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Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 10

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in A ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, ASHEVILLE, N.C 1U Sunday. March 9, 1958 Bl 7 Leaves Algeria Sans Arms Cargo IFAYi Servirpmrn Crail Farm Takes Honors InEnkaSale Wliitchousc NamcdTo Post At Oakland Army Terminal Betlv Johnson, Brother To Sing A I Church Today Retty Johnson, radio and television singing star now in Asheville for a two-day appearance at Ihe Motorama auto show, will sing two sacred songs with her brother, Jim, at worship services at Central Methodist Church at 11 a.m. today. Betty and Jim sang with their parents and (wo other brothers on the "Johnson Family" program of nymns and folk aongs over WBT Charlotte for 10 years. Jim is now special student at Queen's College in Charlotte, Another brother, Kenneth, is a Methodist minister al Asheboro.

American country." He did not say what country had bought th arms, but did say it was not Venezuela. The plane was piloted by leon Gardner of Forest Hills, N. Y. Others aboard were Bernard Azarow, the American owner; Gordon Levett of Britain, and Salomon Lauchwerler of Israel, The four were kept under police; surveillance during their stay in Algeria. Major Charlen W.

Whltchmue, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. r. While, house of 68 Nebraska is as-signed to Oakland Army Terminal, where he has been named assistant for operations, Freight Traffic Division of the TEL AVIV, Israel, March 8 An arms-carrying B17 forced inwn in Algeria by motor troubl returned tonight to Lydda Airport near Tel Aviv.

French authorities in Bone, Algeria, kept the cargo of arms in custody after Ihe plane landed there Feb. 25. It had left Lydda Feb. 23 and was flying from Brin-disi, Italy, to Morocco when forced down by engine failure. French newspapers speculated the weapons aboard the old U.S.

World War II bomber were destined for Algerian rebels, but the Israeli government denied this. Premier David Ben-Gurion told Parliament March 4 he hoped France would be convinced the arms were -en route from Israel to South America. He said they had been sold to an American company for "a friendly Latin- Entries of Crail Farm of Hen-dersonville yesterday swept the honors in the fifth annual Western North Carolina Hereford Sale at the Hominy Valley Horse and Hound Club pavilion at Enka. The Crail entries captured the titles of grand and reserve champions for bulls and females. A total 54 animals consigned by 20 Hereford raisers sold for an average of $291.

The 21 bulls brought consigners an average of $358 each, and the 33 females, an average of $247 each. The grand champion bull was bought by Sam Morse of Asheville RFD 3 for $500, and the reserve champion bull, by Thomas Stokely of Del Rio, for $700. The grand champion female Living On The Fat' OTTAWA. March 8 Wt An Ottawa physician says this capital would be a sure bet to waddle away with the title of most over-weight city in Canada. He attributes the obesity of the citizens to the fact that here are so many office workers.

Rar Area Army Terminal n-I r. He is a graduate of l.ee rJ. Edwards High School and entered Army as a private in 1940. During World War II, he participated in the New Guinea and Clele Ensley of Marshall RKf) 3, is attending the Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Ground, under the Reserve Forces Act. He was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, before arriving at the school.

Pvt. I.re I. Bishop, son of Mr. and Mrs, John W. Bishop of Sylva RKD 2, has been graduated from the eight-week melalwork-ing course at Ihe Army Ordnance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Army Pvt. William C. Nelion, son of Dallas F. Nelson of Flat Rock RFD 3, recently participated with the 265lh Field Artillery Battalion in a winter indoctrination field training exercise in Baumholder, Germany. He is a mechanic in Battery and entered the Army in July, 1957.

He was last stationed at Fort Lee, and arrived in Europe early in January. Army Pvt. Junior W. Stevens, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens of Marion RFD 1, recently arrived in Germany and is now a member of the Eighth Infantry Division.

He is a truck Papua cam- WHITEHOUSE paigns. Other ot his overseas posts include the Port of Whittier, Alaska, and Kobe Subport, Japan. He holds the Army Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant. was sold lo Mr, and Mrs. Richard H.

Moore of Pi.sgah Forest for $500, and the reserve champion, to Warren Wilson College of Swannanoa, for $400. Both the animals are heifers. The sale was sponsored by the Western North Carolina Here-lord Association. Erwin, Bethel Debating Teams Will Compete The Cyde A. Erwin chapter o( the North Carolina High School Debating Union will meet with the teams from Bethel High School Wednesday at 10:45 a.

m. in Erwin School. "Resolved that the United States Should Substantially Increase Foreign Aid" is Ihe theme for debate. Winners in Ihe contest may enter a district contest and the district winner may enter the state contest. Members of the Clyde Erwin affirmative team are Perry Young and Mary Carol Edwards: negative team members are Jerry Burton and Judy Tesner.

-Cltifen-Tinie Pholo LOANS TO CONSOLIDATE BILLS OR OTHER WORTHWHILE PURPOSES $25.00 TO $500.00 Cash vou reecire Mo. Payments $511.21 $36'fl(l $448.23 32-M $328.17 $2s- $212. Bl 23 0n $101.2 The above rated Include all Insurance, Fees, and Interest NO HIDDEN CHARGES MODERN FINANCE CORPORATION BETTY JOHNSON, Tar Heel singer who has risen to fame in radio and television, arrived here yesterday for a two-day appearance at the Motorama auto show and was greeted by Harry D. Blomberg (left), chairman of the show committee, and Roy Robinson, president of the Asheville Automobile and Truck Dealers Association. The Motorama -will end its four-day program today, when doors at City Auditorium will be open from 12:30 to 6:30 William Henry Pructt son of Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Pniett of in Linden hM been assigned to the Army base at Fort Chaffee, Ark. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina in June, 1957 with a B.S.

degree in business administration. 3-C Buddy J. Grindstaff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grindstaff of Robbmsville, is A man's faults all conform to his type of mind.

Observe his' faults and you may know his virtues. Confucius. driver in Battery of Ihe 28th Artillery and entered the Army in May, 1957. He completed basic training at Fort Riley, and arrived overseas in December? 1957 Specialist 3-C Gil Phone Al. 2-0141 121 Miles Bldg.

bert S. Ilogan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Hogan of Val- attending school NOW AT Pearlman's SEASON MM intercept operator at 5 1 Air Force Base, Bi-loxi, Miss.

He was graduated from Robbins-ville High School in May, 1957 and enlisted in the Air Force in November. He re- dese, is receiving 13 weeks of( engineering training at Camp Wolters, Tex. He entered the Army in June, 1955. Capt. Sam A.

Fortune son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Fortune of Swannanoa, has been accepted into the regular Army from the Army Reserve. He was one of 120 accepted from 20.000 applicants.

Fortune entered service in 1942 as a private. He served in Europe during World War II. Since Ihe war he served four years in Austria, 17 months in Korea and has been stationed in Bay City, Mich, for the past three years. His wife, the former Miss Norma Moose of Asheville, and two children have been residing with him in Bay City. ceiytd basic GRINDSTAFF trainiiiK at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.

Joseph C. I.uman, son of Mrs. Violet E. Luman of Bryson City, has been promoted tj sergeant in the Corps of Cadets I the U.S Military Academy at West Point. This is his fourth year at the academy.

Aviation Ma 'FAIR TRADE PRICES PITCHED OUT THE WINDOW Rest Home Owner Willed I Vast Fortune CLEBURNE, March 9 lT-Mrs. Agnes Kirk, a Cleburne rest home owner, has been left propj erty worth at least five million dollars according to terms of a will left by a former patient. The bequest was by J. E. 1 chinist' Mate Thomas H.

Pangle of Franklin RFD 4, has been transferred to the Navy's retired list after completing more than 30 years of service. A letter from Vice Admiral J. L. Holloway chief of Navy Personnel, read in pari: ''During your long naval career you have contributed greatly to the efficiency and morale of the Navy, and I desire to express the appreciation Ihe Navy Department foe your faithful and honorable service. The part you have contributed to the Navy's advancement should be a source of complete satisfaction for a job well done." LI.

Joe F. Lasseter son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Lasselcr of Lakeview Terrace, has been promoted to lieutenant commander. A weapons system performance officer, he is stationed at Point Mugu, Calif. Gigantic Savings On This Automatic Control Westinghouse Deluxe Electric Blanket Sexton, 80, a bachelor who died; mmmm PLUS A MOLDED FOAM RUBBER PILLOW Size 18 25 Lasseter enlisted in Iht Navy in January 1911. following graduation from l.ee H. Edwards High School, and received boot training at the Naval Training Center, Norfolk, Va.

During World Warn he served aboard Ihe air Feb. 28 in the Cherokee Rest; Home in Jacksonville, where he had been a patient almost lour years. Previously was 3 1 patient in Mrs. Kirk's rest homei off and on for about two years. Sexton's will, filed for probate here this week, cut off four nieces and a sister with $100 each.

Cleburne attorney Gean Turner, named administrator of the estate, said, "There is not any question but what the will will stand up." Lawyers and bankers here say Sexton's estate will be worth between five and seven million dollars. It includes an interest in 378' oil wells in the eastern Texas oil field. Sexton's will said he was leaving SIO.OOO to Turner, plus the customary fees. "I am leaving everything else that I own to the person who does not expect a penny from me, Mrs. Agnes Kirk," Sexton wrote.

Mrs. Kirk is an attractive mirs in hop 40s n-mimir mrfA LASSETER jS? 1' craft carries Hornet, Princeton and Intrepid a. a radarman and was aboard the Hornet in 1942 when Jama? Doolittle launched 5" Thick COVERED IN ZIPPERED PERCALE (A Reg. $7.95 Value) his history-making Tokyo raid from her decks Lasseter participated in the battles of Midway and Santa Cruz His decorations include the Aii Medal with seven stars and ihe Commendation Ribbon with combat device. i Sexton was reared at Sexton iCily, a Rusk County lown which had been named for his family lillliii iwnen me oil came, he and his jlhree brothers, Joe, John and Henry Sexton, shared ownership the 378 wells brought in on their property.

::9 Lasseter was commissioned an ensign, aviator, in March 1946. Danlr.v Kalne Cabe, son of Mrs. Mary E. Cabe of Sylva RFD 2, has enlisted in the Navy and is Sexton left his home lown in 1933 and moved to Cleburne. Here' BLANKET PILLOW Combined Value $42.93 NOW ONLY he devoted his time to ranching.

He accumulated 9,000 acres of ranchland in this area. now undergoing training at the Naval Training Great Lakes, 111, He was a student at Webster High School and was 1 i as a seaman in Columbia, SC. Army Special-lt 3-C Bruce ,1. Arrnwoori, son of Mr. and Mrs.

it Spanish Jloyal Family Loses Oldest Member 1RUN. Spain, March Infanta Maria Eulalia Francisca de bourbon, oldest living member of the Spanish royal family, died to-aay at her villa in this frontier town. She was 94. The Infanta, a daughter of Queen Isabel II and sister of the late King Alfonso XII, was the widow of the Duke of Montpensier. CABE Spring i just around the corner but there's always next year to think of comfort! WESTINGHOUSE offered PEARLMAN'S a drastic reduction in the wholesale cost of just 50 of their "FAIR -TRADE PRICED" Electric Blankets.

We snapped up the entire lot AND, as an extra bonus, we added one of the finest molded foam rubber pillows available. All at a big fat savings of nearly 72x84 inches fits twin or double beds. Lightweight replaces several regular blankets. Available in pastel pink, blue or green. grandson of King Louis Philippe of The soft, warm deep pile nylon blend blanket is washable and mothproof.

Automatic watchman control maintains selected warmth regardless of temperature changes. For Both Blanket Pillow $1.00 DOWN $1.00 WEEK Herbert L. Arrowood of Ruther-fordton RFD 2, has been named Soldier of the Month for the 63rd Engineer Combat Battalion in Germany. He is a demolition specialist in Company B. He arrived In Europe last February from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

He en-lered the Army in August, 1956 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Pvt. Paul Burrcll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burrcll of Skyland, was graduated Feb, 10 from the movement specialist course at the Army's Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Va.

He re-entered th Army In September 1957. He veteran of service in the Kiiropean Theater and in Japan. Pvt. Roy Enslcy, ion of Mance. Nie was the aunt of Spain's last king, Ihe late Alfonso XIII.

She was the firsl member of the Spanish royal family lo visit Cuba and shortly after this visit in 1893 she went lo the United States where she stayed for sev- wwmQ ieral days. She was born in the Madrid Royal palace Feb. 12, 1864. Paper wa invented by the Chinese in 170 B.C. 56 HAYWOOD STREET, ASHEVILLE, N.

C. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA.

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