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Evening star., 1947-05-23
1000 California Shriners
To Visit Alexandra

More than 1000 California Shriners
en- route to the Imperial Shrine
Council convention in Atlantic City
viii visit Alexandra tomorrow as
guests of the Shrine club there.
About 800 OF the visiting Shriners,
members of Aahmes Temple Of Oak
land. will parade at 2 pm. along
King street from Fairfax to Payne.
/ Alexandria Shriners have ar
ranged to conduct their visitors on
Ia tour OF the city, ending at Mount
Vernon, where wreaths are TO be
placed on the tomb Of George Wash
|ington. The visitors viii attend a
luncheon ct the National Masonic
Memorial Temple after the tour.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Taxi Ordinance
Being Drafted
Sonter Acts After
Heoring Centering
On Proposed Fores

Montgomery County Commission.
er Wesley /. Sauter today prepared
to draft an ordinance regulating
operation Of taxicabs In the county,
including the establishment of zones
and uniform rates.
When completed, the ordinance
viii be submitted to the County
Commissioners for adoption.
Approximately 20 drivers and rep
resentatives of taxicab associations
appeared before Mr.. Sauter yester-
day In the Bethesda County Build
ing to discuss the provisions.
Basis Of the discussion was group
of recommendations presented to
Mr.. Sauter about three weeks ago
by q special advisory committee, Of
which Einar Christensen, former
trial magistrate In Silver Spring,
is chairman.
The recommendations included
Establishment Of q taxicab bureau
to be headed by q hack inspector.
division Of the county into zones and
q registration fee ranging from $50
to 500 for each cab. The commit
tee also suggested that refusal to
pay q taxicab fare be made mis-.
demeanor.
Debate Centers on Zone Fares.
Most Of the discussion centered
on proposals for zone fares.
E. A. Glenn, Silver Spring, early
In the hearing suggested q 40-cent-
per-mile fare. He later reduced this
recommendation to 80 cents mile
after Commissioner Sauter declared
that prospective passengers are
afraid" to hail cabs at present be-
cause they don't know how much
they will be charged and that he
believed the Accent figure was
excessive.
Frank Mozee, also of Silver Spring,
proposed establishment of two zones
with a 25-cent fare for the first
zone, so cents for the second and
fare based on mileage after that.
Henry H. Smelling, representing
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton, warned the group that
nothing will injure the cab in
dutry more than excessive fares"
Plans Called 'Too Elaborate"
From James Miller, attorney rep
lresenting the Suburban Cab Co.,
and We Cab, both of Bethesda,
came suggestion for 30-cent fare
for the first mile and IS cents for
each additional mile in each zone.
Mr.. Miller also charged that the
lcommittee's recommendations were
tatoo elaborate" and asked that thd
tentire question of taxicab regula-
ftion be placed under the police de-
|partment.
There will be less opportunity Of
appointment Of a hack inspector for
political purposes if the police regu-
late cabs" Mr.. Miller asserted, "and
the whole thing will be less ex-
Ipensiye."
Commissioner Sauter explained.
however, that the police force is
already undermanned and could not
undertake to handle such a program.
Several cab drivers attacked group
riding, terming such practice "un-
fair to the driver as well as to tho
person who hired the cab" Mr..
christensen said the hack inspector
would be empowered to prohibit
group riding If he felt such action
was desirable.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Potomac Commission
Will Start Clean Up
Projects This Year
BY james Birchfield
S,or Stcff Correspondent

CACAPON STATE PARK, w. Va,
May 23-The Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin a CO.
operative organization consisting OF
representatives from Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
the District and the Federal Governs
ment, will launch q program this
year of specific projects designed to
clean up" the river basin.
Commission Chairman L. Harold
Sothoron, State Senator from Prince
Georges County, told commission
members at the opening of the or
ganization's two-day spring confer
ence here today that this meeting
marks the turning point in the COM
missions policy from one of plan
ming to one of action.
an the past" Senator sothoron
said, "the commission has dealt
mainly with a long-range program
Of planning for the Potomac River
Basin. This program has included
the establishment of water quality
standards as a basis for pollution
abatement work.
Planning Mostly Done T
Most of our planning work has
been DONE" Senator Sothoron con-
tinued." and now we must devote
our efforts to a program Of specific
projects designed to rid the Potomac
of the conditions that make for pol
luton"
Among the first specific projects
that will be backed by the commits
tion, Senator Sothoron said, will
be the setting up throughout the
basin of water sampling stations.
These stations will be operated Coz
operatively by industry and menu
ber States and will provide inforrna-
ton at all times on the condition OF
each section Of the Potomac and Its
tributaries.
A highlight of today's session
was to be a conference this after
noon between representatives of
Maryland and West Virginia on a
program of pollution abatement in
the Upper Potomac
This conference is the, first to be
held between members of water
control boards of member States
and is expected to be the beginning
of . program that will draw other
member States into closer co-opera-
tion in attacking pollution prob
lens.
Upper Potomac "Sore Spot"
Commission members said 1t Is
hoped that recommendations 70,
specific action for alleviating the
pollution in the upper basin will
come from the conference.
The Upper Potomac, in the Luke
Cumberland area, has long beer
considered the "sore spot" in the
basin.
Today's session will close with
an illustrated discussion of a pro-
gram designed to correct the flow
of acid mine wastes into basin
streams. These acid mine wastes
destroy fish and other aquatic life
and injure vegetation along noun
tain streams.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Nancy Rucker, II, to Be
Arlington May Queen

Nancy Rucker, II, daughter of
Commonwealth Attorney Denman
IT. Rucker and sixth-grade pupil of
the Woodmont Elementary School,
Arlington. will be the queen at the
May celebration at s pm. today on
the school grounds.
Escorting her will be John Rich
mond, 10, fifth-grade pupil. Fletcher
Kemp, superintendent of Arlington
County schools, will crown the
queen.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Two District Area Pilots Plan
World Flight in Sport Planes
Hope to Take Off
Next Month With
Piper Aircraft
By A. A. HoehIing
Star stoff Correspondent

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, May 23.-Two
washington flight instructors are ar
ranging in this Allegheny Mountains
factory town for what they hope Will
be the first round -the-world- flight
in sport type planes.
Both ex-Army pilots, they are
Clifford Evans, 26, of 1416 North
Abingdon street, Arlington, and
George Truman, 80, who shares a
trailer with his wife and newborn
twin girls in a camp near the Col
lege Park Airport where both men
are employed.
After conferring with executives
of the Piper Aircraft Corp. the two
said today they are hoping to take
off next month in two planes but
arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
Extra Gas Tanks Planned.
Spokesman at the company de-
clined to elaborate on the projected
trip explaining that the time 'is
somewhat previous" for an an
nouncement.
1t is understood, however, that
Piper has the specifications ready
for adding extra gas tanks to two
of their standard three-place 100
horsepower cruiser models. Speed is
slightly more than 100 miles an hour.
Although June Is originally was
set for the takeoff, from New York,
the date has been cancelled largely
because arrangements have not been
completed.
Mr.. Truman wants to make the
flight because he thinks .'it would
be a good business proposition.
The route of the projected fight
would follow closely that Of the
Reynolds BombsheH on its globe
girdling jaunt this spring. The first
hops would be from New York to
Nova Scotia to Newfoundland to
Greenland to Iceland. The route
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Church Festival PIunned

A spring festival will be held at
the parish house of Falls Church,
160 East Broad street, Falls Church.
Va, Saturday from 2 to pm. The
afternoon and evening program will
include a ham supper from 5 pm.
to 7::3o pm; movies. pony rides,
photography. frog races and various
sales.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Nurse Added to Stoff

Mrs. Helen Teberg has been added
to the staff of the Instructive Visit
ing Nurse Association of Arlington,
it was announced today. Mrs. Lillian
Cary, executive director, said ad-
missions and visits are running
ahead Of the same period last year.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Berwyn to Hear Sothorn

State Senator L. Harold Sothorn
of Maryland will be guest speaker
at memorial services to be held at
the Berwyn War Memorial, Balti-
more and Greenbelt roads, at pm.
Sunday. DR.. Charles T. Stewart Of
Berwyn Heights Is to act as master
of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Alexandria 81 Honored

T/5 Daniel j. Alexander Of 737
North Columbus street, Alexandria
has been selected to attend an eight
weeks special United States Army
Clerical and Administration School
according to an announcement BY
Army headquarters in Austria
where he is stationed.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Gorden Club to Meet

The Mems Garden Club Of Mont
gomery County will meet at 8 pm,
June S, in the Battery Park Club
house, Glenbrook road, Bethesda.
J. Marion Shull will address the
meeting on "Care and Culture OF
Dav Lilies"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Plun Observance
Nutionul
Flower Week

National Flower Week, Novem-
Der 2-9, will be observed IN
Jackson county by the sending OF
flowers to officials and public
institutions by florists of the coun-
ty, j. w. Martin of Pugh's Floral
Shop, county chairman, said this
week.
The week of observance is
sponsored by the Society of Amer
lean Florists, a non-profit organi-
cation and seeks to bring the
full, joyous, soothing and bene-
fetal of flowers to our people"
The week is being observed ma
tionally and has been set aside
by proclamation of President Trip
man, Governor Fielding Wright,
and locally by Mayors John r.
Watts and F. w, Cirlot of Pas
cagoula and Moss Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Ozark Float Trip Floats Troubles Away

er says. meet you every night
in my MOUNTAINEERING you
air mattresses, pork chops. ice
cream, anything you want.
Guides do all the cooking--you
just stretch out and watch the
stars"
Abruptly, Walker turns off the
road and noses down an en-
bankment TO find Kings river.
He and Beaver slide the boat
into fast-running water.
"Tll meet you in eight hours,
10 miles downstream" Walker
says.
Your place Is a canvas chair,
four-year combat veteran, push
es off, paddles from the stern.
Swift current catches the craft,
Beaver steers skillfully.
Now the water is deep, slow
err, very clear. A school of two
dozen drum flash along the bot
tom.
start casting" Johnny sug-
gests. Get it under the brush
along the bank"
On your second cast, a bass
strikes, gets away. Five minutes
later. you hook another, bring
him in. Johnny strings him up
behind the boat.
Steep banks line the river
quiet. peaceful, heavily wooded
beauty-black oak, ash, syca-
more, elm and soft maple.
Il had to get through that
war;" Beaver says, ITO come
back to this. I've seen a lot of
world, but to me this part of
the country is it,"
More fast water = a branch
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Panihers Lead =.

Continued from Page l, Sec. q
touchdown.
Duplain did the scoring for BIZ
loxi.
The Gulfport Commodores won
their first conference victory, Is
to 7 yer the Brcokhaven Pan
theirs.
Charlie Hill made the first Gulf
port touchdown in a sweep around
end defended by George Turn
bow, who had not allowed a first
down previously this season. A
T3-yard drive brought the other
Gulfport score
The Lee High Generals of Co
lumbus likewise entered the Big
Eight win column for the first
time, beating Clarksdale 13 to 0.
A drive powered by Red Brewer
and Johnny Ramia, a run-back by
T. w. Lewis of an intercepted
pass, brought the toumhc H:Ztitc
the second half.
The Meridian Wildcats, with a
loss and a tie on their record,
won their third conference tri-
umph, "a to z, from Jackson. 1t
was Indy Callahan, of course,
who led the way. He made three
of the WMildcat touchdowns, one
on a 43-yard run and the others
on short plunges after he had set
up the scores with longer gains.
George Boggan passed to Jim
Campbell for the Jackson score.
Natchez played outside the con-
ference, toying with the Yazoo
City Indians and winning "a to z.
Corinth also played outside the
league but had a far less pleasant
time of it, losing to Amory q to
IA.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Meeting OF Ruby
Unvdrnoki Circle
With Mrs. Watson

The meeting of the Ruby Udar-
noki Circle of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of the First Bap-
list church of Pascagoula was held
at the home of Mrs. w. w. Wat
son. 1913 Resca de la Palma street
Monday at 3 p. m.
The meeting was opened with
prayer bv Mrs. w. w. Burnett.
During the business period Mrs.
C. w. Martin, the chairman, urged
all members to plant flowers and
care for them so that the church
might always be assured of a sup
plv of blossoms.
1t was also voted to purchase
a COPY of the book, From Gene
sis to Revelations" which the So
ciety is now studying in order
that il might be available to
members for reading and after
wards to be presented to the
church library.
tThe Bible study was led by
Mrs. x. L. Walker.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Walker and the study will
be the first eleven chapters of
the new book.
A new member, Mrs, Ed Little,
was given a cordial welcome into
the circle. Mrs. Little was then
elected coupon chairman.
Mrs. r. A. Robertson was a Wis
itor.
The II members present
brought the attendance to 100
nprcpnt.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

reaches for the boat but Johnny
skids around it. Then a shall
low rapids. You get out to help
the guide push the craft over
rocks.
Thanks" he pants after
wards. Some tourists never
get their feet Wet
An inquisitive water turtle
swims alongside. Three men,
gigging for drum. pole by.
They grin and hold up a string
of half a dozen fish. A water
moccasin heads for the boat and
Johnny swats it away with the
paddle.
Sometimes" he comments,
they try to climb in with you"
Lunch on a gravel bar in the
shade of a black oak. Fried
chicken, biscuits. fresh black
berry preserves. Johnny fishes
while you plunge into the river
to cool off.
The trip resumes. High bluffs
hold off the afternoon sun and
dark shades ride the ripples.
The little boat gIides silently.
You lean back, watch a soaring
hawk. Johnny senses your Sc
renity.
Float trips float your trou-
bles away" he says.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
BY WILLIAM c. N
APP Newsfeatures


Eureka Springs, Ark.-Dawn
bathes the green Ozark hilltops
as Ben Walker arrives at your
cabin door.
"Ready for the float trip" he
yells, unloading his lanky frame
from the converted army ambu-
lance. The ambulance is loaded
!. with fishing and camping
equipment and the narrow, flat
toned boat that will take you
down the turbulent Kinks river
is on a trailer behind.
Johnny Beaver. tanned, hus-
KY, float-trip guide, waiting in
the ambulance, says: Lets get
moving-it's seven miles to the
river
Seven miles. Past Eureka
Springs, the terraced town that
climbs an Ozark mountain. The
up-and-down town with no flat
spaces. Its 5000 residents
sheared the top off a Hill for cir
Gus and rodeo room.
Walker drives furiously-the
trailer plays crack-the-whip
around curves. Walker is So,
friendly. full Of pepper. Sharp
blue eyes. big smile, jaw bulg-
ing with tobacco. Twenty-Five
guides work for this man whose
business is floating tourists
down rivers--the White, Kings,
and Buffalo rivers in Arkansas
and the Illinois river in Oklaho-
ma.
Il can put you on new water
every day for IA days" Walk
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

Would You Like to Be In the
Movies?"
Lash is Hollywood's newest
hard-riding son of the old west
and plays the role of Cheyenne
for PRO Studios in Hollywood.
Although La Rue is a star now,
his career did not come easy.
That's why, the Cheyenne Kid
will tell you, Il want to help 9TH
r who are honestly interested in
motion pictures"
At each performance Al La Rue
will select some young hopeful to
appear on the same show with
him, and then they will be judg-
ed by a five-point grading sys-
tenn. Talent, shoWmanship, audi
ence appeal, personality and pic
ture possibility.
The winner will receive a free
trip to Hollywood with all ex-
pSlloCo pau anu q IOlc III q llf5-
ton picture. The finals will be
judged by a group of competent
picture personalities. Producers,
directors, actors and others well
known to the business of selecting
talent.
AL Lash La Rue and June Carr
and Ron Ormond his producers,
are urging everyone who is in
terested in a motion picture ca
reer to register Immediately with
the manager as prior to the ac-
tual performance Lash La Rue
will personally interview each
contestant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
KREBS A MEMBER

University, Miss, Oct. 3l-Al-
bin Krebs of Pascagoula, is
among "A charter members OF
Lambda Sigma, journalism fra
ternity at the University of Mis-
sissippi, which was organized
here recently. Krebs is a fresh
man in the College of Liberal
Arts.
Members of the fraternity must
be working toward a major or
minor in journalism, have an
above average scholastic record,
and show evidence of profession
al journalistic ability.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Swamp Highly :.
Continued from Page /, Sec. q

ond half team. Milette is a
crack passer, when his line holds,
and Boykin is a powerful runner
who held the Big Eight scoring
lead until Panther Lavon Ezell
grabbed the title with Is points
in Friday nights game.
Coach Dobbie Holden's charges
were a smooth running machine
that combined a running and
passing attack with stellar line
play. Statistically, they drubbed
the visitors almost as bal as the
score indicates.
Move Into Lead
The Panthers moved into the
lead in the first quarter after
kicking off to Greenville and ex-
changing punts. A sustained
drive of SO yards, which Melted
three first downs, ended after
eight minutes of the first quar-
ter with little Mutt Hare doing
the honors. Sylton Cole place
kicked for the extra point.
Greenville indicated immediate
ly that they were still in the game
by scoring midway the second
quarter on the pass mentioned
earlier. Boykin had moved the
ball to the one yard line on a
nice run only a minute before.
His attempted placement for the
extra point failed and the Pasca-
goula fans settled in their seats
with a sigh of relief.
But a few plays later, the Pan
theirs began rolling again and
went 85 yards after nearly bog
ging down on the goal line. Quar-
terback Rocky Byrd, who had
been injured, was replaced by
Frank Branch. Branch tried three
passes on the Hornet one foot
line, and then sent Paul Ryan off
left tackle for the score while
the Hornets waited for the next
aerial.
Hornets Routed
The second half began with a
bang and it was the Panthers
that proved the second half abil,
ity credited to the visitors. TAX
ing the opening kickoff, the locals
moved right down the field for
the score with Byrd, back in the
game. quarterback sneakiDg II for
the final yard. The placement
failed.
After an exchange of punts, the
Panthers drove down again and
Haire tailed for the second time,
going off tackle from the Hornet
nine to cross the goal standing
up behind the best blocking of
the evening. Cole again failed to
convert and the score stood 27-6
as the substitutes began coming
into the. Panther iine-rp.
Ezell accounted for the last 13
points. Alternating with M. r.
Richards in the halfback spot, he
came into the game in the final
period with the ball resting on the
Hornet is. He skirted left end
for the score.
A few plays later, he grabbed
one of the Hornets desperation
passes on the fifty yard line and
ran for another score, following
up by running the extra point
for so points for the season and
the Big Eight scoring lead a few
minutes before the game ended.
The lineup and statistics fol-
low.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
PEG TO MEET

The first meeting of Chapter
c. PEG Sisterhood. in November
will take place next Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. NJ. E. Wiging-
ton on Cherubuseo street when
the study will be on the chapter
constitution. aIA..at 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
REVIVAL

The public is invited 10 attend
a Revival at the East Moss Point
Holiness Church which begins on
October 81, it was announced this
week.
The Rev. W. B. Rigney and
family of Clara, Miss, will con-
duct the services and feature old
fashioned preaching and special
singing, according to the Rev.
Douglas Davis, pastor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
~.
Let the People Speak Gu
MU[JIlKU1I3a

WALTER sILLERs. Speaker of the
House: "In my opinion Congressman
Colmer is the man the people should
elect. He is an able, experienced states
man and stands foursquare for consti-
tutional government of law and order,
the American way of life, and our cher
ished Southern traditions"
DR.. J. T. WEEKS. prominent physician
of Jackson. states: "Bill Colmer is a mod
est, conscientious and sincere gentleman,
whose hard work, training and know
ledge particularly qualify him to rep
resent the people of Mississippi in the
U. S. Senate at this time"
w. T. WYNN. prominent Delta attorney
and planter. says: "It is my belief that
Mr.. Colmer's record of many years, his
thorough knowledge of foreign affairs,
makes him eligible to move into the
Senate as a veteran to lend support to
the Marshall Plan, to combat Commun-
ism, and also head off the radical labor
leaders who have misled the rank and
file of fine men in labor"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

WILLIAM D. SISSoN. Commercial-Ap-
peal Washington Correspondent: Col
mer without fanfare checkmated FEPC
bills fervid supporters"
RAY MURPHY. Past National Com
mander. American Legion: "You Com
tributed greatly to our success"
JAMES E. VAN ZANDT. Past National
Commander-in- Chief. Veterans of For
eisn Wars: ITO you belongs much of the
credit relative to our success"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

Scoring touchdowns: Pascagoula, Hare.
~. Ezell (2l, Ryan and Byrd; Green
Vile. Wallace. Scoring extra points: Pas
cagoula, Cole 80 and Ezell. First downs;
Pascagoula Is. Greenville Z. passes at
tempted. P~ascagoula Is. Greenville 7;
passes completed, Pascasoula 8: Green
Vile |; passes intercepted, Pascagoula
3, Greenville /: penalties, Pascagoula
6s yards. Greenville 10 yards.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

The opossum is the only mar
supial mammal with pouch for
young) native to North Ameri-
ca.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

JOHN A. BTLBo. brother of the late
Senator Theo. C. Bilbo. says: 81 am vot-
ing for Bill Colmer. I am not asking you
toVote for him because I am supporting
him, but I am asking you to support him
because he is the best qualified man in
the race"
VETERAN JAKE w. LINDSEY. Con-
gressional Medal of Honor Holder from
Lucedale. Mississippi. says: II am sup
porting Congressman Colmer not only
because he is a World War I veteran
and the father of three World War II
veterans, but because his experience and
qualifications are such that he can and
will do more to promote world peace
than the other candidates in this race"
FARMER C. r. QUINN. of Jefferson
Davis County. says: Il am supporting
Bill Colmer because of his knowledge
of the farmers problems and consistent
support of legislation for our benefit.
The farmers of Mississippi can count on
him as one of their truest friends in the
United States Senate" &s