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.00 .00 0.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 -Continued From Page One NOVEL LIQUOR expect two general reports, one next month and one in June at the end of the jury's tour of duty. In cases disposed of yesterday: Roy F. Elliott, chargea with housebreaking and larceny, entered a plea of guilty to forcible trespass and was given a 12 months' sentence, suspended for two years on payment of a fine. of $100 and costs. Thomas H.

Baumgardner, charged with larceny of ail automobile, was granted a non-suit at conclusion of state's evidence. Bernard Hensley was sentenced to four months on the roads on a charge of driving intoxicated. Complying with a recommendation of the previous grand jury, Mr. McLean gave the grand jury a list of addresses city new, where persons have been apprehended and subsequently convicted on gambling charges. The grand jury also was given bills of indictment for murder against Louise Mary Lee Reynolds and Jimmie Jones.

The Reynolds woman is charged with slaying her husband, Robert Reynolds, and Jones is charged with killing Henry Watts. All involved are Negroes. jury also was given a bill of indictment against Cephus Frank Smith, 24-year-old Negro of 116 South Beaumont street. charged with white woman in the Koon development on New Year's day. There are six defendants on the calendar charged assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

They are: Louise Mary Lee Reynolds (in addition to the murder charge), Johnnie Stepp, Thomas McIntosh, Lucille Mills, Herman L. Spencer and Carter Reese. McIntosh, Negro youth, is charged with an attack on his mother, with intent to kill. The supplementary calendar follows: Essie Smith, liquor laws; Roy F. Elliott, housebreaking and larceny; Mrs.

Frank Lance, liquor laws; Cecil McFalls and larceny; Claude E. Smith, larceny; Lawrence Brooks, larceny; Harvey Wilson, housebreaking and larceny; agreements should be made "for mutual protection" and that other countries should be convinced that "joint operation" of their bases would be to their mutual advantage. On the administrative side of the Marshall plan, which has embroiled congress and the state department in a red-hot Baruch suggested compromise under which aid to row. a Europe would be in charge of a recovery administrator with full operating powers. The administrator, however, would be subordinate to the president and the secretary of state on all questions affecting foreign policy.

He suggested that the administrator function separately from the state department in its overseas operations but not in policy. Secretary of State George C. Marshall has been holding out, for an agency subject to "direction and control" of his department. A special house committee has recommended a separate European recovery corporation. Sen.

Robert A. Taft. in a radio talk yesterday called for a aid administrator who would sit as a member of the president's cabinet on an equal basis with the secretary of state. Taft also asserted that he favors slashing $2,800,000,000 off the administration's initial request for $6,800,000,000 to carry the program through its first 15 months, beginning April 1. 000 0 THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE, N.

C. Tuesday, January 20, 1948 Weather ASHEVILLE DATA (Jan. 19, Temperature Highest today 39. One year ago 44. Lowest today 15.

One vear AgO 38. Absolute Max. (this day) 67 in 1907. Absolute Min. (this day) 4 In 1940.

Average temperature for the dav 27. Normal 35, Precipitation Data For The Month Normal 3.10. Greatest amount 7.15 in 1936. Least amount 0.27 in 1907. Amount for the past hours ended at 7:30 D.

m. None. Deficiency for the month 1.04. Deficiency for, the year 1.04. Heurly Temperatures 8 A.

th. 19 3 p. m. 36 9 111. 21 4 p.

m. 38 10 a. In. 24 5 p. m.

38 11 a. m. 28 6 p. m. 36 12 Noon 33 7 p.

32 p. m. 33 00 p. m. 31 2 p.

m. 34 Sunrise 7:38 a. m. Sunset 5:44 p. m.

THE FORECAST For Asheville and vicinity: Mostly cloudy and warmer today: occasional light rain today and tonight, Little change in temperature tomorrow. North and South Carolina- -Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer occasional rain Tuesday or Tuesday night. Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler. DATA WASHINGTON. bureau fall for the the priacipal elsowhere: Asheville Atlanta Atl.

City Birm'ham Boston Buffalo Burl'ton Charlotte Chatt'n'ga Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Duluth El Paso Ft. Worth Houston Jack' ville Kan. City Key West Knoxville L. Rock FROM OTHER CITIES Jan. 19.

(P) -Weather reports of temperatures and rain24 hours 8 p. in cotton growing areas and Pr. Station L. Pr. 39 15 .00 Angeles 68 49 41 24 .00 Louisville 33 1 .00 26 .00 Memphis 32 3 .00 47 15 .00 Meridian 41 18 20 .00 Miami 72 52 .00 22 -1 .00 St.

Paul 16 -9 .01 12 -21 Mobile 47 26 .00 36 18 .00 M'tgomery 49 22 .00 44 15 .00 N. Orleans 44 32 .13 25 12 New York 22 9 .00 30 5 Philadel. 23 7 .00 26 -1 Phoenix 63 41 .00 33 25 Pittsburgh 26 0 41 -7 Portland 15 -15 .00 26 9 .011 Raleigh 36 16 .00 6 -12 Richmond 32 11 43 30 .001 St. Louis 40 22 30 25 F'ncisco 59 40 .00 42 39 Savannah 48 32 .00 50 39 .00 Seattle 37 30 .00 33 15 Tampa 68 42 .00 65 57 Vicksburg 34 18 .03 39 14 Wash'ston 28 13 .00 32 22 .00 Wilm'ston 44 20 .00 -Continued From Page One BARUCH to review public spending, projects and those not absolutely necessary. He added that the European states could make their own economic contribution by raising their production and by stabilizing their currencies at "realistic" rates of exchange.

He implied that he favored restoration of Germany's industrial resources, but he emphasized his own belief that the vast productive facilities of the Ruhr valley be kept under international control. Baruch told the senators he didn't think the American people need any tax reductions to encourage them to join in his proposed production campaign. "The drive for peace is all the incentive people need," he said. "If the people know that, they'll do it." Asked whether favored pressing for military bases in return for American help to Europe, Baruch said he thought this was an moment" for the United States to get overseas bases. But he added quickly that base DEATHS AND FUNERALS W.

E. MARLOWE W. E. Marlowe, 47, an employe of the Beacon Manufacturing company, died shortly aften noon yesterday at his home Fairview. A native of Buncombe county, he had resided in the Fairview section his entire life.

He had been with the Beacon Manufacturing company several years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Blanche Freeman Marlowe; With' two sons, W. E. Marlowe, the U.

8. navy, stationed at Jacksonville, and Robert Marlowe, of Fairview: eight daughters, Mrs. Agnes Laughter, of Fairview, and the Misses Rosalie, Fay, Frances, Barbara, Nannie Sue, Nancy and Patricia Marlowe, all of Fairview: the mother, Mrs. Catherine Marlowe; seven brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Dunn and Groce funeral home, were incomplete last night.

MISS CORA RAMSEY Miss Cora Ramsey, of 23 Edwin place, died yesterday morning in a local hospital following a long illness. A member of the First Presbyterian church in Durham, Miss Ramsey was a native of Pittsboro and a former Durham resident. She had resided in or near Asheville for the past 24 years. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. John E.

Hancock, with whom she resided, Mrs. R. L. Wharton, of Havana, Cuba, and Mrs. W.

H. Oakey, of Salem, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Berryman funeral home, incomplete last night. CHARLES H. GUDGER Funeral services for Charles H.

Gudger, 65, of 104 Bartlett street, employ of the Asheville Laundry company who suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday while driving his laundry truck on Haywood street, were conducted in the French Broad Avenue Baptist church, of which he was a member, yesterday. The Rev. Brady Archer, pastor, and the Rev. J. R.

Owen officiated. Interment was in Lewis Memorial park. Surviving are the widow; two sisters. the Misses Elsie and Fannie Gudger, and a brother, H. C.

Gudger. all of Asheville, and a nicce. Mrs. Sam Smith, of Charlotte. Funeral MRS.

services JOHN for D. WEST, John D. West. 87, widow of John West of the North Turkey Creek section of Buncombe county, who died Saturday night home of a daughter, Mrs. Weldon Penland.

65 Tremont street, were conducted in Beulah Baptist church yesterday. The Rev. Fate McElrath and the Rev. Wyatt Gentry officiated, Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs.

Riley Jones, Darington, Mrs. Penland. Mrs. H. G.

Worley, and Mrs. Eliza Jane Clark. all of Asheville, Mrs. W. H.

Cox and Mrs. Dexter Ward, both of Leicester, and Mrs. C. B. Worley, of Canton: a son, S.

A. West. of Canton; 28 grandchildren, and 22 great -grandchildren. MORRIS -GEARING 6 FUNERAL HOME FINEST FACILITIES AT MODERATE COST NO MERRIMON MEIER POLE PHONE A FUNERAL HOME Dignified Service AMBULANCE 138 Charlotte St. Phone City Briefs Today In Asheville -Family and Children's service bureau, First National Bank building.

1 p. committee, Rockwell-Ballew American Legion post, Legion hall. p. Business club, George Vanderbilt hotel. 1:15 -Civitan club, George Vanderbile hotel.

2 p. -League of Women Voters, Battery Park hotel. 2:30 p. Haw creek school. 3 p.

Grace school. 3:15 p. William Randolph elementary school. 3:15 p. Vance elementary school.

7:30 p. Newton elementary school. 8 p. -Moose lodge, 30 1-2 Broadway. Executive committee of the Bible in the Schools will meet at 7 o'clock tonight in the S.

and W. cafeteria. Chairman L. T. New will preside.

Biltmore Masonic lodge will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the lodge hall, on Biltmore Plaza. Claude N. Waldrop will confer the second degree. The Caxton Parent- association will meet at 3:15 p.m. today with Mrs.

J. T. Chiott, president, presiding. Guest speakers will be Mrs. H.

L. Reed, Mrs. Helen Blackmore and Mrs. Janet Foster. The Bible club of Lee H.

Edwards high school, at a meeting yesterday afternoon, made plans for a Valentine banquet Feb. 14. Miss Jeanne Mason, president, presided. Asheville Presbyterian ministers will meet at 1 o'clock today in the S. and W.

Cafeteria. The Rev. C. C. West, pastor of Malvern Hills Preschairman.

of the ministers churces will be program will have a separate meeting at the same time. Asheville Lodge, 1.0.0.F., will confer the first degree on H. E. Nichols and J. A.

Stepp at its meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Odd Fellows temple, 5 Ravencroft drive. Past Grand Master Don F. Gowen, will charge of the degree team, Noble Grand Guy Weav'and' er will preside. The members of the Social Work council will meet at the S. and W.

cafeteria tomorrow at 1 p. with an address on "Church and Social Thomas H. Baumbardner, larceny of an automobile; Rufus Reese, assault a female; Carter Reese, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill; J. B. Plemmons, liquor laws; James W.

Kelley, unlawful possession of narcotics; Woodrow Crook, hit and run driving: Grover Woody, aiding and abetting in driving intoxicated; driving intoxicated and drunkenness; Virgil R. Black, drunkenness: N. D. Devore, driving intoxicated; Jimmie Jones, murder; and Hilliard Wright, forgery. LIST IT WITH LEEMON Kettres CHURCH STREET PHONE 4440 Erik Fris Advertising Wall Street-Phone 3025 Work" by the Rev.

John W. Tuton acheduled. George Lawrence, president, will preside. Mrs. Louise Taylor, executive director of the Phyllis Wheatley Y.

W. C. A. in Atlanta, will be the speaker the annual meeting of the Asheville Phyllis Wheatley Y. W.

C. A. Jan. 23. A charter was to Boy Scout troop No.

5 mornaresentele ing service last Sunday at West Asheville Presbyterian church by Avery Means, field executive of Daniel Boone council. The Rev. Clyde Plexico, pastor, accepted the charter. The Postal Accounts division here of the General Accounting office sent a shipment of 86,000 pounds of invalid money orders to the Fitchburg, paper salvage plant yesterday. W.

F. Wilkinson, chief of the divisions service and's supply section, accompanied the shipment to see that the money orders are destroyed. The North Carolina Hereford Breeders association will hold its eighth annual show and sale Saturday, March 6, in Statesville, it was announced by Mrs. E. D.

of Asheville, association secretary. Panel discussions on the history, aims, the program for the year and local organization will be held at 2 m. and 8 p. m. meetings of the Asheville chapter of the League of Women Voters today in the Battery Park hotel.

Participants will include Mrs. Burnley Weaver, Miss Madeline Hollarith, Mrs. Lawrence Heffner, Mrs. George Coggins, Mrs. Stephen Miller and Mrs.

Allen Lockwood, chapter president. Mrs. John Roach, of 76 White Fawn Drive, was treated at Mission hospital for injuries suffered when the car in which she was riding was in collision with a truck at Biltmore and Southside avenues about 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. No arrest was made. Churchill Recovers LONDON, Jan.

19. (UP) -Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, sporting a sun-pinked complexion and nine new oil paintings, arrived home from a six-week vacation in North Africa today and said he was quite recovered from a recent illness. "TRUMAN AGAIN SEEKS TO SHIFT U.S. JOB AGENCY He Wants USES Under Labor Department Authority WASHINGTON, Jan. tried 19.

again (AP) today to assign the United States Employment service to the labor department permanently. Congress killed his first try last June. The service is now in the department temporarily under an executive order but is due to go back to the federal security agency when the president's wartime powers expire. That would be six months after War II is declared ended ofMetally -or sooner if the president or congress so orders. Today's reorganization plan of the president will go into effect within 60 days unless both branches of congress reject it--as they did similar one nearly seven months ago.

Thus the stage was set for possible re-fighting of a battle between Mr. Truman and the Republicancontrolled congress. G.O.P. leaders fought the employment service shift year as an effort to "make permanent a lot of wartime juggling" 01 agencies, as Rep. Hoffman Mich.) put it.

Mr. Truman argued in a message to congress today: "The provision of a nation-wide system of public employment offices, which assists workers to get jobs and employers to obtain labor, belongs under the leadership of the secretary of labor. "The results achieved by the em- PA PAYROLL Social "Security and Wage Hour Record on one time saving form. The Stephens Press Street wond l'hone Belk's Cosmetic Special Dorothy Perkins CREAM OF ROSES CLEANSING CREAM Melts away the dust gives you the and make-up of the glow of youth beautifully leaves clean. skin gloriously soft.

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8.95 A handsome walking oxford for the new spring season by Natural Bridge; choice of black or brown; all sizes and widths. 8.95 Shoes Main Floor Tomomber you always savo at Dolks THE IDEA- IN CLEVEREST AGES. I See Our Window Display FABRIC FASHION COHAMA MOTHERS TOO AGERS TEEN- YOUNGSTERS FOR DRESSES SKIRTS JUMPERS -Gay peasant patterns actually printed right on Cohama Fabrics. No trimmings to add. -A whole rainbow of color motifs red.

green, yellow. white, pink against black. brown, navy, green and gray. McCall Don't stop at teen-agers-let the kid sister and Mother, too, get in Pattern 7091 on the cleverest fashion stunt in years. There are about a dozen exciting designs now available.

wide. Piece Goods .48 Main Floor Per Yard AZTEC BUTTERCUP NAVAJO McCall Pattern 7124 PALM TREE SUNFLOWER MEDALLION McCall PAISANOS Pattern 7083 McCall had a first look at and picked the patterns illustrated to make full Join the March of Dimes use of the colorful designs. January 15-30 you always cave at Selk: ployment, service after more than two years of operation within the department of labor strongly justify the decision to place these functions permanently within that department." Mr. Truman's move reflected his known desire to build up the labor department, many of whose functions were taken away by congress when it split conciliation service and departmental reducech appropriations last year. Underscoring that desire was the fact that today's reorganization plan submitted by the president al80 asked that the bureau of employment security, now in the federal security agency, be transferred to the labor department under Secretary Schwellenbach.

Six More Auto Lanes Are Opened In State -Continued From Page One Ross surfaced and opened to motorists, pointing out that grading the sixmile stretch, putting down a base and building culverts has already cost $850,000. He feels that the investment in Cade's Cove road has been much too heavy for it to be long neglected. However, he said the Cove road, which has its terminus 22 miles from Maryville, is the immediate concern of the Public Roads administration, and said the National Park service is not yet committed on this project. In this connection, he emphasized the Park service is very definitely committed to early construction of the Heintooga ridge road. He expressed the opinion that, due to shortage of funds, tempobridges would have to be used rary for some time the Cade's Cove road fas opened.

the fact that the Public Citing Roads administration is involved, said plans are one being made Mr. and provide a better to widen grade Gatlinburg on some herocions of the highway. he emphasized that 20 However, available at present for funds are work on the project. Preparation of vista clearings on Little River road and the the Newfound gap highway is progresfine," but there is a sing "just serious shortage of funds and perfor the work, Mr. Ross sonnel serted.

of funds is holding Shortage plans for addition of rangers down and wardens to park staff, but some of these expected to be taken on in the not too distant future. will probably be made Money this year for fore erection of available four more buildings rangers and wardens, the superintendent said. The National Park service has of doing away with the fish idea hatchery at Smokemont, although are no immediate plans for there enlargement of the place, the Fish park head Operated service, E. Fenby and Wildlife tress Stupka supervisor said there. would of the hatchery.

Mr. be a when probably never the park would be streams in for the entire fishing opened season, pointing out that the period from May 15 to the end of August because it comes between is chosen of great forest fire a season and the trout breeding danger season. i it clear this' park ofHe made of fact, are ficials. because least bit interested in exnot the tension of the playground's fishing season. streams are made All park available to anglers, Mr.

Stupka except those of the Three Forks area near Indian pointed out, the North Carolina side. lands on This area, only one of the 22 watersheds in the park, is being retained nearly as possible in its original state, It is a section of of giant spruce and a number of the hardtrees wood species. Mr. Stupka and Mr. Ross clear that hikers are welmade it co.ne in the Three Fork area--if do their hiking without they can trains, Joan Needham is chief ranger.

James B. Light assistant chief for the south or North ranger Carolina side of the park, and Harold O. Edwards is assistant chief ranger for the north or Tennessee side. Park, Parkway Meet Set In Washington RALEIGH, Jan. 19.

(P) nor Cherry, Highway Commission Chairman A. H. Graham and members of the N. C. National Park, Parkway and Forests Development commission are scheduled to conYer with National Park Commissioner Newton D.

Drury Washington Wednesday and Thursday. At the conferences development of the Great Smoky Mountains National park and of the Blue Ridge parkway, including the possibility of placing toll charges on the parkway, will be discussed. Members of the state's delegation in congress and also representatives of Tennessee will attend the conferences. British Drop Plans To Evacuate Canton CANTON, China, Jan. 19.

(P)- The British consul general intimated today that a British mass evacuation of Canton as a result of Friday's riot might not occur. no reason to be apprehensive now; everything's lost," said the consul Ronald A. Hall. whose consulate and home were among a half-dozen British buildings burned to the ground by Chinese mob. Six British subjects were battered by the crowd.

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19. (P)-The tor vehicles department opened six additional inspection lanes today in its enforcement of the law requiring mechanical inspection of motor vehicles. Additional lanes were opened at Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point, Fayetteville, Gastonia and WinstonSalem. The first five lanes were opened last Monday at Raleigh, Durham, Elizabeth City, Wilmington, and Greenville. More lanes will be opened later until a total of 36 are in operation,.

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