The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 9

THIRD SECTION THE Delta Democrat-Times THIRD SECTION VOLUME 43 JjRCtNVlLLE, MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1938 76 jSceriic Highway Founder jSays Super Route Must To Original Plan PAUL, 3. Mississippi River Scenic Highway worthy of the name, Jld no more by-pass or sider i Vicksburg, and Memphis than could the Yellowstone exclude Old Faithlul Truman T. Pierson, founder and originator of the famous Mississippi River Scenic Highway (organized 1916, incorporated 1919), in bristling statement issued here today referring to- proposed plans to eliminate many cities and 'towns along the Mississippi river -from plans for a scenic highway or parkway, now being agitated fcy planning boards from a number of river valley states. St. Paul, Minneapolis and.

other cities are aroused over plans that been made public. Speaking editorially thu St. Paul Pioneer stated "the plan coming -jfrom tho Minnesota Highway Department is only the idea of some individual who has failed jo understand the entire project." The Vicksburg, Chamber Commerce says: "Any river ute which does not include the le from Memphis through the isslssippi Delta to "Vicksburg, Aylth its national military pork historic interests, thence to St. Francisville and Ba- Jttin Rouge and so on to New would be missing the most ting and attractive sections entire lower river valley." jr George E. Leach of Min- for 25 years a Missis- 'sippi River Scenic Highway fan kind former mayor J.

Edward -jMeyers, noted as the "original tpurist glad hand artist of Minnc- this week came out in support of adhering to the original idea of a river route as originally a corporation headed Mr. Piurson. Mayor Leach has Appointed committee of Minne- 'iipolis citizens whose mission it will be "to see'tp it that Minnc- Hp.blis and Minnesota are in on 'ifie" ground floor-in any proposed The tee will insist on the original scenic highway idea being followed. Mr. Pierson, a good roads advocate of many years standing in the Mississippi Valley, said to have spent 30 of his 50 years of life preaching good roads and their construction, issued this statement: "Those who have worked many years for the development of a river scenic highway along the Mississippi look askance and with some misgivings and suspicions at the proposed federal legislation for a so-called four-lane super speedway entirely along the west bank of the Mississippi.

"What the taxpaying public thinks r.bout crnck-pottish ideas, frills and furbelows and streamlining by bureaucratic government has been adequately demonstrated at the polls in the recent elections. "We want safe, sane and sensible programs of road construction and up-keep. We want farm to market ronds. We want commercial routes. We need recreational and scenic driveways and parkways.

We need to use vision and look ahead. But do we want to go on and on squandering taxpayers' money because it is 'easy so-called? It-is poppycock to' harp on the -rapidly wearing out slogan that 'Uncle Sam is playing Santa Claus and there is plenty of money in Federal aid and federal grants arc nice sounding but empty phrases calculated to lull the taxpayers into beliefs they are not footing the bills. "Practical, wise and serviceable road construction is necessary. Any proposal to ignore the work already done, or to duplicate construction, or to stimulate that rather fancy and costly commonplace extravagance of buying and selling lands in the name of 'right of way procurements' at fancy prices, won't get to first base with Congress if the-representatives begin 'hearing from the folks buck EDUCATOR ASKS SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS Lance of Young-Harris, Says 'Day of Big Gifts is Over' NASHVILLE, Dec. 3 (AP)--Dr.

T. J. Lance of Young- Harris, declared today "the day of big gifts seems to be over" and asked Unit Methodist contribute small sums for tho upkeep of the chui'chs'j; fi5 colleges and universities. before the college section of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Educational Council, thu president of Young-Harris College said "We in our college have never had any big gifts." Dr. Lance's talk was one of several in a lively discussion by the college section on the theme "Christian Education in Our Colleges--Field Support." The Educational Council, convening here December 1 to 5, has attracted more than 300 church educators in a wide discussion of educational problems.

"If I were to select the one major disturbing trend in the Methodist college situation," Dr. Lance said, "it would be the general indifference of Methodists toward higher education. "If Methodists generally would support our institutions by small gifts we could get along," he told the delegates. Dr. Paul Shell Powell, president of Kentucky-Wesley an College, Winchester, struck a more optimistic'note when he told the meeting of debt-paying cnm- enlisting move than 12,000 'ffi i i I 1 I 1 I i Shine, Brother, Shine A GIFT 1 1 MARCASITE by SWANK Personalized Cravat Chain and Elbo Cuff Links Set.

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Held, who developed new drug for pneumonia. The is 2-(P-AmlnobcnzcnesuIphonamido) I'ryldlno. Plans For Goodfellows Benefit Performance Progress Rapidly DETROIT, Dec. 3. (AP)--General Motors Corp.

sent to the CIO United Automobile Workers tonight tor immediate cancellation of a strike in Fisher Body plant No. 1 at Flint; asserting (hot that the union had violated its agreement with the corporation by authorizing a walkout. Failure to obtain nil early settlement of. the strike might cause 20,000 General Motors workers to be idle next week. The cancellation demand was contained in a telegram sent by C.

E. Wilson, General Motors vice- president, to Homer Martin, international president of the A a few hours after Martin had announced that the strike was "duly and denied that it violated the UAW-GM agreement. Substitution of a day-work basis of pay for piecework in one department of the Fisher plant is the major issue in the which already has affected Fisher employes and 3,000 workers on the final assembly line of General Motors' Buick division plant at Flint. General Motors officials said the strike, if prolonged, would close the entire Buick factory, which employs nearly 1 men. The Fisher plant supplies automobile bodies for Buick.

NEW CONTEST IN DEMOCRAT Chimney-Building Contest Has $45 in Cash And Theatre Tickets section thruu of today's Delta Democrat-Times an interesting feature appears in keeping with the spirit of tlio season; namely a Santa Chimney Building Con- lout in which there is a total of in cash and HO Paramount tickets awaiting the winners. According to custom OM Santa comes down the chimney at Christmas time 'and in order, for St, Nicholas to accomplish this font the chimney must he cnniplolc. The theme of the contest lies in the fact that the chimney is nut complete until contestants "build" onch brick with a "Santa Item" which will appear in advertisements of cooperating firms in today's paper and on through Thursday of this week. Answers must bo in the Delia Democrat-Times Contest EditorV hands nut later than Friday night persons who wiped out a $150.000 debt on his institution, "indicating now friends for Christian education." OtlKM- speakers included Dr D. M.

Key, dean of Millsaps College, Jackson, and Dr, J. N. i president of Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va. CREDIT BUREAU TO HOLD ELECTION Music, Special Numbers Planned For Banquet, Says Cum The annual banquet and election of officers of the Greenville Credit Bureau will be Tuesday night, December 0, jit Hotel Greenville, Manager Richard Gum, siwd yesterday. Plans for the program of the banquet are not yet complete.

Several special numbers arc being planned, and music will be during the course of- the banquet. Community singing under the direction of V. H. Turner will be a part ot' the program. Arrangements and decorations, including the program are being handled by Mrs.

Helen Baker and Mrs. Wallace Arnold. Miss Jessie Stern is in charge of attendance. Nominations for officers of tho Bureau for 11)39 arc in charge of a committee composed of V. H.

Turner, Frank StobbhiN mid AI- phonsc liirseli. John D. Davis is president of the Bureau, and winners will be announced in next Sunday's paper at which lime the second phase of the contest will be announced for that week. We Deliver ISHillT ITTOWX" I M. I I I I Welcomes You! To Do Your Christmas Shopping WELLS FUNERAL HOME Stein's Is Cuttirig Stock For Remodeling In "announcing an Expansion Sale, which is now going on, Sam Stein's Store has the desired objective of reducing present slocks su contractors can begin remodeling plans of the Sam Stein and Harry Topol locations on Washington avenue.

Present plans Indicate this construction will start on or about first and when the connecting wall is removed btweet the store locations 50-foot front will be obtained for the new store This enlarged sales room with the Bargain Annex will give tho store one of the largest floor areas in the Delta, Jake Stein, manager, states tha the expansion program is accom- NEGRO WOMAN BURNED WHEN CLOTHING IGNITES Husband Carries Her to Back Yard And Smothers Flames Beatrice Mitchell, negro woman, was ptiin burned about one leg and hands when fire she was a i in ji kitchen flared. up. igniting her clothing, at her home. Hughes Street, at 1:35 3. m.

Saturday. The Mitchell woman and her inisband. Fred Mitchell, chauffeur for I he U. S. Engineers, were starting a fire and when Mitchell sought to kindle the blaze with fuel i his wife's i caught ire.

Mitchell took her to the back yard where he smothered out the ze. The woman was painfully but not believed seriously injured. Firemen rushed to the scene and rendered first aid. A physician was summoned to (lie house located in South Greenville, dwelling escaped damage. The FUNERAL OF MISS SANKSTONE AT THREE TODAY Memphian Died at Home of Her Sister in Hollandale Miss Frances Siinkstouc, of Memphis, died al the home of her sister, Miss Cnmillc Snnksslonc, Hollundnle, Saturday afternoon at o'clock.

She had been in ill health for six months. Horn in Arcola, 'she lived much of her life in Washington county. About 15 years nRo she went to Memphis to make her home. She leaves'five sisters, Miss Cu- plishing the desired aim the present slocks should be so reduced by January first as to permit contractors-to Immediately start work. Plans for "The Sultan Steps Out," Goodfellows Christmas Club benefit performance at the Auditorium on the night 20, are rapidly moving forward under direction of Ralph Schoonover.

A cast of 200 will appear in the musical show and nightly rehearsals are being held for the pltiy a is expected to. eclipse 1 any previous benefit of the Goodfel- lows. Five big acts will be presented mid "The Sultnn's Favor" is one of the skits. "This shit," said Director Schoonover, "Stars that old reprobate, the Sultan of The scene is among the scorching sands of the great Tarkio desert-' of Skit Bill Carraway, director the Lelnnd Public School Band, will have a part In the skit. Other members of the cast include: The Sultan of Tarkio--Monarch of all he surveys--played by leorge Helms.

Bolonius, an ill-fated knave who is in love with the Sutan's favorite daughter, by Phillip Shepherd. Salamio, another knave wlio is in love with the Sultan's favorite daughter, played by J. C. Walters. Percivilius, also in love with i Sultan's favorite daughter, played by Roy Shepherd.

Alfred Postlewnitc, our hero strong, handsome traveling salesman from the United States, play- cd by "Pop" Unckett. Alonzo, slave in the court, played by Wayne Steen. Annabella, the Sultan's favorite daughter, played by Caroline Simon. mille Sankstone and Miss Genev; Sankstone, Hollandalc; Miss Man de Sankstone, Memphis; Mrs. I Hubenstein, Waukcgan, Illinois: and Mrs.

B. T. Fcltmon, Chicago. Funeral services, conducted bv Rabbi S. A.

Rabinowitz, will held from the family home in Hull nndalc this afternoon at 3 Burial will be in the Jewish Cemetery at 4 o'clock with Wells Fun-', oral Home in charge of 1 ments. A public park.is being built -T located on the Tennessee state line. Roan North mountiw. Itwinse HY in tun kliiil of Mling that In-liiKS urulefiil Kleam (o lady's i i ye-- We'vo worked on our ll.sf for yuil..