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Temperature 41-hlft; Sunday (eii.) 52-Uih; Weather Generally ftlr an4 eold Warmer 1 UMNS-Ur TELEFHOTOS KANNAWLIS, N. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1954 52 PAGES--5 SECTIONS HICE DAILY 5e; SUNDAY lOc Ex Admits Ki Children Two Other i Promoted Hester Warren And Elmer Spence Take New Mill Positions By BILL WORKMAN Daily Independent Staff Writci Promotion of Fred L. Wilsoiii 'to general manager of Cannon Mills Company was announced Saturday by Charles Cannon, president of the vast te tile manufacturing 1 As general manager, Wilson the late. A. Luther Brown.

Cannon also announced two promotions. -o E. Hester Warren, superintend-: "ent of carding and spinning, became 'general "3uperinten.dent and spinningy 1 ahop and 'maintenance, promoted to gen: era! -superintendent -of vaM finishing. i All; were; effective Wilson; oi'-Bakersville, joined'; the Cannon Company in sh6rtly after' graduation Jxdfti 'North. --Carolina Sta-te Cot- -Starting 1 ai apprentice, be his way through the He bis'vOrst; 'supenasry in 1933, when he became foreman -in '7fspinning room at Plant 1..

1 few months, later he Jwa-s made 'fe)ifding ind spinning Mills aad Plant It Wilson and spinning, at Plant Promotions continued to come Wilson. In. 1936, ferred to 10 superintenident, plater fie was -moved to Plant 4 in See TWO Om Pajre 1P-A QuietNight First Lady Flies Down From Capital Hester Warren Elmer Spence Atomic Laden Planes Are Poised PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 (UP)-- magazine saidioday. A fteet of American intercontinental bombers carrying a i bombs have been stationed permanently aloft, posed to ra tegic Air Command swiftly any attack by Russia, a KEY WEST.

Dec. 31 (UP)-President and Mrs. Eisenhower spent a quiet New Year's Eye in naval base quarters overlooking a flotilla of submarines after one the chief executive's most eventful The first lady flew down from Washington to join the President for the holiday weekend as be recuperates from his recent illness. Meantime the White House took a detached attitude toward the New Year's statement fcy Marshal Nicolai Bulganin, chief of the Russian state, calling for new efforts to outlaw atomic weapons. "Don't they always issue statements tike that on New Year's Day?" said press secretary James C.

Hagerty when asked about-the Bulganin statement. The President's 'New Years Eve featured a small dinner party in his quarters with Mrs. Eisenhower, her nuttier. Mrs. John of Authorities said tonight that Denver, and Maj.

Gen. and Mrs.jfrench troops have killed 56 reb- The Town Journal magazine said in a copyright article to be released Monday that a fleet of New Fights Break Out In Rabat RABAT. Morocco, Dec. 31 (UP) McC. Dr.

Snyder is the White House physician. Hagerty did not know whether the recuperating President would stay up until midnight to see the new year in, On doctors' orders, the President; has been retiring early as well asi resting during the day as he seeks to recover the health he. enjoyed els in a new uprising that swept northern Morocco's Riff Mountains during the past 48 hours. French officials said the rebels i i Bulganin Is New' Proposes Ban On Nuclear Weapons Solution To War MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UP) Soviet Premier Nikolai A.

L. A. CORRIHERRUES SET TODAY ProtnmeM Industrialist Of Landis Dies ganm declared todayvthal possession of mass destruction hydrogen bombs by both the East and West does not rule out the possibility of a nuclear war. The Communist leader said the only way lo'preyent such is to ban atomic and hydrogen weapons, and to establish fecttye control of armament. V-- v-' Bulganin warned that the race: increasing the threat of a', new; than ing it.

Hei-spunded his, ihv.av question: and iiiter view, with the -American Teleney television 'company. i i assert: that 1 as much East and West hydrogett i.Wt*pons, the possibility of a. thermonuclear auto- niaticaUy excluded," Bulganin, declared. Assertions of this can, in lacti lull the vigilance of peoples who support the elimination of the threat-of an atomic, war. act; that: present conditions "atomic weapons cannot be used with- impunity has spme i.deterrent effect on iyfhich would jke to war, using weapons of is banning; atomic and therrno-nuclear; wea- ons, the of effective LANDIS Lotaa: A.

Corriher, pioneer North Carolina textile manufacturer a a Landis for more than 1 20 years, died at Rowan Memorial Hospital, Salisbury, Friday night after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at the First Evangelical and 'Beformed church here. The- body will lie In state 30 minutes prior to -the service. Entombment will follow in.

the family plot' at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mr. Corriher was born December 9.. 1872, son of the late Trauk and Sarah Corriher of: the Cpn- cordia Lutheran church 'section." He received his early; education ai the old Corriher and later attended the original Catawba College at during the early In 1900 Mr'. Corriher played an important role in establishment of Mill the: site where the ttrw Landis was later to grow." launching textile career Mr. Corriher" had as salesman In rural BoWan; then he farmed for" three near China Grotve' before establishing saw milling; business.

Just before the century the saw mill to'a site near present Linn Mill buildingl He later' set up a "brick making -machine there. With i the energy arid determination of Mr. Correras toe driving force. Corriher Mills; was begun In liWfl and completed and 1 equip- ped in 1913. (president of CorriherMill Com During the past two decades Ipany, treasurer of Linn Mill anc while Mr.

Corriher was mayor of I a of the board of di Landis he played the leading role urthe progress of the Under his guidance the town of the best -V? At the time of his death he was A. Corriher rectors of both mills. He was one of the leading benefactors of Catawba College Mr. Corriher and his associates contributed more than Sl.OOO.OOt to the Salisbury school. Among the memorials to Mr Cori'iher at the college are the lann-Corriher Gymnasium; the Corrriher-Linn-Black Library, th Lotan A.

Endowment" and 'a larg'e' portions the- financing of the Rowan Mr. Comher and his -family were members Zion Re formed near "China Grovi until the church building burned Then he, along with the Linn family, was instrumental In or ganizing the; Landis Reform e( church in 1918. At the 1 time of his death Mr Corriher was ti-ustee of tto church. He also: served 5 a deacon' and elder "of the church and was the activ members of the congregation until his-: Active pallbearers -will Nor man" Corriher, Corriher Foil Comher -Kyle i Glenn Dr. Hugh- Park.

and Trustees bf: rectors of Lihn-Corrlher Mills the board' of; 'aldermen of towi of Lahdis will be See CORRIHER On Pate TROOPS, PLANES. POLICE CHECK TRAFFIC CHICAGO; (TIP)--Troops planes and police the nation held thV New-Year's holiday traf- 7 The today. Council said the death of about three per. hour'was sharplyiless than predicted. It warned, that the critical hours were ahead.

United Press -survey" with -a day; of the three-day holiday completed showed GlIARD, HOUSING international: control and mentation: pf -the related on this of a Would deliver the people, of the fear of a new war," Bulganin: said. would put.an end to the burdensome, and would make "possible a over of all the. the states to peaceful development for the improvement of the of the people." He added, "it Is clear-; that arms drive, including that in the field of atomic weapons; is not diminishing, but is on the contrary, increasing the threat: of a war." The Soviet premier's comments were in answer to questions SluV mitted by mail last month by Charles Shutt, "Washington manager of Telenews. The com-i Hat Guard as their major Fires tooic six lives, one died police a plane crash: and laneous mishaps tor, a total of- 77. New York and California had the worst traffic -record, -each eight, fatalities.

With: last: week's Christmas holiday gone by, the United Press had counted 145 quick start on the tragic all-time holiday 621-A Ufliformed CHARLOTTE G. MOULTON lalso was directed'to refrain from WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP)-Negroes fighting racial segregation on the national scene have chosen ments were broadcast by Moscow radio today and copies were distributed to all foreign correspondents here. Bulganfn's reference to thermo- See PEACE On Page 10-A legal. -for 1956.

These are among the last areas where Supreme Court decisions striking down segregation can still be handed down. Jn most other social, i and political fields the Negro has won--legally if not practically his fight to abolish discrimination by government anywhere. This year, following Supreme Court's 1954 decision banning segregation in public schools, they won rulings admitting them to public parks, swimming pools and golf courses- Integration is almost complete in maintaining a policy of segregation in: such units. The NAACP is preparing to test segregation in federally guaran- See NAACP On 10-A Dulles Plans To Visit Far East "WASHINGTON. Dec.

31 CUP)-Secretary of State John Foster 3ulles will visit the Far East in Vlarch to devise new strategy for protecting free nations from Com- armed forces except for the andjecipient of the genu- munist economic or military pene-1 National Guard. The National A i gold tratfon. it was disclosed today, i station for the Advancement of medal, was Uaude r. Authoritative sources said the Colored People was ready to dial- ir 1 tinental bombers a by hand-picked, well briefed crews, provided with pre-assigned targets" fly constantly at an altitude of 40,000 feet, refueling in flight. The magazine said its information was "authentic and comes from unimpeachable sources in the Pentagon." The article said that "even If Russia were to destroy simultaneously every one of our air bases and every one of our aircraft carriers, we could stil! strike back and totally destroy the Soviet Un- much-traveled secretary ability to fight on." In Washington, an Air Force spokesman told the United Press the not carry atomic bombs." He said they would be Liars Club Name Champ BURLINGTON, Dec.

31 (UP--The Burlington Liars Club award for 1956 went, today to man with a story about a big wind in Montana. Named as world champion liar. in seven states and in four of then lili nbis an a Tjen ess Louisiana-- kept dangerous 'drivers. Ipv Illinois, which recorded 46. traffic deaths: during-; the Christmas holiday, had; emly on traffic fatality by Oils af teir 1 Ned Dearborn, couiicjl; count encouraging." "However, he warned: "The bif test will We'.

urgi everyone (o gang up and ou estimate "look ridiculously; 1 high The council has predicted tna 420 persons will die' Jn auto mishaps" during rate jot more than five per hour. the prediction, holds true, the car Will-set a New Year's holiday above; the 415 counted in 1952, Experts agreed hoi day period would be late tonlgh and! early Sunday as merrymaker welcomed the new year by drink ing too much--and then tried- drive home. Motorists got a lot of'help in try ing to keep the carnage down. Uniformed'; National Guardsme: tided state police in Illinois, Lou isiana. Wisconsin, Kansas, Ari See HIGHWAY On Yerkes of Yerkes plans to flv to Karachi, Pakistan, a National Guard earlier this; the judges with tow whopper: for a meeting about March 6 bf but was forcstalled Gov -l sheepherder who lived in a the Southeast Asian Treaty R.

McKeldin. He ordered trailer house had his provi- 100 Killed As Shrine Collapses zation. the so-called Manila Pact alliance which the United States re- a 20-mile stretch of rugsrcd moun- jarmed wiih bombs "only in event ar a bulwark The magazine article said, however, (hat 10 of the bombers Red aggression in the Far East. A I I I a JU Ui UIC tains 10 miles northeast of the holy coltld shower more i de City of Fez Friday and today. 5 ruc tion than was delivered over ary sources said the battlelGermany durina the of beforVbeing stricken with Vneartl 3 TM 3 was a few roiies War IT.

aW we have many attack SeptT 24. i of in frontier separating thejiimes 10 planes flying that grim, Sometime in the new year, 0 11 an(i Spanish zones of iheijonely patroi for peace." President is expected to North African protectorate. whether he will seek another term TT1 1 or retire to private life. But at present there is no inkling as to which course he will adopt. "3e has not even hinted privately While plans for the trip are not public housing have been in federal I was no complete, it is likely Dulles will and state courts for several years.

ner1der rove 1 expand his itinerary to Negroc, have won in Cali- nail 8 in the TM in visits to other Far Eastern capi-fbrnia and New Jersey. "We've told the world that we'll The battle started a never slrike first: and in the face when French troops ran into ai strong band of rebels which a seized control of a road between tbe French outposts of Beni Oulid See ATOMIC On 10-A the Guard integrated Nov. 20.. Buttons brought out by the owner TOKYO, (UP)--A a law suit will .........1 in some other Challenges to discrimination will undoubtedly be filed i the sheep. On this particular 112 persons died in tradi her state.

jsion, the provisions included a 100- ijonal New Year's celebration ear --r-. t-inound sack of Hour for which there todav when 30.000 pushing an the 1e them door. shoving worshippers caused a ston to collapse at a Shint sack shrine. Police said Other a Manila Pact meeting in Dulles went on to visit and Court. At St.

Louis, tals. Last April, when he attended Uy the issue will reach the Su-: lra cr aoo nilft rf Tftn in uu 5u Manit, in an During the night, one of Mon- the death toll as high as 170 Wednesday, tana's justly famous winds swoop- jiso." A partial list of victims show countries in the area. --1 Moore enjoined the St.Louis Hous; trailer to find that the wind had m7 xf mornina. a least 2 women among th stepped out of his dead. Scores were hurled under th Ijng Authority from renting public own away the sack and left the rubble and others- were- crushe through the troubled Middle Eastjhousing to low-income groups on one leg of his trip.

a segregated basis. The authority On Page 10-A whether he will run again. mem-l an(I Tahar. bers of his staff who would Another clash took place near reported. Tizi Ouzli, 50 miles north east of Tahar.

A total of 30 rebel dead were counted on ihe battle field. Fighting continued throughout Friday 26 rebels killed and four captured. MILLIONS WILL WATCH GRID GAMES VIA TE LEVISION idrove the rebels from peaks games. manding the road today. Officials Millions of other fans-- given an a i army was now in fulllexira day this year to recover from their holiday celebrating -will either watch or hear the games under the feet of the stampedin crowd as panic spread among th pilgrims.

The sbrine.is. located 12 mite south of the city of Niigata, whic is 160 miles northwest of Tokyo The Kyodo news agency said th parapet collapsed while priests i silken ceremonial rooes' threi mochi (rice oakec) denoting goo 1 An estimated 335,000 persons wIll.Yankees 20-19 in the Blue-Gray points before 75,504 spectators in is expected to explode In the! fortune to the crowd of worshipper turn out at four scattered sitesigame at Montgomery. Ala. the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. Orange Bowl, where Maryland has at the temple entrance.

i i A people surged forward cakes, the wall collapse' gaiety turned suddenly considered the nation's at "C- Wa elderly men anc 350,000 Fans Will Attend Bowl Games contro The FOOTNOTES "Wfcen we you a forf Mitttr, MMM H' via radio and television. UCLA before 100.809 fans in thejBowl and NBC radio-TV will han-I 42nd Rose Bowi game at the Cotton Bowl. AH Calif. Oklahoma was a seven-point choice over Maryland for their Orange Bowl clash before 76,062 at games will start at 2 p.m, Monday. Following the Cotton Bowl con- i Oklahoma emerged as the nstional test, NBC will switch lamp on Maryland wound of the strategic link, death toll of the battle brought to 89 the number of Frenchmen and rebels killed in North Africa within 48 hours.

Tweivty -three rebels and threej 25-fs victory French soldiers were slain in A a Bowl geria Friday Md seven rebels andjcastern Conference teams, andJTexas Christian was rated to EST. one irencn civilian died Tbursday.rSouihern stars beat a team of'feat Mississippi by at least seven! The day's most interesting game but fell 7-0 before Bud Wil-j worrten and children were in ESTikinson's Sooners. i crowd. During the regular 1955 season. Trte bowl season started Saturday See BOWL On Page 10-A The wall collapsed shortly afte midnight.

Rescue teams worked bj flares to dig out victims trapped in the rubble. Some pilgrims had climbed to th top of the paiapel to escape th press of the crowd surging towarc i the shrine just before the wa' came crashing down. flT 1W7 1 1 wo-Weeks Buried Here NaideUFilsrager Held In Portland On Murder Charge 1 A former Towel Citiaiii yearo-ld Mattox Isinger; was held in Port- and, Saturday after, admitted the killing of her two chil.dre.ri." She said she strangled one, smothered the other. Daughter. land -Mrsi Robert Mattox of Glenn; avenue, Mrs.

Filsinger was jaited en a first degree 'inurder charge, filed ty Portland' strangulation of 16-monfh-qld Doiiald Stephen Filsinger Frfc day afternodnX Mrs. Filsinger told police that smothered btr two-wcek-pld Id November; 'Lawrence Til- singer- died in NewfouBdlanVLJ where V'feis. was stationed i 17 and; was -buried in on November ago or 'Portland: Ml- singer Watfjtt 'On; Wife and son, Donald, home JPred Barter, wfilleL garage to: workjon: Filsinger's mobile, INS Portia tlngerV Barker: was De'cJ group oE six physiciang reported' attactiand is strong i iiin duties and-'resume major activ- But the doctors advised him to move at a "slower pace than' in the past, and to; take frequent short vacations. 47; who. was.

stricken coronary titirombosis list July 2 just before Congress adjourned, returned to, the Senate today the session of Congress 'which opens Tuesday. Johnson's attack was similar to that which struck President Elsen- hower Sept 24. The President's doctors also have assured him recovery if he follows the rest- and-relaxation therapy they have prescribed for him. The Texas. Democrat handed reporters a statement signed by the six physicians who-have attended him since his heart attack.

was stricken after spending less than three a-r's in the party floor leader post in which his restless drive won him, a reputation for great skill in building up party unity and piloting legislation, The six doctors said they wert "very pleased with his rapid rate of recovery." They reported thest conclusions: "1. There have been nc complications and his reaction to See JOHNSON On Pare 10-A IreddlWill Get Funds For Health Center STATESVILLE, 31 (UP)-- Rep. Hugh Q. Alexander (D-NO announced today that the U. S.

Depart- ment'of Health. Education and Welfare had approved a grant of 533,350 to help finance construction of a new Iredell County Health Center. Alexander said be.en notified that the department had approved the grant. Earlier this month, the North Carolina Medical Commission had approved construction of the $66,700 health center provided the federal government would help the work. INEW'SPAPERf.