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SPIWDY TYPES Somebody up there is putting boosters on the old folks (Story on Page 3.) 4y 'JYU LOCAL WKATJ1KR Considerable cloudiness and niilil today wilh afternoon shower. Tomorrow, occasional rain. (Other data on Pane 2.) THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SOUTH CAROLINA 84TH YEAR No. 258 METROPOLITAN POPULATION 168.152 MOM Cfcrf.r Mill GREENVILLE, S. C.

MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1953 24 PAGES PRICE 5c SUNDAY 15c xpeclaicy Eivel. WFBC-TV Tower High In Mountains i i ii Sense ops tittl Wears ock As Zero Hour Name Abbeville Bi-Centennial Queen MR. ASHCRAFT r. Can State Keep Negro Children Out Of Central? By ROBERT E. FORD LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

(AP) A sense of expectancy enveloped this city Sunday a3 zero hour neared in the desperate struggle centering on this question: Can out of all-White schools? i $V- V' i w. rV a i 6) 7j MRS. BESINGER MISS McCONNELL MRS. ASHCRAFT MR. EDWARDS ABBEVILLE Mrs.

Lois B. Ashcraft (seated) was named Saturday night to reign over the week-long Abbeville County Bl-Centennial as its queen. Her coronation was the highlight of the Queen's Bail In the National Guard Armory. Others In the picture (left to right) are Mrs. W.

E. Besinger, women's division chairman; Miss Annetta McConnell, Erskine College sophomore and the reigning "Miss Mrs. Ashcraft; James Ashcraft, husband of the queen, and Richard (Dick) Edwards, Bl-Centennial general chairman. (Photo for The Greenville News by Fletcher W. Ferguson, Abbeville.) This morning Greenville's powerful WFBC-TV Channel 4 station will begin using Its new tower on top of Caesar's Head.

The aerial picture above shows the steel structure pointing skyward high above the neighboring peaks of the Blue Ridge. The tower is 892 feet high and is at the maximum elevation permitted for broadcasting with full 100,000 watts power for a television station. Tests have shown that reception In Greenville will be belter from Caesar's Head than from the. old site on Paris Mountain. Abbeville Bi-Centennial Mrs.

Ashcraft Is Named Queen By FLETCHER W. FERGUSON states keep Negro children Central High School, a symbol of the federal-state dispute, had been scheduled to open at 9 a.m. Monday with seven Negroes among the 2,000 White students. But Gov. Orval E.

Faubus or dered the school closed. He acted under powers given him by the Legislature last month, and said he did so to avoid violence and disorder of the kind that occurred at Central High last year, PRINCIPALS GATHER The principals began gathering. U.S. Dist. Judge John E.

Miller broke away from pressing court business in other parts of the state and arrived in Little Rock late Sunday. He said he had no reason to expect any legal action to come before him but he would stand by until Friday, when he is scheduled to hear proceedings in Fort Smith on the Van Buren integration case. Gov. Faubus announced he will be in his office Monday after spending the weekend in seclusion out of the city. The U.S.

Justice Department held 150 deputy marshals ready for developments. Arkansas state troopers re mained on the alert around the clock. City police authorities canceled all vacations and days off. Citizens observed a quiet Sab bath. Streets, as usual on Sun day, were almost deserted.

Wor shippers streamed into churches. Tan, sprawling, Central High School slept under a bright sun. A civilian guard walked the cam pus where White demonstrators rioted last year In an attempt to force Negroes from the building and where armed paratroopers forced the crowds away at bayonet point. HORACE MANN DESERTED Horace Mann High, the all-Negro school, was deserted. Opponents In the momentous struggle sat quietly wailing for the other to move.

Justice Department spokesman refused to reveal their strategy, but the number of deputy mar shals and U.S. assistant attorneys general who converged on the city demonstrated that the agency expects to take some action, or counteraction. Curbstone opinion here was that the Justice Department could seek an injunction ordering Faubus to stop interfering with integration. Such a legal move last year caused him to remove National Guardsmen from the Central High campus. It would be possible for federal marshals to escort the seven Negro students involved into Central High Monday and place them in classrooms.

Teachers will be present as they have been since Aug. 27. But whether they would teach in the face of the gover nor order was a big question. Two segregationist leaders, attorney Amis Guthridge and the Rev. Wesley Pruden, said the Justice Department planned to arrest them and nine other persons, possibly Including Faubus.

They said ilVIICJ MHtU It I DtHltJ Proa rams To Be Beamed ABBEVILLE Mrs. James Ashcraft, the former Miss Lois Mary Bond, was crowned queen for the week-long Abbeville County Bl-Centennial as the affair got under I IV 171 riCtl.XOd Channel 4 From New This morning 170,000 the National Guard Armory, Tower On Caesar's Head television homes in four states will be added giant coverage area of WFBC-TV by way of Greenville's powerful Channel 4. station. It will be inaugurated at 7 o'clock when Dave Garroway will say "Thia their information came from a top-level person In the federal building. CALLED "NONSENCE" The Justice Department called this "nonsense." Some opinions were that the department awaited the next move by Faubus before throwing a counterpunch.

The next major act by the governor is expected to be the reopening of Central High and the three other Little Koek high schools he ordered closed. The governor is expected to open Central High and possibly the other schools as privately op- erated institutions on a lease basis. He is backed by state laws which permit the state to pay students tuition to a private school. A prominent Arkansas attorney who would not permit his name to be used said that "if the federal government tries to Integrate such a privately operated school, it will open up new legal avenues." The governor may seek to keep the schools closed until after Oct. 7 when Little Rock citizens will vote on whether to keep closed any public schools facing Integration or whether to integrate them ine taw setting up sucn an election has a joker.

Integration must be approved by a majority of the district registered voters, not just a majority of those cast ing ballots. Tims integration advocates would be required to overcome segregationist votes and then sur pass the nonexistent votes of persons who stayed away from the polls. UP TO GOVERNOR School Supt. Virgil Blossom said Sunday the next move is up to the governor as far as the school board is concerned. The Arkansas Democrat said Sunday the Justice Department last Friday prepare a harsh statement demanding the schools be reopened and asked the school board members to sigi it.

It also reported that the agency demanded that the board start injunctive, proceedings against the But the board refused both re-j quests. The Little Rock Board of Direc-! tors city council announced Saturday that if racial integration is enforced at Central High, the! federal government will do it. It said police will not be permitted to enter the school grounds, but will preserve peace elsewhere around the school. The Justice Department pre pared sigas warning persons not to interfere with activities of U.S. marshals.

Where the agency planned to use them could not be determined immediately. You'll Find: Billy Graham Comics 19 Deaths 8 Editorials 4 Sports 10 Sylvia Porter 6 Theaters Want Ads 13 Radio, TV 24 Women 18 azine blew up jus', after sundown. At Cline, an agent for the South ern Utah Powder owner of the magazine, said there were only three openings In the building-two ventilators and the keyhole In the steel door. He said the only thing that could set off the powder would a sharp blow, as from a bullet. Officials said they thought the boys Jiad fired through the keyhole because their bodies and guns were found in the same direction from the blast as were parti of the door.

Try Your Hand Now Prizewords But Money PRIZEWORDS is fun to Just as a game, but that $283 for the correct solution adds test to the battle of wits. I is way here Saturday night in The announcement of the queen and her 10 attendants was made at the Queen's Ball in the Ar mory, after which the Bi-Centen-Dial court made a public ap pearance at the big street dance on Abbeville's Public Square. WEARS HONOR ROBE Mrs. W. E.

Besinger, chair man of the women's division, placed the crown on Mrs. Ash craft's head, and the queen was draped with the formal red robe by the reigning "Miss Abbeville" Miss Annetta McConnell of Atlanta, a sophomore at Erskine College. James Ashcraft was his wile's escort. Comprising the group of at tendants are Shirley Fisher, Rose Hagan, Jane LaBoon, Joyce Porter, Carolyn Smith, Irma Slater, Pat Thomason, Linda Terrell, Agnes Ware and Johnel White. "Religious Heritage a was observed Sunday with the Bl-Centenulul theme being noted In many of the county's regular morning worship services.

A county-wide service was held at night on Tlnsley Field, conducted by the Abbeville Ministerial Association. The Rev. John H. Leith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Auburn, delivered the sermon, lie Is a native of Ableville County, being born and reared in Due West, where he also attended Erskine College. B.

II. DILI.ARD PRESIDES The Rev. B. Herman Ditlard, president of the Ministerial Association, presided, and Mrs. Fletcher W.

Ferguson, director of the Bi-Centcnnial Chorus, directed the music. Mrs. James Ma-gill was organist. Having parts in the service were the Rev. Horace W.

Benjamin, the Rev. Anderson County Playing or Boy Shot In Head By SARA V. LFVERANCE (Staff Correspondent) WILLIAMSTON An 11-year-old "cowboy" was In highly critical condition at Greenville Gen eral Hospital Sunday night. 1 A deadly game of cowboys and In dians ended abruptly Saturday night as the youngster shot him self in the head, his brother told law officers. Dewey Lee Phillips of near here was rushed to Greenville late Saturday night for brain surgery after the 7 p.m.

accident. Reports said surgery lasted for nearly five hours. Larry Phillips, Dewey's 9-year- old brother, told Deputies Jack Cann and Jim Williams he and his brother were looking at tele vision Saturday night while their falher, F. D. Phillips, had gone to get groceries In Williamston.

Larry said he and Dewey found a key to a chiffonier where their father kept his pistol, officers reported. Dewey strapped the pistol onto his belt. Dewey, at one point, was warned not to point the pistol at Larry, Larry said. Soon after, Larry said he heard a shot and found Dewey lying on the floor. He thought Dewey was playing dead.

Then, Larry saw the blood and ran three-quarters of a mile to his nearest neighbor, Dewitt Hiolt Mr. Hiott carried Dewey to An derson Hospital where he was transferred to Greenville when It became apparent his condition warranted surgery. Warmer Air Covers Area After nearly setting a new rec ord losv over the weekend for this time of the year, Greenville weather will be warmer and partly cloudy to- lay, according lo i'i he latest fore- K'JVI cast, nil The Weather ff Bureau predicted Ui i a low of 63 for I last night and a I I high of 85 for to- -v day. This com'fl pares with R5 and yy 32 of Sunday. The average tempera- tire yesterday WARMER was five degrees below a normal 74.

Temperatures have been averaging about three degrees below normal per day this month. The city Is also nearly an Inch and a half deficient in its rainfall at the midway point of the month, having had only .31 inch so far In September, 4 Tons Of Powder Explodes A Good Boss Spreads The Credit Around KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) -Manager Casey Stengel offered one succinct comment Sunday after his Yankees clinched the American League pennant. "I realize I couldn't have done it without the players," he said. G.

II. Varn, the Rev. Raymond L. Phillips and the Rev. Cecil Bearden.

The big rush of activity be-gins Monday noon with the ar rival here of Jacque Andreani of the French Embassy In Wash ington, D.C., who will cut the giant 200th birthday cake on the Public Square. Certain to add color to the cake-cutting occa sion will be the presence of the Southern Colonel," Ned I.ukens of Atlanta. A luncheon and tour of the Erskine College campus at Due West and a visit of the official party at Calhoun Falls will precede the mammoth pnrude at 4:30 p.m. In Abbeville. A buffet supper for members of the press and other visiting dignitaries will follow at the home of Mayor and Mrs.

Joe L. Savltz of Abbeville. Abbeville i Citizens Night" will begin the night pro gram at 7 p.m. on Tinslcy Field, where the first showing of the pageant, "So Long Remem bered," will be presented at 8 p.m. A fireworks display and a street dance on the Public Square will conclude the duv schedule.

Patrolman Ray left a widow and two children. The fund was started by The Greenville News without their knowledge. Contributions have been received from a number of place other than Greenville. John T. Cashion, general manager of Radio Station WGC1) at Chester started a fund For the widow and children the niglit he-fore The Greenville News announced its fund.

They will hoi Mr. Cashion says when the fund appeal Is ended the check will be forwarded to Mrs. Ray. On Caesar's Head is the tall 892 foot tower whose antenna Is beaming the NBC programs further than ever before. Outlying homes in this vast area are receiving a much better picture today by the addition of almost 2.000 feet in height of the new transmitting antenna.

GREENVILLE TO BENEFIT Greenville itself will notice a slight "change In picture "quality. Hie main difference will be the elimination of the "ghost" which has been caused by the closeness of the Paris Mountain location to Greenville itself. Because of the fact that WFBC-TV has operated at maximum power with a trans mitter only five miles from the center of Greenville, the extreme ly strong signal strength deliver ed over Greenville has "over-rid den" some TV sets and caused the "Ghost" or "double" Image on some sets. This will be eliminated with the Caesar's Head transmitter. In some cases a slight readjustment of the receiving antennas will be desirable.

The new WFBC-TV transmit-ter house Is of brick construe tion and the foundation for the new 892 foot tower required the pouring of over 200 tons of concrete to support the massive structure. With the Installation of its new RCA transmitter and associated equipment, the relocation project cost about a quarter or a million dollars. R. A. Jolley, president of WFBC-TV said, "The new opera tion from Caesar's Head will mean much to Greenville.

It will mean that our fine city will be more and more in the minds of over 530,000 homes In the four state area. "The Giant of Southern Skies" takes its rightful place as a giant In the broadcasting Indus try. New horizons of service to the area will constantly be unfolded to us." Mr, Jolley emphasized that the gigantic growth of the Western Carolina area made necessary this undertaking. MANY BENEFITS CITED Wilson C. Wearn.

assistant to the president of WFBC-TV, who su pervised the Installation of the new "giant" transmitter, said that the Caesar's Head location offers many benefits lo the vast viewing audience of WFBC-TV. It means. Mr, Wearn laid, that much better picture will be available to many additional homes and in al picture will be greatly improved. Kenneth Beachboard, manager of WFBC-TV, said that the erful new transmitter, serving' more than 530,000 TV will place Greenville In the category of the "top SO markets in" the nation." he sajd that the new transmitter will make possible' grade A service In th.ee metro poliian areas with over 100 000,000 dollars in retail sales," namely, Greenville and Spartan- burg In South Carolina and Ashevllle In North Carolina. Mr.

Beachboard said, "Some el the nation's leading advertising executives have hailed this move as certainly 'a giant step for ward' and should mean much td Greenville as one of the top advertising areas in the In looking back over the vast amount of work necessary to put the new "giant" on the air, Mr, Beachboard said, "We are par ticularly proud of the fact that there are men on our own staff capable of executing such a gl gantic move. He mentioned in par ticular the work of Mr. Wearn fit planning details of the move, of William Garrison, chief engineer, for his work in supervising the huge task of setting up the new equipment. air is mi In addition to housing the new WFBC-TV facility, the new build. ing at Caesar's Head will also house the transmitter for WFBG FM, greatly expanding the cover age for this "good music" station.

WFBC-Radio, whose transmitter is located at Gantt Station west of Greenville, will not be affected by this move. Its present facilities remain. WFBC-TV went on the air In December, 1953, offering many fine programs fro mthe television network of the National Broad casting Company. In addition to these programs, the station hat supplemented these with the finest film shows available, including such outstanding progarms as "Sea Hunt." "Harbor Command." "The Sheriff of Cochise," "High way Patrol and others. Tha Giant of Southern Skies" has ex clusive rights In this area to the MGM movies, considered the fin est In the television Industry.

WFBC AM Radio. FM and TV programs originate In the modern studios located at 505 Rutherford St. Bruce Buchanan is manager High In Space Atlas Goes Into 'Eye Of Needle1 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (UPD A pulsating Interconti nental Atlas missile "threaded Ihe eye of the needle" high above Ihe earth early Sunday in a sue cessful half-range test likely to lead to an ocean-spanning at tempt in the next few weeks. The Atlas, its three engines gen erating nearly a 400,000 pound thust, roared up on a tail of flame that turned a black night Into near daylight for SO seconds. Minutes later In dumped lis nose cone on a pre-selet led targeta patch of water 3,000 miles down-range In the Atlantic.

The Air Force, which will add the Atlas lo its arsenal when it convinced the missile Is opera tionai, declined to comment on the flight. But it was learned the 100-ton weapon did what it was supposed to do. That meant the Atlas, In the slang of the missile men, "thread ed the eye of the imaginary point in spate through which a ballistic missile miiFl pass if it is going to hit the target. It was believed that the flight was one of the final half-range tests in the development of the missile. If so, the Air Force prob ably will try a 6,200 mile flight within the next few week pos sibly within the next month.

Today's Chuckle Worry Is jmt like mud fur the hog good only for wallowing In. Game Fun Adds A Lot Try your hand at PRIZE- WORDS right now. Entry form is on Page i. Get Jhe correct solu- lion and you win $283. Boys Fire Into Keyhole, Are Blown To Bits More Contributions Hoped For Harry B.

Ray Fund Has Now Reached $1,318.40 CEDAR ClTi', Ulah (AP)-Two 15-year-old rabbit hunters were blown to bits Saturday night when they fired a rifle through a keyhole am set off four tons of explosives. Only parts of the boys' bodies were discovered. They and their guns were blown several hundred yards from the building. The explosion aiso shattered windows in businesk establish ments in the center of this south ern Utah city, and an undeter mined number ot residential windows. The explosion wu about three miles from town.

Iron County Sheriff Arthur Nel It hoped that the weekend will bring in many contributions from various parts of the stale to the Patrolman Harry B. Kay Fund. Saturday afternoon (he total was $1,318 40. Sunday'! receipts wilt be combined with Monday's and announced Tuesday morning. Patrolman Ray was shot lo death a "Week ago yesterday while writing out a ticket for speeding.

Three men have been arrested and charged with the slaying. Two have confessed their part, officers have stated. son said the boys killed were Billy Short, who lived with a sister in Cedar City, and Neil Realty, a son of Mr. and MrsRoger Bealty of Cedar City, A coroner's jury convened Sunday afternoon. Farli-er, It was feared tha.

more than io may have been killed. But Nelson said the two boyi were the only persons unaccounted for. The 20 foot-square jfcwder mag- most all easy the qutlity of the of the AM and FM operation..