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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

VA; include your correct address in
all correspondence.
Avoid all unnecessary correspon-
dence; if you find it necessary to
write, address your letters to the VA
regional office concerned; when re-
quested to report for physical exami-
nation, or to submit additional evil
dence, do so promptly. If you cam
not, let the VA know.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

in the persistent fight in Congress &c
SLASH taxes
The new legislation viii drop T.
400, 900 lew-tncome taxpayers from
the tax rolls. cutting the taxes Of
&C. 100 900 taxpayers by:
J. Increasing personal exemption
frQzn $500 10 $500
1Grsnting an additional $500 ex'
emption to the aged and the blind
3 Giving percentage cuts on l2t
per cent In the low-income bracket
% 5 per cent.
The new kind Of tax reduction leg
hslation IS about the same old thing
except that IL extends the benefits
10 hundreds Of thousands Of people.
thereby popularizing the whole plan
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

garine would not benefit from the re-
moval of Federal taxation" Unless
the states are prepared to reform
their ways margarine will, according
to the United States Treasury, con-
tinue to be unavailable to consumers
in many parts of the country.
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Weekly Letter

Continued from Page Ntne)
recent publications Il declared that
Immediate reduction In taxes Is
insurance against business recession
and an immediate need" The Cham
Der believes that "from past expert
ence we should know that the tirne
20 check a downward turn Is before
it begins"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
A Plan That
Works

We have all seen the unsatis-
factory results. at one time or
another. of attempting to con-
troll conditions by prohibiting
the legal sale OF beer. IL has
been a most unsuccessful plan.
Now. here's another plan
q plan that I've seen work. and
I know that all you folks in le-
gal beer counties and many In
the prohibition counties. will
agree with me that it's the best
plan.
The legal plan of selling beer
prevents many OF the crimes
that originate at the bootleg
gers den. The legal sale of beer
keeps this beverage of modera-
ton in its proper place-out In
the open where the public, the
law-enforcement officers a n d
the Mississippi Division of the
U. 8. Brewers Foundation can
control the conditions surround
ing its sale.
From where l sit, I'd say that
anyone Is foolish who would
trade the legal sale of beer with
all Its many advantages for the
undesirable conditions we can't
prevent when the bootlegger Ia
king.
, 1948-01-15
d.. Jeffrey Hises Resigns
Effective January 81

DIR. Jeffrey Higgs, Munich
pal physician here, rendered
his resignation to the Chief
Municipal Physician, to be-
come effective on January 81,
the date his lease on the build
ing in which he lives expires.
DR.. Higgs' resignation was
brought about by the high cost
living and the salary
which he says is out of line
with living expenses. The ply
Stefan made up his mind final
ly when his landlord notified
aim that his rental would be
increased by thirty-three and a
third per cent after the expi-
ration of his lease on Jan. 81.
, 1948-01-15
Danish Training Shin
'DanmaTk" Arrives
For Visit

The famous Danish training
ship "Danmark" arrived at
Frederiksted yesterday for a
short visit to the island, and
will leave tomorrow morning
for St. Thomas.
Commander Hansen Of the
"Danmark" called on Admin
istrator Taylor shortly after
his arrival. He was last here
ten years ago with the same
ship.
The "Danmark" last visited
Martinique. After a two-day
Continued on page A.
, 1948-01-15
Adm. Returns Courtesy
Call On Danish Vessel

E"H.r
Administrator Harry E.
Taylor returned a courtesy
call on Commander Hansen
of the Danish Naval training
ship "Danmark'', now an
chored off Frederiksted wharf.
He was accompanied by Adj
ministrative Assistant Albert
Fabio.
They We're met by a launch
from the pDanmark" and re-
manned aboard with the Com
mander three-quarters of an
hour.
, 1948-01-15
Public Health Nurses
o. Xmas Activities

The public Health Nurses
have released a report Of their
Christmas activities and the
name of those citizens who
contributed money or goods
to make the less fortunate
happy during the past holiday
season.
Many years ago, the report
states, Mrs. Catherine F.
Sloan,then Director of Public
Health Nursing, originated
the idea Of giving Christmas
parties for patients and others
who attended the clinic regu-
larly. Each Clinic gives three
Christmas parties: The Pre-
Natal Annual Tea, Babies
Christmas Party and the
Grove Place Community Par
ty.
The following persons re-
sponded to the request for
contributions: Mr.. and Mrs.
Antonio Felix, Daniel Walls,
Continued % page q
, 1948-01-15
Woo President Meets
With Nun Cou0cimen

Norman Olson, President of
the Virgin Islands Company
met with members of the Mu-
nicipal Council on Tuesday
evening, shortly after it adj
journed and discussed, infor-
mally, the proposed new char
ter for the Virgin Islands
Company.
Mr.. Olson explained that he
would be leaving for Wash
ington, when summoned by
the Department of the Interi-
or, to appear before the APP
preparations Committee. Be
fore going, however, he is
consulting with the local
legislators, groups, individu-
ais and anyone who is inter-
Continued on page 81
, 1948-01-15
St. Thomas COun. Question
Governors Authority

The St. Thomas Municipal
Council is now questioning
the authority Of Governor
Haste to sign an agreement
between that Municipality
and the Virgin Islands Com
pany in connection with the
turning over of former Naval
properties there. Governor
HASTE is said to have remark
ed, according to Photo News.
that IF the legislature did not
want the properties the easi-
est thing for it to do is to pass
a resolution declaring that in
tention. The Governor, the
paper states, was not aware
of any question regarding his
authority to sign the agree
ment. The article continues:
Council Chairman Gordon
stated however, that the legis-
lature must approve the
agreement inthe name of the
Municipality, and declared
Continued on page a
, 1948-01-15
Actg. Gov. COngratuIates
hoorhead, Hodge

Acting Governor Morris F.
de Castro sent a letter of con-
graduation to the Honorables
Alexander Moorhead and Wal
ter |. NJ. Hodge, both of whom
were elected Chairman and
Vice Chairman, respectively,
of the st. Croix Municipal
Council to serve through the
Second Session, until Decem-
, 1948-01-15
Ms. Bsyne Made
Honorary Pres. OF w. L

Mrs. Irene Bayne, formerly
president of the Women's
League of St. Thomas was
elected as the first Honorary
President of the organization.
The post was recently Great
ed. A. Mahlon Lindqvist,
President of the Chamber of
Commerce, presided during
the election.
Miss Bertha Boschulte was
Continued on page ~
, 1948-01-15
Us. Re-opeo, Amy
Fling Base At TnpoL

The United States is reopen
ing its airbase at Tripoli. This
action is the result Of the re-
lection by Panama of new
leases to the United States of
airbases which they formerly
occupied.
Plans are under way to es-
tablish airbases at several
points on British soil to COM
penSate for the losses sustain
ed In Panama.
, 1948-01-15
Neazer Reelected Chr'man
OF Municipal Committee

The Honorable Reuben Nea-
ger, has been reelected as
chairman of the Municipal
Committee for the 1948 session
of the Municipal Council.
The other members of the
Committee are: Hons. Walter
!. NJ. Hodge and William B.
Robinson, Jr.
Der 81.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
J TEE q rs
GREEN ;S'-'

Roger 3escocA was sitting
nearby and his pair OF 62s at
Indian Spring were recalled,
both on the original layout.
which was one of this sections
finest golf courses.
AL Houghton, the Prince
Georges pro who continually
amazed the Kenwood Club men,
bers few years ago by betting
on es-6s-70 every time out-and
collecting-sneaked in for 4
word or two. Il had a 81 at
Washington Golf and Country
Club" Houghton said. nine
psrs and nine brides and one
Of the pars was with a bali out
of bounds on the eighth hole"
A heckler replied that the round
was played under winter rules,
but Houghton snapped back with
but I shot it in April, and win
ter rules in April are tougher
than summer rules in July"
Houghton's favorite story about
q good round, however, is the 10
by Leo Diegel on the back nine
at Columbia Country Club. when
Leo was pro to Ned Mclean at
Friendship. Leo was playing
Guy Standifer," Houghton re-
called. and they had the usual
bets, one of them on Diegel Shoot
ing a 50. He was out in 40 and
on the tenth tee Standifer said
something about Diegel's bet on
SO being about l00-to-1 shot.
Diegel said he'd take. a dollars
worth. It was the best bet he
ever made because he was back
in 30 for the &C." And q 20 at
Columbia in those days would be
equivalent to about q 25 today,
according to Houghton.
That wasn't bad round Chan.
dler Harper posted at Manor this
year. He was out In Il In the
National PGA qualifying, back in
40 for q 10.
OF course. when it comes to
subpar efforts around Washing
ton, almost every club has q Sam
Snead story. There's the year he
shot IS at Congressional in the
afternoon Of the qualifying
rounds for the National Open.
Then remember his sailor days
when he had an hour or 20 to
spare and played hit-and-run
golf for Is holes at Chevy Chase
and actually ran the last three?
He was SO that day. never equaled
there before or since. He was IS
in one round ct Prince Georges
in the Capital Open last year,
and on q friendly visit to WASH
ington G&CC this season was "a.
You see, Barnett didn't have .
chance. Never be the first In the
crowd to tell q golf story.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Arrows, AIpersteins
Seen as Spoilers

Arrow Linen and Alperstein's De-
partment Stores well may qualify as
spoilers Sunday. when they stack up
against undefeated, united opponents
in the Metropolitan Amateur Foot
ball League.
The Arrowmen take on Brookland-
Woodbridge Merchants In the l6o-
pound feature set for Gonzaga High
Schools gridiron at 1 pm, while
Alperstein's tests Anacostia Eagles
at Mount Rainier High School at
z In the only unlimited attraction.
Southwest Merchants, who share
the 16o-pound Western Division lead
with Observation-Disclosures, were
hard put to defeat Arrow Linen last
Sunday, 80, while Alperstein's
rallied late to upset Falls Church
Garage, TO.
Other 1eo-pound Metro League
games Sunday pair OF Southwest
Merchants vs.. Maryland Mohawks
at Jefferson Junior High, z pm, and
Riverside Rollers engage Anacostia
Lions at Gonzasa ats.
Evening star., 1948-10-14

downs" declared Tom Coleman,
q. w. sports pubhcist, who goes
. around harassing sportswriters
with such details. Even counting
the ". p. I. game Andy's gained
500 yards for us running and
. passing. The national leaders
only get about 1,100 yards for the
season and he's only played four
games" =
Leemans himself is sweet on
the guy" and not because Tuf1y
picked him. as a great prospect
. couple of years ago when he
had Davis on the High School
All-Stars.
II tried to interest five or six
schools in him." Tuffy said.
You can ask him to do any
thing and he'll come through as
though he'd practiced 1T for
weeks. I've never seen a player
with q better competitive spirit
aQd he's a nice boy. Nothing
c6cky about him. I think he's
cot a great future"
Davis has q lot in common
with Leemans, inasmuch as Tuffy
was the chap who set up most
Of G. WIS scores in his day.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
7 E0pE -

have another two Sundays Of rae
ing after this week end.
At Annapolis. the Aye fall serie,
winds up Sunday for all classes
Since racing began two weeks ago
big fleets have competed in some OF
the hardest sailing Of the year. The
Navy also sponsors q seven-school
dinghy regatta this week end.
A sailaway cruise Of new owner,
Of Owens cruisers, starting from
the Chesapeake and winding up In
Florida, Is in the making. The
feet will leave the concerns main
plant at Baltimore November 10 and
cruise via the 1ntercoastal Water
way. Dinner parties and side trips
TO interesting points along the way
are planned.
Harry Lynn, the newcomer to
Gold Cup racing who came mighty
close to winning the Presidents Cup
last month, reports from st. Louis
that he wants to compete next sea-
son with his Lahala In the Cam
bridge (Md) Gold Cup event. Lynn
writes that he will round up other
Gold Cuppers for the race. The
Cambridge course Is ideal for the big
boys. No date has yet been set,
but it probably will be In August.
The Detroit Gold Cup group Is
talking of holding its classics over
July 1, but no Arm date will be set
until January. Meanwhile, racers
like Guy Lombardo can be expected
to insist that the race be run around
Labor Day or certainly later than
Independence Day. Guy wants To
see Gold Cuppers qualify in other
regattas before taking on the De-
troit races.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
By MoieoIm Lomborne, Jr.

Representatives of the Naval
Academy Yacht Squadron and the
Annapolis Yacht Club plan to con-
fer soon with oficials of the New
York Yacht Club on next years
biggest deep-water event-the bien-
nial Newport-Annapolis race. While
no date has been set, it's almost
certain to be held late IN June.
The Navy's Blue Water Bowl
again will be placed in competition.
1t was won last year by David
Bailey's Alar. New York 80" sloop.
This race now is a fixture on the
ocean racing calendar in the East.
Since the Bermuda race 10 held on
even years. the Annapolis : event
draws the best yachts afioat.
Over at the academy, there's talk
Of the Navy again entering four
boats, as it did for this years race
to Bermuda. The yacht may be
the cutter Highland Light and three
of the Luders designed yawls. How
ever, all this still Is In the mulling-
over stage.
This is another busy week end
for sailing enthusiasts. On the COL
legiate front here, George Washing
ton will be host Sunday to six
schools for a preliminary race lead
ing up to the ninth annual Inter-
collegiate Yacht Racing Association
freshmen dinghy championship.
Teams are entered by q. W., Della
ware. Drexel, Lafayette, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Princeton.
Potomac River Sailing Associa-
tion's fall series goes into its third
Sunday, with the Chesapeake 2os
class racing for the Old Dominion
Boat Club Trophy. Local sailors
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Unsung linemen Seer
As Key Redskins in
Test Against Eagles

Football players who rarely hit
the headlines will be key men Sun
day when the Redskins attempt to
get back in winning stride at the
Philadelphia Eagles expense. The
hnemen, at least, are Coach Turk
Edwards hopes for holding down the
high-flying Eagles and giving the
Tribes own attack a chance to click.
Last year, you may recall, Phila-
delphia nosed out the Redskins by
the basket ball score of 45-42 at
Philadelphia. The Eagles still were
IN high-scoring gear in the return
game, winning by a 1914 margin,
and both times ragged line play was
largely responsible for the scores.
Sunday at Grifith Stadium 1t may
be different.
Bill Gray, whose name merely Is
included in the lineup week after
week, Is one lad Edwards is count
ing on to stop Bosh Pritchard, Steve
Van Buren, and their free-wheeling
mates. Doug Turley is consistently
overlooked at end, and yet when
the Pennsylvania goes on the field
plays toward his side Of the field
suddenly shift to the opposite wing.
Rockies Mike Katrishen and Mike
Roussos have done well since COM
ing up. and II up to par against
the Eagles will make their presence
felt.
Fred Boensch is another you
rarely hear or read about, but
Boensch's speed at guard make him
one Of the Tribes most, effective
and dangerous linemen on both
ofense and defense. You hear about
Jim PEBBLES, John Sanchez and
John Adams from time to time, but
not Al Demap or Clyde Ehrhardt,
who've done well in their line-back-
ing roles. The Eagles will be their
toughest test of the season, thus
far, but nobody doubts that they'll
pass with flying colors.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Doyis Of G. w. Spurned by Other Colleges
lenz Boeeed Him for Conos After Leemon oIed to Place Him

But Leemans was an inside run
ner. while Davis is best on the
outside. Everybody will agree,
however, that Andy has the same
color and aggressiveness, not to
mention ability, so often lacking
on the college gridiron.
Like Tuffy, who was patched up
more than a synthetic, wartime
auto tube, Andy is durable. He's
missed only four minutes in four
games and likes to play defense
as well as offense. He gets no
special treatment from Coach
Rowland but catches the devil
with the rest Of the squad when
something goes wrong.
Davis was a three-sport man
at Tech High before going into
the Army for a year Of occupa>
ton duty in Germany. He broad:
jumped over 10 feet, did 5-feet-8
In the high jump, ran on the mile
relay team and in the 100-yard
dash. But he wasn't particularly
fast. 1t took him 1913 seconds to
run the century, he says.
Andy won : the outstanding
player trophy in Andy Farkas'
Metropolitan Football League last
autumn. receiving his award
from Farkas himself at the
Touchdown Clubs annual dinner.
1t was an appropriate ceremony
because Farkas was Davis idol
when the retired Redskin star
was running the opposition
ragged.
Davis thinks he'll take a vaca'-
ton from sports after football.
aven though he'd like to play
Basket ball. He'll try to get a
part-time job to supplement his
CT allowance. He's sort of book
maker during the of season. No,
not . gambler, bookbinder. He
helped his dad handle q big re-
pair job in the Georgetown Uni
versity law library last summer.
Andy's attractive wife, the for
mer Dorothy Mattingly, goes to
all G. w. games and shouts her
self hoarse for hubby. They have
to get a baby sitter for 6-mopth-
old Andrea, but with two grand
mothers volunteering it's prac-
tically no problem at all.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Mel Allen, III During Series,
Recovering al Hospital
By me Asseeiatsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-sports
Broadcaster Mel Allen showed some
improvement today from an attack
OF virus pneumonia, but his physi-
clan described him as still n very
sick man."
TheF announcer, who broadcast
the World Series with Jim Britt
Of Boston, became Ill during the
recent baseball classic, but re-
manned on the job, 1t was disclosed
today.
II the series had lasted one more
day Allen couldn't have broadcast
the final game, friends said. He
returned to his home here after
treatment In both Cleveland and
Boston.
His doctor said today he still was
suffering from laryngitis and q
high fever, but the pneumonia has
been brought under control and
he Is "over the hump"
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Dobbs Of Dons, Facing
Colts, Seeks Lead
In AAC as Passer
by the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14.-Glenn
Dobbs, ringmaster of the Los An
geles Dons aerial grid show, has his
work cut out for him here tomorrow
night. -
Playing against the Baltimore
Colts, the lanky Texan needs to pass
hk team 25s yards to tie the present
passing PAGER of the All-America
Football Conference, Frankie AL
bert OF the San Francisco 4sers.
Dobbs wants those yards, and
then some to pass Albert.
To date, Albert has passed the
4sers to 1919, and Dobbs, of two
brilliant games the past two weeks,
has 4 total of s6l. But Albert has
pitched In seven games, Dobhs In
six.
In total yardase. Albert has been
responsible for 1,4o0 yards in seven
games, Dobhs l.2le in six games.
The .Dons, frankly displeased
when the conference featured AL,
bert's marks In their latest statis.
tical release, point out. that their
Glenn has gained ITO yards in the
last two games, including . record
AAFC performance against the
Chicago Rockets last Friday, while
Albert has fallen Of to only 263
yards In his last two games.
Last week. for instance, Albert
completed Is out Of IS passes for q
conference percentage record. but
he gained only "a yards.
On 10 competitions against Chi
cago, Dobbs sent the Dons reeling
356 yards, breaking the conference
record Of 346 yards made by Y. A.
Title of Baltimore earlier this sea-
son.
Just to add another point to their
argument, the Dons point to Dobbs'
league-leading punting record Of
ATS average-as compared to- Al
bert's 47.2.
Against Baltimore, Dobbs will
perform against Title. And on
December S Dobbs will again meet
Albert.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
By Lewis F. Atehison

Maryland had just trampled
Richmond in its debut and the
Scribes and Pharisees were con-
Outing the usual post-mortem
when two cold. sleepy-eyed cour-
iers arrived from Blacksburg.
That Andy Davis OF George
Washington" mumbled one. He
did. everything but pump up the
football against v. p. /. today.
How did we ever let him get
away from Maryland?"
We put the same question to
Freshman Andy, a 6-foot IT'S
pound blond individual who looks
no more like q football star than
your Uncle Herman-the one with
the mustache and elk's tooth.
MY wife was expecting the
stork and I was busy fixing up
our apartment, and, well, I wasn't
much interested in school," Andy
replied. Il thought I'd better
get q job and 60 to work"
It sounded plausible enough,
considering the expense OF rails
ing . brood these days. George
Lentz, former g. w. trainer un-
der whom Davis toiled as q rnu-
nicipal life guard one summer,
sold the boy the idea Of enrolling
at the downtown school. After
all, even young fathers need edu-
cation and g. w. could findroofn
Tor one who knew how to handle
4 football. -
What's happened since Is snow
balling into an interesting sports
story. They're calling Andy an
other Tuffy Leemans and BOOM
ing him for all-America honors
even though he looks more like
the Redskins Harry Gilmer and
has q style all his own. He's
shifty. not fast, has a good arm
and eye, and likes to play foot
ball. It's the jackpot combina-
ton for Coach 30 Rowland.
Virginia Military Institute stop
ped Davis colder than an
Eskimo's icebox, but completely
overlooked that afternoon was
the lads defensive play.
He made nine consecutive
tackles and intercepted two passes
that might have gone for touch.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Ted Horns No. i
Withheld for '4o
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Ted Horns number /" will be
missing from automobile race
tracks next year.
The American Automobile AS
sociation said today the number,
assigned annually to the coun-
, try's leading driver, will not be
issued in 1949.
The 3S-year-old Horn, killed
last Sunday in a 100-mile race at
Du Quoin, ILL.,, held the number
for the last two years as AAA
racing champion.
At the time of his death, he
had already run up enough points
In 1948 competition to clinch
this years championship and the
right to the number for his car
and himself next year.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
-Lenihon, Ziegfried Mix
On UIine Mat Monday

George Lehman, Boston bad man
who has headlined many q mat
show here, returns Monday night to
oppose Fritz Ziegfried Of New York
in a ne-fall finish feature at Uline
Arena.
In an Australian tag team match
the 260-pound Red Terror and 240-
pound Tarzan Frank Hewitt are to
face Paddy Mack and Olaf Erickson.
Evening star., 1948-10-14

first, it's like concedins a hole.
"1 like the 50 Tommy Armour
shot at Congressional" Barnett
said. That was back in the
days when the first and second
holes were par skies and the
course was a rugged par 73.
And, mind you. Tommy took q
bosey on the 18th hole in that
round, the easiest hole on the
course at the time"
Witty Cox was the next speak
er, and everybody listened, as the
Congressional pro has been
around. Il had a 81 at Congress
sional a few years ago. Cox
said. but when I finished the
round I was burning up. You
know why? I played the back
nine in 20, but couldn't even
birdie II or Is, both easy birdie
holes"
It seems Cox was out in "a.
three under par at the time, and
? started back seven under par for
the first seven holes. He had six
brides, and holed an iron shot
for an eagle two on the 18th.
Then the mediocre finish, A. on
II and ls.
Tive had a Sc on the Marine
and Field Club course (par go
and a SO in the Catalina Open
(par So, but the best round Of
my life was a "a at the West
chester Biltmore. The cards
still up there on the wall" Cox
said, as though some one doubted
his story.
The "a at Westchester was IN
the qualifying rounds for the
National Open. And when he
shot the So at Catalina. that
wasn't the year Cox won the
tournament, although his worst
round of three was q 66.