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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 16

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State Plans Widening and Resurfacing of Ponce de Leon Summers of Atlanta as director, Otis 11. Stephens Sr. of East Point as alternate vice president and W. A. Kelly of Lithonia as alter; nate director.

The Georgia Municipal Asso-V ciution will meet at Kckyll Island June 46 for its annual meeting. 56 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. WeAnetdmr May. 3, 1961 Atlanta Poet James Dickey Wins $5,000 Guggenheim Fellowship James Dickey, Atlanta poet and advertising man, is winner of a $3,000 Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing, it waa announced Tuesday. He was one of 10 American writers chosen for the award.

"I'll use the money to complete another book of poems," Dickey said. He published his first poem 10 years ago in the Sewanee Heview and his first book Into the Stone came out in 1960. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Partisan Review, Virginia Quarterly, the Yale Review and Poetry. Dickey, 88 years old, is creative director of Atlanta's Burke-Dowling-Adams advertising agency. Mackay repeated his charge that the $30 million bond increment in the $100 million program was politically allocated.

"I want to get the Legislature out of the Highway department," be said. Smith, when his turn came, took out after politicians who use the unfinished expressway as a platform. "We've had more so-called completions of the expressway by politicians," he said, and added that its completion was matter between the state and federal By HAROLD MARTIN JR. A State Highway department official indicated Tuesday that plans are under way to widen, resurface and straighten Ponce da Leon Avenue. Sam Caldwell, department information officer told Fifth District members of the Georgia Municipal Association that the department is trying to secure approval from the U.S.

Bureau of Public Roads to include the Ponce de Leon work in the Federal-aid program. Caldwell told the group, "One At a luncheon meeting later In the day, the mayors and city managers heard Zack D. Gravey coma out In favor of giving a part of the gas tax to municipalities. The municipalities need "relief" in regards to revenue collections. Cravey also defended his former policy of lending money to churches and businesses.

He said that none had ever defaulted on payment. Fifth District members nominated Decateur Mayor Arthur Bishop as vice president. Jack department is working hard to protect trees along the route "even to the extent of building retaining walls" around some of them. Caldwell gave brief reports on the progress of other roads in the Fifth District area, including the Stone Mountain Bypass which, he said, should be started this summer. Earlier In the program, during a discussion by Reps.

James A. Mackay of DeKalb and M. M. Smith of Fulton, the audience heard comments and criticism of the Highway department in this area is Ponce de Leon avenue. With almost 25,000 vehicles per day traveling this road it should be widened, straightened and resurfaced from Moreland avenue to East Lake drive." He also said that a six-lane expressway from Atlanta to Decatur "will be a reality in the near future." This road, he said, will run from Scott Boulevard to the interchange of the downtown connector.

In an effort to overcome recent objections to the work on Clair-mont road in DeKalb County, Caldwell said that the highway Pension HoomIs Asked TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPD-A, bill was Introduced in the Florida Legislature Tuesday to raise the state pension to widows of Cos-; federate veterans from $100 $125 a month. of the most heavily traveled roads i 3Kj0 CI 131 nil Hi mW i Js mW )Mt wmm 1 1 1 1 i i il i I I i i i i 5 i such luxury, such a thrifty price! a I dd's oraow cope sit Bw prices dacron batistes for half sizes eyelets and sheers for all vomen a playsuit for Mother's Day gift All fresh, new, prime pelfs in natural dork ranch mink or natural Autumn Haze mink styled for emaxing beauty. Plump, luxurious pelts that look so much more expensive that this Anniversary Sale price tog! You'll find this special purchase an unexpected stroke of good luck which makes it possible for you to own the cape of your dreams. Buy yours now only 10 deposit will hold it in lay-away while Rich's stores it without charge until you are ready for it.

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