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the the 3 Deaths, Funerals James C. Jordan James Charles Jordan, 68, of 420 Depot Street, railway engiand merchant, died in nursing home 11:45 m. yesterday following long illness. Funeral services will be held Ebenezer Methodist Church at Old Fort tomorrow at 2 p. m.

Burial will be in church cemetery. Thy body will remain at Browneli-Dunn Funeral Home until taken to the church for the services. A resident of this section for 47 Jordan retired from the years, Southern Railway System in 1920 due to 111 health. Later, when his health improved, he operated a general store at 420 Depot Street until a few years ago. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs Minnie E.

Thomason of Old Fort and Mrs. C. W. Moore of Rutherfordton, and a number of nieces and nephews. Miss Jessie Ottolengui Funeral services for Miss Jessie Avenue, Ottolengui, who 02, died of Thursday night 102 Merrimon at the home, were conducted yesterday in the chapel of MorrisLineberry-Black Funeral Memorial Home.

Burial was in Lewis Park. Mrs. J. M. Capps Funeral services for Mrs.

Grace Nelson of Capps, Haw 76, Creek wife Road, Asheof ville, RFD 2, who died Saturday at Capps the home, were conducted yesterin chapele. of Dunn and Groce Funeral Burial was in Haw Creek Cemetery. services for Jacob Mack, Jacob Mack of Asheville, RFD who died Funeral 86, Saturday in hospital here. were conducted yesterday in Downer's Burial was in Bethel Chapel. Cemetery.

Mrs. Millie Buchanan died here at 2 p. m. BAKERSVILLE-Mrs. Millie Buchanan, Sunday in 83, the home of a daughter, Fred Wilson, after an extended Mrs.

Illness. the daughter of the late She and was Mrs. Thomas Buchanan Mr. and had lived in Mitchell County her entire was member of life. Mrs.

Buchanan a. Baptist the Roan Mountain Church. She married 64 years ago. He and Thomas Wesley Buchanan were died in 1930. Surviving in addition to daughters, Mrs.

Mrs. Wilson are Young and Mrs. Coleman Wilthree other R. L. of Bakersville, and Mrs.

son, Roscoe both Greene of Mount Holly; son, Zeb, of Bakersville; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. services will be held at Funeral Tuesday in the Roan Moun- Rev. p. tain Church. The m.

Baptist Buchanan will officiate, and Bruce Oliver Young and the the Rev will assist. Burial J. Rev. Lee Ayers will Webb be Funeral Home of Spruce in Buchanan Cemetery. Pine is in charge of arrangements Mrs.

Lula Stensel great-grandchildren. Mrs. Harriett Nanney Mrs. Lula RUTHERFORDTON Cliffside, died Shelby hospital at 4:45 a. in a Sunday services will be held at 3 after 14 months' illness.

Funeral in the Mount Pleasp. m. Baptist Church. with Monday ant Cleveland Bishop, pastor, ofthe Rev. Edgar Burial will be in the ficiating.

church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Henry of liott Stensel; and P. R. of the home Roseman, section; 14 grandchildren, and six riett E. Nanney 73, of Union Mills.

RUTHERFORDTON Mrs. Hardied at 2:45 a. m. Sunday in a after a week's illness A native here, Mitchell County, she hospital had lived in Rutherford County most of her life. Her parents were the late Aaron and Judy McKinney Ellis.

Mrs. Nanney's first husband. James Byrd, died in 1917. Two years later she married A. R.

Nanney. who died 11 months ago. are four sons by her Surviving first marriage, Will and Robert of Union Mills, George of Byrd Shelby, and Fred of Forest City; son by her second marriage, Charles Nanney, student at 'Louisville Theological Seminary; a sister Mrs. Jeanette Wilson of Bakersville; two brothers, Floyd and Audie Ellis of Bakersville; nine sons, Harvey, Edward, Dewey. Brewer and Jessie Nanney, all of Unior.

Mills J. H. Nanney St. John's. Roy Nanney of Spindale, Clayton Nanney of High Shoals.

and the Rev. C. C. Nanney of Moore, S. two step-daughters, Mrs.

Estelle Craig of Union Mills; and Mrs Minnie Middleton of Apex: 11 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at p. m. Monday in the Round Hill Baptist Church of Union Mills. The Rev.

H. M. Baker, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev J. Fowler of Forest City, Dr Zenc Wall of Shelby, and the Rev. lan Harris, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shelby.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state in the church for one hour prior to the service. Lewis C. Jones SPRUCE PINE Lewis C. Jones.

two-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Jones of Kalmia, died at home Sunday afternoon. Surviving in addition to his parents are two sisters, Wilma Lee and Gladys, four brothers, Lester, Law- Lewis Memorial Park Cemetery Beautiful Bee LEWIS FUNERAL HOME DIAL 2 ASHEVILLE Monday, CITIZEN, March 2. ASHEVILLE 1953 N.C.

Presbyterians Recommend Grace Covenant Voted As Name Of New Church An initial congregation of some 125 persons voted that their church should be named the Grace Covenant a Presbyterian Church when formally organized the Asheville Presbytery The initial service of the group was held yesterday morning at the Asheville Country Day School. The Rev. Paul P. Warren, minister to the group, preached the sermon and reported an enrollment of 13 in the nursery class, nine in the kindergarten and 17 in the primary, all. under the general supervision of Mrs.

L. G. Federlein. In charge each group were Mrs. W.

H. Arthur nursery; Mrs. Harry Dumont, kindergarten, and Mrs. James Henson, primary. A meeting was called for last night for young people of the intermediate age, from 12 through 14, and plans were made for their regular meetings.

Warren announced at the morning service that classes for the junior and intermediate age groups would be provided next Sunday, The Rev. C. Grier Davis, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. which with the Home Mission Committee of Asheville Presbytery is sponsoring the new church. was present at the opening service.

Dr Davis brought greetings from the First Church and from the Home Mission Committee of which he is chairman. The initia! services are planned on the unified service schedule, with classes for the younger children being held at the same hour as the preaching service, 10 a. m. The session of the First Presbyterian Church named steering committee of 15, which in turn elected Joseph L. Hunter as chairman, and J.

Paul Teal Jr. as treasurer. This group has been given full authority to function in developing the new church until formal ap: plication can be presented to Asheville Presbytery and the official organization is effected. The name chosen to be mended as the permanent name of the church was by vote of the group at meeting following the morning worship service. A number of was added to those who have definitely asked to be included as charter members, bringing the total up 95, with many others having I pressed an intention of doing so.

The place of meeting will continue to be at the Asheville Country Day School on Merrimon Avenue. property purchased by Asheville Presbytery for this use, but leased to the school with an agreement for use by both school and church. was formerly the site of AshevilleBiltmore College. Around The World With WNC Servicemen Sgt. Gambill Sees Twin Sons After Returning From Korea Sgt.

William Gambill recently a his twin sons for the first time. Born a year ago just before sergeant departed for Korea, the healthy youngsters were a cure for their Dad's sore eyes. Gambill returned to his home in Weaverville after a year's fighting on the front lines in Korea. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Gambill, also of Weaverville Gambill's wife, the former Miss Virginia Gill, of Weaverville, and the boys have gone to Fort Jackson to be with him. Pfc. Bobby G. Rice, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Guy Rice of Barnardsville. who recently returned from Korea after serving 11 months in combat in the 2nd Infantry Division, left last week for McPherson, after spending a 30-day furlough with his parents. Rice was wounded in action on Old Baldy in Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart. Pic.

Douglas R. Randall, son of Mrs. Mable Randall of 35 Mineral Springs Road, has recently returned to the States from Korea. He has been assigned to Fort Jackson, S. pending receipt of assignment orders from the Department of the Army.

Randall is spending a 30-day furlough with his mother. Staff Sgt. Joe F. McGinnis, an automotive maintenance inspector with the 564th Motor Vehicle Squadron, Otis was Air Force promoted Base, to Falmouth, of technical sergeant on February 1. 'I McGinnis is the son of Arthur H.

McGinnis of 23 Skyland Circle Asheville. Fireman Donald L. Byrd, son Mr. and Mrs. Baxter F.

Byrd of Black Mountain, RFD 1, is a crew member serving aboard the Wiltsie. which ship has been under enemy fire recently. Personal Exemptions Help Keep State Income Tax Down One of the largest items to be subtracted from gross income on State income tax returns, which are due March 15, is personal tion. State law allows a personal emption of $2,000 to a married man living with his wife and $1,000 to 8 $300 exemption is allowed for with separate income. a In addition.

single persons or married women each dependent child to the person who is the head of house. Taxpayer is also entitled to $300 exemption for other dependent relatives to which he or she contributes more than one-half support. A single person may qualify for the $2,000 nead. of house exemption plus $300 each dependent. provided he maintains a home and supports therein one or more dependent relatives.

Widows and widowers automatically qualify for the $2,000 exemption if they have a child under 21 years of age." The Revenue Department is advising, if there is any doubt as to proper exemptions, taxpayers to contact the State office in Raleigh or one of the branch offices located in the county courthouses. State returns are due to be filed on or before March 15. The State Revenue Department urges chose liable to file their returns to do so and pay the tax on or before the due date to avoid penalties imposed by North Carolina Law. Galley Boy Dies Of Burns FAYETTEVILLE, N. March 1 A 19-year-old galley boy on Cape Fear River tug boat died today in a Fayetteville hospital ot burns received when small oil stove exploded on the boat last night.

The victim was Jimmy Eugene Daniels of Wilmington. The boat was docked at the Gulf oil terminal here. Police said the boy was washing dishes in the galley of the "Damyankee" when the stove blew up. No one else was injured. rence, Coy and Robert all of the home; and his maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Dallas Fisher of Kalmia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday in the Fairview Baptist Church.

The Rev. Dayton Jones will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery. Henson Infant Gary Lee Henson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James R.

Henson, 33-A Cordova Avenue, died Saturday night in an Asheville hospital. Graveside services will be this afternoon in the cemetery of the Avery's Creek Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.

George Henson of Candler; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Manson Gasperson of Avery's Creek. Dunn and Groce Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Report THE FORECAST ASHEVILLE and Vicinity: Monday-Light to moderate rains, windy and mild.

NORTH CAROLINA Intermittent rain and cooler Monday; showers and warmer Monday night and Tuesday. SOUTH CAROLINA. Intermittent rain and cooler Monday; showers and warmer Monday night and Tuesday. ASHEVILLE DATA (March 1 19531 Sunrise 7:01 m. Sunset 6:25 Temperature Highest todav S4.

Year ago 50 Lowest today 19. Year AgO today 32. Abso. Maximum (this day) 73 in 1918 Abso. Minimum (this dev) 10 in 1914.

Average temperature for the day 42. Normal 43. Precipitation Data For The Month Normal 3.57. Greatest amount 7.06 in 1903. Least amount 0.72 in 1910.

mount for the past 24 hours at D. m. Trace. Deficiency for the month 0.06. Excess fo.

the rear 2.81. Hearly Temperatures m. 32 50 m. 34 D. m.

10 m. 39 m. a. m. 45 m.

12 Noon Lowest temperature Mt. Mitehell Sunday morning 24: High ASHEVILLE SKIES By Bailey R. Frank (Monday. March 21 Moonrise 8:26 D. m.

Last Quarter March 8. There are four planets in the evening sky tonight. Highest of them 1s Jupiter and below it is Venus. Mars. below Venus.

is quite dim and. much lower near the horizon. is Mercurv. Late Readings A- Airport p. m.

11 10 p. m. p. m. 48 D.

SOS Rep. Kean's -Continued From Page One ants), 120,000 household workers. 490,000 lawyers, doctors and other professional persons, 190,000 isters, 65,000 federal employes. 000 fishing industry workers. and state and local government employes who would choose to join.

Kean said he had not discussed his measure with the Eisenhower administration but he tried to tailor it towmeet. the President's stated added that the bill would provide almost universal retirement coverage, leaving out only those who already have separate programs, Under the present. system persons over 65 get no benefits if they receive $75 a month or more in employment covered by the act. Kean's bill would boost this ceiling to $100. This would increase the number receiving benefits now.

Kean said his bill could be put into effect without increasing present tax rates because "like all insurance systems, the more persons that are covered the less the cost." Dr. McCorkle Speaks Here The Rev. W. H. McCorkle of Atlanta, secretary of evangelism of the Presbyterian Church, U.

at was the the speaker at a meeting First Presbyterian Church here vesterday afternoon and preached at the Central Methodist- Presbyterian union hour at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. M. R.

Williamson, Waynesville, presided at the afternoon meeting which launched week of visitation evangelism in number of Presbyterian congregations of this area. Dr. McCorkle is scheduled to speak at the Presbyterian Church in Andrews Monday at 7:30 p. m. meeting with representatives of the congregations in the western half of Asheville Presbytery.

He will also be present at a ministers' luncheon in the First Presbyterian Church here Tuesday at 12 30 p. and will speak at the fellowship hour of the First Church Wednesday at 6 p. Payne Reported In Fair Condition From Fire Injury James Robert Payne, 54-year-old Madison County farmer, burned at his farm Friday afternoon, was reported in fair condition in Memorial Mission Hospital here last night. Payne fell into the fire he had set to burn out his tobacco bed on his farm in the Little Pine section His brother, Jack was burned about the hands and arms trying to rescue him. Jack Payne was giver first aid treatment and his brother was rushed to the hospital here." Gary R.

Harwood, 5, Dies At Hall Branch Gary Robert Harwood, 5-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood of the Hall Branch com munity near Barnardsville, died vesterday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral arrangements. to be conducted by Brownell-Dunn and Lovin Funeral Home, were incomplete last night.

Besides the parents, survivors include two brotheres, Gerald H. and Hesley and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harwood. DATA FROM OTHER CITIES WASHINGTON.

March 1. (P-. Weathe Bureau reports of temperatures and rainfor the 24 hours ending STATION H. L. STATION Atlanta Memphis Alpena 10 Louisville 35 3 Atl City Meridian Bir'ham Miami Boston Minn-StP Buffalo .14 Mobile .01 Charlotte 35 .01 Montg'my 53 34 Montreal Chicago Orleans Cincinnati 24 New York Cleveland Phila Norfolk Dallas .09 Moines Pittsb'ch Duluth Portland Galveston .03 Richmond Houston St.

Louis Ind'polis San Ant'a Jack'ville San Fran Kan City 32 Savannah Key West 83 Tampa Knoxville Wash ton Rock 52 1.18 Wilm 'ton LOW COLD 60 59 63 High Temperatures and Areas WARM 78. of Precipitation Expected Monday COLD 80 40 30 20 10 10 20 50 ME 80 60 Temperature Figures Show 40 Average for Area 050 Weather Conditions Arrows Denote Wind flow 60 P.M EST Rain Snow 70 01 3.30 Mar 1. 1953 Hight and Lows in Inches Wirephete THE UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU forecast snow today over the Lakes snow also is expected the Appalachians, the Tennessee Valley and the central Misregion, the northern Mississippi Valley and the northern and central Plains. Occasional over with rain scheduled for northern California, the south Atlantic states and sissippi Valley, and the southern Mississippi Valley. Colder weather is due for the nation's eastern third and in the central Plains.

Republicans Complete Celebration, Plan To Meet Again On Patronage CHARLOTTE, N. March 1 UP North Carolina Republicans returned home yesterday from their biggest celebration in a generation, but their determination to strength. en the beachhead on in the Tar Heel state last November was dampened by thier failure to settle the thorny problem of federal patronage. That problem -the finding of a pattern for handling jobs to be distributed under the Eisenhower will have to DE special meeting of the 132-memtackled all over again a at another ber State GOP Executive Commit. tee.

The committee, after more than two hours of unsuccessful effort here Saturday afternoon, instructed Chairman James Baley of Marshall to call another meeting after April 15 and before May 1. Meanwhile persons interested in appointment to federal jobs have been instructed by Baley to fill out questionnaires he sent out to county chairmen several weeks ago. The committee, at its meeting preceding the Lincoln Day dinner here tabled two opposing resolutions on the patronage issue. One resolution, offered by A. L.

Butler of Clinton, would have chan. neled all federal patronage through the State chairman. The other, introduced by Frank Patton of Mor. ganton, would have left the handling of patronage matters to county, district and state executive committees. Mrs.

Henderson Dies At Age 83 In Barnardsville Mrs. Texana Buckner Henderson, 83, wife of H. A. Henderson, died at the home in Barnardsville yesterday at 7:30 a. m.

following long illness. Funeral services will be held 1n Dillingham Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 2 p. m. with Rev. W.

G. Somerville and the Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery on Sugar Creek at Democrat. Pallbearers will be Elmer Jarrett, Lee.

Don and Ambrose Banks, Carl Dillingham, Chester Carson and Henry Yount. Mrs. Henderson, a member of North Asheville Baptist Church, was the daughter of Phillip per of the Bull Creek section of Madison County. Surviving are the husband; two! sons, J. M.

Henderson of Oteen and P. P. Henderson of ton; step-son, Ezekial Henderson of Barnardsville; a step-daughter Mrs. Omego Carrier; granddaughter, Mrs. Joseph Secrest of Morganton; two grandsons, Phillip of the U.

S. Air Force in San Antonio, and J. M. Henderson Jr. of Oteen, and sev.

eral step- grandsons and granddaughters. Morris- Funera) Home is in charge of arrangements Van Fleet Plane Is Forced Down In Denver DENVER, March 1 (PA plane carrying Gen. James Van Fleet was forced to land at Denver today rather than at Colorado Springs. 70 miles south of here, because of weather conditions. The former commander of the Eighth Army in Korea left immediately by automobile for Colorado Springs where he will visit his daughter, Mrs.

Christian, and Gen. 0. W. Griswold. retired former commander of the 14th Army Corps.

Griswold, an old Army buddy of Van Fleet, makes his home in Colorado Springs. Van Fleet flew here from Los Angeles. If weather permits, he will fly tonight to Reading, Pa. The general is due to appear before Senate and House committees in Washington this week to discuss Korean War policies. Dwight D.

Eisenhower is the first U. S. President in about 80 years years whose surname begins with vowel. The last previous one was Chester A. Arthur.

March Brings Points Way. To Spending Cut Most Of U.S. Cold Weather By The Associated Press March blustered in Sunday, any. thing but lamb-like. It brought colder weather to much of the country from the Rockies eastward to the Atlantic Coast along with scattered snow east of the Mississippi as far south as Kentucky.

Snowstorms and high winds whipped through the Western Dakotas. Nebraska and Utah, which was getting the fag end of the storm which beat through the plateau states over the week end. A freezing drizzle glazed highways in Eastern Kansas and Misand highway crews were alerted in Northern Illinois after a warning that a 3 to 5-inch snow fall would blanket the area early Monday. Rain, the first appreciable amount in weeks, fell in the WestKansas wheat belt with up to ern 8 quarter of an inch reported from the Dodge City area. Temperatures ranged from -25 at Grantsburg, and -21 at International Falls, to 70 at Brownsville, Tex.

Sen. Bridges Rep. Charles Raper Jonas of Lincolnton; 10th District congressman who was the favorite son of the 1,000 Reublican leaders meeting here, took Do part in the patronage conflict. The Butler resolution had the support of torces in the committee led by Baley and former Sim A. DeLapp of Lexlington.

The Patton resolution was backed by forces led by National Committeeman J. E. Broyhill of Lenoir. Four hundred Young Republicans mixed their enthusiasm with action in their annual convention at which Ivan Harrah of Winston-Salem was elected president to succeed W. E.

Stevens of Lenoir. The Young Republicans chartered 34 additional county and city units, after being told by Jonas that they are the real hope of the Republican party in North Carolina. Marcus T. Hickman of Charlotte was elected Young Republican tional committeeman and Ruby Kent of Lenoir was leected national committeewoman. Other Young Republican officers named at the convention included: Dan of Morganton, vice Simpson, charge of memberpresidents Nell Prusa of vice president in charge of women's activities; Fred Miers of North Wilkesboro, vice president in charge of publicity; Tad Currie, vice president in charge of college activities; Miss.

Julia Greenwood of Asheville, recording secretary; Miss Helen Wall of Winston-Salem, corresponding secretary; and Robert Hughes of Jonesville, treasurer. Russell Barringer of Durham won tirst place and a $100 prize in the declamation contest, sponsored by the Young Republicans, on the sub. 1ect "The Future of the Republican Party in North Carolina." Jimmy Dockery of Rutherfordton won $50 prize for second plane in the contest. Texas School Teacher Free On Bond In Fatal Shooting SUNDOWN, March 1 (P- A country school teacher -a deadly marksman who boasts he can hit a running coyote with ease--was freed on bond today in a shooting which placed grim reality in the center of eerie make-believe surroundings. Jack Killingsworth, 29, interrupted a murder play rehearsal Fridav night to kill Richard McChristial.

37, a friend he accused of forcing his wife to love. Both men matte teachers at the I high school in this little town the edge of the high plains of West Texas. McChristial was one of he stars of the faculty play. "Meet the Body." Killingsworth told officers and reporters yesterday full details of the shooting -and the events that led to it. Sometimes he showed re norse.

At other times. none. He said he "went crazy" when his wife told the familv friend had forced to make love to heir him. Killingsworth said he took a wild shot at his wife and then went nunting McChristial. He found him at the high school auditorium.

The 13 members of the cast were rehearsing. A casket borrowed by McChristial from a funeral home was on the stage as an important prop. Killingsworth said he called McChristial out to his car. He said McChristial got into the car -sitting next to two rifles. Killingsworth said told McChristial the reason for the talk and said.

just wanted to know why you would do a thing like that." "McChristial replied, don't know. I must have been crazy." Killingsworth said he reached into the car, got one ot the guns-a semi-automatic 22 calibre rifle. "Jack for God's sake, don't de it!" McChristial cried. brought the gun up to my hip," Killingsworth said, "leveled down on him and started pulling the trigger. don't know how many times 1 shot.

1 just fired until it quit." Killingsworth went back into the school and told elementary school Principal Claude Tucker he had shot his friend. Tucker and another man- who (in the play carry the bodies of mock victims--carried McChris tial's body. to a Levelland hospital. Charged with murder, Killingsworth was held $2,500 bond It was posted today, he had been visited by his parents. Mr and Mrs.

W. J. Killingsworth 01 Seminole. Okla. The elder Killings worth is a retired peace officer.

-AP Wirephete SHERIFF WEIR CLEM, right, talks with Jack Killingsworth, 29-year-old school teacher, who has admitted the fatal shpoting of fellow school teacher. WASHINGTON, March 1. (UP)Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH) said President Eisenhower will today have to take a "tough attitude" toward military spending he hopes to balance the budget" and clear the way for tax reductions. Bridges, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said major cuts in military spending must come from a $57,575,000,000 bankroll the armed services have left over from previous appropriations.

This is in addition to 000 in new military funds requested for next year. The military claims that all but about $5,000,000,000 of the previous grants members already of is Congress dispute this. committed. claiming a major portion is not earmarked for specific projects. some money already committed could reclaimed they said.

Even The administration is striving to wipe out an anticipated 000 deficit in the budget sent to Congress by former President Truman. But officials said the it will miss its first deadline in economy drive tomorrow. Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge had ordered all government agencies to submit reduced spending timates by March 2. Some will meet the request and others will not.

The Defense Department 15 among those needing more time 1.0 look for possible cuts. Bridges told a reporter Congress will need the "absolute of the administration to knock out items in the $57,575,000,000 tary backlog. This probably would call for renegotiation of some defense contracts. Professor Suspended At Temple I Temple announced toPHILADELPHIA, March 1 day it has a suspended Dr. Barrows Dunham, professor of philosophy, for his failure to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Dr. Robert L. Johnson, Temple president, who takes over tomorrow as head of the government overseas information program, in a letter mailed to Dunham 'ast night told the head of the university's philosophy department "you have deliberately a doubt as to your loyalty status." Dunham declined to answer questions before the committee, probing possible Communist tration in the country's education system, beyond his name. age and address. He declined to answer questions about his occupation.

Dunham said in a statement following then suspension notice from Johnson that he felt "no act of mine could have better displayed my loyalty to this country and its traditions than the course I followed last Friday." Cooper Hearing Scheduled Today In Assault Charge preliminary hearing for Joe Cooper, former Asheville policeman charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, is scheduled before Magistrate Carol Fowler at 3 p. m. today. Cooper is charged with shooting Thomas William Simpson while Cooper was still on the police force but off duty, on February 21 Simpson, wounded in the face, was released from Victoria Hospital Saturday. Men On Raft Sighted, Lost In Dense Fog TOKYO, Monday, March 2 W- Three men on a raft in dangerous heavy swells were spotted Sunday, then lost again in dense fog as the huge U.

8. aircraft carrier Oriskany and military transport Liberty Bell searched the Pacific in vain. Japanese patrol boat and the D. S. Navy frigate Everett arrived in the area southeast of Tokyo to join the hunt today while Navy planes dipped low over the murky waters in a checkerboard searchThere was no hint of the tionality of the men but they possibly were survivors of the Azuma Maru, 144-ton Japanese fishing craft.

Carrying a crew of 47, it disappeared Feb. 23 during storm in the sane area. Eisler's Pal Receives Nod BERLIN, Mach 1 IP-Gerhar! Eisler's former top deputy, Albert Norden, bounded back into the good graces of the East Germany Communist regime tonight with a new assignment. of "permanent to to work Norden was appointed, director with a West Germans "for peace and unity." The announcement was made in an official statement of a session of the East German committee "for peaceful solution of the German problem." Norden and Eisler have been in obscurty since the old propaganda office was abruptly abolished last December. Church Women To Meet MONTREAT- -The executive boara of the Women of the Church will meet at 3 p.

m. Tuesday in the home of Mrs. J. Rupert McGregor. with a Bible study to follow at 4 p.

m. EDC Is France's Last Chance, Says Premier By JOHN RODERICK PARIS, March 1 Premier Rene Mayer said today the European Defense. Community is France's last chance to prevent the re-birth of German militarism. He made this statement a hardhitting speech at Setif, in Algeria, which underlined the necessity of ratifying the EDC Treaty. While Mayer was tracing the safeguards against the emergence of the German general staff which the treaty provides, wartime Free French leader Gen.

Charles de Gaulle, chief of the right wing Rally of the French People, was shouting in Paris: "With or without protocols, the European Defense Community Treaty is, in its form and in Its spirit, entirely unacceptable." The general, speaking before his party's national council, was referring to protocols to the EDC Treaty which the Mayer has proposed in an effort to make the pact palatable to French Parliament when it acts on its ratification. While the Premier and the general were speaking, former For eign Minister Robert Schuman who original impetus tc the unification of Europe, quoted as saying "if we fall because of our fault, if we abandon the work we have undertaken, we betray not only our own future. but we deceive the hope that all Europe has placed in Writing in the weekly "Voix he said: "Europe will develop, or perish. If it develops, it will be done either by us, or against us, by others. It is necessary that all the French realize this, in Parliament and elsewhere.

"The moment will come soor when, all over France each persor will have to weigh the seriousness of the stakes and our responsibilities.".