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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 236.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 15 Jul 2011.
Just Plain Talk: Running around to find green beans, other things
Running around to find green beans, other things
(c)2011 NPT PHOTO BY DAVID POPIEL
When I arrived at the Farm market last Tuesday looking for a famous fried pie, but didn't get
one, maybe it was because one of the cooks was breaking too many green beans. Seated at
the table was Hilary Coggins, who not only operates the grill, cash register, waits tables, but
Betty Grooms had her breaking white half runners. I recall folks placing classified ads
heralding the arrival of the summer green bean crop but this year the price per bushel is
about $35. Hilary is the newest employee and was preparing the beans for lunch that day.
There is also a new cook whom I met. Chris Wilds had been taking care of her sick mother
who recently passed away. She helps prepare breakfasts and also Friday night fish specials.
Chris told me she has worked as a cook and in the restaurant business, including the
former Shiner's Restaurant. While I do not know her I do know and admire her top-selling
Stinnett Motors brother, Bill Francis. On Thursday I made my way to Stinnett Motors to do
a photo and stopped at Farm Market finally getting a pineapple fried pie before they were
all sold out.
Author: David Popiel
The full moon on Friday perhaps brought some solace at night that brightness and coolness can mingle over our hometown's mountains, while we in the muggy sunlight must face sadness at the highway death of a young woman and profound change its shadow casts.
We will say "goodbye" for now to Dan and Mary Salisbury, who returned from a visit to their hometown in New York, this month. I don't think they drove their 1960 vintage Volvo but could have. I did make an error in some of the facts, especially about when they met. They were not married at such an early age, as I mistakenly stated. Mary was 18, not 14, and Dan slightly older. I think she has weathered time since better than he. Last week I mentioned that master mechanic and engine builder Stanley Allison helped on the Volvo restoration by selling an engine to Dan. These custom built engines typically sell for thousands of dollars. The Ford engine had been built for another customer who later decided not to take delivery. Dan showed up at Stanley's Clear Creek Road shop and bought the 351M series motor and immediately asked engine-builder Stanley if the Ford V-8 had enough horsepower. Stanley smiled and patted Dan on the back. "Don't worry sonny, you'll like it." The 350-horsepower, deep-rumbling power plant is plenty of thunder. Albert Shepherd installed the engine and also put the final Spanish red paint job on. The car was an early Christmas 2010 present but without its final vanilla-white interior. John Clark, Clark's trim shop next to Performance Exhaust, did the trunk, seats-rolled and pleated leather, carpet, door panels, headliner and trim. Dan said he also is pleased with the wide street tread tires he bought from Westgate Tire.
When mid-spring arrived, the Salisburys took it out for the first time and to a show in Dandridge. Another important touch to give it a distinct look was added by master window tinter Steve Miller, who was aided by his son, Eston, at the Newport Tinting business. After 35 years in storage, the 1960 Volvo has a new life and many miles of road yet to travel. Dan also owns a 1981 El Camino Conquista. This car is at Albert's shop now. I have yet to ride in Dan's Volvo and hope we all have miles to go before we sleep. We are fortunate to have these Yankees as Newport residents.
Last Monday before the heat wave rolled in I was looking for a tall cold iced tea and stopped at Bojangles where a fellow who was hard to find in past years was chilling out with his family. Larry Shults is a master mason and has been much sought after for block and brick construction. With the housing construction market about dead, Larry said his business has also suffered. At 60, he is still stout and will be getting more sun and work in a few days on a new project. You may recall that a vehicle damaged the front wall at the Parrottsville Post Office. Larry won the bid to repair it. During our conversation, I asked why the masonry work to repair tornado damage at the Newport Post Office has not been done yet. Larry explained that the property owner, which is not the US government, can't find matching brick. The original work was done by the late Roland Dykes Jr. and his masonry company. Most of the post office buildings are privately owned and leased to the Postal Service. Larry said the owner of the Parrottsville facility has more than a dozen leased. At Bojanges, I also got to meet his grandson, Mason Shults, age 7. Heather Shults, Larry's wife, was there too. Minutes later, I had to swing by Cocke County Wholesale to see business owner Roger Wayne Shults, who was doing all the work, while his retired father, Roger, was sitting in front of the fan. It was in the 90s. The wholesale food seller has just gotten back on our cockecountymarketplace.com to promote the business on the Internet. The key point he made is they had just received their EBT certification to receive food stamps electronically. When I started talking about seeing Larry Shults and his wife, they reminded me that Heather is Christine (Mrs. Roger) Stokely's sister, of the Fine family. Then what would be the chance when stopping by Lowe's later that day, Larry, Heather, and Mason are shopping at Lowe's, perhaps for a few brick? "It's good to have any construction work you can get," said Larry. His grandson is the son of Shannon Shults. Incidentally, by 11 a.m. it was 89 degrees.
During July while driving along Highway 321 on the new highway, I couldn't help but notice a lot of earth moving equipment on the Parrottsville side of the new highway. "What was going on here?" I wondered. Days later, Parrottsville Mayor Mary Keller called and we talked about the new town hall. This is just one part of the citizens' vision to continue to improve their bedroom community. The new highway only temporarily affected businesses but these do well now because of the local traffic. I also noticed improvement to what used to be the old library that is now the Lacy Myers Genealogy Library. It was a Sunset Gap fix-up, paint-up project last week. One issue that the community is trying to resolve is moving the current convenience center located near the rear of the Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Dept. and off Highway 340. The center has served well over the past 20 years but is just in the way now, said Mary. She explained that a key improvement would be filling and raising the ballpark grounds to make it better and more useable. But who would want flies from the trash containers so close to the area? By the way, the fill from the Hommel grading project along Hwy. 321 is going on the ballfields. Perhaps, the commissioners can find a new site with donated land for the convenience center. The big project soon to be underway, she said, is the new Dollar General to be located along Highway 321 at the 340 intersection and that site preparation is what the Hommels are working on. I'll keep my eye on he progress for you.
Several weeks ago, On June 24, Glenda Graham had to be wheeled into the Plain Talk and she uses oxygen too. Her daughter, Angela (Frix) Workman of Dandridge brought her to visit us, as her late husband was Plain talk sports editor in the 1990s. She thanked Duay O'Neil, me others for kindness. After Tim's death she could no longer "pass his door" and so moved into a friend's residence at Phenix, Alabama, where she plans to reside for some time. I learned more about Tim's interest in Parrots and that his pet parrot had died in January, a couple months before Tim's death. Glenda and Timothy were brought together by a former NPT reporter, Katie Thomason. Glenda had been living in Dandridge in the early 1990s. She published the Jefferson County Journal.
- [S131] Divorce Record.
Husband's Name Wife's First Name Wife's Maiden Name County Court Date of Divorce File #
SHULTS LARRY G PAMELA T [NOT GIVEN] COCKE [NOT GIVEN] 06-23-1980 13278
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File #
SHULTS LARRY G HEATHER F [NOT GIVEN] COCKE 12-03-1982 52739
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