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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-02-03

Mrs. Everarde Jones was the
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Link in Bentonia.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-02-03

Ray Melton and Crawford Lo-
gan Jr.. visited Collins Melton in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, last
week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-02-03

Mrs. It. J. Sweet returned from
Greenwood Friday where she has
been receiving treatment at the
Leflore hospital the past week.
Her son. Edgar, went after her.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-02-03
MiIestones Of
Progress in Mississippi
in 1948:

COMPLETION OF $I3.43O,O 600 of
construction to improve and expand
your telephone service.
MORE THAN $500 new telephones
installed in cities, towns and farms
IN Mississippi.
LONG DISTANCE SERVICE ex-
banded by addition of more than
258 new circuits. (Now more thar
8 out Of 10 long distance calls are
completed while You hold the Iine.)
1885, 900 MORE LOCAL CALLS
handled each day-b<inging average
daily total d 1,354.0OO.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-02-03

EDGAR Sweet. who has been as
sisting Whitford Price put on a
dance revue in Columbia, Ten
nessee, was called home because
of the illness of his mother.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
ID. T.. 10 Revise Plans
For Highways and
Priority Of Projects

The Districts highway plan for
the growth of main traffic ar
teries is due for complete revision
within the next year. Engineer
Commissioner Gordon r. Young
disclosed yesterday.
The revision, made necessary
because the city's 15-year high
way plan now is five years old,
likely will see some contemplated
projects dropped entirely. while
the priority Of most probably will
see radical change.
Speaking at the November
luncheon meeting Of the District
Advisory Board of the American
Automobile Association in the
Mayfower Hotel. Brig. Gen.
Young discussed the prospects for
six of the major projects con-
templated by the Highway De-
partment:
A new bridge over the Ana
costa River, extension Of New
York avenue to meet the projected
Baltimore Washington express
way, the Anacostia parkway ex-
tension, the proposed Alexandria,
washington bridge, X street de-
velopment near Washington Cir
Gle and the Arizona avenue park
way.
Anacostia Span Given Priority.
The 15-year plan originally had
called for an underpass at Wash
ington Circle in line with X street
as the next major project after
completion of the Dupont Circle
underpass. Gen. Young said the
next major project, instead, will
be the new Anacostia River
bridge.
Where to place the bridge,
which is likely to exhaust the
Highway Departments major
construction funds for the next
two years. is the question. On
the basis of the recently COM
pleted origin and destination
survey taken here. Gen. Young
said. he believes it should cross at
East Capitol street. The National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission fsvors Massachusetts, av-
enue.
Gen. Young said no decision
has been reached by either the
planning commission or the Com
missioners as to where the cross
ing will be. He said there is no
basis as yet for any estimate as
to the cost of either proposal, but
he added he expects to have quail
ified estimates soon on the prob
able cost Of both.
Extension Is Years Away.
The proposed extension Of New
York avenue NE. to connect with
the Balt1more-Washington ex-
pressway is about three or four
years away, Gen. Young said, de-
pending on when the inter-city
artery is completed. Maryland is
to build half, but a bill providing
that the Federal Government
build the other half failed of
Evening star., 1949-11-09

passage at the last session of
Congress.
Another low priority project,
Gen. Young said, is the extension
of the Anacostia Parkway from
one end of the river valley to the
other. connecting the Baltimore
Washington Expressway with the
Alexandria bridge. This project
naturally depends on progress of
the other two. It is about five
years away, Gen. Young said.
He described the Alexandria
bridge project as extremely worthy
because it eventually will enable
traf1ic to 60 from north to south
Evening star., 1949-11-09

widening project at Washington
Circle eventually must be built
Gen. Young said, but it has lost
its first priority to the rapid ex-
pansion of traffic to the trans
Anacostia section. Unanswered
yet is the question Of just how
the recently opened Whitehurst
Freeway will affect the traffic sit
uation at Washington Circle.
The Arizona parkway project,
which will reach from Canal road
to Tenley Circle, cannot be under
taken, Gen. Young declared. until
the problems at Washington Cir
Gle are discovered and solved.
Honor guests at the luncheon
Evening star., 1949-11-09
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ** B-7
Q eIoo

Democratic and Republican rivals.
j. Lawrence O'Toole, the Demo-
cratic candidate, received 1862
votes; A. Edward Sandula, Re-
publican, 1883.
The 7l-year-old Mr.. McLevy,
who was defeated nine times for
public Office before being elected a
city alderman in 1905, is the first
Socialist ever to run for Office
here.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

through Washington, without ever
becoming involved in local traffic
streams. The north-south route
would 60 from the Baltimore
Washington Expressway. onto the
Anacostia Parkway and thence
into Virginia and south via the
Alexandria Bridge.
This project, however. is low
priority because a traffic count in
dicates insufficient travel to require
the vast expense of a bridge be-
tween the two cities at this time,
the Engineer Commissioner ex-
planned.
The K street underpass and
Evening star., 1949-11-09

was Wilfrid Andrews, chairman
of the Royal Automobile Club OF
London. Others in attendance
included Francis G. Addison, vice
chairman Of the AAA's advisory
board; Washington I. Cleveland
division manager of AAA, and
District highway, traffic and po-
lice officials.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

Oil refineries in the United
States refine $4,000, 100000 gallons
of motor fuel annually.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Socialist Wins 9th Term
As Mayor Of Bridgeport
By the Associated Pres

pT fTi0 N3SpeTureU TTesS
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Nov. O.
Socialist Jasper McLevy yesterday
was elected to his ninth consecu-
tive term as Mayor Of Bridgeport.
His total of 28,849 was greater
than the combined votes of his
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-28

Dr. Dow Joseph rights Military Governor of Jerusalem eOn with former
israel particularly the need for largscale from the and b.o
ton Of nearly 100000 Jews in 1919 Behind them is an srae navy
ag presented MOrgenhau in October during ms trip rae Ans
a. General Chairman United Jewish Appeal D Joseph
the T. participate the Tenth Anniversary National sE T liza
supports the reconstruction programs Of the JDC, UPA and Us
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-28
St. Petersburg, Florida THE SUNSHINE SUBSEQUENTLY uIY
TER OK

FLORIDA POWER CORP.
Florida Porer Building
St Petersburg /, Florida
January Il, 1949
afr. Isadore Moscovitz
P. o. Box 903
jacksonville, Florida
Dear Major:
It IS good TO learn that your
splendid newspaper IS celeorat-
ing its 18th Anniversary OF ser
vice this year. Believe me, II
is no small event for a publ
cation to reach its 25th year IN
this troubled world. You and
your associates are to be con-
graduated on reaching this mile
stone,
Your paper certainly filled
the need in its early days or II
couldn't have survived. More
Importantly, your paper IS in
dispensable now to thousands Of
us who have come to depend on
the Southern Jewish Weekly for
adequate stores Of news that by
its very nature does not receive
prominent mention in the daily
press.
I am sure that the years ahead
will also have their problems
but I am sure that your col
leagues will be able to meet the
challenge Of the times and
celebrate many more historic
milestones.
Please accept my congratulate
ions to you, Mrs. Moscovitz and
all others who have devoted
themselves to the cause Of a free
press and a free nation.
Most sincerely,
J. K. FLANAGAN
Director Of Advertising
and Publicity
JFK: en-
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Finance companies are not en-
titled to automobile dealer licenses
or dealer tags, the Commissioners
ruled today.
The commissioners acted in ap-
proving an opinion of Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West that n
finance companies should be re-
uuired to obtain licenses Tor every
business carried on by them Tor
which a license is required.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester H. Gray said the Com
missioners' action means that the
Vehicles and Traffic Department
cannot sell dealer tags to any per-
son or company not actually in
the business of selling automobiles
It means that a company would
have to prove 1t actually deals IN
automobiles to obtain the $50-a-
year license.
The finance companies have
contended they needed dealer
tags for three reasons: To re-
possess automobiles; to transport
repossessed cars for inspection and
to display them for sale.
Dealer tags are sold bona fide
dealers at a rate of three for $25
and the tags may be switched to
any number of automobiles. The
Commissioners action today will
require finance companies to buy
Evening star., 1949-03-31

Alexandria today became the
first Washington area community
to go over the top in the 1949
Red Cross fund drive.
J. Paul Tribes, Alexandria
chairman, reported donations to-
falling $18.917. or 1859 per cent
of the city's quota.
This compared with the SO per
cent reported for the Metropol-
itan Area as whole at the
drives last meeting Tuesday.
Originally scheduled to close to-
day, the drive has been extended
to next Tuesday, when leaders
expect the area-Wide goal to be
reached.
Ten Units Exceed Quota.
Ten Alexandria units exceeded
100 per cent to carry their city
over the top, Mr.. Tribes said.
These units and their chairmen
are:
Advance gifts, Ralph H. Boyle,
1T per cent; business firms.
Harry Harris, 1T per cent; rail-
road personnel, George Shep-
hard, 121 per cent; Negro. Ever
ett johnson, 10 per cent: schools,
T. C. Williams, 1T per cent;
first ward, Mrs. Stanley King
and Mrs. Henry Fowler. 121 per
cent. Parkfairfax, Mrs. j. A.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Dead|ine Extension
Boosts Art Entries

Extension Of the deadline in
The Evening Star Student Cal
endar Art Contest has increased
the number of entries this past
week. Approximately IS pictures
were received from Hine Junior
High School yesterday.
The contest. open to all junior
and senior high school students in
the Metropolitan Area, originally
was scheduled to close at midnight
tomorrow. AS announced several
days ago, the deadline has been
extended to Sunday midnight.
New registrations include:
Norma E. Bergo. Montgomery
Blair; Amzie Smith. Browne Jun
ior; Ruthy Bass, Roosevelt; Billy
Fraser, Anacostia High; Margaret
Mcdonald. Taft Junior; Betty
Page Hodges, SidWell Friends:
Elenor H. Lorchen. Greenbelt
High, and Ronald Behrens, Mont
gomery Blair.
Six of the pictures will be Sc
lected to win first prizes and the
artists producing them will each
receive a $1O0 United States Saw
ings Bond. The winning entries
will be used in the 1850 Star CAL
endar.
All work submitted must be in
color, but the choice of medium
and subject matter is left to the
student.
Entry blanks and information
about the contest may be obtained
from the Star Art Contest Editor,
room 724, The Star Building.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Vegetables Cheaper
At Several Stores;
Meat Prices Hold

Some vegetables. particularly
cabbage, celery. carrots and caull-
flower, were slightly cheaper in
several retail stores here today,
merchants reported.
These drops reflected Nation
wide trend as spring vegetables be-
gan pouring into produce market
centers this week. The washington
listings, however. showed small
er overall change from last week
than in some other cities.
Lettuce was up one to two cents
a mead in two large chain stores
here. Declines on various other
kinds of fresh vegetables were
about a cent or two in most in
stances.
Meat prices showed little change.
Dealers said the only recent up
trend has been in lamb prices.
Among arrivals in Northern and
Eastern communities this week
were first shipments of sweet corn
on the cob from Florida, Cali
fornia peas and Mexican cante-
loupe. Strawberries from Louisiana
and Florida also were increasing
in supply.
The Dun and Bradstreet whole
sale food price index this week
dropped another 2 cents this week,
to $5.77. A year ago it stood
at $6.75. The figure represents
the total wholesale cost of a pound
each of 81 foods in general use.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Caretaker Found Shot Dead
On Estate, Ruled a Suicide

Martin A. Murray, 50, caretaker
of a large estate near Mount
Vernon, yesterday was found shot
to death, Fairfax County police
reported. DR.. Nelson A. Podol-
nick, county coroner, ruled the
death a suicide and said he would
issue certificate today.
Mr.. Murray was found by his
wife, Nettie, in a garage adjoining
the tenant house where they lived,
police said. He had been shot In
the temple and a % caliber rifle
was lying by his side. according to
police.
Mr.. Murray was employed on
the estate Of Mrs. A. B. Wickes.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
South Capitol Street
Bridge Now Reported
0ne-Fouhh Finished

The new South Capitol street
bridge across the Anacostia River
is now about one-fourth completed.
This was the official information
today, as engineers of the Bridge
Division of the District Highway
Department surveyed progress.
The pouring of concrete for the
deck is slated to start Monday.
To the layman's eye, the bridge
appears to be further advanced.
The engineers point out, however,
there is much more to be done.
The massive steel structure will
stretch for some 5000 feet, pro-
viding a new link between the two
southern sections of the city.
The engineers point out machin-
cry and electrical equipment that
will operate the swing span is yet
to be installed. The 800 tons of
steel in the span are about two
thirds installed. The swing span
will be 1896 feet long from pier
to pier and will permit river
traffic to pass. The whole pro-
ject is being done by the American
Bridge Co., subsidiary of the
United States Steel Corp.
The operating machinery for
the span, described as the largest
of it's kind. will be directly under
the bridge deck. This will keep
it we'll out of the reach of flood
waters, the engineers say. Elec-
trio motors will control the span
The swing span is being built
on immense piles and in an open
position, facing upstream and
downstream. The engineers say
it will be completed before being
swung into position in line with
the bridge itself. Meanwhile,
there is no interruption to river
traffic.
The span is expected to be COM
pleted about August l. The entire
bridge project is slated to be
completed between October and
November Is, officials said.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
s. in FB| Academy Gel
Diplomas Tomorrow

Graduation exercises for the
10th session of the FBI National
Academy will be held at 1890
am. tomorrow in the depart
mental auditorium. Director j.
Edgar Hoover announced today.
Diplomas will be awarded to Sc
law enforcement officers from "a
States and Puerto Rico. Principal
addresses will be delivered by
Senator Morse, Republican, OF
oregon, and S. Perry Brown, ma
tional commander of the Amer
lean Legion. Alexander M. Camp
bell, Assistant Attorney General,
will award the diplomas.
The FBI National Academy was
established in 1885 for training
of law enforcement instructors
and administrators. The basic
course, which is 10 weeks long,
deals with such matters as police
organization and administration,
traffic control, firearms training,
investigative techniques. scientific
laboratory aids and modern crime
problems.
Ivan D. Mapp, police chief Of
Princess Anne. Va. Is among
those graduating tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Young Democrats Oppose
WASHINGTON Sales Tax

Opposition to a District sales
tax was voted by the Young Demo-
Gratis of the District last night.
Meeting at the Democratic
Women's Headquarters, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue NV, the group
favored instead an increased
grant by the Federal Government
of $1S,000,000. This was asked
because the Federal Government
uses 40 per cent of taxable District
property, the group pointed sat.
The organization also indorsed
I. H. Fredericks for national pres
ident of their group.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Alexandra Raises 7O6 Per Cent
Of Its Red Cross Drive Quota

Smith, lot per cent; third ward,
Warren Grubbs, 10 per cent;
sixth ward, Mrs. L. E. Tull and
Maj. j. A. Phillips. 103 per cent
and eastern area Red Cross staff
James Foley, 159 per cent.
Both the city and residential
divisions in the District had gone
we'll beyond their quotas at last
Tuesdays report. City Division,
which includes business firms with
.ewer than Is employees, reached
l18 per cent of a $4,000 quota
and residential had ia per cent
If quota of $1,000.
S886,6O8 Raised.
The area drive as a whole, how
ever, stood at 1886, ,6O8, or 95.95
Der cent of the goal of $924,0OO.
Other nearby communities
stood as follows: Montgomery. SO
Der scent of $4,000; Prince
Georges, SO per cent of $4,000;
and Arlington, IS per cent OF
s23, 800.
Special efforts are being made
to raise an additional 21,087
needed to carry the general busl-
aess unit to 100 per cent, spokes-
men said today. This unit. with
! s275,OO0 quota, covers the 1,54O
.arger business concerns of Wash
ngton.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Maryland Avoids
Lost-Doy Crush
For Auto Togs
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 3l.-EVen
the last-minute Larrys won't have
to wait in line today to get their
new Maryland auto license tags.
The usual last-day crush Is be-
ing avoided this year by a delay
in issuance of licenses for COM
mercial vehicles. Because the
LEGISLATURE is working on a bill
to change fees for such vehicles
the deadline for them has been
extended until April 80.
The old passenger car clips ex-
pire at midnight tonight. The
clips to be attached to the same
plates have been legal since
March IS and are good until
March 81, 1850.
Commissioner w. Lee Elgin an
nounced the bureau was over the
hump in issuing the new tags
prior to today's deadline. At last
count on Tuesday 315,067 clips
had been issued. The total is ex-
pected to reach about $4,000 by
tonight.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Finance Companies Not Entitled
ToDeoIer uqs, CityHeods Rule

a new tag for each car they re-
possess.
Dealer tags have been used for
repossessed cars in the past. but
the Traffic Department has re-
fused to sell such tags to banks
and finance companies on the
grounds that they are not auto
mobile dealers.
The Commissioners action to-
day confirms that policy.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
.Cent-a-Quart Drop
In Northern Virginia
Milk Due Tomorrow

A 1-cent reduction in the retail
price of milk in the Arlington
Alexandria Fairfax area, effective
tomorrow was expected to be or
dered by the Virginia State Milk
Commission today.
DR.. Upton r. Snavely, commits
sion chairman, told the Star from
Norfolk this morning that lit can
be expected that the price of milk
in northern Virginia will be re-
duced by one cent per quart be-
ginning tomorrow"
All major dairies in this area
already have announced price re-
ductions in the District and Mary
land. The Lucerne Milk Com
pany, supply division Of the Safe
way Stores, cut it's price to II
cents-the equivalent of a 2-cent
reduction on quantities of less
than four quarts-while other
concerns lowered the quart prices
one cent.
The Virginia commission was
requested at a hearing in Alex
andria Tuesday to permit the cuts
in that State. The Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy. which
distributes Al per cent of the milk
in the Washington area. asked
for a 2-cent reduction. Thomp-
sons Dairy requested 1-cent
drop while the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association
proposed a wholesale price sched-
ule that would result in 1-cent
decrease in the retail figure.
The producers group proposed
seasonal adjustment plan under
which the price paid farmers
would be reduced so cents per
hundred pounds on April /: in
creased so cents on July and
again on October /. then reduced
so cents on January l. Since
there are 46 quarts Of fluid milk
in each 100 pounds. the 50-cent
change in wholesale prices would
effect retail prices by cent a
! quart.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Z High School Students
To Talk al 6. W. u. Meeting

Students from IL high schools
in the Washington area will par
ticipate in the spring meeting OF
the George Washington University
High School Discussion Program
tomorrow in Lisner Auditorium.
The subject for discussion is
"How Can the United Nations Be
Made to Work More Effectively"
Sectional meetings on the political,
social, economic, military and
atomic energy aspects Of the sub
jects will begin at 10 am. A panel
discussion is scheduled for 1870
pm.
L. Poe Leggette. executive officer
of the speech department, is direc-
tor Of the conference.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Ringing Circus to Stop
For Brief Luyover Here

The Ringing Brothers, Barnum
and Bailey Circus will pay the
Washington area a brief visit
about 8 am. tomorrow.
En- route from winter quarters
to it's 1949 opening in New York.
the circus train, two sections OF
it, will have brief layover at
the Potomac yards in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-03-31
VA Pupils Get Extra Leave

Veterans attending schools
below the college level and taking
on-the-job training now may ap-
ply to their regional offices for
IS additional days leave at the
end Of their period of enrolment,
the Veterans Administration an
nounced today.