The Ledger and Times, February 27, 1948
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Murray State's Digital Commons The Ledger & Times Newspapers 2-27-1948 The Ledger and Times, February 27, 1948 The Ledger and Times Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt Recommended Citation The Ledger and Times, "The Ledger and Times, February 27, 1948" (1948). The Ledger & Times. 6825. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt/6825 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Ledger & Times by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. a • es • ase_ • - 5. ssississs. —s...ss4ssisss• --ansssss•sss --aseasseaara Selected As Best All-Round Kentucky Community Newspaper For 1947 WEATRER FORECAST KENTUCKY: Mostly cloudy and continued mild with oc- casional rain or drizzle today, tonight and Friday. YOUR PROGRESSIVE H OM E NEWS- 47, 1948 MURRAY POPULATION — 8,000 Vol. XIX; No. 217 United Press PAPER Fos OVER HALFA CENTURY Murray, Kentucky, Friday Afternoon, Feb. Red Cross Quota Cut Murray Wins Plavo Almost In Half For KIAC Semi-Fin, By Calloway This Year Fund Raising Defeating Centre 67-34 Campaign Is EXPERTS PREDICT Underway Here HOG PRICES TO VISITING PASTORS Reserves Enter Game After The Calloway County Red Cross CONTINUE UPWARD quota for 1948 is $3,745, attorney ASSIST IN NEW Varsity Fails To Move Ahead Nat Ryan Hughes. chairman of the -Live- • fund raising campaign, announced CHICAGO, Feb. 27. (UP) stock- today. Last year this county was stock experts at tile Chicago LIFE MOVEMENT Murray Teachers called upon its yards said today they expect hog reserves last night after the regu- as.aigned a quota of $6,600. -"WITH .TAIL ('L'T SHORT - prices to tontinue upward during lars fizzled and came through with The reason for the reduction, Three ministers were in Mur- these spring and summer months. "Oh where, oh where has my a 67 to 34 victory over Centre Col- said Hughes, is the fact that the ray the first part of the week to They said there was too few little dog goner has taken on lege in the quarter finals of the war emergency is over. However, assist with. the visitation evangel- hogs on the nation's farsm for meaning for six-year-old KIAC tournament at Louisville. this must not influence people to ism in connection with the-lalew real pork prices to stay at 'the present Danny Lynn Workman. Centre carried the battle to the think that contributions are not Life Movement of the Presbyterian low levels. Little Danny has lost his dog. taller Murray team and at one necessary, he pointed out, because Church, U.S.A. Together .with the At present, they said, retail popular nursery rhyme stage of the first half had an eight- the Red Cross still engages in local pastor, Rev. Samuel Mc- The prices in markets are still dropp- which so many children have point lead. 'many peacetime activities of Kee, and lay members of the church ing as the result of a dip in the gleefully recited now brings The score was tied three times mercy. • they formed 'groups of two and market price of hogs earlier this tears to Danny's eyes. in the early stages before Centre Many Murray residents will re- AADING DERBY CANDIDATE-Citation (nearest camera), three-year-old Calumet Farm visited all the church members and month. The downward retail trend Danny's playmate ,a black jumped into a 13-5 lead after eight member the Paducah flqod of 1937 speedster, starts the day with a little workout at Hialeah Park under the watchful eye of prospective members in their probably will stop soon and the cocker spaniel. disappeared dur- minutes. Murray came within when many homeless victims were trainer Jimmy Jones (rear). Listed as the winter book favorite for the Kentucky Derby, homes. upward swing will .begin in line ing the snow storm last Satur- three points at 13-10 before a new fed and housed in Murray through Citation Ls unbeaten this year. The pastors from out of town who with the new rises in stockyard •I day. He answers to the name of team came on to pull the Thorough- the efforts of the local Red Cross were here were Rev. Charles M. prices. "Boots." breds ahead 29-14 at the half. chapter. Currently the Red Cross Bunce. pastor of Kentucky Ave- Meanwhile, however, the labor Anyone who,knows the where- Centre. battled' -gamely against has set up headquarters in Eddy- nue Presbyterien•Chureh- in Padu- department at Washington re- abouts of the erring "Boots" can Murray regulars in the second ville to help the residents of that cah; Rev. Ernest G. Crawford, pas- community who have*been evacu- ported the average wholesale Lights' Opens at MSC get in touch with Danny at the period but never-threatened seri- 'Campus -Church in tor of the Presbyterian prices dropped slightly last week, home of his parents. Mr. and ously. Midway the final frame ated from their homes due to the Kattawa; and Rev. Herman M. principally becauel of the decline Mrs. Lester Workman, at 500 the score was 28 to 26 and the swollen streams this spring. Griass. pastor .of the First Presby- in food prices. Pine Street. Thoroughbreds finished with re- Of the quota established for this terian Church in Mayfield. The wholesale average dropped serves. county, the local Red Cross chap- Annual Production The liesiting ministers were din- It was the Tonite--Is ter keeps 42.7 per cent of the funds three-tenths of a cent. ner guests in the home of Dean Murray 67 Tea. Centre 34 for use in this area. The balance is second week that the price _ had Ella R. Weihitea Monday. Tuesday Herrold 8 IP Gustafson 13 turned over to national headquar- dropped on the 900 basic com- "Campus Lights," the annual ma- Mud in supplying the musical they were dinner guests in the Snow 8 Hill 5 ters. modities included in the statistics. ROTARIANS HEAR steal extravaganza produced by backbone for the production. Some Rresbyterian 'manse with Mrs. Padgett 6 Hughes 9 At a committee meeting this week The average was 2.8 per cent Murray State College students, of the song and dance routines Mary Brown in -charge. of prepa- Reagan 4 13 Todd 3 plans were formulated for the be- below the mid-January peak but MOST POPULAR opens at tha College Auditorium to- *towed promise of real talent. rations. DISCUSSION OF THE Pearce 2 G ' Acton ginning of the fund-raising cam- 40 per cent above June 30, 1946, night at 8:00 o'clock The sece71diSome of the lesser skits perhaps Professor and Mrs. F. D. Mellen paign. City workers were selected when price ceilings were removed Subs: Murray Alexander 12. SENIORS SELECTED performance will be Saturday night will be polished up before the cur- 'entertained with a dinner Wed- to visit *le-business firms to find on most items. MARSHALL PLAN Phillips 6, McKee-I.-Frank 8, Cav- et the same time. tam rises tonight. nesday evening in honor of the lay out The names of all their em- The federal reservw-board at endar 8. Loughary 6, Cain 2; Centre At a sneak preview last night, it Stage sets and lighting -also members of the church who assist- ployees. Later these Red Cross rep- Washington reported that retail AfilIGH SCHOOL High point of the Rotary Club -Bradshaw, Long. Smith, Oatts, appeared that the neophyte cast e4uwed considerable .artspary aid ed with the visitations. The guests resentatives, will return as enve- food prices two weeks ago were discussion Edmiston 2, Brummett Rose 2. gone all much hard work. Were 171r. A. H. Kopperod. H R. meeting Yesterday was a four per cent below thee record contest at and production staff has lope to the employer containing a At a recent popularity Hawkins,' Jack Belote, Frank Be- with Rex 210 per •out this year to present something The audience may decide to- of the Marshall Plan contribution card, membership The January peak was boys Murray High School, three seeing. night that this production is just a lote and Ed Dale Riggins. the College staff _ . card, and Red Cross button for cent of the prewar average. The really worth Syndergaard of and three girls were selected by more than the "usual college Western and Eastern Kentucky board said that in addition to Len Foster and his orchestra ap- little taking . the negative side of the each employee of the firm. This Teachers advanced as expected food, prices also dropped on hides. the students, The candidates were peered to be in better form than musical." awark has already started, said question and Hall Hood, local at- yesterday through the quarter- Hughes. print cloth and other industrial required to be members of the WOMEN'S MEDICAL torney, taking the positive side. finals of the KIAC tournament materials. Semi-finished steel and Those selected for this task are senior class, but students fro mall amid talk of bigger tournaments to worsted fabrics went up Syndergaard said the Marshall Luther Nance, James Thurmond, four classes were eligible to vote. come. T. C. A university economist warned Plan will not succeed because of Burman Parker. Elliott Wear, Those selected were: best look- AUXILIARY HOLDS Western accepted a bid to the a High today that sharp and serioeis NHS Wins Junior Tollie, Boody Russell, Joe Parker, ing: girl-Joan St. John. boy-Joe three primary factors. These are. National Invitational at New York Ragsdale, Mrs, Mary Eliza- business recession was still pos- Dewey Cable, most popular: girl-Jackie he said, the manpower shortage in and the University of Louisville Fonzie sible.