson Brewer
More Oakley and Scratch Britches
January 7, 1982
Tells of a small spat between Wiley Oakley left his wife Rebecca Anne. Also tells the story of what happened to his britches one night while he was courting her.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Big Ridge, Norris Parks First in State
January 14, 1982
Walter B. Potter recalls the early days of Norris State Park and Big Ridge State Park.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Venable Book Looks at Louisiana Swamp
January 25, 1982
Discusses Sam Venable's book about Louisian's Little Pecan Island, An island unto itself.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Carson Brewer
Mountain Trout Dying in Pattern That Puzzles
January 31, 1982
Many scientists and organizations are investigating trout kills in many waterways in and near the park.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Listen for the Cold Sounds of Winter
February 1, 1982
People reminiscence about winters past.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
The Art of Moving, Finding Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
February 21, 1982
CB and Alberta visit Jekyll Island and learn about an operation to move woodpeckers from Ft. Stewart to St. Catherines Island. Discusses the operation, St. Catherines Island, and woodpeckers in the Smokies.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
March Madness Promises Start of Sparkling Spring
February 28, 1982
Celebrates March. Discusses gourds, bluebirds, martins, the winter of 1917-18 and more.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Management Plan Gives Nature Lovers Break
March 7, 1982
The new NPS General Management Plan was released in January. Changes will be made to the park, but not anytime soon.

Subject Heading: B
Bears Suspected in Four Deer Kills
March 18, 1982
On March 4, Bob Downing "told of four deer kills which, for various reason, he believed could have been done only by cougars." Dr. Michael Pelton believes they were killed by bears.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Flower Appearances Mark Spring Warmth
March 22, 1982
Doris Gove, director of Ijams Audubon Nature Center, has "started a record of when flowers bloom." Mrs. Everett (Thelma) Cox needs help tracing her Alley ancestry.

Subject Heading: ETL
'Crow's Foot' or 'Toothwort,' It's Good
March 25, 1982
Discusses eating crow's foot and poke.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Thinking About Sunburn Makes Him Red-Faced
March 28, 1982
CB & others hike to Rich Mountain along the Crooked Arm Branch & Harrison Branch trails.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Bear Cub Crop Is Bountiful This Spring
March 29, 1982
A Wall Street Journal front page story reported on the work of Dr. Michael Pelton and one of his grad students, Greg Wathen. "This is the biggest cub year of them all. 'No doubt about it,' Mike says."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Funds Sought to Preserve Hump Mountain for Public
April 5, 1982
CB visits and praises Hump Mountain. Discusses the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's goal to "protect and preserve for the public the approximately 12,000 acres of the Highlands of Roan."

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Rich? Maybe Not in Gold but Surely in Memories
April 18, 1982
Recalls when Earnest Ogle and other men who were cutting a road through the mountains believed they found gold.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA's Power Manager Plans 'Belt Tightening' April 28, 1982
Hugh Parris is working to make TVA's power rates more competitive.

Subject Heading: TVA
Employment at TVA Down, Still Dropping
May 23, 1982
Discusses the situation and its causes.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
'Bee Birds' Might Abate Bee Problem
May 24, 1982
CB discusses 'bee birds' with beekeepers and others. Discusses the summer tanager as a 'bee bird.'

Subject Heading: LPitS
Hoped To Be Link to Teen (Incomplete headline?)
Wilderness Area Near Trail Is Search Target
May 27, 1982
Speculates on Jay Charles Toney's actions and details search efforts. Includes a pic. with the caption, "Search Party Regroups After Tracking Missing Teen-Ager." Includes a map of Clingmans Dome and the immediate surrounding road and trails.

Subject Heading: LPitS
'In-Depth Interview' Planned for Lost Youth
May 30, 1982
Describes Jay Toney's experience of being lost in the Smokies.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Retired Air Force Couple Find Privacy in Home 'Inside' Park
May 30, 1982
Includes a pic. of Leonard C. & Fay Hoffman, owners of property near Soak Ash Creek that the NPS considers within the park boundaries.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Tellico River's Beauty, Peace Stand as Tribute to Old Timers
May 30, 1982
CB and Alberta take a trip to the Tellico River. Mentions people CB used to know in the area. Also mentions North River Road's poor condition and litter along the river.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Hunt for 'Bee Birds' Proves To Be a Honey
May 31, 1982
Discusses the Eastern kingbird as a 'bee bird.'

Subject Heading: LPitS
Lost Youth Want To Visit Smokies, Rescuers and Dogs
June 3, 1982
Describes the experiences of Jay Toney and his rescuers. Includes a pic. of Jay Toney.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Carson Brewer
Wisdom From Smokies: If You're Lost, Stay Put
June 6, 1982
Advises what to do if lost in the mountains. Details the experiences of some people who have gotten lost and perished in the park. Includes a drawing by Bob Rich.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Carson Brewer
Coyotes Now Live in Great Smokies
June 7, 1982
Discusses hogs, coyotes, azaleas and rhododendrom blooms in the park.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Clear Skies, Good Friends, Smokies Ease Long Hike
June 13, 1982
CB & friends hike from Clingmans Dome to the gate south of Elkmont.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Old Barrels Served 'Dish Orders' Well
June 17, 1982
CB discusses "dish orders" and recalls a related fuzzy memory from his father's store.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Shops Around, Finds Coal Bargain
June 23, 1982
Brief column discusses why coal prices are low and mentions recent contracts.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
What If the Continent Still Was Undiscovered?
June 27, 1982
CB hikes along the Little River. Discusses the area & ponders the question in the title.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
English, Cherokees Teamed for First Fort
June 28, 1982
Describes Maj. Andrew Lewis' building of the first fort in East Tennessee.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Climbing Family Tree Brings Book Results
July 1, 1982
Discusses a book by Robert L. Breeding called Appalachian Haven. "It involves Indians, Melungeons, and indentured servants."

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Workers May Earn More Than Directors
July 1, 1982
Discusses why this may be the case.

Subject Heading: TVA
Overtime Pay Stirs New TVA Tempest
July 2, 1982
"TVA is back in the political soup, this time for paying overtime to some of its top-echelon people." Sen. Jim Sasser and others state their opinions about the issue. Includes a photograph of Herb Sanger.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Bear and Boar Fight Probably a Sight
July 12, 1982
A bear nearly killed a boar in a fight. Discusses the boar's injuries; it had to be killed to be put out of its misery.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Tate Spring Still Flows; The Tales It Could Tell!
July 25, 1982
Tells stories about Tate Spring, south of Clinch Mountain, in Grainger County. Includes a photocopy of a postcard from Tate Spring.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Norris Dam Took Toll of Displaced Families
August 1, 1982
Marshall A. Wilson's book, Tales From the Grass Roots of TVA, tells of families relocated from the Norris Lake area and more. Includes a photograph with the caption, "A 1930s Hog Killing in Clinch Valley, From New Book."

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Bears at Poolside Looking for Food
August 2, 1982
Bears have visited the Sheraton Hotel in Gatlinburg and other areas recently. Discusses the departures of purple martins.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Brookies, Blueberries and Puffballs--Good World
August 8, 1982
CB, Bob Maher and J.B. Woolsey fish and pick blueberries in the Tellico Plains area.

Subject Heading: Honey
Carson Brewer
Sourwood Honey, Not GNP, True Measure of Good Life
August 15, 1982
CB talks with beekeepers about sourwood honey, the crop of it this year, and sourwood trees.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Hostel Night in Farm House Costs -- but Not Very Much
August 15, 1982
Describes the Wier Farm Hostel operated by Amelia Jo Wier. Includes a pic. of her.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Washington Post, A Parochial View?
August 16, 1982
Describes an article in The Washington Post by Molly Moore which criticized Sunbright in Morgan County. Quotes from subsequent letters from The Morgan County News, a man quoted in the article, and the leader of the youth group mentioned in the story.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Carson Brewer
Nature's Intoxicating Smokies Do Not Mix Well With Drugs
August 22, 1982
Tells stories of foolish people who used drugs and alcohol in the mountains. Includes a graphic of a syringe with mountains in the background.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Salamanders and an Acid Experiment
August 23, 1982
Ray Matthews is conducting an experiment with salamanders and pools of varying acidity "to learn more about the effects of acid rain on fish and other water critters."

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Tennessee Draws Short Straw on Allocation of Wilderness
August 29, 1982
CB visits Big Frog Mountain and discusses the wilderness recommendations for the area.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
More About Mama Bear, E-T Apples
September 2, 1982
Tom Salter believes he encountered the peristent mama bear mentioned in an Aug. 19 piece the night before she was killed by a tourist. Also discusses local apple crops.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Area Ginseng Threatened by Thoughtless Hunters
September 12, 1982
See title. CB goes ginseng hunting with an acquaintance. Discusses the plant, the hunting of it, and the rules surrounding the hunting of it.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
AF Crash in Unicoi Mountains Recalls Tragedy 37 Years Ago
September 12, 1982
Brief column discusses the crash of a B17 on Whigg Ridge on April 8, 1945. Mentions the recent crash of a C-141 on Johns Knob. Includes a general map of the area which shows the crash sites.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Brief Letters Aid Wilderness Fight
September 16, 1982
Recommends writing a letter to support wilderness status for the Citico Creek area and all of Big Frog Mountain. Quotes from two such letters.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Wilderness Letter Campaign Goes Wild as Deadline Nears
September 19, 1982
Discusses the controversy and interest involved in designating the Citico Creek area and all of Big Frog Mountain as wilderness areas.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Mention of Johns Knob Recalls Stories of Pioneer
September 19, 1982,A
Tells stories about Bob and John Stratton. Johns Knob, Johns Branch, Bob Bald, Stratton Gap, and Stratton Meadow were named for them.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Carson Brewer
Fall Colors a Week Ahead of Schedule
September 23, 1982
Discusses the fall colors and speculates on a peak date. Mentions summer temperatures -- the highest temperature was a 92.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Wilderness Backers Muster Letters This Time Around
September 24, 1982
Discusses the issue of designating Citico Creek and Big Frog Mountain as wilderness areas and the support being generated for doing this.

Subject Heading: C
The Steelmaker's Garden Grows for Other Springs
September 26, 1982
Includes a pic. of Ivan Racheff and Mr. Hershal Macon. Praises Mr. Racheff's achievement.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Why Did 1000 Crawfish Crawl Out of Water?
September 27, 1982
Dr. Dan Vance and his brother, Stephen, saw 1,000 or more crawfish "trying to climb out of the Sinks."

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Mountain Camellia Champion Topped
September 30, 1982
In a brief column, readers mention a new champion mountain camellia tree, a hair tonic bottle, a whiskey bottle, yellow jacket nesting habits, and popping morning-glory buds.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Booming Animal Population Faces Hard Smokies Winter
October 3, 1982
Long column discusses why this is a bad winter for park animals, and how bears have advantages of some other animals. Discusses Ken Johnson's use of sardine baits to estimate bear populations.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Chasing Rainbows Is Worth the Effort
October 7, 1982
Mrs. Evelyn Short has not seen a rainbow in the past eight years. CB discusses this with a local weatherman and recalls a rainbow story from The Highlands Bulletin.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Carson Brewer
Colors are Here, Go and Enjoy Them
October 11, 1982
Discusses the fall colors and includes a recipe for persimmon beer. Mentions large watermelon and tomato vines.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Carter Savors Freedom From Pressure
October 10, 1982
Discusses former Pres. Jimmy Carter's plans for the Carter Library and his future. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Carter Draws Praise, Rousing Fair Welcome
October 10, 1982,A
Describes Jimmy Carter Appreciation Day. Quotes opinions of Mr. Carter on unemployment, presidential candidates, and more. Includes 2 pics. of Former President Jimmy Carter. Pics. also include Louisa Kennedy, Jake & Sonya Butcher, and Ben Durant.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Carson Brewer
James W. Keller, Foundry Head: Going Strong at 95
October 12, 1982
Praises the hard work of James W. Keller, president of Keller Foundry Co. Describes past jobs held in Mexico, Haiti, and Alaska.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Not Even Crabby Bear Mars Gracie's Outings
October 14, 1982
Gracie McNicol encountered a bear at the Le Conte Lodge. Briefly discusses her and Rufus Morgan's treks up Mount Le Conte.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
'Ole Bert' Gives Glimpse Into Living -- in Paradise
October 24, 1982
Quotes from and talks about H.C. (Woody) Brinegar's book, Ole Bert, about Bert Garner.

Subject Heading: C
Ivan Racheff Leaves Behind a Memorial of Beauty in Park
October 28, 1982
Includes a pic. of Ivan Racheff. Eulogizes his life.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Santa Claus Has Hot Day's Work, but Gets Big Reception
December 5, 1982
The temperature rose to 80 degrees during the Jaycee-WIVK Christmas parade. Lists the winning floats and the experiences of other floats. Some sentences are missing from the column. Includes a pic. of Santa on a carriage in the Fountain City parade. Also includes a pic. of a Shriner with a broke-down car on Gay Street.

Subject Heading: TVA
Carson Brewer
Early TVA Failed Mandate To Aid Area's Dispossessed
December 5, 1982
Discusses the new book, TVA and the Dispossessed, by Michael J. McDonald and John Muldowny. Includes a photograph from the cover of the book of a 1930s Clinch Valley family.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Carson Brewer
Conservationists Win One on Oil and Gas Leases
December 26, 1982
No oil or gas leases will be issued in the Cherokee National Forest wilderness areas in the first nine months of 1983. Discusses the "sins" of the Reagan Administration in managing public lands.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Lawyers Are Winners
January 5, 1983
"TVA'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT looked pretty good recently in a Wall Street Journal story about TVA's tentative settlement with Gulf Oil Co. of the agency's long uranium antitrust suit again Gulf. Mentions previous TVA lawsuits.

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Armada of Buzzards Invades Jones Cove
January 6, 1983
See title. Also mentions a bald eagle spotting on Loudoun Lake.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Carson Brewer
Mel Cooper Still Clipping After 60 Years in Flats
January 9, 1983
CB interviews barber Mel Cooper. He reminisces "about how things used to be in the neighborhood" of McAnally Flats. Includes a pic. of Mel Cooper and Noble Brooks.

Subject Heading: HitS
Smokies Hiker, 70, Can Still Do 35 Miles a Day
January 9, 1983
See title regarding Margaret Stevenson.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Flee East Tennessee? January's Best Time
January 13, 1983
Discusses Knoxville's average January weather.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Old-Fashioned Notions About Planting Explored
January 16, 1983
Dr. William E. Cole and Tim Waggoner provided gardening superstitions related to the moon, the sex of the gardener, and more.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Off-Season Blooms Omen of Bad Luck?
January 17, 1983
"'All fruit trees blooming out of season foreshadow deaths in the family.'" Many are doing so this year. Also lists some other "omens of bad luck."

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
Others in Area Describe Their 'Peak Experiences'
January 23, 1983
Pat Large had a 'peak experience' in the Smokies. Others comment on these kinds of experiences and/or write of their own experiences.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Carson Brewer
Jones Cove Buzzards Are Regular Visitors
January 23, 1983
Readers report sightings of buzzards, panthers, and blackbird armadas.

Subject Heading: GSM
Park Service Talking With Cities Service for 2344 Acres of Land
January 25, 1983
See title. Also discusses other properties which the park would like to acquire.

Subject Heading: GSM
John Cook To Head Great Smokies Park
January 27, 1983
See title. Summarize his accomplishments to date.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Archivist Hunts Old Norris Area Listings
January 27, 1983
Earl Olson collects Norris phone books and uses them "'as a reference to verify whether certain people lived here at a given time, as a record of the population over the years, and (to help) some visiting oldtimers find the house they used to live in.'" He needs ones for 1935 and 1936. Readers report crocus and hepatica blooms.

Subject Heading: GS--G
What Happened to Carol, Injured in Smokies Fall?
January 30, 1983
Mary C. Evans tells of being nearby when Carol Ingram fell at Arch Rock. Mary would like to know how Carol is doing.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Arch Rock Climber Grateful for Help
January 31, 1983
Follow-up story on Carol Ingram's recovery from a fall at Arch Rock. Also discusses abnormal oak leaves, flower gardens, squirrels, and more.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
East Tennessee Evil Lurked in Reflections, Fingernails
February 6, 1983
Long column includes several beliefs from Folklore and Folkways in the Blue Ridge and Cumberland Plateau Sections of Tennessee by Dr. William E. Cole. Some relate to cutting fingernails, taking pictures, burning salt, cutting hair, and using spittle.

Subject Heading: B
Carson Brewer
Hiker Recovers Pack From Mama Bear
February 7, 1983
A bear stole Les Webb's pack. Audrey Hoff reports on where some blackbirds roost.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Carson Brewer
Information Needed on Knoxville Doctor
February 10, 1983
Cora Ogle had a severe case of pneumonia at the age of six, and her great-niece, Cherel Henderson, wants information about the doctor, Mr. Fish, who treated her.

Subject Heading: C
Carson Brewer
Old Shovel Stirs Stories of Charlie
February 13, 1983
Includes 2 pics. of "Charlie and Myria Garland and the shovel used to dig his grave." Talks about their lives.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Carson Brewer
Carry Proper Gear for Mountain Hiking
February 17, 1983
Ranger Lowell K. Higgins provides tips and a list of gear to take on hiking treks in the mountains.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Merger, Sale Possible
More Talks Set on Fate of UAB
February 13, 1983
Lists problems that United American Bank has been having. Discusses possible mergers.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Jake Butcher Says UAB Was Solvent, Blames FDIC Pressure
February 17, 1983
United American Bank has been declared insolvent. Discusses events surrounding this announcement. Includes 2 pics. of bank chairman Jake Butcher & his wife, Sonya.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Feminine Wiles, Worries Thread Through ET Lore
February 20, 1983
See title. "Women, bless them, are mysterious, frightening creatures, hazardous to your health, capable of making vegetables rot on the vine or of jinxing you with bad luck for a whole year."

Subject Heading: GSM
2 Groups Urge Cities Service Land Purchase
February 20, 1983
Interested groups are urging the NPS buy Cities Service's 2344 acreas for the park.

> Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Love of Mountains Filled Priest's Years
February 21, 1983
Eulogizes the life of the Rev. Rufus Morgan.

Subject Heading: HitS
Carson Brewer
Spring Reigns in Smokies Regardless of Calendar
February 27, 1983
CB & Alberta hike around the Cades Cove area. Discusses the flora & fauna of the area. Includes a Bob Rich drawing.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Did Superstitions Put Chores in Rut?
March 7, 1983
Readers provide information on beliefs about housekeeping, the "first-footing practice for New Year's Day, and screeching owls.

Subject Heading: GSM
Foothills Parkway Job Revived
March 7, 1983
Discusses construction projects in the park.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Carson Brewer
Park Pests Come Through Winter With Little Trouble
March 12, 1983
See title. Discusses wild boar population and eradication statistics. Includes a cartoon by Bob Rich.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Wart Cures Required Stolen Dishrags, Corn
March 17, 1983
Lists some families who settled DeKalb County, TN, and provides a long list of wart cures.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Carson Brewer
Mayonnaise Subject of Old Superstition
March 18, 1983
Provides historical information and a superstition involving mayonnaise. Discusses R.T. (Bob) Maher's work history.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Carson Brewer
Bluebird Bigamy, Where Nature Takes Care of Own
March 20, 1983
In a long column, Gordon Hall reports on his bluebirds and a case of "bluebird bigamy."

Subject Heading: B
Orphaned Cub Rescued, Will Go Back to Smokies
March 30, 1983
See title. Includes a pic. of Dr. Jim Jensen with the cub.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Back Off, Mayonnaise Lovers, That Long Lost Recipe You've Been Asking About Is Found!
April 7, 1983
"ALL RIGHT! I've finally found the recipe that got me into trouble with some of you." Provides the mayonnaise recipe for which many readers wrote, called, and asked CB.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
Anniversaries and a Reminder of Would-be State of Franklin
April 11, 1983
Discusses the state of Franklin and its history.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Carson Brewer
True Winter May Be Over, but Watch Out for These Others
April 14, 1983
Discusses Dogwood Winter, Whippoorwill Winter, Blackberry Winter, and Stooksbury Winter. Discusses a smallpox treatment from the book, The Cherokee Physician by James W. Mahoney.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
The Depression and Clara, Whiskey and Dryland Fish
April 17, 1983
CB recounts his favorite story from Don't Go Up Kettle Creek by William Lynwood Montell. See title.

Subject Heading: ETL
Carson Brewer
News on Hiking Nurse; Leach Cemetery Questions
April 18, 1983
Discusses Gracie McNicol's family. Mrs. James H. Elliott wants information about the Leach Cemetery, which is also called Clear Branch Cemetery. Mentions the Fraterville and Cross Mountain mine disasters.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Record Lows Nip Area Fruit
April 20, 1983
"The coldest weather ever recorded so late in the spring killed much of the East Tennessee fruit crop and wiped out most of the azalea blooms."

Subject Heading: G--1
Carson Brewer
New State Law Does Very Little To Alleviate the Billboard Mess
April 21, 1983
Discusses the new law concerning billboards and the problems associated with it.

Subject Heading: S
Carson Brewer
Of the Snow-Covered Trillium and Some Other Frozen Springs
April 25, 1983
Discusses last week's freeze and past late snows.

Subject Heading: GSM
Copper-Bearing Land To Be Bought for Smoky Mountains Park
April 30, 1983
NPS will buy Cities Service Co. land. Discusses other land which the park would like to purchase. Includes a diagram pinpointing the areas of interest.

Subject Heading: G--1
2 Canada Geese Choose Trees for Clinch Nesting -- Starting Trend?
May 2, 1983
Discusses Canada geese and the practice of tree nesting begun by a few of them.

Subject Heading: TVA
Town's History Rises Through Waters of TVA
From special section entitled "TVA: 50 Years of Change"
May 15, 1983
"Most East Tennesseans younger than 50 probably never heard of Agee or Grantsboro. Yet, both names have attachments to fame." Discusses the history and origins of the names for this town "drowned and mostly forgotten after TVA put Norris Dam in the path of the Clinch River." Lengthy column also mentions Bean Station and other dam projects. The cover of the section has a map showing "TVA projects in the Tennessee Valley Region."

Subject Heading: TVA
Norris Dam Opened Gates to Future
From special section entitled "TVA: 50 Years of Change"
May 15, 1983,A
Lengthy column details the history of Norris Dam.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Forestry Work Pays Off in Conservation, Industry
From special section entitled "TVA: 50 Years of Change"
May 15, 1983,B
Discusses the history and present state of TVA's forestry work.

Subject Heading: G--1
Some Geese Get Smart With Nest Building
May 16, 1983
Discusses nesting practices of Canada geese and a robin. Mentions the line between Eastern Standard Time and Central Standard Time. WW II veterans wish to hold reunions.

Subject Heading: ETL
Don't Tell Mr. Webster---but We're Having a Cakewalk
May 23, 1983
CB discounts the definition of a cakewalk found in a dictionary. Recounts a "box supper" story from Tilda Adsmond. Lists people with whom CB discussed cakewalks.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Water Storage Is Record
May 25, 1983
"TVA has a record wealth of water in its lakes, enough to generate 7.97 billion kilowatthours of electricity, officials said today."

Subject Heading: S
May in East Tennessee This Year Has Those Wonderful Ingredients
May 26, 1983
Discusses large poplar trees in the park and fishing.

Subject Heading: ETL
Longfield Baptist Church...a Long History
May 29, 1983
CB reviews a history by Edith Wilson (Mrs. Joe) Hutton of Longfield Baptist Church, near Lake City, called A Promise of Good Things. Includes an illustration by an unknown artist of a pastor, a cross, and a church.

Subject Heading: S
Spring Play of Animal Youngsters Sometimes Brings Odd Pairings
May 30, 1983
See title. Discusses a tomcat, fox kits, bears and more.

Subject Heading: HitS
Trip Brings New Delights, Disturbing Questions
June 5, 1983
Discusses a hike made by Alan Solomon & CB around Hatcher Mountain. Discusses the park's hogs & poachers.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Second Thoughts Over Charlie Carrying Stove Create Doubts
June 6, 1983
Tells the story of Charlie Garland carrying a 200 lb. stove 20 miles. Alan Solomon and CB hike along part of Charlie's route.

Subject Heading: S
Retired Executive Finds Gardening Tends To Prove Berry Interesting
June 9, 1983
Discusses berries and Russell Hillis's hobby. See title.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Fontana Village Offers Many Vacation Treasures
June 12, 1983
Fontana Village is a "resort for fishermen, hikers, artists, square dancers and, often, for family reunions."

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Official Assessment of Grazings Fails To Get to Roots of Matter
June 13, 1983
Discusses livestock grazing in the woods and two problems attributed to it--it "'destroys the farm woodland'" and results in a small gain in weight for the animals.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
2 Smoky Balds To Be Cleared
June 14, 1983
Student Conservation Association members will spend 3 weeks working on returning Andrews Bald to its 1940s state and one week fighting the balsam wooly aphid, an insect that kills Fraser fir trees.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Smokies' Floral Displays Cooled
June 20, 1983
People recommend Sams Gap for flame azalea and the Chimney Tops for rhodendron blooms. The blooms have not opened in many places yet.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Hiker Safe After 3-Day Crawl With Broken Leg
June 25, 1983
See title. Describe Tom Patterson's experience being injured and lost in the Smokies. Includes a pic. by Barbara Maxwell of Tom Patterson.

Subject Heading: ETL
Hot Weather Moves Blooms; J.P.'s Cows Get Into a Bind
June 27, 1983
Mentions the blooms on Roan Mountain, Gregory Bald, and Andrews Bald. "Everytime the lakes rise unusually high, I get in touch with J.P. Beets of Grainger County, to learn how his herd of cows, calves and one bull are surviving."

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Delves Deeply Into Acid Rain Research
July 3, 1983
Discusses TVA's past and present efforts to address the problem of acid rain. Includes a drawing by an unknown artist of acid rain, a fish, and a smokestack.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) It's 50th Anniversary Time for the Old CCC'ers of the New Deal
July 4, 1983
See title. Discusses the CCC.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Roan Mountain Hunt Recalls Smokies Trials, Tragedies
July 10, 1983
Lists people who were lost and/or perished in the park.

Subject Heading: GSNH
NPS, Volunteers Turning Backing Clock on Balds
July 10, 1983
"Six high school members of the Student Conservation Association...have been using axes and saws to cut unwanted vegetation which has invaded what once was the grassy bald," Andrews Bald. Includes a pic. by Michael Patrick with the caption, "Flame azaleas frame Andrews Bald near cleared vegetation."

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Is Women Longevity Award for Hard Work, Superiority?
July 11, 1983
Two women offer their opinions on why women live longer and one offers her opinion on why more men die. CB provides some male-female longevity statistics.

Subject Heading: S
Dog Days Bring Out the Worst of Summer
July 17, 1983
Discusses the etymology of the term "dog days." Also discusses the weather and vacation spots.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
travel
Tale of Chained Rock Links History and Lore
July 17, 1983
"History and myth merge as one tries to find the facts of the story about the Chained Rock poised atop Pine Mountain above the Cumberland River and Pineville, KY." Includes 3 pics. of Dr. Edward S. Wilson, Amy Franklin, Tracy Franklin, Anchor rock, Chained Rock and the chain.

Subject Heading: GSNH
High Climbers Usually Needn't Fear Snakes
July 18, 1983
Discusses sightings of snakes at high altitudes.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Some Missing Links Backing Smokies Lynx
July 21, 1983
Discusses snakes and birds at high altitudes. Mentions possible lynx sightings.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
More Tales About Chained Rock
August 1, 1983
Bill Martin says Chained Rock was chained in 1932. Mrs. Ellen Anderson says her mother was told to look for the chain in 1881. Discusses the departion of martins from the area.

Subject Heading: TR
TVA Denies Responsibility for Grave Access
August 7, 1983
"TVA is not responsible for providing access to cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park north of Fontana Lake, the agency says in answer to a suit filed by a group of North Carolinians." Provides background information and discusses the suit.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
'It'll Get Better,' Jake Butcher Says
August 7, 1983
Remaining optimistic, former UAB chairman Jake Butcher discusses his present lifestyle and plans for the future. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: Honey
Busy Bees at Work Are a Delight To Watch
August 7, 1983
CB helps Marvin Franklin "rob bees." Discusses bees' habits and lives. CB talks with local beekeepers about the sourwood honey crop.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Chief Wants Parkway Completed
August 14, 1983
CB interviews Park Supt. John Cook.

Subject Heading: HitS
40 Miles at Age 65 Fulfills a Goal
August 14, 1983
Dr. Elgin Kintner, accompanied by others for most of the trek, hikes 40 miles in the park.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Mother Bobcat and Kitten Make a Rare Public Park Appearance
August 18, 1983
Readers writer about the sex of worker bees, a bobcat sighting, a sighting of little wild hogs, the making of Indian arrows, and a book of Bert Vincent's work. WWII veterans are having reunions.

Subject Heading: S
Summer Grows Sweeter as It Nears Farewell
August 21, 1983
CB spends a weekend with his wife Alberta at and near her Secret Place.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Ridgers Help Piece Rock Puzzle
August 25, 1983
Mentions more stories about Chained Rock. Discusses the Coal Monument in Harlan County, KY.

Subject Heading: TVA
Monument Repaired, Ceremony To Honor Early Official of TVA
September 1, 1983
See title. CB visits the memorial to Clair C. Killen and walks along nearby trails. Mentions relatives of Mr. Killen.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Logging Helped Trout Fishing in the Smokies
September 4, 1983
"The last logging in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was finished 46 years ago this month, and Joe F. Manley was there when the job was done. He shares some memories from those days. Includes a 1933 pic. of George R. McLean, Joe Manley, Charlie Dunn and Stewart Ramsey.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Rattlers Do Show Up at Dome
September 8, 1983
A reader reports a rattler spotting at Clingmans Dome. Reports on a road closing because of workers spraying firs. Paul Marie Hayes, 7, has grown a large tomato plant.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
'Mountain Ways' Offers Spell-Binding Time With Its 659 Pictures of Mountaineers of Old
September 11, 1983
Discusses some pictures included in the book Mountain ways published by Gene Aiken. See title. Includes a pic. of "David Crockett Maples on homemade feet."

Subject Heading: TVA
Water Boy, Mealer, Had Narrow Escape on Original Ocoee Flume
September 16, 1983
Includes a photograph of workmen on TVA's new Ocoee River flume. Also incl. a photograph of George Mealer. He recalls working as a water boy when the original flume was built and more.

Subject Heading: TVA
Ocoee River Waters Once Again Rush Down Wooden Flume to Power Plant
September 16, 1983,A
See title. Discusses the operation and mentions opposition to it.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
It's Time for Squeezin' and Pickin' and Boilin' as Autumn Comes Into the Hills of Tennessee
September 22, 1983
"The Mennonites are making molasses at Muddy Pond, and the apple pickers are picking in Cocke, Unicoi, Sevier, Cumberland and Bledsoe counties." Apple growers comment on their crops.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Suspends 2 Executives Whose Wives Accepted Trip
September 22, 1983
"TVA has given brief suspensions without pay to two of its executives who permitted their wives to accept plane trips paid for by Westinghouse from Miami to the Bahamas."

Subject Heading: G--1
The Question of Ethics: Who's To Choose?
October 2, 1983
Discusses the "state versus the parents of Pamela Hamilton, certain Washington County citizens versus the Playboy Channel on cable TV and the suspensions of two TVA nuclear executives whose wives took a plane ride paid for by Westinghouse." Pamela Hamilton's parents are blocking medical treatment for her cancer because they believe in healing by God.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Le Conte Lodge Rooms Going Fast
October 5, 1983
See title. Many rooms are already reserved for 1984.

Subject Heading: HitS
Mt. Le Conte Is Great Place for 92nd Birthday
October 9, 1983
Gracie McNicol, CB, & many others celebrate her 92nd birthday at the Lodge. Includes a pic. of Gracie McNicol & a Bob Rich cartoon.

Subject Heading: HitS
Jerry Eddlemon Tries for 2nd Smokies Record
October 16, 1983
He already holds the 70-mile record at 24 hours & 59 minutes; he will try to establish a record for crossing the park North to South. Includes a pic. of him.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
New Battle Shapes Up Over ET Wilderness Designations
October 16, 1983
Discusses various areas that many would like to be designated as wilderness areas.

Subject Heading: S
October's Fine in East Tennessee
October 18, 1983
CB reminisces about childhood. Also discusses chestnut and chinquapin trees.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Stresses Protecting Water Quality of Tellico Lake
October 19, 1983
Discusses "'nonpoint pollution(,)...the kind of water pollution that does not empty out of the end of a pipe into a stream or lake." Includes recommendations on how to keep Tellico Lake clean.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Now Sets Antipollution Pace, Says David Freeman
October 20, 1983
TVA Board member S. David Freeman discusses what TVA is doing in the "'fight for a cleaner environment.'" Also discusses a sixteen-month survey of Tellico Lake.

Subject Heading: ETL
Memories of Pruden, Greene County 'Booked'
October 23, 1983
Includes a pic. of 3 books. Reviews and quotes from two of them, Pruden (As We Remember It) by Bonnie Page and Norris, TN 1933-1983 edited by John Lain and Paul Evans.

Subject Heading: HitS
Le Conte Hike, in Leaves and Rain, Beautiful
October 30, 1983
CB & others hike to Mounte Le Conte along the Trillium Gap Trail. Discusses the flora of the area. Includes a sketch (artist unknown) of 3 hikers, one resembling CB.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Tombstones Tell Story of Mountain Hardships
November 13, 1983
CB and Alberta visits a cemetary on Nantahala Mountain. See title. Includes a pic. of "Rufus Morgan's chapel in the woods," the Church of the Ascension.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Vine Cutting Opens Leatherwood Bridge
November 13, 1983,A
A grapevine was cut yesterday in the opening ceremony for Leatherwood Bridge. Discusses progress being made in the Big South Fork Natioanl River and Recreation Area.

Subject Heading: G--1
Most Letter Writers Recommend Additional Cherokee Wilderness
November 19, 1983
The Bald River Gorge has been designated a wilderness area. Discusses the comments of people concerned with adding wilderness areas to the Cherokee National Forest.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Sonya Butcher Sick, Frightened by Entry
by Carson Brewer and Lois Reagan Thomas
November 20, 1983
Sonya Butcher discusses the FBI's seizure of records from her husband, Jake, and his attorney, James Neal. The FBI believes that Mr. Butcher that were loans "made on behalf of and for [the] benefit of [Mr.] Butcher in the names of other person and/or companies." Lists the names of these people and companies.

Subject Heading: CM&ER
These Folk Made Corn Grow on Rocky Top
November 20, 1983
CB visits many Dave Blazier, Fred Myers, Lon Wolfenbarger and others in Cracker's Neck Valley and hears many stories. Includes a cartoon simply signed by "P.S."

Subject Heading: G--1
Reporter Feels Oxen's Yoke When Carson Takes a Hike
by Micheal Silence
News-Sentinel staff writer
November 30, 1983
Michael Silence comments on what it is like to work near CB and answer his phone when he is gone.

Subject Heading: GS--MLC
Baby, It's Cold Outside, but Mountaintop is Great
December 4, 1983
Discusses the lives of Mt. LeConte Lodge residents Tim, Lisa, & Nathan Line and others.

Subject Heading: ETL
Help Asked in Finding Sevier County Cemeteries, Names of People in Them
December 6, 1983
See title. Also mentions Green River whisky, a chicken with her own "chalet," and a book called Hillbilly Night After Christmas by Thomas Noel Turner.

Subject Heading: G--1
Freeze-Thaw-Transplant Opened Many Doors
December 11, 1983
Includes 2 pics. of Dr. John Allen, Dr. Patsy Boyce and Dr. Peter Mazur. Discusses their work in the field of cryobiology. Discusses the practice of freezing cattle embryos.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Suitors Faced More Than Rockings
December 15, 1983
Ted Davenport tells how boys who went courting in other towns were subject to a practice called "rocking." Lists his work history and some home remedies.

Subject Heading: TVA
Expand? Build Dams? TVA Board Prefers Things Be Left Alone
December 16, 1983
"The TVA Board doesn't want the board system changed and it doesn't want somebody else coming in and building dams on the rivers." Discusses actions taken at yesterday's board meeting.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Work Is On To Save Smoky Park Resources
December 18, 1983
Discusses the status of various fauna of the park. Includes a pic. of Roland (Ro) Wauer, the NPS's newly appointed first asst. supt. for resource mgmt. and science.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Reports Aren't Just Black, White
December 19, 1983
A reader traps and kills a white skunk and other report sightings of a black panther and a golden eagle.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA Apparent Winner in Gulf Suit
December 22, 1983
"TVA and Gulf Oil Corp. tentatively have agreed to settle their 5-year-old antitrust suit in what looks like a victory of several million dollars for TVA." Discusses terms of the settlement.

Subject Heading: TVA
Some Reading for Outdoor, Adventurous Types
December 28, 1983
Primarily discusses two books, TVA Trails and Horace Kephart's The Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
I-75 Not Nice in Ice
Mile-an-Hour Motorists Meander in Mush, Say Road Crews Aren't Worth Their Salt
December 29, 1983
CB recounts the nearly four hours he spent in a traffic jam on I-75 visiting with fellow motorists.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Trail Walk Helps To Clear Head of N-Disaster
January 8, 1984
CB walks along the Clear Creek Trail. CB says it would have cheered him up "if I hadn't...been reading Johnathon Schell's piece in The New Yorker magazine (Jan. 2 issue) about the possible extinction of all humans in a nuclear war." Includes a map of the Norris Lake area and a pic. of a walker approaching Clear Creek Crossing.

Subject Heading: TVA
Reorganizing TVA Power, Engineering Offices Is Brewing
January 11, 1984
"A reorganization within TVA, involving the Office of Power and the Office of Engineering Design and Construction (OEDC)." Includes a photograph of George Kimmons and provides information on his TVA career.

Subject Heading: TVA
TVA, State Near Accord on Ocoee Recreational Use
January 12, 1984
Discusses the agreement that the "TVA and the state of Tennessee have nearly worked out...for the recreational use of Ocoee River below TVA's Ocoee No. 2 Dam."

Subject Heading: TVA
Job-Shopping Is Bargain for TVA, Travel-Minded Workers
January 14, 1984
Discusses TVA's use of job-shoppers. Includes a photograph of John Hopkins, a mechanical engineer job-shopper.

Subject Heading: C
Last Smokies Park Lifer, Ownby, Dies
January 17, 1984
Includes an image of Lem Ownby from a Terry Chandler painting. CB and Gov. Lamar Alexander eulogize his life.

Subject Heading: G--1
Tennessean Ruled Nicaragua but Not Vanderbilt
February 16, 1984
Discusses the location of Camp Poland and William Walker's presidency over the Republic of Nicaragua.

Subject Heading: GSL
Shop Creek--Memories of Good, Bad Times
February 19, 1984
Velda Rose Baldwin recalls memories of her childhood and Shop Creek.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smoky Workers May Get New Boss
February 24, 1984
Proposed use of private contractors to complete work in the park would affect regular NPS employees.

Subject Heading: S
That Good Time When Things Change
March 1, 1984
Discusses the happenings and weather of spring.

Subject Heading: B
Smokey Bear Hunters Visit Mama, Cubs at Den
March 4, 1984
CB and many others visit a bear called Zsa Zsa and her three cubs in her den.

Subject Heading: TVA
Look Back at Freeman Years Brings TVA Progress to Light
March 8, 1984
CB tells why he believes TVA Chairman S. David Freeman "has done a pretty good job."

Subject Heading: ETL
Ole Limber Line Won Alf Taylor Governorship
March 11, 1984
Discusses Ole Limber, Gov. Alf Taylor's hound, and fox hunting.

Subject Heading: HitS
Should Park Service Warn Smokies Hikers, or Refuse to Issue Permits?
March 12, 1984
Discusses the death of John Eric Mink. CB feels that the NPS should warn hikers but not refuse them permits.

Subject Heading: G--1
Pull Up a Campfire and Sing a Ballad
March 15, 1984
Discusses the songs "Delaware" and "Little Mary Phagan." Includes several examples of lyrics for "Delaware."

Subject Heading: GSL
You Can Call 'em Great Smoky Mountains, but Only If You Know Where They Really Are
March 22, 1984
CB is upset that "a newscaster said James Clegg, the prison escapee, was captured at Marion, N.C., 'in the Great Smoky Mountains.' Eulogizes the life of pilot Guy M. Jones. Mentions a martin sighting.

Subject Heading: S
Last Days of Winter -- Springier Than Spring
March 25, 1984
CB walks along the Clinch River and the River Bluff Trail and fishes in the Little River.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Can You Help Long-Range Smokies Study?
April 1, 1984
Dr. Edward Clebsch is conducting a study of forest succession "which won't be completed for about 250 more years." He wants information about the cutting of the land on the south side of Long Branch.

Subject Heading: G--2
Crooked Creek Trip Whets Millstone Quest
April 8, 1984
CB and Joe Diehl search for millstones on Crooked Creek. Ed Trout discusses gristmills and millstones. Includes a photograph of Joe Diehl.

Subject Heading: ETL
Picture Book Gives History
April 9, 1984
Discusses the book, Pictures of the Past, a "picture-book history of Roane County" by Frank V. Williams III. Discusses how Harriman and Oliver Springs "may have canceled each other out."

Subject Heading: TR
Smoky Park Wilderness: Some Maneuvers Look Inconsistent
April 16, 1984
Discusses the dispute between public figures over getting "44,000 acres of Great Smokies land designated as wilderness."

Subject Heading: S
It's a Rare, Bountiful Year for Morel Lovers
April 22, 1984
Includes a pic. of morels. Discusses morels and some local enthusiasts.

Subject Heading: ETL
In Spring, Some Root Hills for Money
April 23, 1984
Discusses the business of herb hunting for cherry bark, ginseng, witch hazel leaves, pollen, and more.

Subject Heading: GSL
smokies
Birth of the Park
April 29, 1984
Provides a brief history of the park. Includes 2 pics. of two Walker sisters beside their home and a scene from the park. Also includes a pic. of Col. David C. Chapman, Harvey B. Broome, Margeurite Preston Myers, Mildred Query and James E. Thompson.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
recreation
Hiking
April 29, 1984
Lists many and discusses some hikes in the "Great Smokies, the Unicois, the Cumberlands and lots of places in between." Includes 2 pics. of hikers on Charlie's Bunion and the Alum Cave Bluff Trail.

Subject Heading: GSM
smokies
Celebrating 50 Years
April 29, 1984
Discusses plans for the GSMNP's 50th birthday celebration. Includes graphic of GSMNP seal and 3 pics. of Pres. Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt and spectators in the 1940 dedication ceremony.

Subject Heading: G--1
Is Billboard Clutter Better or Worse?
April 30, 1984
Discusses the new billboard law. More billboards were taken down than put up last year. More went up than came down along CB's route to work.

Subject Heading: G--1
A Mushroom by Any Other Name May Be a Morel Just the Same
May 4, 1984
Discusses different types of morel mushrooms and different names for them.

Subject Heading: ETL
Peck Families...a Long History in Jefferson
May 6, 1984
Discusses the history of the Peck Family of Jefferson City. Includes a pic. of Florence Treece, James Dean, Barbara Dean, Leola Peck, John Treece, Arlene Peck, Carolyn Peck, Steve Peck, Mike Peck, Ophelia Peck and Eugene Peck.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Wildflower Pilgrims Can Try New Trek
May 7, 1984
Discusses events planned for the first Big South For Wildflower Pilgrimage.

Subject Heading: TVA
Monsoon Had Both Miseries, Benefits
May 13, 1984
"It was the greatest May flood of record on the Tennessee River, probably the sixth or seventh greatest for any month since records have been kept." Discusses how this flood impacted the TVA. Includes a photograph of Norris Dam.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Books Are Family Projects
May 18, 1984
Discusses the books Knoxville--our fair city and Gatlinburg Cinderella city by Betsey B. Creekmore and Ed Trout, respectively.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Ravaged Forest Made Healthy, Profitable Again
May 20, 1984
"When you're judging timber, don't look at the lower side of the tree. Hugh D. Faust Jr. offered that advice as we climbed steep Love Mountain, in Morgan County." Includes a pic. of Edgar Faust and Brian Maden.

Subject Heading: GS--G
More on CCC Camps, Man Bitten by Smokies Rattler
May 21, 1984
The Civilian Conservation Corps is holding a reunion. Tells the story of a man bitten by a timber rattler.

Subject Heading: Personal
GI's 'Invasion' of Omaha Beach on D-Day Plus 4
June 10, 1984
See title. CB recalls his experiences during WWII.
Subject Heading: LT--LC
'Battle' To Boil Blood Again for Blue, Gray
June 10, 1984
Discusses Jefferson County's two-day Founding Festival at Dandridge. Includes a pic. of Charles Cate.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies' Anniversary Officials Foresee Gap in Attendance
June 10, 1984
Discusses plans for the GSMNP's 50th birthday celebration.

Subject Heading: GSM
Happy 50th Birthday! Smokies Park
June 15, 1984
See title. Gov. Lamar Alexander speaks at ceremony. Sugarlands Visitor Center has undergone a $250,000 renovation. Includes a pic. of rhodendron on U.S. 441.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Lovers Celebrate Creation of Park
June 16, 1984
See title. Includes 3 pics. of Gov. Lamar Alexander, Int. Sec. William Clark, and spectators.

Subject Heading: TVA
Outsider's View of Living Conditions on Island F
June 17, 1984
Discusses a study by Louis B. Kalter, "Island Wilderness Biological Survey Island F, Norris Reservoir." Discusses the lives of families on Island F. Includes an illustration of a man and a cat.

Subject Heading: ETL
Church Logs, Ancestors, Morels of Interest
June 22, 1984
Readers ask what became of the logs of the Martel Methodist Church and what happened to Jacob Womack. William H. (Bill) Goddard is challenging other cities "to enter a competition aimed at finding out once and for all which is the second oldest" in TN. Mentions the prices of morels sold commercially.

Subject Heading: B
2 Bear Cubs, Abandoned in Park, Get Plenty of T-L-C at Vet School
June 22, 1984
Discusses the conditions of two abandoned 4-month-old bear cubs. Includes a pic. of Dr. Jim Jensen with a cub.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Craft Center Helps People To Help Themselves
June 24, 1984
Describes the Community Craft Center on "Highway 61, between Norris Freeway and I-75," and mentions some of its craftsmen. Includes a pic. of Opal Hatmaker, Margaret DeFoe, Mayme Leath and Le Anne Arnold.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
Gregory Bald To Get New Trim
June 24, 1984
Work will soon be done by Student Conservation Association members to restore Gregory and Andrews Balds to their 1940s conditions.

Subject Heading: G--1
Neither Snow nor..., but Stolen Cars, Yes
July 4, 1984
On the way to work, CB gets hit by a stolen car being chased by police officers.

Subject Heading: S
Blackberries Are Late, but Summer's Bountiful
July 15, 1984
Discusses blackberries, local gardens, sourwood honey and fishing.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Daredevilish Florist Turns Into Real Fall Guy in Dizzying, Hawkish Pursuit
July 20, 1984
Tells stories of Brockway Crouch's climbing along ropes and rope ladders to get pictures of bird nests. Once he lost his balance, wound up hanging upside down, and fell 50 feet when the rope had to be cut.

Subject Heading: M&W--L
Rejoice, Ladies, This Is Last Graveyard Report
July 22, 1984
Recaps some opinions and statistics from previous related columns. Mentions some important women.

Subject Heading: BCP&OF
Cock Robin Not Part of Island F Residents' Diet
July 29, 1984
Discusses an article by Louis B. Kalter entitled Island Wilderness Biological Survey, Island F, Norris Reservoir. A woman from this island says that much of what he wrote, such as that people ate songbirds, was not true.

Subject Heading: G--1
Knoxville Cool and Wet
July Was a Month for Near Records
August 1, 1984
Discusses July's weather and its effects on local crops, esp. tobacco, and beetles.

Subject Heading: G--1
Bad News on Morel Mushrooms but Encouraging Chestnut Story
August 3, 1984
Plans are being made to grow morel mushrooms commercially. Scientists at Michigan State are working on "fighting the chestnut-killing fungus with a different strain of the same fungus."

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
Nothing Like Getting Wet in the Smokies in July
August 5, 1984
CB hikes, fishes, and picks blueberries on two different trips and gets wet both times. Includes a pic. of Becky Hobbs and Jerry Godfrey.

Subject Heading: B
Odder-Than-Average Bear Bites Tourist
August 5, 1984
"A bear bit a woman at Elkmont Thursday, plundered a cabin there Friday and is in 'custody' now, Bill Acree...said yesterday."

Subject Heading: GS--G
Hardy Men Built Smokies Road
August 6, 1984
Tells the stories of Clarence C. Corpening and Earnest Ogle's work in building roads through the Smokies. A reunion will be held for anyone who worked in any capacity in the early days of the park.

Subject Heading: ETL
Mid-Tennessee Songbird-Eating Tale Proves To Be Accurate
August 10, 1984
See title. Also mentions some strange eating habits in other countries. Mentions wild cranberries in TN's Polk County.

Subject Heading: GSM
Smokies Slides Delay, Detour Travelers
August 11, 1984
More than 4 in. of rain caused two mudslides which closed U.S. 441 in 2 places. Includes 1 pic. of work being down on the road.

Subject Heading: ETL
Brown Mountain Lights: One of Nature's Mysteries
August 12, 1984
Discusses the Brown Mountain lights and some of the theories for why they appear and what they are.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Memories on Building Road Differ
August 17, 1984
George K. Preston recalls construction of the "highway up to Newfound Gap." His memories are different from those of Ruth Corpening Adams. Discusses some research on chestnuts conducted in Michigan.

Subject Heading: B
Bear Orphan Plays Mother for Younger Foundling
September 5, 1984
The two abandoned bear cubs mentioned in the Mar. 4 piece are being kept in an enclosure with an opening so the can readjust to nature. Discusses what was done with the bear from the Aug. 5 piece that bit Dr. Kathleen Cross.

Subject Heading: GSS--O,Etc.
Smokies Route Dispute Reaches End of Road
September 7, 1984
Bill Humpries offers information on the building of the road from Gatlinburg to Newfound Gap. Includes a pic. of a "piece of heavy equipment on Smokies road job.

Subject Heading: S
Summer of Low KUB Bills, Little Sourwood Honey
September 9, 1984
Discusses local beekeepers' woes and this summer's weather.

Subject Heading: GS--CC
A Snake in the Grass Deserves a Good Stomp, or Chomp
September 10, 1984
CB relates tales of animals and humans killing snakes.

Subject Heading: G--2
Growers 'Good-Mouthing' Wet Spring
September 11, 1984
See title. Local growers and experts discuss this spring's local crops and dogwood blooms.

Subject Heading: ETL
Nostalgia Slips Into Backward Look
September 24, 1984
Discusses two long-burning fires in the local area. Also discusses the Barthololomew Stovall Tricentennial, "the doggondest family reunion you ever heard of." Mentions J.L. & Mon Brown's 75th wedding aniversary and the four-generation hike up Mount LeConte made by the Aaron Jack Sharp family.

Subject Heading: W,Etc.
26-Day Drought Nearing Record Dry Spell of 1963
September 30, 1984
See title. "Paper-thin tulip poplar leaves are falling early and East Tennessee pastures are turning brown in one of the region's longest droughts on record."

Subject Heading: ETL
Periwinkle Points to Graveyards; Stones Give Cause of Death
October 1, 1984
The Smoky Mountain Historical Society will release a book in December which will contain detailed information about all of the 332 Sevier County cemeteries.

Subject Heading: ETL
Persimmons rank way up there on wine list, possum menu
October 5, 1984
Talks about persimmons and provides a recipe for persimmon wine. Mentions the limits for certain plants and fruit that you can take from the park.

Subject Heading: ETL
Old tricks were bad, but the new are devoid of humaneness
October 10, 1984
Discusses Halloween and some old tricks involving a wagon and a bull. Two barns were burned last week in Monroe County. See title.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
travel
Cool Cumberlands of Fentress Offer Visions of Natural Beauty
October 14, 1984
Discusses many sites in Fentress County and mentions some historical facts for a few places. Includes a pic. of Northrup Falls.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Visiting Mother Nature at Angel Falls Overlook
October 14, 1984,A
See title. Includes a pic "looking down river from Angel Falls Overlook in the Cumberland Plateau."

Subject Heading: G--1
With a Friend's Help, Betty Finds Her Mother
October 21, 1984
With the help of Donna Creswell, Betty Moore has located her mother. Includes a pic. of Donna Croswell and Betty Moore.

Subject Heading: ETL
Tasty Cooking on the Old Home Comfort Range
November 4, 1984
Includes a pic. of Cora Morton and son Henry with her "old wood-burning range." See title. Also discusses her life. Mary Jane Walker Abbott of Albuquerque, NM, sends a letter asking for apples she remembers from her youth.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
There's good German food in Fentress County
November 11, 1984
See title. CB visits The Beggar's Castle and talks to its owners.

Subject Heading: ETL
Apple tree's down but not out; large fruit springs from roots
November 19, 1984
Discusses Chesney apples and mentions turkey drives.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
The 'fittifying' spring in the Smokies' Greenbrier
December 2, 1984
See title. "I started trying to find out when it stopped 'fittifying' and what caused it to stop." Also discusses the earthquake of 1916 and the dynamiting done in 1936.

Subject Heading: S
Autumn lends its special magic, beauty to two-state vacation
December 3, 1984
CB and wife Alberta spend a vacation in South Georgia and hike along the Clinch River.

Subject Heading: GSM
Questions raised on Smoky Park's role as Biosphere Reserve
December 7, 1984
Discusses concerns with UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
You can get wet feet in Ebbing Flowing Spring
December 9, 1984
Discusses the spring and how its flow varies greatly. Includes a pic. of "Mary Beal at Ebbing Flowing Spring."

Subject Heading: B
Orphaned, injured bear cubs return to wild after recuperation
December 11, 1984
Discusses how released cubs are monitored. Discusses a bear named Tubby's injuries and treatment. (Tubby will later be named Carson after CB). Lists hunting season dates for NC and TN.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
Gamecocks give sisters something to crow about
December 14, 1984
Discusses Mary and Matilda Beal's gamecocks and the sport of cockfighting.

Subject Heading: TVA
Memories linger of the big move 50 years ago
December 16, 1984
Lee Ridenour Heatherly recalls living in Agee, TN, prior to the completion of Norris Dam and moving to La Follette, TN as a result of it. Includes a photograph of the "Agee ferry on a long-ago crossing of Clinch River."

Subject Heading: G--1
Former Knoxville weatherman going to Alaska 'dream station'
December 17, 1984
See title. Andy King will be leaving Riverside, California to work in Juneau, Alaska.

Subject Heading: GSNH
Smokies 'Notebook' covers everything from bites to blooms
December 28, 1984
Discusses A Naturalist's Notebook: Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Robert G. Johnsson. Tim Waggoner and another reader write about apples, and he provides a recipe for persimmon beer.

Subject Heading: GS--G
Gatlinburg's old Mountain View Hotel to take on a new look
January 12, 1985
See title. Discusses the proposed renovation and the Huff family business.

Subject Heading: G--1
Filthy Pigeon River may be given another chance
January 13, 1985
See title. Champion International has begun work on improving the color of the Pigeon River and will soon work on improving the pollution levels. Includes a map of the Pigeon River.

Subject Heading: C
comment/columns
Bob Barker:
The tales he told were true
Incomplete column
January 20, 1985
Includes a pic. of Bob Barker. Eulogizes his life.

Subject Heading: LT--LC
On springs that ebb and flow, and why
January 21, 1985
Mentions three more springs that ebb and flow and theories for why they do this.

Subject Heading: GSM
Harvey Broome: Smokies lover and promoter of wilderness
January 27, 1985
Discusses his accomplishments, highlighting fights to designate land as wilderness. Includes a pic. of Harvey Broome.

Subject Heading: B
'Carson' placed in den by Brewer
by Rebbeca Ferrar
News-Sentinel staff writer
February 1, 1985
CB and others place his namesake in a den for the winter. Discusses the bear's injuries and treatment. Mentions a party thrown for CB. Includes a pic. of CB with the cub.

Subject Heading: N&V(IL) Kitten, thrust into wild, learns secret of making it on his own
February 8, 1985
CB describes a feral cat that lives around his house and mentions the two cats he has had, Miss Susie and Miss Sayde.

Subject Heading: G--2
Housecleaning has its ways of bringing up past, similarities
by Sam Venable
February 12, 1985
Sam Venable cleans out his desk and moves to CB's old desk. Describes interesting contents of their drawers.

Subject Heading: G--2
Plaudits:...tribute to columnists
March 10, 1985
Letter from Pam McCammon of Kodak praises Carson Brewer, Fred Brown, and Sam Venable.

Subject Heading: G--2
Discover East Tennessee
East Tennesseans love these hills
April 28, 1985
A long column praises the area and gives a general history of East Tennessee. Discusses TVA's contributions to the region. Includes 2 pics. of "a golden sunset" over Cherokee Lake and fall color on the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Brewer reports on hog hunters, otters and return of spring to the Yukon
May 19, 1985
Discusses spring coming to Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska, a plan to release otters in the park, and hog hunting in the park.

Subject Heading: G--2
Clinton Courier-News
Clinton, TN
Winners listed for Norris Day events
July 11, 1985
CB and Alberta receive a plaque for their work in journalism and community service. Lists thirty-seven winners, mostly children, of various Norris Day contests.

Subject Heading: B
Fishing for bear
Sardine 'bait' hooks bear density count for park, leaves snack as well
July 28, 1985
Sardine cans are placed in the park to estimate bear density in the park. CB and others place the cans and check back on them later.

Subject Heading: G--2
Ginseng fares well in hills, loses kick in marketplace
November 4, 1985
Discusses the uses and market for ginseng.

Subject Heading: G--2
Record-breaking weather leaves its mark on nature
December 25, 1985
Discusses January's weather and how it affected mistletoe and muscadines. Also discusses the demise of a white pine beside Norris Freeway at Pedigo Road.

Subject Heading: Personal
Mother's accident prompts walk back in time
February 2, 1986
See title. CB discusses memories from his mother's life.

Subject Heading: G--2
Tennessee Treasures
A birthday calendar by David J. Harkness
February 2, 1986
Provides a listing for and notes major accomplishments of eighteen noteworthy Tennessee people born between Feb. 2 and Feb. 8.

Subject Heading: G--2
An all-night East Tennessee rain is long overdue
March 3, 1986
See title. Discusses March weather. Mentions yearly and March rainfalls for the last few years and TVA's production for last year.

Subject Heading: G--2
Here are some nice trails for beginners
April 27, 1986
Recommends hikes along Indian Road and to Laurel Falls, Abrams Falls, Andrews Bald, and Indian Gap. Describes Andrews Bald.

Subject Heading: G--2
living
WALKING
It's more than simply putting one foot in front of the other
May 12, 1986
This long articles describes the benefits and pleasures of walking.

Subject Heading: Hogs
Killer hog hunt on in Smokies
May 13, 1986
"2,148 hogs have been trapped or shot in the park in the past nine years." Discusses the park's effort to hunt and trap hogs.

Subject Heading: G--2
Azaleas at Parson, Gregory Bald worth summer hike
June 28, 1986
CB and his minister, Dr. Robert Puckett, hike to Parson Bald and Gregory Bald.

Subject Heading: G--2
Free-range chicken? He thought it was just an old farm bird
August 3, 1986
A free-range chicken dinner costs $75 at one NYC restaurant. "Mama grew enough free-range chickens to be a millionaire--if people back then had appreciated free-range chickens as much as they do now." Includes a drawing of the bird.

Subject Heading: G--2
Nature has found some ways to circumvent the drought
August 28, 1986
CB picks blueberries with Bob Maher and hikes in the Abrams Creek-Rabbit Creek vicinity with John Stiles. CB also visits with beekeepers to discuss their honey crops. Mentions the scarcity of Japanese beetles.

Subject Heading: G--2
Lab experts to study East Tennessee timber rattlers
October 4, 1986
See title. "This has been a bad season for timber rattler bites." Tommy Atkins of Bean Station died from one on Sept. 15.

Subject heading: FC(bioom)
Fall colors hornswoggle the naysayers
November 2, 1986
"Out there in the East Tennessee woodlands, somebody spilled a zillion pots of paint...The air itself seemst tinted with yellows and reds." Includes a pic. of fall colors along Mint Road in Blount County.

Subject Heading: G--2
Education is key to protecting the outdoors
January 3, 1987
See title. Cites financial and other recommendations from a report by The Governor's Commission on Tennesseeans Outdoors. CB looks at the litter on Reservoir Hill and the Clear Creek Trail.

Subject Heading: G--2
living
Aconcagua turns them away
March 13, 1987
Long column details Charlie Frye and Will Skelton's attempt to climb the tallest mountain in the Western hemisphere, Mount Aconcagua, which is located near the Chilean border in Argentina. Includes pics. of Charlie Frye, Will Skelton, "horses and mules in the Horcones River valley," and "the Andes from Condores, 17,700 feet."

Subject Heading: G--2
An ode to month of April
April 30, 1987
See title. 10.7 inches of snow "made this April the snowiest on record for Knoxville." Mentions various activities CB has done this month.

Subject Heading: G--2
A thunderstorm, a luckless fishing expedition--and a dog
May 31, 1987
See title. CB hikes and tries to fish in Nantahala National Forest and encounters a lost dog.

Subject Heading: G--2
travel
Back-roading with Brewer
by Christine Anderson
June 7, 1987
Review's CB's book Just Over the Next Ridge. Lists some of his favorite places. Includes a pic. of "Carson Brewer and his wife and sometimes co-author, Alberta, dressed for one of their frequent outdoor wanderings."

Subject Heading: G--2
travel
The joke stands firm as a rock
June 14, 1987
An excerpt from CB's book, Just Over the Next Ridge, details the history behind Chained Rock near Pineville, KY.

Subject Heading: G--2
travel
They tell two love stories
June 24, 1987
An excerpt from CB's book, Just Over the Next Ridge, describes the lives of writer John Fox Jr., his wife, opera star Fritzi Scheff, and Elizabeth Morris, who was supposedly the model for his character, June Tolliver. Includes a drawing of the June Tolliver House in Big Stone Gap, VA.

Subject Heading: G--2
Brewer to appear at book stores
No author given
June 24, 1987,A
See title.

Subject Heading: G--2
travel
North Carolina art treasures may split small church
June 28, 1987
In an excerpt from Just Over the Next Ridge, CB and Alberta view the frescoes of Ben Long in NC churches. Some want to move "three congregations and the frescoes to one new building." They also visit the Ashe County Cheese Co. in West Jefferson, NC.

Subject Heading: G--2
How To Save A Canyon
East Tennesseans find Utah area a wild, wonderful vacation place
July 3, 1987
A group of thirteen people visit Utah's Paria Canyon, Paria River, and Buckskin Gulch. Includes pics. of people "taking a mud bath in Utah" and "Russ Manning, Sunny Jenkins, Lance McCold and Paul Threlkeld thread(ing) their way through the pools of Buckskin Gulch."

Subject Heading: G--2
travel
Little T route
Dillards have been in Rabur County for a long time
July 5, 1987
In this excerpt from Just Over the Next Ridge, CB and Alberta stay at the Dillard House in Dillard, GA. Tells how to find the beginning of the Little Tennessee River.

Subject Heading: G--2
Brewer's book covers five states
No author given
July 5, 1987,A
Two paragraphs tell about the book and how to order it.

Subject Heading: K--D&O
Long-time federal judge Robert Taylor dies at 87
July 12, 1987
See title. Mentions his his high-profile cases and important events from his life and career. Includes 2 pics. of Robert L. Taylor.

Subject Heading: G--2
Super hiker
300th trek to Le Conte celebrates woman's 75th birthday
July 19, 1987
See title. More than seventy friends and family went on the hike. Includes a pic. of Margaret Stevenson.

Subject Heading: G--2
comment
Ruth's lost tooth did not bring on a visit from the tooth fairy
August 23, 1987
Ruth Henard McDaniel is looking for the mastodon tooth she found near Mooresburg Springs in 1935. Includes a pic. of her.

Subject Heading: G--2
The Rogersville Review Mystery solved, started centuries ago
by Scott Horne
Staff Reporter
September 10, 1987
The tooth Ruth found is displayed at Rogersville City School. Includes 2 pics. of Ruth Henard McDaniel.

Subject Heading: G--5
Cattle drive substitutes for movies
October 4, 1987
CB and Mossie Overton Campbell recall Luther and two cattle drivers of his childhood, Tip Overton and Ed Southern.

Subject Heading: G--2
Orcutt, former News-Sentinel managing editor, dies
September 15, 1987
See title. Eulogizes his career. Includes a pic. of C.W. Orcutt.

Subject Heading: G--2
A new car for the new year
December 21, 1987
CB buys a 1987 Chevrolet Sprint to replace his old Chevrolet Chevette.

Subject Heading: G--2
Living
Himalayan Trek
Knox lawyer made trip to the top of the world
January 20, 1988
Will Skelton and others visit Nepal and hike up a mountain, Gokyo Kala Pattar, 18,000 feet high. Includes pics. of Mount Everest, a trail overlooking Phortse Village, and "a young Sherpa girl fold(ing) her hands as if in prayer." Also includes a pic. of Will Skelton and a group of hikers.

Subject Heading: Hogs
There's one critter in the Smokies he'd like to see disappear
January 31, 1988
Discusses linx, mountain lions, otters, coyotes, Eastern fox squirels, and hogs in the park. Includes a pic. of European wild hogs.

Subject Heading: G--2
The Dogwood Arts Festival is on the trail of true success
Incomplete column
April 4, 1988
Gives the history of the Dogwood Arts Festival.

Subject Heading: G--2
Racheff
The man and his garden
April 5, 1988
Praises Ivan Racheff's life and tells stories from it. Includes 2 pics. of Ivan Racheff and Earl McCoy in the Racheff garden.

Subject Heading: G--2
SPORTS
THE LONGEST DAY
Knoxville runner completes 70 miles of the Appalachian Trail in 18 hours, 50 minutes
by Morgan Simmons
May 18, 1988
See title. Includes a pic. by Morgan Simmons of Vickie Johnson. Also includes a diagram showing elevations along the Appalachian Trail.

Subject Heading: G--2
Living
Those blooming yellowwoods have done it again
May 26, 1988
Discusses yellowwood blooms and whether they "bloom according to a known pattern." Includes a drawing of yellowwood leaves, flowers and pod.

Subject Heading: G--2
For the trout fisherman, the Horseshoe has its lure
June 19, 1988
CB fishes along the Horseshoe in Abrams Creek. Includes maps of the area.

Subject Heading: G--2
Rains of '25 quenched that drought, so maybe ours is over
July 17, 1988
See title. Discusses the drought of 1925 and the resultant fires and water shortage.

Subject Heading: G--3
Living
A PLAN THAT CAME TOGETHER
Three engineers tackle a Peruvian mountain
August 25, 1988
See title. Discusses the plans for and ascent of Nevado Huascaran Sur, the highest peak in Peru. Includes 3 pics. of Mark Rennich, John Murphy and Al Bedinger, Jr. and the mountain. Also includes a map of Peru.

Subject Heading: G--3
Tennessee Librarian
Summer 1988, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 32-33
Review of Just Over the Next Ridge by Carson Brewer
by Lydia F. Knight
Tri-Cities State Technical Institute
Blountville
Indexed as 9/16/1988
See title. Includes a cover letter dated September 16, 1988, from Anne E. Bridges.

Subject Heading: G--3
Sourwood Honey is the best
September 29, 1988
CB visits with beekeepers and discusses sourwood honey and its poor quality this year.

Subject Heading: G--3
Living
Coloring the Smokies
October 2, 1988
Discusses the fall colors and recommends hikes to see them. Includes a large drawing/map by R. Daniel Proctor.

Subject Heading: G--3
Polka dot ribbons give chestnuts special tree status
December 18, 1988
CB hikes with Alan Solomon and Don Williams and notices chestnut trees with polka-dot ribbons tied to them. They mark trees that are being used in a project to create a hybrid American chestnut which will be resistant to the blight.

Subject Heading: G--3
The quiet is deafening on a winter walk in the Smokies
January 14, 1989
Bob Puckett and CB hike to Henwallow Falls, which was covered in ice. December 1988 was the "third coldest December on record."

Subject Heading: G--3
Perspective
Tennessee, Champion: A turf war remembered
February 5, 1989
Includes a large drawing by Gehring. Discusses the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission's fight with Champion (now Champion International) to acquire lands for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Subject Heading: G--3
March -- a month unpredictable and wonderful all at once
March 12, 1989
Discusses March occurences, March weather, and notable March floods. Correcting a previous column, CB states that one generation of monarch butterflies make the long migratory journeys each year.

Subject Heading: G--2
Wade Houston isn't the only one who won't be golfing at Cherokee
April 16, 1989
Discusses Medicare premiums and the controversy involving the Cherokee Country Club and Wade Houston.

Subject Heading: G--3
State not 1st to ask neighbor to clean up act
May 11, 1989
See title. Discusses TN's efforts to make NC's Champion International Corporation decrease its pollution levels. In the early 1900s, Georgia fought to have plants in TN decrease their pollution levels.

Subject Heading: G--3
When fish won't bite, it's nice to have otters to watch
June 25, 1989
John Thurman and CB go fishing on Abrams Creek and see some otters. Discusses their reintroduction of otters into the park. Includes a pic of "trapped otter emerg(ing) from the cage and head(ing) for the water."

Subject Heading: G--3
Locals love fresh water that flows from Loves Creek
July 23, 1989
See title. Discusses the history of Loves Creek and its water quality.

Subject Heading: G--3
Sighting of otters boosts fishing trips
Letter to the Editor from Wilfred S. Brown, Clinton
July 23, 1989,A
A reader shares stories of otter and hummingbird sightings.

Subject Heading: G--3
Commentary on Carson Brewer's book, Just Over the Next Ridge
by Lamar Alexander
August 29, 1989
Praises CB and his book. "I don't know what it is about Carson Brewer. I see the same sweetgum, smell the pine needles....But he can tell about it better."

Subject Heading: G--3
Living
Bill Cook's trip to parks of Alaska was study in Beauty and tragedy
September 7, 1989
Discusses Bill Cook's experiences in Katmai in Alaska. He helped with the cleanup of the recent oil spill. Includes 3 pics. of Alaska's Katmai Coastal Range, Bill Cook and other workers at Chiniak Bay.

Subject Heading: G--3
Neighborliness a tradition in East Tennessee
September 17, 1989
CB recalls how his cousin helped a wandering man during the Great Depression. Tells of the Cherokee's use of public corn cribs to feed visitors and the needy.

Subject Heading: G--3
John Rice Irwin sees the past in the future
Incomplete column
September 24, 1989
The MacArthur Foundation will be giving John Rice Irwin's Museum of Appalachia $345,000 over the next five years. Discusses what he may do with the money, including a plan to recreate a farm of the 19th or early 20th century with the money.

Subject Heading: G--3
TRAVEL
Just over the next ridge Carson Brewer finds another story
by Susan Alexander
News-Sentinel public service director
October 8, 1989
Discusses a new editon of CB's book, Just Over the Next Ridge. Includes a description of Burke's Garden, VA, and a listing of some of CB's favorite places. Includes a pic. of Carson Brewer.

Subject Heading: C&RR
Ocoee's white water more thriller than killer
October 15, 1989
This is an excerpt from CB's book, Just over the next ridge. CB rafts down the Ocoee river. Describes the history of whitewater rafting on the river and gives current tourist statistics. Includes a pic. of white water rafters on the river.

Subject Heading: C&RR
Carson Brewer's book updated
No author given
October 15, 1989,A
Two paragraphs describe the new edition of CB's book and how to order it.

Subject Heading: G--3
Burke's Garden
Spot to compare to Cades Cove
October 22, 1989
Discusses Burke's Garden and its history. Includes a pic. of Burke's Garden, VA.

Subject Heading: G--3
OUTDOORS
Falls of Little Stony deserves a marker, Devil's Bathtub a trail
October 22, 1989,A
See title. In this excerpt from his book, Just Over the Next Ridge, CB visits these two places in Virginia.

Subject Heading: G--3
TRAVEL
Savor the Great Smoky Mountains by choosing a nearby inn
October 29, 1989
In an excerpt from his book, CB recommends stays at Hemlock Inn and High Hampton Inn & Country Club. Includes a pic. of the Hemlock Inn.

Subject Heading: G--3
Old times are revived in Appalachia at homecoming event
Photocopy of article
Source unknown -- Woodland Daily?
No date other than stamp inscribed "Thursday Nov 2 1989 BURRELLE'S" below the one for "Wooodland, CA Daily & Sunday 11,728"
Indexed as 11/2/1989
"Nothing else in the Southern mountains captures the smells and sounds and scenes of autumn as does the four-day Tennessee Fall Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee." Includes a pic. of Bob Douglas playing the fiddle.

Subject Heading: G--3
Finding a Winesap is a lot harder than it used to be
November 19, 1989
CB and Alberta go to different orchards and have a hard time finding winesap apples. Gives the history of winesap apples and provides totals for different types of apples in Tennessee orchards.

Subject Heading: G--3
Knoxville's weatherman now predicts the weather in Alaska
December 17, 1989
Discusses Andy King's new career as a weather forecaster in Juneau, AK. Discusses Juneau's climate and weather phenomena.

Subject Heading: G--3
Baby boomers may grow up, out of aging
January 21, 1990
CB criticizes a recent article News-Sentinel article entitled "WAGES of AGE" aimed at the baby boomers. "Baby boomers receive more attention than any other generation since creation. I guess I resent this a little."

Subject Heading: G--3
Hepatica bloom says it's spring
February 15, 1990
CB visits Norris Dam and Clear Creek and sees hepaticas in bloom. Groundhogs and bears have been spotted. CB says that all of this clearly means that spring has arrived.

Subject Heading: G--3
A great storm brought a mighty chestnut to its knees
March 4, 1990
Discusses the "Mammoth Chestnut" that stood near the boundary of Norris Dam State Park. Also discusses a big dead chestnut in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Subject Heading: G--3
TVA's improvement plan would benefit many, but someone has to pay
March 15, 1990
In a letter to the TVA, CB praises their lake improvement plan and flood control efforts.

Subject Heading: G--3
Tombstones -- large and small -- stand as monuments to 2 men of stature
March 29, 1990
Discusses the lives of Zachariah Bennett and Cal Johnson, two succesful freedmen. Includes a pic. of Zachariah Bennett's tombstone.

Subject Heading: G--3
They've been leading the cheers if not the parade
by Linda Felts Fields
News-Sentinel features editor
April 1, 1990
CB, Betsey Beeler (Mrs. Frank) Creekmore, and Charles F. (Charlie) Herd get a first glimpse at the Sequoyah Hills and Holston Hills dogwood trails. Includes a pic. of Betsey Creekmore and Carson Brewer.

Subject Heading: G--3
Brewer first saw the trails at dawn
April 1, 1990,A
Reprint of April 12, 1956 column
2 copies
Indexed under the original date.

Subject Heading: G--3
Perhaps ET loves dogwoods too much
April 26, 1990
Discusses the muddy-colored dogwood blooms and the overall scarcity of blooms this year. Don B. Williams says that dogwood spot anthracnose is causing problems for the trees.

Subject Heading: G--3
LIVING
A mayor once stopped in to say hello to a champ
April 29, 1990
As a child, former Oak Ridge Mayor Al Bissell's mother took him "to Hendersonville, NC to watch Jack Dempsey train for his fight with Gene Tunney in 1926." When the newspaper arrived a few weeks later, they learned he lost. Al Bissell visited Jack Dempsey in his restaurant in NYC. Includes a pic. of Jack Dempsey and Muhammed Ali.

Subject Heading: G--3
BLOUNT COUNTY SPORTS
Unmarked trail to Thunderhead not a casual hike
by John Stiles
News-Sentinel Blount County bureau
May 1, 1990
CB, John Stiles and others take six hours to hike six miles up Defeat Ridge to Thunderhead Mountain. Gives the reason for the name, Defeat Ridge. Includes a pic. of Carson Brewer and Ervin Winkler.

Subject Heading: G--3
Where are pink lady's slippers?
May 6, 1990
Dr. Murray Evans and Dennis Horn give their opinions as to why there are far fewer pink lady's slippers than in years past. CB states that people must have stolen some in the Big Ridge State Park.

Subject Heading: G--3
Splash dam is relic of logging days in the Smokies
June 15, 1990
Charles E. Cope discusses the splash dam on Lynn Gap Prong, possibly the only one left in the park. Includes a pic. of the splash dam.

Subject Heading: G--3
Giving up your wheels is hard even when you're 81
June 24, 1990
"Herbert Lay walked in...to tell me about the trials of relinquishing the steering wheel after 63 years of driving."

Subject Heading: GSNH
We may not live to see it, but the chestnut tree may return
July 15, 1990
Philip A. Rutter, president of the American Chestnut Foundation, is "80 percent certain that the American chestnut will thrive again." Mentions UT's Scott Schlarbaum work on a chestnut genetics project.

Subject Heading: G--3
LIVING
Summer talk turns to katydids and jarflies
July 22, 1990
CB discusses katydids and jarflies with John Rice Irwin.

Subject Heading: G--3
Pink lady's slipper population is on the mend in Appalachia
August 16, 1990
See title. Magaret Cochran discusseses her work counting and studying pink lady's slippers. Includes a pic. of a pink lady's slipper.

Subject Heading: G--3
Ease the gas crisis by driving a car that gets 56.3 mpg
September 10, 1990
Praises the performance of his Chevrolet Sprint.

Subject Heading: G--3
Homeowners can help protect dogwoods from anthracnose, experts say
October 2, 1990
See title.

Subject Heading: G--3
Sourwood's a very special kind of honey
October 9, 1990
This has ben a good year for sourwood honey. Francis Moore, CB, and Con Farmer "visit two Moore bee yards." Lists area beekeepers.

Subject Heading: G--3
October shows ET in all its glory
October 21, 1990
"It's a pretty good autumn for humans, black bears and other critters up on the many-colored ridges of the Great Smokies..."

Subject Heading: G--2
Growing old brings anxiety in age of soaring insurance premiums
November 9, 1990
See title. Also tells about his great-great-great grandfather who lived until the age of 103 or 104.

Subject Heading: G--3
'Tis the season to rejoice over this year's beautiful seasons
Incomplete column
December 9, 1990
Briefly recaps UT's football season. Homer Clonts disagrees with CB about the beginning date of spring this year. "All of 1990 has been without extremes, and the growing season was incredibly long."

Subject Heading: G--3
COMMUNITY NEWS
The news about the butternut trees is not good
December 23, 1990
Keith Langdon discusses threats to butternut, dogwood, oak, elms, and hemlock trees.

Subject Heading: G--5
A stolen cigarette was the last blow for this former smoker
January 10, 1991
CB explains why he stopped smoking. "I contemplated my low estate as I puffed on the stolen smoke."

Subject Heading: G--5
Prolific hickory tree has bombed home unrelentlessly this year
September 22, 1991
CB and Alberta have a hickory tree that has become quite a nuisance.

Subject Heading: G--5
Vol football was first to mark ET's greatness
November 29, 1991
CB gives his opinions and historical information on The University of Tennessee Volunteers football team and Gen. Robert R. (Bob) Neyland.

Subject Heading: G--5
St. Augustine is a delight in January
February 20, 1992
duplicate?
CB describes tourist sites in Saint Augustine, Florida, and provides historical information about the city.

Subject Heading: C
John R. Neal was maverick in his time
October 29, 1992
Includes a picture of John R. Neal in a "Correction" box stapled to the original picture of someone else. Eulogizes his life.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Headline not included
Photocopy of article
Edges of some words are not visible -- incomplete article
April 8, 1993
13-year-old Brad Lavies was found dead in the park recently. Tells the stories of three people who were never lost but never found.

Subject Heading: G--5
Big Orange fans pass up a fellow in distress
October 10, 1993
CB lives his tickets to the game at home and has difficulty finding Alberta when he returns to the stadium. See title.

Subject Heading: G--5
TRAVEL
Winter respite makes Tennessee nice to come home to
February 13, 1994
CB visits Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge in Fl. See title.

Subject Heading: G--5
Fall's fruits bring gift of memories
September 29, 1994
CB recalls memories of his father, his grandfather, trees, and their fruits.

Subject Heading: LPitS
Smokies hunt for boy costs at least $25,000
July 30, 1994
See title. Describes the search for Phillip Justin Roman, Jr. States that it cost $552,000 to search for people in the park last year.

Subject Heading: G--5
Fall's fruits bring gift of memories
September 29, 1994
CB recalls memories of his father, his grandfather, trees, and their fruits.

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