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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, March 27, 1971 Public Record Deaths And Funerals Parks B. Banks to Fred Births St. Joseph's Mr. and Mrs. Alton G.

Williams, Skyland, a Banks, property on-Stoncy Fork Rd. Brevard Election Set May 4 BREVARD In a town elec son, Mar. 26. Richard L. Coleman Jr.

to Winston C. Little et al, property Moon Hocks From Apollo 11 More Complex SPACE CENTER HOUSTON, Tex. (AP) The Apollo 14 moon samples are more complex, possibly older and certainly possess a more complicated Mr. and Mrs. David E.

Reid in city. a son, Marcli 20 in Greenville, N. C. Reid is a native Thelma L. Rice to Frances Mrs.

Fronie Chapman MORGANTON Mrs. Fronie Susan Chapman, 65, of Morgan-ton Rt. 3, died Thursday afternoon in a Valdese hospital after a three-months illness. She was a retired employe cnF Morganton Furniture Co. Surviving are a son, Roy Everett Chapman and a daughter, Mrs.

Lucy Jordan, both of Morganton; three of Asheville and the son of Mrs. O. L. Whitehead of 7 Bridal tion May 4, Brevard voters will Path Road. elect a mayor and three members of the board of aldermen.

history than any moon rocks brought to earth before, Licensed To Wed Charles David Powell, 18, and scientist said Friday. Only Democrats In Race So Far At Andrews ANDREWS To date, only Democrats have filed for the municipal election here May 4. A mayor and four members of the town councr will be elected to two-year terms. Ty Burnette is unopposed at this time for mayor. Current council members Don W.

Rax-ter, Ray B. Hogscd and W. Leo Hurst have filed for re-election. Roy Williams, DeWitt Sharpe and Sam Ward have filed as candidates. Paul Parker, mayor pro-tem, has been serving as mayor since the Dec.

30 death of Percy Ferebee. The" top four votc-gtt. ters in the Democratic primary, set for April 13, will be candidates in the general election. April 6 is the deadline for filing. Town Clerk Mrs.

Zora R. Bryson said only 234 voters have Aldermen who will serve two more years are Dwight Mof-fitt and W. W. Duckworth. The Dr.

Robin Brett, chief of geo Vess Aiken CULLOWHEE Vess Aiken of the Caney Fork community died Thursday in a Haywood County rest homo after a long illness. He was a native of Jackson County and a retired textile worker. Surviving are two sons, Arthur and Wilton Aiken, both of Darrington, two brothers, Lon and Homer Aiken, both of Easley, S. two sisters, Mrs. Laura Powell of Pickens, S.

and Mrs. Lesia Boldin of Greenville, S. eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p. m.

Sunday in Balsam Grove Baptist Churcy. The Revs. Dillard Wood and Ralph Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Balsam Grove chemistry at the Manned Space Vivian Christine Ellenburg, 18, sisters, Mrs. Junie Wright of craft Center, told newsmen the both of Asheville.

Leonard T. Hooper, 5 2 rocks differ chemistry, com R. Shafer, property in county. Rayburn E. Whitt to Annette Whitt, property in county.

Larry A. Landreth to Herbert J. Pomfrey, property in county. Thelma L. Rice to Betty R.

McElrath, property on Farm School Rd. Henry G. Clements to Trustees, Locust Grove Baptist Church, property In Flat Creek Township. Brown Seeking Seat On Black Ml. Council William T.

RrOWn SOn of position and structure from the three whose terms are expiring are Davis Sams, W. M. Melton and Robert Johnson. Mayor Raymond F. Bennett is expected to seek re-election.

Palling places have been designated as follows Precinct samples of Apollo 11 and Apollo Bakersfield, and Mabei B. Morgan, 60, Greeneville, Tcnn. 12. "Some are as tough as build-1 Jeff ef Campbiiii, 18; inj stones, he said. Others Troy, and Alma Jac- crumble between the fingers, The biggest surprise, he said, ouelme Whitescll, 22, Albany, N.

Y. was the large number of fragmented rocks. Some, said Brett, Casar and Miss Zula Chapman and Mrs. Lottie Lail, both of Connelly Springs; and four grandchildren. Services will be held at 4 p.m.

Saturday'in Kit. Gilead Baptist' Church. The Rev. Otis Cook will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The body will remain at Kirksey Funeral Home until the service hour. Mrs. Dulla Fanning BREVARD Mrs. Dulla Nelson Fanning, 94, of Brevard Rt, 2, died Thursday afternoon Funerals Today J. Fred Sutton, 10 a.m., Groce Funeral Home.

Fred J. Meech, 10 a.m., St. Eugene Catholic Church. Mrs. Runnar Roberts, 11 a.m., Locust Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Gency Buchanan, 2 p.m., Hooper's Creek Baptist Church. Harry Lee Hollyfield, 2 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church, Leicester. Mrs. Nina Chastain HAYESVILLE Mrs.

Nina Louise Chastain, 7 3, ot Hayesville Rt. 2, died Thursday night en route to a Georgia hospital. She was a native of Swain County. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Dora Silvers and Mrs.

Josephine Jones, both Cleveland, Mrs. Bobby Silvers of Stanley, and Misses Maggie and Eula Mae Chastain, both of Detroit; seven sons, Gordon, James, William and Phill, all of Hayesville, Roosevelt and Calvin, both of -of-Atlanta; two brothers, Lee of Sylva and Fred Ledford of Gastonia; 41 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pine Grove Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Revs.

Randy Ledford and Kenneth Looney will officiate. Burial will be in the Baptist Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. The body has been taken to were formed from fragments of Real Estate Transfers M. Wayne Edwards to Cemetery.

Grandsons will be earlier rocks, which them Mrs. Willa Brown and the late Sheriff Laurence E. Brown has pandidate for 2, American Legion Building with Mrs. M. Marion Schlunz as registrar; and Precinct 1, in the rear of the new Municipal Building with Mrs.

Reba Russell as registrar. The registration books will be open at the home of the registrars from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.

April 16 and from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. April 17 at polling places.

Challenge day will be April 24. selves were formed fraf- pallbearers. The body will remain at Herman M. Revis, property in Laurel Park. ments of still earlier ones.

one of two seats on the Black registered so far out of a total It's sort of like a wheel with Moody Funeral Home, Sylva, J. B. Dodd lo Eric D. Emory, of 674 who cast baMs in the Mountain town council in the May 4 election. ThP incumbent mavor and in a wheel within a wheel," he said.

"This iust indicates their property on New Stock Rd. until tne service hour. Donald A. Wilson George W. Beverly Jr.

to February Alcoholic Beverage Control election. April 2 is the deadline for extremely complicated histo three councilmen have already CANTON Donald A. Wilson, ry." Paul Cast-chief of plane voter, registration. Mrs. Brx5(ia announced as candidates.

Rtnwrrisa erra'diiate of Canton" Rt: Tilled unex tary sciences at the center said Clarence S. Clark, property in county. "BTair'RWge-lnvestors- Inc. to David P. Smith, property on Caribou Rd.

Herbert J. Pomfrey to T. R. Davis, property in city. said the town is going to a loose-leaf form of registration pectedly Thursday night at hi home.

Mountain High School and the University of Tennessee and is the Apollo 14 samples "have the characteristics of what we expected to find" in the mountain employed by Grove Mone and A-B Tech Sets Training Classes For Supervisors Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute will sponsor twosu- and all voters must register to be eligible. He was a lifelong resident af Haywood County and a foreman in the nylon department of Sand Co. in aii A'siTCVUTe' Huspitar-mer a short illness. She was a native of McDowell County and had resided in Transylvania County for the past 68 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lora Griffin of Charles City, and Mrs. Zora Burl- ous Fra Mauro area where Apollo 14 landed last month, American Enka Corp. Surviving are the widow, Mrs Previous landings had been en plains. pervisory development training Clara Wells Wilson; two courses at American Enka Co daughters, Mrs.

Danny Williams "The chances of finding 4.6 billion-year-old material among in the plant conference room be ineame of Krevard; two of Canton and Miss Joy Wilson the samples appears to be very ginning Monday with "Funda sons, Leonard T. and Frank cood," he said. mentals of Supervision" taught Fannins. both of Brevard; two of the home; a son, Arnold Keith Wilson of the home; the mother, Mrs. Sally Wilson, two Scientists believe a rock that old would date from the very brothers, Charlie of Black Mountain and Fred Melton of sisters, Mrs.

Robert Stroupe Brevard; 13 grandchildren, 20 ana Mrs. Jivan table and tne the residence by Townson Funeral Home, where it will remain until placed in the SATURDAY, SUNDAY MONDAY SPECIALS great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will bft held at 2:30 paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lavada Wilson, all of Canton; and a granddaughter. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

p.m. Saturday in the chapel of formation of the moon and perhaps of the solar system. Piedmont Reports Record Gross Revenues WINSTON SALEM Pied Sunday in Spring Hill Baptist SPECIAL GIRLS' Church, of which he was a member. The Revs. F.

G. Barnhill and Lee Sechrest will officiate. oy xeo jnsner. The class will run from 5 lo 7 p. m.

for five weeks. The second class will be "Effective Communications" with Harold Almon instructing. This class will meet on Wednesdays beginning next Wednesday from 5 to 7 p. also for five weeks. The courses are open to the public and are designed for supervisors and those interested in supervision, as a means of developing leadership abilities, preparation for advancement and supervisory proficiency.

Gospel Sing Slaled A gospel sing will be held at 8 D. m. Sunday in Brown's Moody Funeral Home. The Revs. James H.

Hamlin and Shannon Rhodes will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Nephews will be pallbearers. C. A.

Bradburn WHITTIER C. A. Bradburn 81, of Union, S. a native mont Aviation, Inc. has released its annual rnDort to stockhold Burial will be in Bon-Venture Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jerry L. Robbins, Gary D. Wyatt, Roy ers, reporting that total gross revenues reached an all-time high of $83,945,936 for 1970. This represents an increase of 21 per cent over 1969. nesnitp.

the encouraGinc in G. Kelly, T. Howard Loren Burnette and Lawrence of Jackson County, died Friday Waldroup Jr. in a Columbia, S. C.

hospital The family will receive after a long illness. crease in revenues, because of i 9 Survivors include the widow, friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Wells Funeral Home, Temple Methodist Church. The to Mrs. Flossie Perry Bradburn; a son, Robert F.

Bradburn of ttev. waters will be the guest speaker. Sinners from where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes extreme inflationary cost increases coupled with the decline of the national economy, the company had a net loss of for the year. The Piedmont Airlines division carried 2,716,267 passengers various churches will sing. prior to the services.

Whittier; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Moore of Whittier and Mrs. R. D. Hyatt of Weaver-villc; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.

1 Just arrived Davis Child Services will be held at 2 p.m. during 1970, an increase oi u. nor cent over 1969. hacn pas for girls in the 7 to 14 size. Select yours today! senger flew an average of 276 Mr.

Bradburn had lived in Union for the past 40 years, was a veteran of World War I and Sunday in Rockdale Baptist Church in Sylva for Brian Anthony Davis, three-monl'ns-oij miles as compared to zos mues the year before. The overall nasspnppr revenue miles in a retired textile worker. MEN'S DICKIE WALK SHORTS creased 27 per cent. Total cargo Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Holcombe Funeral Home in 15-Year Jail Term Imposed A 15-to-18 year prison sentence was imposed by Superior Court Judge Harry C.

Martin cn Mark Ferguson, 20, of Clyde, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter by a jury on Wednesday. Ferguson was arrested after the death of Tcny Sluder, 21, of 240 Appalachian Way from knife wounds on July 11. Dennis Ammons of Black Mountain, was given a six- $g97 In Solids and Prints Sizes 29 to 40 Regular $5.00 ton miles rose 21 per ecru from 6,225,051 to 7.732,503. Tho rnmnanv's General Avia tion division showed a pre-tax BOYS' SHORT SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS profit of $201,329. Sales of this division were severely depress son of Mr.

and Mrs. Terry Davis of Swannanoa, who died Thursday in an Asheville hospital. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Davis of Oteen and Mr.

and Mrs. Wesley Rice of Swannanoa. The body will be at the residence until the service hour. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 4.

Mrs. Julia llurlon HENDERSONVILLE Mrs. Union Burial will be in Rose- mont Cemetery. Joe C. Spivey Joe C.

Spivey, 53, of Leicester Rt. 1, died Thursday night in an Asheville hospital after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of $167 CL0SE0UT MOVIE CAMERAS Kodak Instamatie M-18 Reg. 79.95 $25.00 1 to Sell ed also as a result ot tne general economy and the inability of nrosnectivc customers to Season's Smartest Colors Sizes 6 to 16 Regular $1.99 and $2 arrange financing for aircraft months sentence after conviction of driving intoxicated and driv purchases on reasonable terms 20-PC. IRONSTONE DINNERWARE SET Buncombe County and a welder for Dave Steel C.

since 1950. A veteran of World War II ing without a license. A jury had acquitted him earlier in the week of a charge of larceny from Swannanoa Baptist Church on Dec. 26. $Q99 Complete Service For Four Blue or Avocado Renular $11.99 Julia Ann Burton, 81, of 549 church for the services.

Mrs. Mollie Landers Mrs. Mollie Dockery Landers, SO, of 92 Mt. Clare died Friday morning in a Western North Carolina hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Madison County, had lived in Buncombe County for 44 years and was the widow of Mitchell Landers, who died in 1965.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Pearl McCracken and a son, Frank Landers, both of Asheville; two brothers, Troy of Marshall and Leonard Dockery of Hot Springs; four grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home. The Rev.

John Lunsford will officiate. Burial will be in Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ben Taylor Ernest, Ronnie and Ed Hensley, Wally Creasman and Robert Landers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p. m.

Saturday. Walter U. Grooms HAZEL-WOOD Services for Walter H. Grooms, 76. of 207 Beech who died Thursday night in a Haywood County hospital, will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Church of God at Hazelwood. The Revs. Doyle Maney and S. C. Lowery will officiate.

Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville. Grandsons will De pallbearers. The body has been taken to the residence by Garrett Funeral Home. Waynesville, where it will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services. Charles W.

Allen BURNSV1LLE Charles W. Allen, 82, of the Banks Creek community, died Friday morning in a Burnsville hospital after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Yancey County and a retired farmer. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Margaret Boone Allen; a son, Charles Allen Jr.

of Alto. two brothers. George W. of California and E. Y.

Allen of Candler; a sister, Mrs. Nell Craig of California; and three grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Banks Creek Union Church, of which he was a member. The Rev.

Harry Culbertson Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in the Allen family cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services.

Adams died Friday morn he was a member International Association Bridge Structural and Ornamen ing in a Saluda nursing home ONE BUSHEL LAUNDRY BASKET tal Iron Workers. Surviving are the widow, Mrs Ronnie David Cagle, 18, of 24 Picrcy was given a 10-month active sentence after entering a plea of guilty to temporary larceny of a vehicle. For two other pleas of Kodak Instamatie M-16 Reg. 59.95 $20.00 1 to Sell Mildred Webb spivey; a daughter, Miss Joann Spivey of Polyethylene Super Value the home; five sisters, Mrs. J.

guilty to the same offense, Judge R. Ingle of Leicester, Mrs. Hat- after a long illness. Thos. Shepherd and Son Funeral Directors will announce arrangements.

Forest Fire Under Control Near Manleo MANTEO, N.C. (AP) The 45-PC. DINNERWARE SET Instamatie M-14 Reg. 49.95 $15.00 tie Metcalf of Horse Shoe, Mrs. Carl Cates of Jacksonville, Mrs.

Earl Anderson of Lincoln Park, and Mrs. Marion Gerwatowski Wyandotte, Mich. Stain and break Koselandburgundy ArborGreen SundanceGola 2-year guarantee SalemBrown during most ot tne year. Teller Victim Of Flini-Flam, $950 Missing The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined city police in investigating a flimflam case at First Union National Bank on Haywood Road in which a man and woman reportedly took away $950, FBI agents said Friday. Mrs.

Lois Cole, a teller at the bank, told police that around 11 a.m. Tuesday, a man and woman, appearing to be oriental, approached her window. The man did not speak English clearly and took out two fifty dollar bills and tried to tell her what he wanted, she said. He said that he wanted a fifty dollar bill, and gave her five $10 bills and then wrote on a piece of paper the letter (meaning that he wanted a fifty in the series). During the time Mrs.

Coin was searching for the series 9" massive forest fire which has Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Corinth Baptist Select from Keg. U.vy 8-TRACK STEREO TAPES burned out of control since ear ly Monday, destroying 29,000 acres of Dare County Wood Kodak Instamatie M-12 Reg. 29.95 $10.00 4 to Sell Over 400 In Stock All Your Favorites Reg. 5.97 land, is now under control, according to Don Grady of the 427 Church, of which he was a member.

The Revs. Billy Worley and A. J. Buckner will officiato. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

North Carolina Forest Service unit at Stumpy Point, N.C Martin suspended a 12-months sentence for five years. Robert Wayne Davis, 33, of Old Fort, had a 16 months roads sentence suspended with probation for three years after he pleaded guilty to a larceny Dec. 25 from Cook Electric Co. in Black Mountain. State Personnel Unit Upholds Dismissals RALEIGH The State Personnel Board this week upheld the decision of Randall Peacock, director cf the Yancey County department of social services, in the firing of two men earlier this year.

The men, Baynard T. Howell and Elmo S. appealed to the state and a hearing was held here last week. Howell was represented by Bill Atkins, a Burnsville attorney, and McNeill acted as his own repre The fire official said Friday OPEN EVERY SUNDAY 1 'til 6 P.M. Pallbearers will be Bruce, that the heavy rain mixed with Max and Willie Morgan, Charles snow which feel through the Webb, Bob Israel and Furman Smith.

The body will be taken to the residence at 2 p.m. Saturday by Williams Funreal Home where it will remain until placed bill, the man apparently snatched the money, but Mrs. Cole told officers that she could not remember leaving any money in the church 30 minutes prior night and morning extinguished surface fires. A number of the firefighters were released Friday, but a crew is still on the scene to extinguish the groutidfires as soon as the weather breaks. Grady explained that in such swampy terrain a fire can survive for days or weeks.

The five-day-old fire was started Monday when an air force jet dropped a practice on the counter while looking for the series bill. Authorities reported a simi sentative. to the services. Speech Contest Set Tomorrow The annual Optimist Oratorical Contest will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium at Clyde A.

Erwin lar case recently at First Union National Bank in Waynesville but no money was taken. 29 to s529 Fuel Oil! bomb on the Dare County Gunnery Range. The bomb started a grass fire that was fanned by 40 miles per hour winds and grew until it See our complete selection of Easter Baskets now on display and select yours early! Hiah School, with Harold DeBruhl. lieutenant governor of; threatened the fishing village of 7nn 1 Mnrlh Torn no Fl fr r'l oiummf uiiu im i anillLU Sound. of Optimist International serv- A spokesman for Seymour Air F.irrp Plnco in ing as master of ceremonies.

DIAL The first such oratory contest Mr IIENDON FUNERAL SERVICE 254-1911 254-1911 Nsxf To The Courthouie the range, said that an Air Man Found Guilly Of Various Charges A six months roads sentence was imposed Friday on Joseph Adams, 22, of Mount Clare Avenue after convictions of carrying a concealed pistol, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest on Dec. 19. Gene Robert of 1 Cedar Hill Circle was convicted of doing business as a plumbing contractor without a license. A 60 day sentence was suspended on payment of $100 and costs, and promise to comply with the law. Ed DeBruhl testified for the state that he saw Robert installing plumbing for a customer.

in 1928. Its purpose since its 253-5671 Keep-Full Servic Green Stamps WHY PAY MORE? Prompt Deliveries You Save Every day of the week when you shop at Crest. Force claims officer was assigned to the case Thursday. The claims officer is charged with determining how much money should be paid to the Wcstvaco owner of most of the blackened limberland. VVestvaco officials estimate inception has been to provide a self-improvement activity for boys.

Winners of club contests will compete Sunday in the zone contest to determine who wiil represent the mountain counties in district competition later this BILXMOEE Coal Lumber Co. 1 Fairview Rd. Biltmori Radio Dispatched Trucks Funeral Service JvEST SHOPPING CENTER 856 TUNNEL kUAD PHONE 298-5555 that over 28,000 acres of pine were destroyed. spring..

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