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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN WEATHER Sunny, continued warm, chance ol showers. Map, details, Page 2. RECORDS FALL Ten record! broken, two tied In WNC Relay. Details on Page 8. Dedicated to the Upbuilding of Western North Carolina Asheville, N.

Saturday Morning, April 27, 1957 88th Year No. 117 11 Pagcft Sflrond nam Mail Privileiei Authorized at AahevllK. N. C. 5c nail? 13c Sunday Hussein Rounding Up Jordan Commies I iMD J'il DAMASCUS i LEBANON N-SY If t'l I Mcdilc'ronco Places Nation In Control Of Defense Chief King Acts To End Reds' Influence AMMAN, Jordan, April 26 Mass Killing Of Hightower Bill Planned Undue Influence Charge Slirs Row ISRAEL l'X King Hussein placed Jordan under military governor today and rmr.

yj wa a launched a determined war against the Communists in his kingdom. The Arab Leaion. the Kinr' 'V i loyal and predominantly Bedouin RALEIGH, April 26 tfV-A bill by Anson's Sen. E. Avery High-tower which said that most North Carolinians believe governors exercise undue influence on legislators today brought heated talk in the Senate and sharp comment from Gov.

Hodges. The bill, which would ban legislators from holding state jobs until two years after the end of the legislature in which they serve, landed in the midst of a quiet legislative session with army, began a roundup of Communists, left-wing leaders and extreme nationalists, in an attempt to snuff out the Red influence L- vssVil I'i cAitrsi An Am a which has helped keen this nation in seething ferment. JORDAN -Citiicn Hussein's new premier. 69-vear- JVEir co.wiwrrv leaders ShubY Al jj tAitfi old Ibrahim Hashem. called in the ambassadors of neighboring Arab states and informed them- of the developments which have been rocking Jordan for nearly three eeks.

of Chattanooga, retiring president: Stephen L. Nelson of Savannah, new president; Miss Sally V. Eastwood of Orlando, secretary; Gordon Berg of Charlotte, second vice president: and William Kaufman of Mobile, first vice I some of the effects of a bombshell. I Gov. Hodges declared in a statement that the bill "insults tne intelligence and the integrity of the past and present members of the General Assembly" and I governors.

i HOT DEBATE DUE Election of officers was held by the Southeastern Regional Conference of L'nited Community Funds and Councils of America in session yesterday in The Grove Park Inn. Included in. the group IL to R) are: William V. Boyd of Greenville, S.C., treasurer; Harold J. YVccklev 3 ii SI Mudwonra TgGull of Aqaba gg srifrtrfE miuj I WLOS Control Fight Launched HIS PRIMARY JOB The 21-year-old King, winner of at least a temporary victory in the second round of a struggle for his throne, left little doubt in any of the Arab leaders' minds that he considers his primary job at this time to be the crushing of any further attempts at Communist penetration.

As military governor for the whole country, the King named his new defense minister, Suleiman Toukan, who will wield enormous power. This step followed a declaration of martial law yesterday and im More heated debate is expected Monday night when the Senate is expected to bury the measure under a landslide of votes. Hightower 's bill asserted that "it is the opinion of a large majority of the citizenry of this state that the executive department, has in the past, and now is exercising undue influence over the members of the legislative branch Several senators immediately UF Drives Called Key, Not Threat United fund raising drives ijfuld be presented "as a key. i.ot a threat." in their community Arthur H. Jones of Char- AP Wlrephoto Map GEOGRAPHY OF KINGDOM OF JORDAN Slightly larger than the state of In- has a population exceeding one million, diana is the now shaky country of Jor- many of them refugees from the new dan.

Its borders are still the subject of state of Israel. Less than 10 per cent of dispute in some areas. Surrounded by the land is under cultivation. Amman is three Arab states and Israel, Jordan the capital city. r.ess men of Asheville and surrounding area in the operation of WLOS." took exception.

Halifax's Sen. I.nnsfnrri Crew tnceed it. "the i Harold H. Thorns of Asheville; and V. Waller Tison of Tampa, i announced yesterday that; Tison has contracted to purchase Joe H.

Brill's interest in Ashe-' villc's WLOS and radio The purported option called for ahsurd piece legislation Britt to deliver within 60 days of that 1 have seen in my three April 1 "not less than 5.000 shares sessions here," and Sen. Arthur of the capital stock of Skyway; Kirkman of Guilford declared I position of virtually total curfew upon Jordan's main cities Amman, the capital: the Old City of Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah and Irbid in Palestinian Jordan, the latter near the Syrian frontier. title told a meeting oi top Pr-! but this was promptly ana lay tuna racers Rrnanralin? Cnmnanv nor mm audos le nuvuuiu, U.S. Warns Syria, Egypt And Israel On Mideast denied by a WLOS official. hi-re every one of us is his influence." than 8.200 shares at mv Bntl'si iv to Jones, vice" president of the! Thorns and Tison arc associ-American Trust Co.

and former, ated together in the undertaking. piesidcnt of L'nited Community! a spokesman for Skyway Broad- tu tin mioi Hi the rate of $60 per share." This' HODGES' ItEPLY would make the price range be- (-m- Hodges, when asked for tween $.100,000 and There eommcnt. said North Carolina is are 12,120 shares outstanding. (ortunatc in having able and In addition to WISE television honorable citizens dedicated to! and radio of Asheville. Thorns! the best interests of their in the Middle East lest it set off jThc cities looked like ghost towns except lor two hours of daily re-I cess permitting citizens to lay in their supplies.

WINS TWO ROUNDS The young King, himself a nov-( ice at politics, won the first round of his fight for the throne when he got rid of the military and political leaders in his country who WASHINGTON, April 26. The l'nited States disclosed today it has urgently cautioned Syria. Egypt, Israel and other govern Jordan soil in the event of trouble. Diplomatic officials, basing their view on latest intelligence reports, hinted these reports originated in Egypt and Syria Services in cnanoirc. srpone ai session of the Southeast-! rrn Regional Conference of t'nlt-j Community Funds and Coun-I cils of America in Grove Tarkl Inn.

1 "The greatest need is to make, crrmunitics understand o.ir 'ils. to have serse of participation." Jones said. i L'nited Funds and Community Chests have relied too much on i a major military explosion. I A State Department spokesman said U. S.

diplomats had urged "caution and prudence" on many governments, particularly those near Jordan. He identified Syria. Egypt and Israel as amoivz the casting Company. licensee tor WLOS. said "there no option outstanding for urclia.se of the company and there will be no change in the ownership or control of the company or of LOS-TV, KM and AM." Amid this confusion, there was some indication the matter ua headed for tiie courts.

Tne controversy hinges on an option which Joe H. Britt of Greenville, S. owns in cnariotte, hcou; "Kurthcrmore. I have never; in Greensboro. WE.M in Ariing-j sten the slightest evidence of; ton.

WKLM in Wilmington any laxness in more prin-! and VMM II in Marshall. N. C. iciples of members as Sen. High- i His stations in this stale are.

tower seems to believe exists," known as Thorns North Carolina 'the governor said. state network. He is r. long-time! But Hightower denied any in-j resident of Asheville. Tison is a lention of attacking the sovcrnor ments against any drastic action which might further inflame the Jordan crisis.

Tie State Department reported this newest move to bolster young King Hussein's hand amid unconfirmed rumors Lhat Russian volunteers might back up forces seeking to topple him. Top officials expressed doubt Kremlin leaders would risk any such thinly disguised intervention WLOS. summer resident of h. iH majority stockholder Asheville! or his fellow legislators. It was! gave to J.

E. Edmonds of Ashe- (Oak Forest and has operated; simplv, he explained, "a state- "the salvation is stressing serv ilic last April 1. Thorns and TV and radio stations in Klorida ment of policy to do away with Tison claim the option us binding: countries contacted and hinted Russia also had been approached, American ambassadors have made these points, said press offi-icer Lincoln White: 1. the independence and integrity of Jordan is "vital" as President Eisenhower stated from Augusta Wednesday and List 2. "prudence should be exercised by all." At a news conference, White said tersely, "no comment" when i asked whether these messages among those seeking to frighten young Hussein at a critical point in his struggle to hold on to control of Jordan.

Kremlin leaders, in their opinion, would be unlikely to risk such intervention, regardless of how much they would like to overturn Hussein. Such a maneuver could lead to a far bigger war, they said, and Soviet leaders know this. Barring unforeseen developments, Russian leaders will continue to act cautiously it was felt, especially since the American 6th Fleet is steaming towards the eastern Mediterranean. Booth-Barfield Asheville realtors, represented Tison in the transaction. apparently were working at cross purposes with him.

He won the second round yesterday when he imposed the military law and made it stick. (In Syria, unconfirmed Damascus reports said nationalist former Premier Suleiman Nabulsi, whom Hussein sacked two weeks ago, was under house arrest, and more than 60 members of the "free olficers-' group had been jailed. The "tree patterning themselves on the Egyptian Revolutionary Council, opposed Hussein. Because of Syria's direct interest in Jordanian events such reports had to be received with reservations.) ices to tne moivmuai living i together and getting along to-, gcther is the big central problem in the communities in which we l.ve." The vital factor ot corporitc tin. Britt interests contend the option was withdrawn.

Tison tiled with the Federal Communicaiiors Ccmmi.ssion in Washington yeterdr.y a copv of suspicions that there is such a thing as undue influence by the I governor on the legislators. JIMP? HOW HIGH? lie said newspaper articles had stated that when the governor said, "jump," the answer from the legislature was. "how Hightower stated he had heard giving in federated campaigns stressed by three speakers the disputed option and an agree- ment between him and Thorns other legislators say that so- had gone out on instructions from Secretary Dulles. American embassies, he emphasized, are in "daily contact" with foreign governments about the problem. -Turn To Page Two IVcw Ileal High For April 26 Temperatures put on a scorching drive yesterday to lie the tecord 3i degrees for that day set in 1012.

Todav should be Skyway Broadcasting Company! also filed with the FCC yesterday! a statement purporting to show; that Britt had withdrawn the; option. Tison placed $10,000 on deposit in Ashevillc's First Na-! tional Bank and Trust Co. as re- quired by the option. in a second general re.ssion. niey pointed out that en the average torporatc gifts make up 40 per cent of campaign totals and employe gifts account for 30 per tent for a total of 70 per cent of campaign returns from cor-pf-ation sources.

George F. Devin personnel of Ihe Sears. Roebuck Turn To Page Two Russia Blasts U. S. Again Over 6th Fleet Move Champion Elects Thorns said when he and Tison about the same with an expected.

miner IJoIhtI soil in uie normal course oi uieic functions with a number of govern- Iments" he added, "our position is i ibein? made abundantly I White expressed the view that, "if i anything, the situation has im-; proved" in Jordan during the past 24 hours as a result of Hussein's; are successful in gaining control high of S3. UNITED NATIONS. N. April The sunny and continued warm i leather should las: through the weekend before cooling off slight-; Tuesday or Wednesday the Culled iWaser Move LONDON, April 26 i Hussein's appointment of Suleiman Toukan as military governor of Jordan was seen by Western diplomats here tonight as a master stroke in the young monarch's struggle against Egyptian domination. The pro-Western Toukan is considered one of the most influential personalities on the west bank of the Jordan River.

Hussein's master Western diplomats believe, lay in tiie fact that he managed to persuade Suleiman Toukan to re-enter public life after a two-year absence. U.S. Accepts Suez Plan On Trial Basis UNITED NATIONS. April 2fi tfi-Thc L'nited States today-accepted Egypt's new Suez Canal plan on a trial basis but six other members of Hie V. Security Council sa an international agreement is needed.

The six are Australia. Britain. Colombia, Cuba, France and Sweden. Nationalist China and (he Philippines, like the United States, expressed belief tiiat Egypt's plan might prove satisfactory in practice. Iraq and the Soviet Union said it was all right as it stood.

After a full day of debate Council President Sir Pierson Dixon of Britain summed up "the general feeling that the Egyptian declaration cannot be regarded as a final settlement." Several other delegates had referred to further negotiations, possibly under U.N. auspices, but no formal proposal was made. ctamjxJf" martial Jaw and moves against opponents. I Authorities keeping careful check on Mideast developments HAMILTON. Ohio.

April 2G Reuben B. Robertson Jr. today was elected president of Tiie Champion Paper and Fibre Co. by the company's board of directors. Robertson's resignation as U.

S. Deputy Secretary of Defense became effective yesterday. He had been president of the company from 1950 to 1953. when he was appointed to the government post. Robertson replaces his father, who resigned as president but of WLOS, there will be a change in management.

He also will dispose of his interest in Ashevillc's WISE television and radio stations as FCC does not permit ownership of two stations in the same city. Thorns, in a formal statement issued at his office here, said; "The option was negotiated by J. E. Edmonds (agent for Tison), a stockholder of Skyway Broadcasting Company and its former news director and commentator. We will have associated with us a number of present stockholders of Skyway as well as other busi- 2-5 i4" The Soviet Union today ihe Vnited Sfatf.s vsinz what it called a nonexistent Communist threat as a pretext for sending the 6th Fleet into the eastern Mediterranean.

The charge was made by Soviet Delegate Arkady A. Sobolev. He said "attempts are being made to exercise vindictive measures against the people of Jordan which is refusing to accept the Eisenhower Doctrine and join the aggressive Baghdad Pact." said they had "no solid reports whatever" to back up Baghdad and Paris reports that Russian volunteers might intervene. These unconfirmed rumors pictured Moslems from Russia stand State PTA To Meet Here Next Spring WINSTON-SALEM. April 2fi UH The board of managers of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers today selected 13 delegates to attend the national PTA convention at Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 20-23. weatherman said. Isolated thun-dctshowcrs are expected throughout the weekend. Picnickers and campers in the area received notice late yesterday that picnic and camping areas along the Blue Ridge Park-wny will open for the season this morning, according to Eugene D. McKcown, assistan: chief ranger ol the North Carolina division.

The picnic area at Craggy Gardens and campgrounds at Crabtrcc Meadows will also open today. Opening of the Wagon Road Gap-Ilccch Gap section of the Parkway was delayed by spring washout, but that section too will be opened today, McKcown said. ing by in Syria, some equipped i with Soviet MIG fighters, poised to help Syrian forces who arc on 1 continues as chairman of the; Items On The Inside The board also decided to hold rc.xt year's state convention at Asheville. The exact date has not board of directors. The younger Robertson expects to remain in Washington during May to clear up his governmental and business affairs.

He expects to return to his company job in July after a family vacation. His home is in Adoption Cry Far Exceeds Baby Supply Britain Ditches Big Ships, Plans A Nuclear Age Navy Editorial Deaths Comics. Sorirty Sports Markets Class. Rndlo-TV 8-10 It 12-15 14 Dixon said the Council would resume driiate at a time to be an Forest Dedicated To Carl Schenck nounced later. He said a few days would be needed for further study ot Ihe Egyptian memorandum and for consultation on it with canal user governments not represented on the Council.

it. nploffnte Henrv Cabot Lodge told the Council Egypt's declaration on running the waterway, registered with the U. Wednesday, lacked neces- been set but tne meeting is usually held in April. Three people were elected to nerve on the executive committee. They are Mrs.

Ed Harwood of Albemarle, Francis Walker of Durham and E. N. Farnell of Fuquay. N. C.

delegates to the national convention will be Mrs. Ray J. Reed of Wlnston-Snlem, Mrs. Watkins, MrsJ J. W.

Burke of Gibsonville, Mrs. II. S. Godwin and Mrs. James M.

Dodson of Greensboro, Mrs. John Q. Adams of Willow Springs, Mrs. Lester J. Frceland and Mrs.

Jack Dry of Charlotte. Tarvia Jones of Graham, Mrs. C. J. Poole of Durham.

Mrs. Harold Orringer of New Bern and Mrs. Robert Gibson and Mrs. Rocby Wilson of Asheville. Today's Chuckle Husband to wife: "It we con-linue to save at our present rale, when retirement comes we will owe IMCtly $244,1199.64." nrovisions for "organized co The demand for babies for adoption is 10 times as great as the number available.

Karl Fleming gives the lowdown on adoptions in Sunday's Citizen-Times. Turkish tobacco Is replacing cotton as Rutherford County's chief cash crop. Story by T. t. Wlngate.

Miss Sue Lanning of Fletcher High School is now in her 50th year of teaching in Henderson County public schools. Story by Mrs. J. C. Sales.

Business Is good this spring except for some weak Record personal income credited with big assist. Associated Press feature. Complete coverage of news and sports events from all over Ihe globe In stories and pictures. The Citizen-Times also offers many interesting regular features. operation" with the users to safe The naval reorganization was announced by the first lord of the admiralty, tLord) Selkirk, in a memorandum on 1957-5S expenditure estimates.

"Today it is more than ever important that our armed forces should be quickly on the spot where there is trouble, to prevent a local fire from spreading," Selkirk said. His memorandum was part of Britain's new five-year defense program aimed at cutting service manpower and boosting efficiency through the development of tight-knit units armed with atomic and nuclear weapons, Naval strength will be cut next year by 7,000 men to a total of 121,300. Naval chiefs have budgeted an expenditure of 316 million pounds 1D14 million dollars. This is a cut of 32 million pounds 89 million dollars from this year's figure. LONDON, April 2fi if Britain wrote the end today to a historic chapter in the story of the Royal Navy.

The government announced plans for a nuclear age navy with the emphasis on small, fast ships instead of the heavy battleships and cruisers which spearheaded Britain's fighting fleet in two world wars. Bound for the scrap heap are four famed battleships the King George Uie Duke of York, the Anson and the Howe. Traditional cruisers arc to make way for fast fleet escort vessels carrying guided missiles. Rritaln's future navy will consist of highly mobile task force groups built around modernized and re-equipped aircraft carriers. Their attacking power will center on the new Blackburn N39 bomber, which can carry an atomic bomb.

guard their interests. But he said it should be "given a trial" and "practical arrange known as the Biltmore Scholarship to the North Carolina State College School of Forestry to make possible education in forestry for deserving and needy young men. Gov, Hodges said the alumni of the school which wns abandoned in 1912, were to be "commended most highly" for endowing a scholarship and for "making the library here the repository for the Biltmore and Schenck papers." Known as the Biltmore Room, the college received the Schenck library and the records kept many alumni of Ihe Biltmore School. Gov. Hodges said Dr.

Schenck's "teachings nnd foresight helped mold American forestry into the world-wide lender It is today." WLen Schenck founded the Biltmore School it was the first forestry school in the Western Hemisphere. "We owe a great debt of gratitude to Dr. Schenck for his lifetime of devoted service to his fellow man," Hodges said. The Schcncks came from Germany in 1895 to manage the acre Biltmore Forest near Asheville. Hodges said that among Dr.

Schenck's notable contributions to American forestry" were his writing of a S't of forestry text books, his experiments in reforestation, and his Invention of the now-famous "Biltmore-stick," a familiar measuring tool of foresters everywhere. RALEIGH, April 2 tfv-The Carl Alvin Schenck Memorial orest was dedicated here today as Gov. Hodges paid tribute to the memory of the pioneer forester (or whom the 250-acrc pine forest is named. Hodges spoke to some 70 alumni of the Biltmore Forest School, vnich Dr. Schenck founded in I89H, and othc guests gathered at Uie forest four miles west of Raleigh.

The governor challenged 'nose present "to live up to the idtals of this grand old man of fotestry who still lives on in the minds and hearts of all who knew him and whose lite is a constant source ot inspiration. Verne Rhoacles, member ot the Biltmore School Class of presented a scholarship to be ments should be worked out under it while Lhc 11-nation Council kept the question under review. He announced that U.S. vessels would he authorized to nav tolls to Egypt only under protest until a settlement had been readied with the old Suez Canal from which Egypt took Ihe route last July 20..