Polk Man Facing Assault ChargesCOLUMBUS. N. C. W—Rhodes, 53, former Polk County accountant. is scheduled to faci trial during the spring term of )j Superior Court which opened heretoday, charged with assaulting Araven-haired wife with a deadly weaponRhodes is charged with assaulting Mrs. Stella Rhodes as she $afc j in a car with Edward A. Ball, 31, , Tryon theater manager, early May 24. Ball later the same day was found shot to death in the foyer of his theater.'(i Murder charges against Rhodes were dropped after a coroner\% jury June 4 ruled Ball came to his death by unknown persons.Rhodes faced trial on the assault charge Aug. 28.* However, it wafl ruled a‘ mistrial.COFFEE SAI.F.S DROP