The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-01

in two directions-toward the White
House and the Capitol of the United
States the indications are that the
differences between the Administra-
and the Legislative branches of the
government have already widened
Nothing but a compromise is to ex-
pected. That compromise will be
very acceptable to the American tax
payers.
And-diverting for a moment from
the political consequences. OUR
non-partisian viewpoint is that the
forces in Congress led by Senator
Taft will win out over the White
House. After that, next summer, the
issue will go before the voters in 48
states. They are the people" who
! eventually decide which political
party is right.
More Highways Needed
There are more than 3 million
miles of rural roads in the United
| States. There are close to 6 million
miles of streets in the Nation that
are under State and local control.
| When we realize that 81 million
automobiles are registered one can
not help wondering how they all get
| by on the highways. But they do.
| Nevertheless, the greatest congestion
is in the large and medium sized
cities. Road building must 60 on
During this century Federal aid has
been given to the States with rather
satisfactory results.
There is a lot of objection to gas
oline taxation at the pumps and the
petroleum industry and some of the
highway associations are fighting
a continuance of that method of
sales taxation, especially for rural
and local highways.
The congestion of traffic is ter
rifle in large and small cities. But
mostly everybody who wants an
automobile seems to find some way
to purchase me-. Within the past
few years the accidents arising from
motor traffic has been beyond all
reason.
The answer is that the whole
highway system must be revised in
order to meet the situation in all
districts, rural, suburban, and in
large cities. About the only efforts
in that direction are found in activi-
ties of the automobile industry. They
are moving heaven and earth to fur
nish more safety devices and con-
trolls, including lights, brakes and
all -important features of cars.
Not Comforting
The "wise guys" in Washington
who furnish reliable information"
for the public are nov telling us that
living standards in the United States
will be higher next year, that indus
trial products will be more album
dant and that there will be more
farm machinery.
MY Day"
This morning I tossed the morning
paper into the waste paper basket
and made some rude remarks about
the President and Congress and me-
andered cross the lot to an old '4(
auto and at the end of the route
bought a ten-cent magazine anc
finally stumbled into my 'customed
place, still wondering whether Eur.
! ope was half as bad off is it is saic
to be. It must have been a bad start
as l heard a feminine voice saying
For goodness sake, snap out of it
| here is a copy of the Fortune Maya
zine, worth a dollar, and a frienc
Of yours must have left it on YOU
desk"
The sun came shining from behinc
a cloud, and as I opened the beauti
full magazine before my eyes Their
was a story about the "Ubiquitou
Buick" which sort Of confoundet
me and I reached for the dictionary
1t was a rich adjective, that lured m
on to the Buick story, which / learn
ed was derived from Latin: "ubique
everywhere" Only yesterday ! ha'