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The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Club Leaders Hear
About Landscaping

| Wednesday, March 20 R. 0. Mono
smith, extension horticulturist, met with
the landscaping leaders of the Home
Demonstration Clubs at the Lexington
High School The program included
colored picture slides of different flow
ering shrubs, bulbs and ANIMALS. The
last part of the meeting was demon
stration of pruning shrubs around the
school building and at the home of Mrs.
G. H. McMorrough. Mr.. Monosmith ex-
planned that the Better Homes Week
program for 1910 is to be based on
clean up, paint up and fix up of the
farm home.
Mrs. Raif Killebrew of Richland Club,
was named as county chairman for Bet
ter Homes Week and each club will ap-
point community chairman to make a
report to Mrs. Kilebrew. The week OF
April % to May a has been set aside as
tho National Better Homes Week.
Clubs represented at the meeting
were Elliott Hill, Lexington, Richland
Providence and Durant. Leaders will
meet April II for the next gathering
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

ness at her home, and all hope that she
will soon be better.
Miss Myra Phillips Huffstatler came
home from Delta State College at
Cleveland last week end on visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Huff
statler.
Adelaids Ramsey spent the past week
with her grandmother, Mrs. Ramsey in
Durant. She and her father, w. A.
Ramsey will leave this week for visit
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

Ms. G. s. Harrell was gracious hos
tess on Friday with the members of the
Six Hundred Club. her guests. Spring
flowers decorated the room where the
games were played, in which Mrs. Walter
Moore was the Star player. An attrac-
tive salad course and ice cream were
served at the close of the afternoon.
The ambitious members of the Study
Club were guests of Mrs. William Ell
lis on Wednesday afternoon when the
most interesting papers concerning
Russia were given by Mrs. P. H.. Will
lams, Mrs. G. G. Ash, Miss Lille
Rathell and Mrs. j. d. Williams. The
twelfth program will be heard on April
third at the home of Mrs. George Pat
terson.
Mrs. William Ellis extended gracious
hospitality to the young Matron's Night
Contract Club on Thursday when an ad-
ditional table of players shared the
evenings pleasures with the club MEM
bers. Dainty and appetizing refresh
ments were enjoyed after the games.
Mrs. A. P. Shepherd entertained the
members of her Afternoon Contract CluD
on Saturday at her home on Tehula
street. The additional guest list includ-
ed the names of Mrs. Tom Shepherd
and Mrs. P. T. Lindholm. Golden daft
fodils. spirea and crimson japanese
ounce added springtime touch to the
suite of rooms. The high scores were
held by Mrs. c. NJ. Rose and Miss julia
Watson. Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostess after the games.
The pretty home of Miss Julia Wat
son was the scene of lovely informal
coca-cola party Saturday when Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Watson of Jackson were
honorees, only members of the immed-
late families were guests. protusion
of colorful spring blossoms in artistic
arrangement were in evidence through
out the suite of rooms.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
st. Mary's Episcopal Church
Rev. Elnathan Tartt, Rector
Sunday. March 31st

Church School .------10 A. M.
Holy Communion and Sermon--ll A. M.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Manager HOff Hurt
When Car OverturnS

J. M. Hoff, manager Of the local office
of the Mississippi Power & Light Co.
is still suffering from painful bruises
sustained in car wreck late last We'd
nesday night on the Durant-Lexington
road. Mr.. Hoff was returning from
Durant about 11:30 o'clock and said he
dozed for minute, his car leaving the
roadway and turning upside down in a
nearby ditch. The accident happened
just east of town near Black creek. He
was hurt about the chest and shoulders
worst in the injuries received. His car
was badly damaged from the accident.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

Continued on page five)
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Y. M. c. A. News

The Central Y. M. c. A. has
scheduled the following events:
Mondays pm. Us Mems Club
dinner at the Y. NJ C. A., followed
by motion picture program; 7:30
pm. Monday Night Bible Glass,
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurston, leader:
8 pm, health lecture and meeting
of Young Peoples Summer Con-
ference Committee.
Tuesday-6:30 pm. Girls Auxili-
ary meets in Boys Building: 7:45
pm. Sigmu Nu Delta Fraternity.
Wednesday-9:1 am. Junior Sec
retaries Training group; 7:30 pm,
Checker Club: pm. Public Speak
ing group and Y. M. c. A. Glee Club,
j. Nelson Anderson, director.
Thursday-9:30 am, Staff con-
ference; pm, Lenten motion pic
ture program and motion picture
program at Cleveland Park Branch.
8:15 pm, Young Mems Forum; $50
pm, Town Hall of the Air.
Friday-1:20 pm, Lenten motion
picture program, Woodward School;
7:30 pm, Capitol Pages Club, Boys
Building; $50 pm, COED group,
Boys Building.
Saturday-ll am, Prep Club;
11:30 am. Junior Club 1890 pm,
Clay Modelling Glass;. 80 pm, air
plane modelling; 2 pm. movies;
3 pm, Soap Sculpture Glass and
Bugle Corps, and 4:30 pm, Art
Glass. all in the Boys Building.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Glover Park Names
Committee Chairmen

Sheldon w. Fairchild, president
Of the Glover Park Citizens Asso-
citation, has announced the names
Of committee chairmen and their
respective committees for the ensu-
ing year. In doing so, he expressed
hope that these stronger commit
tees" would endeavor to place the
Glover Park area in better position
than 1t has ever been before.
Committee chairmen include: H.
o. Kephart, membership; Mrs. C. E..
Carlton, education; DR.. J. j. Whis-
man, health-welfare; F. w. Bright,
highway parks; E. D. Bromley, pub
lie utilities; M. r. Walker, coming;
w. G. Cunningham, entertainment;
H. E. Jueneman, Fairgrounds; A. E.
Schlemmer, safety; Dan Campbell,
law and legislation; l.. M. Brown,
program; Mr.. Jueneman, finance;
Mrs. w. P. Newton, reception.
The Membership Committee is
studying a plan whereby 1t may
double the present membership for
greater strength in the group. A
canvass of all blocks in the Glover
Park section will be made. Besides
the committee work, each member
Of the association has been asked
by the president to bring in at least
one new member during the year.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Automotive Briefs

Oscar Coolican, president Of the
Packard Washington Motor Co.,
Packard distributors for Washington
and vicinity, announces that L. r.
CTim) Colburn has won honors
among Packard statesmen in this
zone for 1899. Mr. Colburn is well
known to the public and trade in
Washington, having been associated
with Packard here for many years.
Charles E. Smith, division man
ager of the Shell Oil Co., announces
the appointment of Dean Sweeney
as new manager of the Washington
area. Mr.. Sweeney comes here from
Milton, N. Y, and succeeds James
l.. Webster, who is being promoted
to the position of sales manager of
the Eastern division of the company,
which covers most Of New England
Mr.. Sweeney has been with the
Shell organization seven years,
starting as service station sales
man in Los Angeles. Three years
ago he came East and was made
merchandising salesman in upper
New York State. Two years ago he
was placed in charge of all Shell
fabrication work in the company's
New York City general offices. He
was placed in charge of the Milton
area early in 1899.
Lee D. Butler, president of Lee D.
Butler, Inc. Studebaker distributors
for Washington and the surrounding
territory, and his entire dealer and
statesmen organization attended
Studebaker's 88th birthday celebra-
ton last Monday at the Mayfiower
Hotel. w. K. Erdman, Philadelphia
regional manager, and c. Scott
Fletcher, Studebaker's general sales
manager, were the principal speak
ers. Plans for merchandising during
the coming season were discussed.
Headed by A. w. Familiar, zone
manager, and Robert F. Hicks, East
ern regional manager, all Chevrolet
dealers and statesmen in the Balti-
more Washington territory gathered
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in
Baltimore last Tuesday. Plans were
announced for Chevrolet's March
and April advertising and merchan-
dising campaigns. A special evening
entertainment was provided for
statesmen who have earned 100 Car
Club" membershins.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
By G. adams H0,vard.

planned. 1t may be that the COM
pletion of the work at Thomas
Circle will force something to be
done about Scott Circle and the
much h-discussed Dupont Circle.
In other words, the freedom of
traffic expected at the Fourteenth
street intersection may cause a
jamming up all along the line. It
can be seen that a serious bottle
neck may result at Scott and Du-
pont Circles. 1t is known that during
the afternoon rush hours there is
more cross-town traffic at various
spots than vehicles moving north.
Therefore, with conditions favor
able at the eastern end and likewise
at the western end of Massachusetts,
avenue, further percentage in
crease may be very likely. There is
certainly only one thing that can be
done about it. And that is to carry
the improvement all along the line.
1t would not be surprising that the
highway department is hoping that
public opinion will demand it. All
of this work is along the line taken
by other cities with their wide un-
obstructed arterial highways.
Another need fast looming up is
for an underpass at Wisconsin and
Massachusetts, avenues itself. Con-
ditions are pretty bad there twice
daily. An underpass is the only
remedy to relieve the congestion.
No lights of any kind can correct
the present situation And in bad
weather every one knows how the
cars slip and stall on the existing
crest of the hill. Fortunately in this
case the engineering project would
be fairly simple one, and at a
reasonable cost. The topography of
terrain allows this.
Highway planning is not an easy
task, but advancements must be
made. Cities do grow, and WASH
ington is in no way an exception.
The National Capital is to be con-
graduated in its Engineer Commits
sioner, Col. David McCoach, jr., and
the highway director. Capt. Herbert
c. Whitehurst. Both are men of
proven experience and forward
looking ideas. May the new devel-
opment at Thomas Circle prove both
a success and an inspiration.
Highway improvement is not con-
fined to road widening alone. Good
lighting is also a necessity in elini-
Evening star., 1940-03-10
New Members Sought
For Northeast Group

Art Hartung, chairman of the
Membership Committee Of the
Northeast Businessmen's Associa-
ton, which last year brought in
over 100 new members, has set his
goal for this year at 200. He
thanked his committee for it's whole
hearted cooperation through 1899
and asked that it work even harder
during 1910.
I'VE must build Northeast he
said, land keep it the leading Sec
ton that it is today. To do this
we must continue to interest busi-
nessmen in the association so as to
work 100 per cent for the COM
munity."
New members indicted into the
group so far this year are: Joseph
o. Shaffer, Richard A. Lain, E. L..
Lands, Milton L. Whip, sr; Paul
Serene, Louis Berman, Jack Melrose,
George G.. McLeish, Miles w. Dalton,
R. w. Palmer, Ben E. Singer, Joseph
B. Murphy, L. Zabrek, J. J. Baker,
smith, Joseph c. Longest.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
w. c. A. News

Georgetown Chapter will serve tea
today from to o'clock. Miss Sally
West, pianist. and Miss Mary Long.
soprano, accompanied by Winifred
Chamberlain, will give a joint pro-
gram at the music hour at o'clock.
Selections from Chopin, Grieg, Bee
thoven, Puccini and Speaks.
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
will rehearse Monday at 7:30 pm.
and also the instrumental ensemble
will meet on Friday at pm.
The Young Married Women's Club
will meet Wednesday with Miss
Helen Steinbarger of the Public
Library as the guest speaker. Lunch
con will be served at l o'clock and
the group will meet with Miss Grace
Ryan for an hour OF interior deco
rating at 2 o'clock.
The Hyattsville Girl Reserves will
meet Monday at pm. for a tour
of the Y. w. c. A. Building and
bowling. At 4 pm. there will be
junior high school parties on We'd
nesday and Friday. The dancing
class of Girl Reserves, which has
been meeting on Saturday morn
ings will have party for their
last session. Mrs. Edwin B. Parker
will be the honor guest. The Girl
Reserve Interclub Council will meet
at II am. Saturday.
The Xenos Club will meet We'd
nesday at pm. The Public Affairs
Group will meet Thursday at pm.
The Blue Triangle Club will meet
for club supper on Thursday.
The Merrimaids' Club of the in
dustrial department will have a
buffet supper on Wednesday at
$3.50. The Greek Mutual Aid Society
will meet at 8.
The Mount Pleasant Chapter will
meet with Mrs. w. w. Taylor, 1884
T street NV, on Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
PIT. A.
Continued From Page C-6.)

music room. "The Importance of
Arithmetic" will be the topic. Both
schools will hold "Open House"
from l to 2 pm.
Janney.
The annual spring luncheon will
be held Tuesday. Executive board
members and grade mothers will
meet at am.
The First Aid Class will be held
at las pm. on Tuesday.
A meeting was held Tuesday when
health certificates were presented by
Mrs. Walter Schumacher to children
whose health rating was 100 per cent
as result of the Summer Roundup
Campaign. Rev. Walter M. Michale
spoke on "The School, the Church,
and the Home" Music was fur
nished by Mrs. A. Nelson Sayre.
Parents visited the library after the
meeting on invitation of Mrs. Frank
Caldwell, library chairman.
Amidon- Fairbrother -Rossell.
A meeting will be held Tuesday
at pm. at the Fairbrother School
w. I. Cleveland of the American
Automobile Association will speak on
Safety"
Buchanan.
A meeting will be held Tuesday
at 2:45 pm. Pupils will sing, and
"A Trip to California" will be pre-
sented through motion pictures.
The P. T. A. Dramatic Club and
pupils will present an entertainment
Friday at 8 pm.
Mrs. Charles T. Davis has been
appointed chairman of delegates to
the State convention.
Gage.
The association will meet Tuesday
at pm. A member of the Wilson
Teachers College faculty will be
guest speaker. Refreshments will
be served
Mrs. Robert Natter, study group
chairman, announces a meeting for
Wednesday at LIS pm. Miss Bertha
Taylor, principal, will explain The
New Report Card" DR.. Simpson
Daugherty spoke on Religion in the
Home" at the study group meeting
on March 6.
Powell Elementary.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm. Music will be fur
nished by the Wilson Teachers
College Glee Club and DR.. Mitchell
Dreese will discuss Developing
Emotional Stability in This Age
Crisis" A discussion period will
follow his talk. and social hour
will conclude the program.
Congress Heights.
A meeting will be held at 2:30 pm.
Thursday. Dr. I. Phillips Frohman
will be guest speaker. The retiring
summer roundup chairman, Mrs
Erna Steering, will present health
certificates to the class of kinder
garten and first grade pupils who
have fulfilled the requirements of
the State and national campaign.
Mrs. Adam H. Moore has been ap-
pointed the new summer roundup
chairman.
NAAo. w. ". SlldllOIcl, LlcillDcl Slllp
chairman, reports a membership of
30l, with 100 per cent enrolment
of teachers.
Wallach-
Mrs. c. D. Lowe, president of the
D. c. Congress, will speak at meet
ing tomorrow at 1:30 pm. in the
Wallach School. A special program
of music has been arranged and
refreshments will be served.
The study group will meet Thurs
Evening star., 1940-03-10
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD|
Thomas Circle Unerpass Opening Thursday May Lead Other
Needed Projects; Safety Studies Continue

The completion of one of Wash
ington's largest highway projects
Will be all accomplished fact at 10
am. this Thursday when the under
pass at Thomas Circle will be off,
cially opened. The cars of the Dis
trlct Commissioners will be the first
to use the underground passage.
An open house" affair has been
arranged for all those interested
between and o'clock Tuesday
and Wednesday. Opportunity will
be given for thorough inspection,
although the tour will be on foot.
The work at the circle started
about a year ago. The time taken
was of slow nature so as to per-
NIT continual flow of traffic. In this
matter the highway department
which controlled operations is to be
lauded, for traffic was kept open
at all times. 1t is to be remembered
that this was the case in the con-
struction of the Klingle Bridge on
Connecticut avenue and at the Cal
vert Street Bridge, where in the
latter construction traffic was STOP
ped only for few hours while the
Old bridge was moved southwark.
The Thomas Circle project is the
greatest OF its kind ever attempted
here. 1t cost $530OOO. While other
projects, such as the erection of new
bridges, have cost more, this particu-
lar type of work tops everything of
its kind in relation to highway de-
velopment of streets.
The K street overpass over Water
side drive also is near completion,
some time in July being scheduled.
This important arterial lane will
cost 100000.
Next in line is the work on Massa-
chusetts avenue from California
street to Wisconsin avenue, This
calls for a considerable widening
OF the thoroughfare and a new
bridge over Rock Creek Park. Work
has already gotten under way and
the contract has been given a year
to run. The estimated cost of this
work is S550,000, which again will
set new high.
1t is to be hoped that the three
above projects, so necessary to relieve
congestion here, will be the forerun-
ner Of many more. If funds are
available, it is understood that future
projects of equal Importance are
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Orchestra. This project is spon-
sored by the association, which also
furnishes transportation to and
from the concerts for the pupils.
Jackson.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 80 pm. Francis st. Austell
of the Community Chest will show
colord slides of the work of various
agencies of the Chest.
Hubbard.
A luncheon will be given for the
Patrol Boys by the association on
Tuesday at lis pm. A program of
entertainment is being planned for
this affair.
The study group, under the
leadership of Mrs. Helen Lyman,
will meet Thursday at LAS pm
Subjects for discussion will be New
Movement in Secondary Education"
and Teaching Children to Think"
John Burroughs.
A meeting will be held Thursday
at 1:30 pm. The guest speaker will
be Miss Mildred Berry, children's
librarian at the Woodbridge Branch
Library, who will discuss Building
Library for the Home" The Girls
Glee Club of Mckinley High School
will sing
A study group will meet Tuesday
at 1890 am. Miss L. Peller will
lead the discussion on Mental
Hygiene for Child and Parent"
There will be open discussion after
ward.
Mrs. Harry L. Beach, Mrs. r. l..
Jefferys, Mrs. F. Leroy Houck and
Mrs. Frederick Manglier spent We'd
nesday of last week sewing at the
student air rooms at the Gales
School.
Oyster.
The association will meet tomor-
row at tbs pm. Fifteen minutes
will be allowed for parents to visit
the teachers in the various class
rooms. Honor guests will be Mrs.
Pearl Clark, State safety chairman;
Mrs. Rena Kennedy, patrol teacher,
and Policeman c. E. Brown, CO.
ordinator. Capt. Harvey G.. Gala
han of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment will discuss "The Safety
OF Our Children" The patrol boys
will give a short demonstration of
"A Few Incidents in the Life of a
Boy Patrol" Entertainment will be
furnished by the Mothersigners, un-
der the direction of Mrs. T. D. Gates,
State music chairman.
John Quincy Adams.
At the meeting on Tuesday at
8 pm. Richmond B. Keech, vice
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, will present an in
formal talk dealing with the origin,
regulation and growth, with par
tlcular application to the District
OF Columbia. of the Office of peoples
counsel and the Public Utilities
Commission. An invitation has
been extended to the public to at
tend. A social will follow.
Ketcham-Van Buren,.
Due to the fact that the assembly
hall has been condemned by the
Board of Education. all meetings
of the association will be held in
the Emanuel Church Hall, Thir-
teenth and V streets Sc. The asso-
citation meets tomorrow at 8 pm.
E. D. Reed, principal of the Cham
berlain Vocational School, will be
guest speaker
Mrs. j. Mears, membership chair
man, announces 100 per cent teach
er enrolment.
Mrs. L. Weber and Mrs. Sue Evans.
co-chairmen of the Summer Round
up Committee, will have a meeting
OF their committee to make plans for
the roundup on Wednesday at
l:30 pm. in the Ketcham School.
Hine Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet to-
morrow at 1:30 pm.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Three Conventions
Scheduled for Week

The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress is among the three organi-
cations scheduled to convene In
Washington this week.
The Rivers and Harbors Congress
will meet for four days, beginning
Tuesday, at the Mayflower Hotel.
In conjunction with the congress,
the Mississippi Valley Flood Con-
troll Conference also is scheduled
to hold its four-day convention at
the Mayfiower Hotel, beginning
Tuesday.
The Society of Automotive Engi-
neers will meet for three days be-
ginning Thursday at the Washing
ton Hotel. Approximately 1000 dele
gates are expected to attend the
three gatherings.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Trade Board Groups
To View Underpass

The Subcommittee Of the WASH
ington Board of Trade Public Health
Committee, in cooperation with the
Health Department, will meet at
1890 pm. Tuesday at the Harring-
ton Hotel. DR.. Darrell C. Grain is
chairman.
The following Board of Trade COM
mittees will inspect the Thomas
Circle underpass with Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst, director of the District
Highway Department, at $3.50 pm.
Tuesday.
The Traffic Committee, headed by
P. Y. K. Howat; the Bridges Com
mittee, headed by George c. Shinn,
and the Street and Avenues Com
mlttee, of which George v. Graham
is chairman.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Seven Accepted

Seven new applicants have been
accepted into membership in the
Washington Board of Trade. They
are:
Byers M. Bachman, Claude w.
Boswell, George NJ Evans, Howard
z. Holtz, Lester E. Musgrave, Howard
T. Poole and Lee Thorne.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Argentina's last cotton crop was
3S per cent greater than the previous
one.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Losses in War at Sea
~ the Associated Press

reported during
OF rs June l. inclusive:
Evening star., 1940-06-02

completed until next January. No
building official here would predict
what the Governments housing
needs would be by then.
To accommodate any large per-
sonnel group OF 5000 or 1000 workers,
it was said, it would be necessary in
the present circumstances to rent
space in some 30 widely separated
buildings. '"Ihe disadvantages Of
such a hodge podge, especially for
emergency work, are readily seen," 1t
was said.
When the 1910 census is COM
pleted, the new Census Building
would be available to accommodate
other Federal workers. This would
ease the situation somewhat nor
mally, but would count for little
under emergency conditions.
President Roosevelt's letter to
Congress Friday requesting an ap-
preparation Of $1,060,0 900 to add a
fourth story to the Navy and Num-
tions Building, it was pointed out,
was required for the expected ex-
pansion there.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Governors ConcIave
To Have 0yetones
|0f War and Election
Items Not on Program
Opening Tonight Loom
As Large os Others
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
DULUTH, MINI, June 1.-Echoes
Of European warfare and advance
rumblings Of the national election
campaign today threatened to drown
out the prepared chorus at the Ma
tional Governors Conference OPEN
ing here tomorrow night.
As the State chieftains began ar
irving for the four-day session, q
couple Of items that were not on the
regular program loomed large In the
spotlight.
One was President Roosevelt's
recommendation that the Governors
give some thought to the military
defenses Of the United States.
The oficial program of the con-
ference contained no reference to
the international situation, but Gov
Lloyd G. Stark Of Missouri, chair
man Of the conference Executive
Committee, said Thursday night he
would bring the matter" Of ma
tional defense before the group
Monday.
Gov. Stark conferred with Mr.
Roosevelt shortly before the Presi-
dent made his suggestion to the con-
ference.
G. o. p. to Be Active.
For the Republicans, the confer
ence promised to bring some i'm.
portant backstage activity centerine
around the National Republican
Convention at Philadelphia late thi.
month.
Gov. Harold e. Stassen, Mime