Saturday, July 6
The appointment of Dr. Don A. Cannon as medical director of Bork Memorial Hospital was announced by Roy McDonald, chairman of the board of trustees. Dr. Cannon, who spent the past two years in the U.S. Public Health Service in Atlanta, recently opened an office for general practice of medicine at 804 Tunnel Boulevard.
The Velsicol Chemical Corp. of Chicago, a multi-plant producer of diversified chemical products, may purchase the synthetic chemical business and plant of Tennessee Products and Chemical Corp. in Alton Park. The chemical plant represents an investment of several million dollars and employs about 100.
Sunday, July 7
The Eaves Badge and Emblem Co. is moving to more convenient and larger quarters, George G. Eaves, managing partner of the firm, announced. The former W.C. Teas Co. location at 116 East 8th Street has been leased, and the move is planned on or before August 15.
Ben M. Rawlings, Jr., has joined the Hamilton Bank organization, and has been assigned to the correspondent bank department, Frank Morast, president, announced Saturday. Rawlings was a partner in the Inland Import-Export Co. in the James Building from 1961 until the partnership was dissolved by mutual agreement just before he joined Hamilton Bank.
Monday, July 8
Dr. Charles H. Harris, Chattanooga optometrist who was recently elected president of the Tennessee Board of Optometry, will go to Memphis next week to conduct the board’s annual meeting for examination of some 20 applicants for licenses to practice optometry in Tennessee.
Brooks Barlow, finance chairman of the Chattanooga Opera Association, has been appointed head of the group’s annual Patron’s Drive for Funds, President Thomas D. Alexander announced. Serving with Barlow as area chairman will be Milton T. Allen, Dr. Samuel Binder, John A. Davis and Alfred E. Smith.
Tuesday, July 9
The citizens group that spearheaded the movement for consolidated city-county government here has strongly urged the metropolitan Government Charter Commission to wipe the slate clean of all present city and county elected officials as soon as metro goes into effect and give the people and the new metro officials the discretion of filling posts in the new government.
Miss Suzann Dyslin has been awarded the first Zella Armstrong Fellowship for Advanced Music Study sponsored by the Cotton Ball Association. Hugh Maclellan, president of the association, presented the $2,000 scholarship, established in March “for graduates of UC or similar institutions of equal standing” who live within a 30-mile radius of Chattanooga.
Wednesday, July 10
The election of Richard H. Houck as a vice president of the American National Bank and Trust Co. was announced by John P. Wright, the bank’s president, following a directors’ meeting Tuesday. Mr. Houck joined American National in February as business development officer in the trust department.
The City Commission Tuesday afternoon passed on final reading a blue law amendment which permits drug and grocery stores to operate on Sundays between the hours of 1 and 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 11
Gordon L. Smith, Jr., was re-elected chairman of the Chattanooga Red Cross Chapter at the annual meeting Wednesday. Five new executive committee members were chosen as well. Grier Lloyd was named chairman of the Volunteer Committee. The five new members are William G. Brown, Mrs. Dave W. Evans, Hugh O. Macclellan, Mrs. Sam I. Yarnell, and Grier Lloyd. Re-elected to the committee were Mrs. E.E. Reisman, Jr., Richard Thatcher, Jr., and Dr. Carl Hartung.
Friday, July 12
A 6.5-mile section of Interstate Highway 75 reaching from near Summitt into the East Brainerd area will be opened formally July 17. Ceremonies are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the East Brainerd cloverleaf under supervision of the highway and expressway committee of the Greater Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce headed by Hugh Abercrombie, Mark Hays and Cranston Pearce. Gov. Clement will be the principal speaker.