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THE A SHE VTLLE CITIZEN Weather Increasing cloudiness and warm with possible showers. Map, P. 3. RAGS TO RICHES Horatio Alger awards given to 11 prominent business men. Pag II.

Dedicated to the Upbuilding of Western North Carolina Asheville, Friday Morning, May 10, 1957 88th Year No. 130 36 Paget lc Dally 15c Sunday SMnit Clm tlill PrlvlltlM Authorized at Aahtvlllt. N. C. Ike Pares Foreign Aid Budget, Plans Speeches To Defend His Program Senate Gives Approval To Driver Bill House-Passed Measure Due For Third Reading RALEIGH, May 9 WA bill to provide "under the wheel" driver training for North Carolina high school students nearcd the end of ils legislative journey today after Senate supporters of the measuro beat down a determined effort to sidetrack it.

The bill, already passed by the House, was approved by the Senate 40-3 on second reading after a motion to send it back to Fi- 4 iff 3 Oh Overtime Ban HoilSe GrOlipOKs I nance Committee for lurthcr U.S. School Aid Affects One Plant Here to let local districts declare their needs but providing no authorization of funds for aid. This was rejected by voice vote. He told a reporter he thought his suggestion was "the only way we're going to get a federal aid bill." Bailey called the bill approved study was defeated 22 to 19. The bill will come up for third reading tomorrow.

Then it will likely go back to the House for concurrence in a Senate amendment. Other highlights of a busy legislative day included: 1. Introduction of a bill to cut down' on the number of North Carolina banks permitted to charge a fee for cashing checks. 2. The Senate debated and then passed and sent to the House a measure to tighten up sanitation inspections of public eating and lodgings businesses.

3. Introduction of a bill in the House to rewrite stale laws covering extension of city limits by municipalities. ROWE ASKS ACTION Sen. Roy Rowc of Pender made the motion in the Senate to send the driver training measure back to committee. He said the meas First Talk Scheduled On Tuesday WASHINGTON, May 9 -Pres-ident Eisenhower trimmed 520 million dollars off his foreign aid budget today, then laid his plans to defend his whole spending program in two nationwide radio and TV speeches.

The White House asked the major networks for time early next week, preferably Tuesday night, for what was described as a talk "to the American people on the cost of their government." Under the administration's plans, the cost of the government in the fiscal year beginning July 1 would be more than 71 billion dollars. But members of Congress are talking of reductions in terms of from three to six billion dollars. PLANS SECOND TALK James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary, said that in addition to next week's speech the President would like to address by the committee today a "real ly bipartisan" compromise. Here is a comparison: COMMITTEE BILL WASHINGTON, May 9 -The House Education Committee voted 20-9 today for a bill to provide Vfi billion dollars in federal aid for public school construction.

The bill, although trimmed a half billion dollars in committee yesterday, still faced rough going because of the economy drive in Congress. Rep. Bailey (D-WVa), a leading supporter of the legislation, said he was sure that the reduction helped its chances and he was "inclined to think" it would pass the House. "DEAD PIGEON" On the other hand, Rep. Ayres (R-Ohio) said that "barring an unforeseen outcry from the public, there isn't a deader pigeon on the 'awaiting action' roster on Capitol Hill" than the school bill.

Ayres offered a substitute bill Military services have been instructed to cut down or eliminate overtime work in defense plants, and the Washington decision could affect several large Western North Carolina industries. One already has been affected. The Kearfott which employs 400 persons and at present works entirely on government contract, announced yesterday it had received a directive from the Defense Department ordering overtime stoppage. Charles Riley, manager of the plant, said the overtime cutback will have a "substantial effect" on the company payroll. He estimated employes have been working a minimum of 400 hours overtime a week.

Committee bill 300 million a year for five years in grants to the states, with distri AP Wlrenhoto bution to be based half on basis of school age population and half on the basis of need. Administration bill 325 million dollars a year for four years, a iuau as a wthL nuudinn This rain-bedraggled rooster perched on the back of a rocking chair in a farmyard just north of Denver yesterday and regarded the sodden world with a sour eye. Heavy rains sent water sweeping over the farmyard and into the chicken house. ure, which would raise more total of $1,300,000,000, with distribution to be based on need. Democrats' bill offered by Rep.

Kelley (D-Pa 600 million dollars a year for six years, a total of $3,600,000,000, distribution to be Kearfott produces component parts for such delense items as guided missiles and aircraft. Winds Fan Fires Suit Filed based on school age population. Other obstacles to the school bill's passage include the prospect that the House might attach an Several other industries in the area do government work, but as yesterday no others had received directives from the government concerning overtime. The Mills Manufacturing Co. the nation sometime during the week of May 19 on the subject, "Why Mutual Aid is so Essential in Winning the Peace." The networks also have been asked to set this up.

Eisenhower's foreign aid cut, made amid congressional talk of (a? deeper slashes, reduced the proposed mutual security program to $3,880,000,000 for the fiscal 1953. The President voiced a conviction that it would be risiy to cut any than l'A million dollars a year through a $1 increase in the cost of auto license tags, needed further study. Rowe contended that the tax would raise more money than is needed and declared that "it is unusual to tax far beyond the needs of the program." Sponsors of the bill conceded the tax will take in more money than needed the first year but Uiat the money would be needed to gel the program Into -operation. After Rowe's motion to send the bill back to committee was defeated, he olfered an amendment to cut the $1 boost in license plates back to .75 cents. The amendment was defeated.

Then the Senate beat down an amendment by Sen. Luther Hamil Timber Ravaged In Northeast amendment forbidding the use of any money in school districts which practice racial segregation. The House voted such an amendment last year, and school aid legislation was thereupon killed. has a government contract lor the production of parachutes, but Contesting WLOSOption The fight for control of Ashe-ville's WLOS radio and television stations reached the courts yesterday. J.

E. Edmonds filed suit in Buncombe County Superior Court attacking the validity of an option held by the Citizen-Times Publishing Company for 31.25 per cent of the stock. announced yesterday it had not been working overtime and thus didn't expect to be' 'affected. Sherman Whetstone, head of the Plane Crash Fatal For 34 International Resistance Co. plant near Fletcher, said about 20 per men.

Fires are breaking out all over." "The entire town of Plymouth is in danger," Wood said. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A wind-driven forest fire, 15 square miles of blackened timber-land behind it, spread toward Plymouth, and the land of the Pilgrims late Thursday. But cent of IRC's work is government contract, but that the plant has not been working on an over The fire broke out Wednesday in the Myles Standish State For MADRID, May 9 At least 34 persons were killed tonight in a time basis. The suit, filed by the Asheville ton of Carteret who wanted to est, south of Plymouth. Despite backfiring averted immediate Donald Callahan, manager of C.

the efforts of 2,000 men, it de make the driver training courses required subjects for all eligible danger to the town P. Clare Co. plant at Fairview said the overtime cutback order stroyed 25 cottages at Long Pond near the forest, a dozen homes high school children except the Scores of menacing woods fires ravaged the populous Northeast for the fourth successive day. Hot might affect the company's pay roll, since the plant's 146 em deeper. The talks Eisenhower will make in support of his spending policies are scheduled to last 30 minutes each.

Both will be made from the White House. COST NOT CONSIDERED Asked whether the White House expects to get free radio-TV time, Hagerty said he simply had told the networks the President would like to make two major speeches. Ordinarily the networks do not charge for time for presidential addresses which are not clearly labeled as political. Samuel C. Brightman, depuly chairman for public affairs of the Democratic National Committee, said the committee would wait to Turn To Page Three near Powder Pond and knifed toward the Atlantic at Priscilla Beach.

Firefighters said there appear ployes have been working a nine hour day recently. But he said P. Clare, which produces electronic switches, has not been in ed little hope for 500 homes at formed to cut out overtime on government work, which com prises a "small percentage" of the total production. handicapped by 1960. RIDER ADOPTED But it adopted an amendment by Sen.

Wilbur M. Jolly of Franklin which would require the State Board of Education to allocate driver training funds to the schools or. the basis of the number of eligible students. Rep. Carroll Holmes of Perquimans and four other House members sponsored the bill dealing with the controversial subject of "now par" banking.

The bill would permit banks and branches of banks having total average annual deposits of Turn To Page 15 law firm of Uzzell and DuMont, was directed against Charles B. B. Britt, Joe H. Britt, Henry Joe Britt, Charles M. Britt, Sterling Wright, Julia Stanberger, J.

M. Clary, Harold K. Bennett, G. Curtis Crump and Skyway Broadcasting Company. Recently, Harold H.

Thorns, operator of Asheville's WISE radio and television, announced that he and W. W. Tison, Tampa, would take over control of WLOS-TV under an option Tison had with Britt for a block of stock ranging from 5,000 to 8,200 shares. Officials of Skyway Broadcasting Company denied the validity of the Tison option and there the matter rested until yesterday's suit. Edmonds represented Tison in the recent option negotiations with Joe H.

Britt. Edmonds is a minority stockholder in Skyway Broadcasting Company, owner of WLOS. plane crash near Madrid Bara-jas Airport. The twin-engined Bristol from Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, was swinging in to approach the north-south runway of the field when it dropped to the ground and burst into flames. The plane fell on a farm adjoining the field and sprayed flaming gasoline over the house.

The residents escaped. Four hours after the crash only seven bodies had been removed. There were conflicting reports of the number aboard. First reports said there were 30 passengers and four crew members. Other sources said there were 33 passengers, the pilot, copilot, radio operator and stewardess.

Reports from Santiago said an American named Bengtson was aboard the plane when it took off. His first name and home address Rudolph Gibbs, manager of the sunshine and strong winds kept woodlands explosively dry. Only prolonged, soaking rains could end the danger and forecasters saw none in sight. From New Jersey north through New England into Quebec and Ontario fires raged out of control In arched timberland. Smoke-stained firefighters and volunteers sweated around the clock to hold them in check until rain falls.

At Plymouth, Fire Chief Everett Wood told newsmen: "We are worse off than ever before. We can't get enough equipment or Hammarlund plant at Mars Hill which produces variable conden Priscilla Beach, south of Plymouth. Another fire at Montague in western Massachusetts blackend two square miles of forest in an hour and a half. In Maine, fire swept an old Army reservation on Peaks Island in Casco Bay, a mile from Portland, destroying a cottage and old barracks buildings. Fire equipment was ferried to the island from the mainland.

Three camps were destroyed and three houses charred by a fire sers and radio receivers, said the Defense Dept. order "could affect us. The plant, which employes about 200 persons, does sub-contracting work and sells radio receivers directly to the government. Gibbs said the plant has been working on a straight shift basis, but could be affected if it needed to speed up production. Secretary of Defense Wilson recently issued the reminder for the services to adhere td a 1955 Wilkes 'Bootleg' Label -AP wiKptula FRED LOOM IS he quit.

Beck Ex-Aide: Tells Why He Resigned WASHINGTON, May 9 An Investment counsellor who broke with Dave Beck swore today it was "quite apparent" Uie president of the Teamsters Union used his position for the financial benefit of himself and his family. Fred Loomis of Seattle told Senate rackets probers he quit as investment adviser to Beck and the union when Beck declined to dear up "talk of your receiving a kickback" of on a proposed union loan to finance a Honolulu apartment house. In a day which brought out additional evidence of what a special Senate committee has called Beck's improper use of union funds, two officials of Anheuser-Busch Brewing testified the firm accorded Beck "favored treatment" in tlie beer business 8nd that Beck intervened for the company in a strike involving two nonleanister unions. MORE EVIDENCE Appearing from the brewing company were Dwight D. Inga-mells, the firm's counsel, and John L.

Wilson, the company's executive vice president. The committee chairman, Sen McClellan (D-Ark), suggested that Anheuser-Busch was afraid of Beck and "got involved with Beci and couldn't get loose." Beck has been accused of dipping into the union treasury for hundreds of thousands of dollars and now is out on bail on federal income tax evasion charges. He has said lie only borrowed the money from the union and every cent will be paid back. NOT ON HAND The Teamsters titan wasn't on hand today to hear the latest testimony against him. The committee intends to build up more of it tomorrow before bringing him back to the witness stand.

A slender, greying man in a grey herringbone tweed suit, Loomis said he was hired on a retainer basis in December, 1952, to advise the Teamsters on investing some 30 millions of union funds. He said the "blow-up" came Feb. 15, 1955 after lie repeatedly cautioned Beck against holding any financial interest In the channels through which the investments were made. The reason for the break, he said, was Uiat he considered Beck to be "acting improperly." MONEY INVESTED Millions of dollars of International Union funds, Loomis said, were Invested In mortgages through a firm called tho National Mortgage of He said he was told Beck bought a third Interest In this firm for Joseph McAivoy, the nephew of Beck's wife. The witness said that against his advice, the bulk of the union money put Into mortgages was channeled tfirough the concern.

"1 had repeatedly admonished Mr. Beck," Loomis said, "about not compromising himself by going Into the mortgage J- that burned over 4,000 acres of scrub woods and slash at West Kennebunk, Maine. were, unknown. 7 Arc Lifted From Liferaf LONDON, May 9 Seven Americans were lifted to safety from a liferaft today only a few hours after; their big U.S. Air Force tanker plane was ditched in Uie stormy Atlantic, The crewmen, "in excellent condition," were taken aboard a Norwegian rescue ship from the raft.

It was a sea rescue drama with a difference the seven Ameri Debated At Hearing directive limiting overtime work. Edmonds, in his suit, seeks to enjoin the Britt interests from carrying out the provisions of the Citizen-Times option. He also challenges the validity of the option. The option was granted the Citizen-Times Company in 1953 when it withdrew its application for a TV channel in favor of WLOS. mmmmmmmsmm Today's Chuckle "And furthermore," the female battle-axe told her lawyer, "you might warn my husband that if he misses a single alimony payment, I'll repossess him." Ministers made up a majority of There are some exceptions to the ban, one in the ballistic missile field.

The action was taken to 3 Candidates Seek State JCPresideno cut defense spending, already the delegation opposing the Wilkesboro bill which was introduced bv Rep. Claude L. Kennedy of Wilkes. running ahead of budget cans themselves calmly an Opposition to the Southport bill was voiced by W. P.

Biggerstaff of the Allied Church League who CONTENDERS for the presidency of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, holding its annual, convention here, are (L to R): Raleigh Dingman also opposed the Wilkesboro bill. He said, if It is true that there is Three candidates out for presl-, dent of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce opened campaigning last night during a reception at The Manor. In the race are Jack Sharpe Jr. nounced their surival in a radio message from the liferaft. U.S.

search planes circled over head as Uie Norwegian tanker Sandefjord came alongside the raft and took aboard the survivors one with head injuries. The Sandefjord then headed for Gibraltar. The Boeing KC97 came down of High Point, Jack Sharpe of Kannapolis and Jonn -UiUzen Hhulii W. Googe of Wmston-Salem. "no such thing as.

a dry county, it is also true there is no such thing as a controlled county." However, the committee quickly of Kannapolis, Raleigh Dingman gave the bill a favorable report during a training flight from its base at Lagcs Airfield in the Azores. after its sponsor, Rep. James Bowman of Brunswick, said he introduced the measure after receiving a petition signed by 506 The pilot, skilfully maneuver RALEIGH, May 9 Wl Wilkes County's right to the title of "Bootleg Capital of the World" was debated pro and con today at a hearing on a measure to permit an ABC liquor store election in Wilkesboro. The House Committee on propositions and grievances deferred action on the Wilkesboro bill but handed a favorable report to a measure which would allow an ABC election In the Town of South, port. Discussing Wilkes' reputation as a center of bootlegger activity, Elmer Lowe declared that illicit liquor Is "almost flowing down the streets up there." And, added Mrs.

Lowe, "Liquor is sold to minors in our city at any time of the day or night." Former Rep. T. E. Story, who led forces opposed to the Wilkesboro liquor bill, said in answer to a question he knew that magazine articles had described Wilkes as a center of bootlegging activity, but he said he had been informed that "90 per cent of whatever bootleg liquor is made In our county goes to big cities" outside Wilkes and Is not drunk there. Story questioned whether "This little town ought to have' liquor stores." He added that ABC stores In cities like Winston-Salem are near enough," Southport citizens.

Bowman point ing the limping craft on one of its. four engines, belly-landed on rough seas misted with low clouds. His SOS signals, hammered out as he fought to keep the plane aloft, touched off a rescue oper ed out that South Carolina legal liquor stores are only a short distance away from Southport, Kennedy presented a petition supporting the Wilkesboro bill which, he said, was signed by more than 300 Wilkesboro citizens. J. F.

Jordan, Wilkesboro attorney, also read portions of a letter from Federal Judge Johnson J. ation by U.S. airbascs in Europe and North Africa. of High Point and John W. Googe of Winston-Salem.

The organization opened lis annual convention here yesterday in George Vanderbilt Hotel, although It had been unofficially opened a day before by campaign managers who have been distributing literature, hanging posters and plugging their candidates for three days. Some '900' Jaycces and their wives are expected for the meet which will close Sunday morning. Candidates running for national director include Henry Bernhardt of Salisbury, Tuck Gudger of Charlotte, Sandy McCalmrock of Chapel Hill, J. P. Smith Jr.

of Greenville and Stover Dunagan of Rutherford. The general elections will be 'Turn To Page Three Hayes appealing to the committee to hand the bill an unfavorable report. Mercury Does A Push-Up The mercury did a hefty push-up from a low of 49 to a high of 78 yesterday, but spring, capricious and is due to whip up scattered thunderstorms for to The committee adopted an amendment to the Wilkesboro bill which would change distribution of profits If ABC stores are legalized in Wilkesboro. The bill originally provided for 10 per cent of the prof's to go to the Wilkesboro YMCA, The amendment shifted the 10 per cent to the Wilkes County Board of Education. Ken day.

On The Inside A hazy, warm day is In prospect, for Western North Carolina, with an 82-dcgree high reading. An average of 64 was recorded yesterday. Thcr was no rainfal in It's NEW H'l; DIFFERENT! VACATION ISSUE Coming May 19th. Reserve space NOW phone Display (Adv.) Editorial DcUhs Society Com leg 4 Sports 5 Markets 6-11 Class. Radio-TV 28-31 31-32 J2-35 3 nedy explained that the YMCA did not want the money, i i.