Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 9

SECTION TWO FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1953 THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN SPORTS RADIO, TV PROGRAMS 4 rk Recreational Facilities Complaint Is Lodged Hodges Calls For Courage, Selflessness Addresses Third Session Of School Stiperintendents By PHILIP CLARK Citizen Staff Writer Four Negroes Appear Before TV CompanyWithdraivs Application ForChannel MARS HILL, Aug. 1 3 Selflessness and courage on the YAVy council Four Negro citizens told the City Council yesterday recre the Associated Press. The field of applicants for VHP television channel 13 in Asheville Remaining applicants for the part of North Carolina pub' was reduced to two yesterday with channel are the Asheville Citizen-Times Co. (Station WWNC) and announcement by the Federal Communications Commission that lie school officials was called for by Lieutenant Governor Luther H. Hodges at the third the Skyway Broadcasting Co.

(Station WLOS). Community Television Co. has with drawn its application, according to Channel 13 Is the only VHF (very session of the conference of high frequency) channel allocated ational facilities for their race are still "appallingly inadequate." charged that tentative plans for a $25,000 improvement of Walton Street Park had been scrapped by the Council without explana to Asheville and decision as to city and county school super Farm Women which applicant will get it will be intendents here this afternoon. made by the FCC. There Is an Inclination these Community Television which days to go along with the tide of Will Attend has withdrawn its application, lost legal battle several months ago tion when the 1953-54 mu public opinion to ask what higher officials want before making recommendations," Hodges' said, in nicipal budget was made up.

Toronto Meet GREENSBORO, Aug. 13 (A to supply wired TV service to Asheville by picking up the WBTV signal from Charlotte and relaying it by wire directly into individual homes. waiwra street pool wa4 labeled entirely inadequate for Negro stressing the point that new educa. population" and the committee said tional policy should trlginate with superintendents and local school Mrs. Irby Walker of Greensboro The only UHP (ultra high fre a large number of Negro citizens will leave Saturday for Toronto, boards who are close to the actual felt "something should be dons Canada, where she will bead the quency) commercial channel allocated to Asheville is now being used by WISE-TV.

The City has ClUien ham, Barbara Moffitt, Marcia Williams, Anne Ramsey, Nancy Cochrane, Bobbie Rash, Sandra, Haber, Freddi. Lou Mitchell and Zona Williams. about it." North Carolina Farm Bureau problems, rather than with the WEST ASHEVILLE WATER CARNIVAL ballet swimmers get set for practice tession in the Malvern Hills Park pool, where the carnival will be held the night of Aug. 20-22. to Shirley Himbree, Jaimee Bon Addressing the Council were State Board ot Education.

Hodges, who also serves as chair Women's voting delegation at the, seventh triennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the also beea allocated, channel X56 tort educational purposes, but no definite steps have been taken toward utiliz Harold T. Epps, attorney and chairman of the committee; Ruben J. Dauey, attorney; Mrs. Z. B.

Cook and W. R. Saxon. A member World. man of the state board, called for facts Instead of "emotional propa ing this non-commercial channel.

Thp VHF stations normally have Other members of the Tar Heel group are Mrs. Zeb Burton of ganda figures in determining of the committee, Sam Greene, was school needs. Johnson Quits October Fair Opening Scheduled a considerably greater broadcasting radius (such as WBT) than do UHP Cedar Grove, Mrs. Rom Mallard not present. He said that new Industry, and of Trenton, Mrs.

Levle Owens of operations which are usually City Manager J. Weldon Weir told Macclesfield and Mrs. Jesse Yates new attitude on the part of industrial leaders, promised to limited by the horizon from the the group the $25,000 which another cf Wilson, all members of the a( i uDuenor Sept 29 At Hominy Club Pavilion elevation of the transmitting tower. delegatio the Council to ap State Farm Bureau Women's do much toward solving the finan cial problem. No plans have been announced board of directors.

Mrs. Walker said the interna. as yet by the American Telephone propriate lor improvement of Negro recreational facilities earlier this year was cut to $5,000 In the budget for several reasons: 'Industry has begun to see that Buncombe County's first October and Telegraph Co 10 insiaii a Agricultural Development Council secretary; Buncombe County tional organization is made up of they have to pay to get good teach Fair will be held at the Hominy coaxial cable or, microwave relay constituent societies of rural wom ers," Hodges said. "More and more Farm Agent W. Riley Palmer, i RALEIGH, Aug.

13 Wl The way was cleared today for the Republicans to take over another system into Asheville. Until tnis 1. Weir said an engineering sur en groups from all free countries they ask, 'Do you have good schools sistant secretary; and R. A. Crowell, is done, no "live" network TV programs can be transmitted through Valley Hone and Hound Club pa-vision Sept.

29-Oct. 3. The place and dates were announced yesterday by Joe McKen- of the world. for our employes' rather treasurer. The North Carolina Farm Bu major federal Job in North caro Una.

than 'What are the tax rates in. Members of the board are Mrs. D. O. Allison, Fail-view; O.

E. vey of the Walton Street Park revealed that some 40,000 yards ol earth would have to be moved before further development would be possible. This, he said, was not feasible for the limited Improve reau group will be primarily con that local TV stations, limiting their programming to shows originating locally or delayed network shows Inc. comprise a cross section of the business, professional and agricultural life of the city and the county. McKennon, a veteran of the circus business, operates a dairy farm on Cane Creek Road.

Charlie Brooks of Enka, who manages the Hominy Valley show site, is first vice president, Ralph Bell, Asheville jeweler, is second vice president; Hal Weir, county education official from Valley Springs, third vice president; Morris McOough, executive vice president of the Asheville cerned with getting its resolutions Bailey, Sheriff Laurence Brown Hodges spoke in a symposium on non or Cane Creek, president or October Fair the non-profit organization created to develop and promote the event. John Carroll, J. A. Duckett. Ellis adopted at the ACWW conference, she pointed out.

Charles M. Johnson, former ctate treasurer and a life-long Democrat, announced he has submitted his resignation as customs collector for North Carolina, ef D. Fysal, Carl Gibbs, J. C. Glance, the topic: "The lnter-dependence of the State Board of Education and local Two other members ments possiDie.

2. Many requests were similarly These resolutions Include the R. K. Kennon, Miss Louise Maney, James G. K.

McClure, Don Shoe The fair will open officially at promotion of international trade ot the state board took part noon on Tuesday September 29. cut, he said. A request for fective Sept. 1. uid commodity agreements maker, C.

Burwell Smith and G. Strom. A. S. Brower, discussing the fi Primarily it's an agricultural throughout the world, greater re shipped in on film tor reDroaacasi.

W. Anderson's Status May Be Cleared Today nancing of public school education event, first of a planned series of search to promote production and annual October Fairs. McKennon At the same time. Republican State Chairman Thomas E. Story of Lenoir said Josiah Maultsby of White vllle has been cleared for the Job.

'The customs collector's of distribution and the principle of pointed out that although the state provides a uniform school system educating people of all races to said the five-day program would offer dairy, beef, poultry and rabbit shows, farm, art and mechanical from a North Asheville group for white swimming pool was rejected in the budget, he pointed outy Walter McRary, councilman, said the $5,000 for improvements of th Negro park was approved "'in fairness to that race." 3. Much more than $5,000 will tx spent in labor and operation of ma appreciate the relationship be- it sets only minimum standards, leaving the way open for local Initiative to supplement and im fice Is at Wilmington. output and the standard ot exhibits with a liberal slate of Story said. Maultsby's appoint entertainment. prove city and county units.

13 -County Operation Set By GOC CHARLOTTE. N. Aug. 13 (fl RALEIGH. Aug.

13. MV-Gov. Urn-stead's office announced today the High lights of the entertainment ment "Should be forthcoming soon after Johnson's resignation is re Board member Santford Martin chinery, Weir pointed out. The ap end of the program will be folk Governor will hold a news con ference tomorrow afternoon. ceived in Washington." The.

ap speaking on leadership in public education, called for continuing propriation was for equipment only. event and circus acts. Jving. Haytcood Woman To Attend Meeting Mrs. W.

D. Ketner of nea Waynesville will attend the con ference also as a stte delegate. Hendersonville Branch Bank Opens Today HENDERSONVILLE, Aug. 13 The First National Bank and Trust Co. of "Asheville will open its Hendersonville bank tomorrow with an all-day open house.

The modern structure at Main St. and Third Ave. will be open from 9 a. p. in.

pointment 'is made by the Presl dent. The dairy and beef cattle shows. suDDort for the school consolida The playground will be tripled in size, he said. The announcement brought Immediate speculation that the will make clear the status of each two days long will be open to Johnson said in a statement that Hon program. Martin criticized the tendency of some local groups to farm youngsters and adults from he plans to open a securities busi Prisons Director Walter Anderson.

The Ground Observer Corps will stage Operation Sky-Scope in 13 North Carolina counties Sunday feel that they had "lost their scnooi throughout Western North Carolina. Other shows will be tor. the ness in Raleigh around Oct 1. His Anderson, a holdover from the when' consolidation eliminated 4. Development of Campbell Woods at Hill Street School in cooperation with the City Recreation Department and Asheville City Schools will provide a recreational field "second to none in the City," She also was a delegate to the Scott amlnistratlon and a man -who afternoon.

Buncombe County folks. meting of the Country Woman a resignation as customs collector had been expected since the Republican victory in the national has definite ideas of rehabilitating small local high school, when the fact was that they had gained a The latest in a series of air de Premium and ribbon awards will Council which opened In Toronto prteoners. Is in the position of not better elementary school as a cen go to the top entries in these farm shows. election ast fall. fense tests will find some 30 North Carolina Civil Air Patrol planes on Monday.

knowing toaay wnewier wu ter for community lite. Johnson said Asst. Collector Tom fired tomorrow. covering 9.000 miles over pre Other details of the program will Martin urged his hearers to work Hunter probably will serve as act No Rain Falls planned routes. Volunteers man be announced later.

I for reoeal of the recent act of the He would like to see the Prisons Department set up as a separate asenrv instead ot being a part ot ing collector until the new ap- ning 63 Ground Observer posts will October Fair draws Its name from I Legislature which set 45 pupils as riolntee takes over, spot their movements and report the title of a chapter In "The Web the Highway Commission which On Watersheds the minimum tor a nign scnuoi. and said that 100 pupils would be a Plane Crash Injures Two to the Air Defense Filter Center and The Rock," one of the novels draws heavily on prison labor for of the late Thomas Wolfe, Ashe more practical minimum. Johnson served as an official of Charlotte bank for some time following his defeat by W. Kerr Scott in the 1948 Democratic primary for governor. He was ap In Charlotte.

CAP squadrons from High Point, ville famed native son. its road work. The Prisons Advisory Council, which is strongly for separation, In a discussion following the In Four Days weir told the group. Dailey said he felt that a pool and an adequate playground should be located nearer to each other than the HUl St. and Walton St.

projects. Weir pointed out that attendance at the Walton St. pool has fallen off during the past four weeks to such an extent that several helper) at the pool have been relieved ol duty. Saxon said one reason attendance has decreased Is due to what he termed "inadequate bus facilities" to the site. The Council has no Jurisdiction over routing of buses Gastonla, Shelby, Charlotte and Next month's event represents the Dr.

D. B. Bryan, dean met yesterday. The council suggest Near Murphy materialization of planning and Morganton will be alerted. pointed customs collector more ed that the uovemor eitner name work that started two years ago.

At the filter center the reports Yesterday was the fourth day than two years ago. of Wake Forest College and chairman of the Wake County Board of Education, expressed regret at a new prisons director or formally this week without rain on Ashe, will be evaluated by civilian vol Fifteen months of contacts with Johnson's name was mentioned frequently in speculation around retain Anderson, 'me AQviaory ville's parched watersheds at Bee MURPHY, Aug. 13 Two persons were painfully injured when a Lus- many Individuals and groups showed th loss of authority oy locai Council also called for closer liaison Tree and North Fork. unteers who will pass them on to the Air Force, under emergency conditions corresponding to those the consensus of opinion was that srhool committees which, he said Raleigh while Gov. Umstead was between the Prisons Department, combe plane from Carbondale, Since August 7, 3 of an Inch making appointments to high state a 100 per cent legitimate agricultural fair was a distinct need and the Highway Commission, and the of rain has been recorded at Bee existing during an actual attack crashed today about 2:30 p.

m. on can break the morale of a school unless the committee is carefully chosen and instructed in Its duties. Jobs within nls aaminisiraiion Tree, .83 of an inch at North Fork. would be supported by people in the Smlthmont farm near here, advisory council. Dr.

William McGehee of Spray Counties participating Include Polk. Rutherford, Richmond, Mont but suggested the group take up that phase of their tonvaint with However, Johnson's statement says he plans to go Into business and Indicated he does not plan to ac Stream flow at Bee Tree during the same period has decreased George Stephens, 49, pilot, and every type of business and work In Buncombe County and Western H. E. Johnson, chairman of the council chairman, said "I think It Anhevllle Citv School Board, said gomery, Anson, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Lincoln. Cleveland, Gas will be very hard for the State of the White Transportation Company.

James Webb, 38, passenger, received North Carolina. McKennon ex from 3,000,000 to 1,000,000 gallons of water. The Bee Tree Reservoir cent a state Job. North Carolina to find a more Enn, Mid ater the session his that the concept of interdependence treatment In a Murphy hospital for plained. ton, Iredell, Rowan and Davidson A native of Burgaw, Johnson should be extended to inciuae qualified man than Anderson as, group has no direct connection with water level yesterday was 16.50 feet Last fall, the American Business was state treasurer for almost IS prisons director." school patrons and teachers, whose below the spillway.

Club started the preliminary or minor lacerations. Stephens, a roollng contractor, and Webb, a salesman and minister, Consumption, meanwhile, years before he resigned to run against Scott for governor. He said ganizational work for the 1953 fair, help was necessary in preseming policies and objectives to the public, n.n l. smith, sunerintendent of high yesterday. Even with restric were en route to Rldgecrest at the his securities business will special and meetings were held with farm, ers, school officials and community tions on, water mains carried ise in state and municipal North Traffic Record Established On 200,000 gallons to consumers.

Normal time of the mishap. -Investigating officers said the leaders in every rural area of Bun Defamation Suit Is Before Supreme Court Carolina bonds. daily consumption is Just 300,000 Greensboro city schools, spoke for the conference in expressing appreciation of the work of the school combe County. pilot became lost and made an Story said that several weeks gallons more. After that, a series of mass meet emergency landing in a hayfield on go the Internal Revenue Depart a group of white and Negro citizens who appeared belore the Council June 10 and asked the City to provide funds for expansion of Negro play facilities.

Spokesmen at that time were Attorneys George Pennell and Shelby D. Horton and the Rev. Neal O'Brien, assistant pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church on Walton St. Attention then was focused on the Walton St.

site, but the spokesmen pleaded for City establishment of a Negro park in West Asheville, A year ago yesterday. Bee Tree boards tnrougnoui me the farm of J. Franklin Smith on Reservoir was 15 feet below the lngs of community leaders was held in the Courthouse here, starting last ment bad sent him laminariza-tlon papers with instructions to The conference was opened today State Highways spillway and consumption on that January. Early this year, a certifi U. S.

Highway 84 near the Duffy Silk Co. about five miles southeast of here. turn them over to the prospective day was 10.500,000 gallons. RALEIGH. Aug.

13 PA Lenoir cate of Incorporation was signed by RALEIGH, Aug. 13. (ff) Another appointee, endorsed by North Caro Despite the fact that North Fork County woman's $150,000 suit against traffic record was set on North The pilot taxied to the end of the lina Republicans. He raid the representatives of these communities in the county and city, and the Watershed intakes were picking up Carolina's highways last month, but hayfield, attempted to take off and practically nothing yesterday, emer charter was issued by the state. State Highway Commission special crashed into an addition being con a doctor who, she said, defamed her character, was before the State Supreme Court today.

The appeal was filed by Mrs. Avy Agnes Jarman against Dr. V. D. McKennon pointed out that the by a series of early-morning coffee, topics.

Subjects and school superintendents were: economic education. Jesse Sanderson, Raleigh; Bible teaching, J. P. Booth, Kins-ton; camping and outdoor education, J. H.

Knox, Salisbury: pUt-term organization, Dan Davis. Union County; activity buses, D. B. Pruette, High Point; assistants and business managers. Phil Weaver, di gency pumps were sending 6 500,000 gallons from a basin on the lower ists noted a slight decline in travel structed at the rear of the Smlth suggesting Mardell Circle property papers were gtven to Maultsby.

Cosmic Club Members Hear Mayor Eller by-laws require any profits from through polio areas in western counties. watershed area. mont Farm Service store, according to State Highway Patrolman tne annual event will be used for City engineers said the increased Offutt. development of a permanent fair by James S. Burch, the highway near Burton Street scnooi.

Horton urged the Council to Improve Walton Street Park to "give them a good park as a start." He Charles H. Long of Murphy. productivity at North Fork has been In May, 1951, the court record promoting and aiding the existing commission's statistics and plan The plane caught fire. Patrolman obtained by allowing most of the Mayor Earl W. Eller discussed his community fairs.

These are the shows, she was examined by the doctor and he found her suffering ning engineer, said today 9.372 ve-hirlM reused roadside counting de stream flow to enter the basin said this area needed improved pic- Smith and workmen on the construction project extinguished the Falrvlew, Leicester and Valley Springs events. recent trip to England ana nance at yesterday's Cosmic Club meeting directly. from a mental disease and fit vices on an average 24-hour daymic and athletic equipment. oiaze. to plane was reported a The demand on Bee Tree Reser Out of any profits also will come The former Asheville-Buncombe in July, 2,154 more than a year In and cafeteria.

Ha was a delegate to the Rotary total loss. voir yesterday was Increased to ago. a donation for the Asheville Ortho pedic Hospital. 5,000,000 gallons from 2.000.000. International convention in Paris for admission to a hospital for the mentally disordered.

She was then sent to a mental hospital. Mrs. Jarman said the doctor's finding was a "malicious, wrongful Even so," Burch observed, -mis The sudden increase was due to The officers and members of the was only a 2.5 per cent increase as and traveled in England. Vernon Horton, urogram chair the need of replenishing Beau- board of directors of October Fair man. Introduced the speaker.

Hugh Monteith Takes Oath vision of Institutional service of the State Board of Public Instruction. At the morning general session Dean Guy B. Phillips of the School of Education, University ot North Carolina, spoke on personnel selection and growth as a 'actor in strengthening administrative leadership. 1 Pointing out that more than persons are employed in the state's schools. Dean Phillips advised drawing on the personnel practices Tom To Page 18 catcher and White Fawn reservoirs.

City Engineer 'John C. Walker said the water level in the two reservoirs closest to the city had dipped 10 feet the first part of the week. compared to the five per cent trend for the past year or more. Declines were noted at a few points in the western section of the state, snd these may have been associated with the polio epidemic In portions of that area." Bomnan Gray Professor Is Sylva Attorney Hugh Monteith act" which defamed her character and subjected her "to public ridicule and contempt" The record shows that the woman's husband asked that his wife be confined after she attacked him with a butcher knife. Mrs.

Jarman denied her husband's accusation and retorted he had been confined tr Dix Hill twice. The draw from Bee Tree was to be cut down as soon as the smaller became assistant U. S. attorney for the Western District of North Caro In all other sections, Burch said. My Answer ljT tanks filled.

the traffic count was up. lina yesterday as Judge E. Yates Dead At 69 Webb administered the oath of of. fice. She had asked for $98,500 In compensatory and 851.000 In nunitive Judge Webb is presiding In a WINSTON-SALEM.

Aug. 13 session of District Court. Dr. Jacques Jacob Bronfenbrenner, County Domestic Relations Court judge said that one ot the biggest problems that came up in his court (combined with juvenile court) was that of Negro children running around in gangs because they had no place to play. Petitions have been circulated among 23 Negro organizations bearing the signatures of 1.260 persons.

Epps said the group his committee represents is not organized but that "probably many persons In the first request are with us." Other persons outspoken In the pica for better Negro facilities have been Dr. H. K. Hariaon and O. L.

Moore, Stephens-Lee High School coach. A meeting of the investlgatlni committee is planned for Monday in his office. Epps said. At that time, the chairman said, a date, time and place for a mass meeting of interested citizens to which tbl committee will report will be set. The Council yesterday also: Passed on third reading the tax-levying ordinance fixing 11.61 per $100 valuation as the Ctly property tax the same rate as fixed for By BiHy Cn Br BiHy damages.

Superior Court Judge W. C. Harris non-suited the case in Monteith succeeds James Braxton a large city I am a nurse in Craven Jr. of Morganton. who re- Lenoir superior Court.

research professor of microbiology and ummunology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, died at N. C. Baptist Hos signea some weeks sgo. The new officials has served pital at 1:30 a. m.

today. He was mayor of Sylva, is a graduate of Oliver's Widow, The body will be cremated. No wake Forest College and a trustee funeral service will be held. 87, Dies At Home of Mars Hill College. He is active in Boy Scout work and has held of He is survived by his widow, the fice in Lions International.

He was former Alice Klein; one daughter In Reidsville Trs 'sy a Republican candidate for Con and two sons. Dr. Bronfenbrenner was born in REIDSVILLE, Aug. 13. (CP) Russia Nov.

31. 1883, and studied hospital. It is my earnest desire to tell my patients about Christ, and what He can do for them. However, this Is forbidden by hospital policy. What can I do? C.

J. Such a policy was probably formed to protect the patient from well-meaning but unwise nurses who, in their enthusiasm and undisciplined ceal, take advantage of the pa tients position to force upon them their own personal beliefs. No one has a better opportunity for demonstrating Christ than the Christian nurse. You can live, what you may not be allowed to say. By your loving, unselfish life, by your cheerful, efficient service, you can make Christ a reality to those you care for.

While bosoita's may not allow at the imperial new Russian Unl Mrs. R. J. Oliver, widow of a co-founder of The Reidsville Review. gress last year.

Chess Tourney In Final Round verslty. He came to the United States in 1909 and became a citizen died at her home here today after in 1914. He was a fellow and as an illness oi several months. Mrs. Oliver was 87.

She was see- retary and treasurer of The Reids- At YMCA Today sistant at Rockefeller Institute in New York from 1909 to 1913 and then served as director of research and diagnostic laboratories at West vuie Review, of which her son. Charles K. and William M. Oliver. Defending Champion BUI Adickes Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, untill 917.

are co-editors. With her husband. Robert James Oliver, she had started the irst He became head of the Depart- Passed on Its first reading an unendment to the zoning ordinance rezonlng property at Patton Avenue ad Druid Drive from residenUal to neighborhood trading area. The recommendation of the Planning and ZonLtg Commission for the redls-trtcting was before the Council as a public hearing, but there were no persons present to speak on the matter. CouncUmen Walter Abernethy, fcant W.

Motauser; rroo C. Peterson. iiciUn. Thcurfor telephone exchange here in 1890. It and L.

V. Mellin of New York will meet at 8 p. m. today in the final round of the Asheville Open Chess Tourney at the Central YMCA. Adickes will retain the title with nurses to Initiate the subject of; men of Bacteriology and Imrau- was sold to the Bell System shortly after the turn of the century.

Until a few years ago. Mrs. Oliver a win or a draw. A Mellin victory wtU put tbe finals into a three-way-tie which will be broken bv a play was active in the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Order of the religioa with the patienta, few would nilogy at Washington university, forbid the nurse to answer questions St. Louis.

in 1928, remaining asked by the patients. It your Hit! there until he retired last year. He should prompt a troubled patient to'came to Bowman Gray School of ask you for spiritual help, witness i Medicine July 1, 1952, and confined briefly to what Christ has meant his work mostly to research alts you. but never preach. though be did some teaching.

ClUam rwo PUBLIC EDUCATION PROBLEMS were discussed at the conference of -chool sup. erintencfent yesterday. Included in the group (L to R) are: S. Chandler, superintendent of Currituck County schools; W. H.

Tuck, Camp Lejeune schools superintendent; S. E. Stokes, State Board of Education administrative assistant; and Earl Funderburck. Elizabeth city schools superintendent, Eastern Star. Funeral senriees ten- off.

Adickes, Phil C. Knox of De- tattvery are planned for Saturday at a. a. land, Fla. and Ray Ellis of Waynes-Tille will compete in the playoff.

Sumner. Clarence Morgan an4 Mayor Earl W. Ckx were present.