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Show fe- II : 'VII I M - I - ' - . -I J ' ' J 'J ianllWrinoMfc. " .....i-nim jf - .... TB-.. . ji ...... & . 1 -.jii PRICES GOING DOWN! ... In line with the President's appeal to reduce retail prices as means of averting avert-ing economic crisis, Thomas M. Russell, owner of a market In Brookline, Mass., shows customers sign on window announcing a 10 per cent reduction for everything in his store except meat. He reported plenty of customers at the reduced prices. Many cities have organized their merchants In a similar reduction. mi lilpllllpi V M v MM M 1 LAJAJ.AJ f WAXTS AN APARTMENT WELL WHO DOESN'T? . . . Five months of fruitless apartment hunting led Kay Daly, 26, San Francisco advertising executive, to this unique approach to solution of her problem. This 10 by 21 foot billboard, which also graces a 6-foot likeness of her charming self, shows Miss Daly posing before the sign. First day brought many returns. fccLX l' Ml - l:pl'fiP TOKYO RAIDERS REUNION . . . Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, who was grounded in his own plane in New Jersey, completed his flight to Miami arriving in time to Join his fellow members pn the second reunion' re-union' of the men who made the first bombing raid on Tokyo. He was greeted at airport by Col. C. R. Greening, left, and Col. John A. Ililgcr, center, fellow raiders. Members of Doolittle's raiders have vowed to meet each year. m W W-o ' , 1 a i w r-r . m ' ' x ' " 1 - ' ' 3 . & t - ' : V f . i J A --yO; ; j 4-firlftT..- ' ) t H ltliiiiijifjihSiT . ifil i t. irtr - - 1 COLLEGIATE CALF ROPER . . . M. Woodard, University of Florida student, shows aptitude in more than geometry, as he lays a "pig-gin' "pig-gin' string" on this calf after racing him down the arena. The rodeo is staged each spring by the Block and Bridle club of the university. uni-versity. Many of the students come from the ranches of the Florida cattle country and plan to return and run the family ranches as soon as they have completed their collere courses. .... f'f..imm -&.-: :.:-.:... t rri;' uVvmu Small untuj-rt,vkl!lY -references, upm . & .f. A & V -.-..-:...-..-; i. -.-.v. :. :fv .x NAVY BUZZ BOMB . . . Near Los Angeles the navy sent this buzs bomb out over the ocean in an effort ef-fort to catch up with the atomic age. It roars into the air with assistance as-sistance of four rockets, which are on sleds and fall free at expiration of the thunderous thrust in two seconds. The buzz bombs are being be-ing developed for naval defense purposes. KITTY GOES TO CHURCH . . . Although this church-going kitten Is not exactly yawning at a sermon, ser-mon, she is resting In the belfry of the amazing replica of the Church of Saint Vito, built in living room of Dominic Zazzara, New York City. t i i i IK THESE UNITED STATES Memorial Service Will Note First Landing in New World WNV Features. JAMESTOWN, VA. Tribute to that intrepid band of colonists col-onists who debarked on Jamestown beach May" 13, 1607, to mark the first landing of' permanent English settlers in the New World will be paid at annual commemorative ceremonies cere-monies here Sunday, May 11. In the hallowed little Jamestown Memorial church religious reli-gious services will be conducted as the main feature of the observance. ob-servance. Jamestown Day, as May 13 is designated, has been observed under sponsorship of the Association for Preservation Preserva-tion of Virginia Antiquities annually for half a century. The tower of the original james - town church, long the only visible relic of Old Jamestown, dates back to 1639, perhaps longer. Of particular par-ticular interest are the loopholes In the tower through which colonists fired at Indian marauders. Original and unrestored, the tower is constructed con-structed of hand-made bricks and mortar, laid in Englishbond. Built as Memorial. In 1907, the tri-centennial of the founding of Anglo-Saxon civilization in the Western Hemisphere, the memorial church was erected over the massive three-foot foundations, buttresses and tiled chancel of the church of 1639. The old church was burned during Bacon's rebellion in 1676, rebuilt not long after, but at some unknown period in the 18th century was abandoned and gradually gradual-ly fell into ruins. There was a still earlier log church with cobblestone foundations, founda-tions, fragments of which may be seen in the graveyard. It was in this church, probably built In 1617, that the first legislative legis-lative assembly in the New World was convened July 30, 1619 with Sir George Yeardlcy, the royal governor, presiding. This historic event took place more than a year before the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth. Plym-outh. Back of the chancel railing among the remains of the 1639 church may . be seen the "Knight's Tomb," for merly inlaid with brass, which was HISTORIC CHURCH . . . This view shows the interior of historic Jamestown Memorial church, doc-orated doc-orated for services commemorating commemorat-ing the arrival of the first English colonists. As the sign indicates, markers in the floor are unknown graves. stolen at an unknown time. It Is the only tomb of its kind in America and is supposed to be that of the same Sir George Yeardley, who died at Jamestown in 1627. Countless dead are burled In the ancient graveyard, which has been restored by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. Although Al-though the actual number of graves and the names of most of their occupants oc-cupants have been lost in the shadows shad-ows of time, a number of interesting old tombstones still remain. Grave of President. An ancient tombstone marks the final resting place of Benjamin Harrison Har-rison I, ancestor of Benjamin Harrison, Har-rison, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Buried nearby is another an-other Benjamin Harrison, ninth president of the United States. The epitaph on the tombstone of William Sherwood proclaims for all the modern world to see that he was "a great sinner." The inscription, legend insists, was made in accordance with a provision of his will. An Intruding sycamore tree, now more than 130 years old, has disturbed dis-turbed the eternal sleep of the Rev. James Blair, founder of the College of William and Mary, and of his wife, Sarah Harrison Blair. They began their long sleep side by side, but the tombstones have been pushed far apart by the misdirected misdirect-ed tree, which now has fragments of the stones embedded in its trunk. Program Announced. Officiating at the commemorative religious service will be the Rt. Rev. William A. Brown, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of southern Virginia. Vir-ginia. The historical address will be given giv-en by Paul Green, author of the his-tOKcal his-tOKcal drama, "The Lost Colony." Racing Responsible For Taxless County SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Virtual elimination of taxes is possible pos-sible in Saratoga county as a result of the county's cut from pari-mutuel betting at the race track. Under a state law passed primarily primar-ily to aid New York City, Saratoga Sara-toga county last year levied a 5 per cent tax on race track betting. The county's cut amounted to $1,062,000, end the budget is about $750,000. q I l! i y - "A If irriff m a m m S w-5 AVIATION NOTES AIRPORT CHATTER Airplane dusting of farm crops : was studied at a conference of pilots,! fanners and scientists at Rutgers i university, New Brunswick, N. J.,: which was believed to be one of the i first meetings of its kind ever held.! Discussions centered around new insecticides and fungicides useful in large scale dusting operations.; Weather problems affecting airplane1 dusting also were discussed. . . . The city of Clarinda, Iowa, was granted title to a 294-acre tract formerly used as a prisoner of war camp. The property was deeded over by War Assets administration with the; stipulation that it be used as an air-! port Prior approval of a $60,000! airport bond issue and a federal grant of $53,000 will provide funds i for developing the field. . . . Use of! light aircraft has been found effec-j tive by the Ogden, Utah, police de-j partment. The department recently has utilized small planes to search for a missing deer hunter, found stranded in the rugged Wasatch mountains, and to locate a sheep herder lost on the desert Out of consideration for fox whelps at Owatonna, Minn., a flight of America's mightiest army bombers changed course. Informed by Wayne C. Lidell, manager of a fur farm near Owatonna that the roar of even one plane makes the female fox extremely nervous and fearful for her young, army officials revised re-vised the scheduled course for a flight of B-29's making a simulated sim-ulated attack on Minneapolis. CAA LISTS 4,431 PORTS In connection with the nations airport plan under the federal aii airport act, Civil Aeronautics ad' ministration has listed 4,431 air ports which should be constructed j or improved during the next three! years. From the list will be selected i projects to be included in the fiscal 1948 construction program, depending depend-ing on the amount of funds appropriated appro-priated by congress and relative urgency of each project. Included on the list are 417 large airports (those with paved runways of 4,300 feet or longer), 3,850 smaller airports and 164 seaplane bases. Grand total cost of construction construc-tion is estimated at $985,800,000, which would be divided between federal-'funds of $441,600,000 and sponsor's share of $544,200,000. Of the 4,431 projects, 2,550 would be entirely new airports while 1,881 are existing fields requiring improvement. im-provement. A dramatic example of the use of air freight when combined with a bit of ingenuity spared some 20 families in Alaska the necessity of spending the winter in igloos or other improvised housing. The ingenuity came from Williamson, Inc., of Sheboygan She-boygan Falls, Wis., which built 20 prefabricated houses In such small sections that Northwest Airlines was able to fly them to Anchorage, Alaska. FASTEST BOMBER . . . America's Amer-ica's fastest bomber, Consolidated Consolidat-ed Vultee's jet-propelled XB-46, Is completing flight tests at Muroc army airfield. Under secret development de-velopment for two years, the XB-46 XB-46 is powered by four J-35 turbojet turbo-jet engines housed in two low-slung low-slung nacelles. The needle-shaped fuselage Is 106 feet long, only seven sev-en feet less than the 113-foot wing-span. wing-span. PREFER FACING BACK Ninety-four per cent of transconti nental army air transport command: passengers prefer to sit facing the rear of the airplane, it was shown m a five months' survey. The command conducted the experiment on its "statesman" flight between Washington Wash-ington and Fairfield, Calif. Of the 1,020 passengers queried In the sur-l vey, 959 favored reversed seating.! Riding backward, ATC surgeons re- port, is safer in the case of crashj land ngs since passengers have the j entile seat for sunport. tmfeiilMKi nmnni.iM-M.Aj. ,nn.i in. .i.itmfl 'Is-'" - - it i !:'ii;-A: u k PRINCESS WITHOUT SHOES . . . Perhaps never again in history of the British royal family will a photographer have chance to snap Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth standing In her stockinged feet. The Queen, left, damaged her own shoes. Princess Elizabeth loaned her shoes to her mother, then so that It wouldn't spoil her fun, promptly forgot the Incident while enjoying the sights of South Africa with her mother and guest, unidentified. FORGETS CHILDREN . . . Charles Phillips, 102, of San Francisco, says he has six children but cannot remember how many sons or daughters. He says they are all old enough to chew hay. He Is pictured pic-tured in local hospital recovering from a minor ailn cut. WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT . . . Chosen by the Women's National Press club as "Women of Achievement" are, standing, left to right: Mrs. Josephine Tigbe Williams, who received award posthnmously for her daughter, Dixie Tighe; Eva Le Gallicnne, Dr. Esther Caukln Brunauer and Beatrice Blackmer Gould. Seated, left to right: Dr. Helen Brook Taussig and Agnes E. Meyer. . j j I. ihwiii niLiiu mnp ' -vv. i n j mm nmrr-'Vn k2yMMXrit ytm.; BOUND FOR ALASKA ON SCOOTER BUILT FOR FIVE . . . D. A. Gregory and his pet fox terrier, "Pooch," left Brownsville, Tex., on a three-wheeled motor scooter, bound for Alaska. Their number has been Increased to five, thanks to the addition of three pups born en route. 'ff-' ; ' , v v V' ' t J i II III! I I MOTHER-OF-THE-YEAR . . . Mts. Frederick G. Murray, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has been chosen cho-sen by the Golden Rale foundation as the "American Mother-of-the-Year." She has raised five chU-dren chU-dren and devotes considerable time to child welfare work. DENMARK'S KING . . , King Frederik IX, Denmark, who became be-came head of the ancient throne upon the death of his father, King Christian X, 76-year-old monarch, who ruled his country for 35 years. WHO IS AFRAID . . . This boa, 10 feet long, was flown to the Chase wild animal farm, Egypt, Mass., from South America. Far from fearing death by constriction, Mrs. Marlon Chase wraps the boa around her neck as some gaudy oversized ornament. NEW DODGER MANAGER. . . Burt Shotton, who has been appointed ap-pointed as the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers to succeed the suspended Leo Durocher. Shotton went to Brooklyn from Pensacola, Fla., and took immediate charge of the "Bums." STATUS DOUBTFUL . . . Pauline Bets, national women's singles tennis champion, arrived at New York after her tennis tour of En-rope. En-rope. U. S. Lawn Tennis association associa-tion has ordered her to end participation par-ticipation In amateur events due to Question en her standing. 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