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Evening star., 1947-05-05

i change III Wandais hairstyllng.
Iet me siiow yosl Elaat I mean. 4
said the impulsiYe Lucy. and rro-
ceeded to cut Wafd4's hair as she
thought It should 1ook.
Wanda liked It. Lucy Aked 4.
And the result . that WandA's
regular l1alr1resser Tor The LAST
three years has been the movie
star for whom she works Lucille
Hall.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Hollywood:
Starlet's Back
At That Old
Typewriter
n ~ ~
By SheiIoh Grohon,

JorJa Curtr1ghC Is working as q
secretary againi But not for too
long, she hopes. Her studio publ
city boss, Sam Abarbanel, was with
out a secretary because OF illness
and Jorja, who used to do secretar-
ial work before she became a star
|let, stepped into the breach until
the gal RECEIVERS.
While Greer Carson and he are
apart, Richard Ney is accepting
dates with married couples only. He
doesn't want anything to go wrong
this time.
Robert Cummings is of for q va
cation with his wife In New York
before he starts Sleep My Love. /"
Robert is very tired. So would you
be If you had rescued Agnes Moore
head, then Susan Hayward, is times
each, from a burning house in '1The
Lost Moment" Bob wanted to use
a dress as a double for the two girls
in the rehearsals. But Director
Martin Gable prefers realism.
Paul Henreid was ready to open a
restaurant In Hollywood, a copy Of
Antoine's, the famous New Orleans
cafe. But threat of a lawsuit iced
the idea.
Eve Arden, currently the big sup
port on the Jack Haley air show, is
getting her own radio program
starting In the fall.
Eleanor Parker's birthday present
from Husband Bert Friedlob is a
week at Cannes. They'll be there on
June 26, her birthday. Eleanor has
another week to go In 1.-THE Voice
of the Turtle" then she's of to
Europe.
* x&&
Glenn F'ord's wife, Eleanor Pow
ell, arrived home from her three
months of night-club appearances in
| the East enriched by about $50, 600.
Deanna Durbin's song, Cola Cola
lis the, Only Cola that Contains
Cola, IN Something in the Wind"
has been changed -by order of the
legal department at the studio.
There issno such. beverage as "Cola
Cola" but they didn't want to take
any chances. Deanna incidentally
gets only three weeks of rest before
she starts her next picture. "up In
Central Park"
Brenda Marshall tells me that the
chief reason she came back to pic
|tures-in whispering Smith" was
to help buy the new 14-room house
she and William Holden moved into
last week. I gather 1t cost a packet
LOT dollars.
Cary Grant. wearing an angelic
expression on the set Of "The
Bishops Wife," says that at this
point in his career he is not quite
sure whether he is playing the
bishop or the angel in the picture.
Cts the angel, and he now seems
/ to be very happy with the part.)
MY next" says Cary, "is definitely
Mr.. Blandings Builds His Dream
House for RKO with Myrna Loy."
During Rita Hayworth's four days
in New York, 100 kids managed to
get into her hotel suitel One four
some dashed in behind a waiter, and
knocked him down with his tray Of
food! Fun being a movie star, isn't
lit2
\ 4 X r.
Mary Astor and Leon Ames PLAN
ming to do Uncle Harry" this sum-
mer on the west coast Audrey
Totter snatching quick vacation
| in Pebble Beach before her High
Wall" stint with Robert Taylor.
Maria Montez is asking SIZE, 900
and a percentage for "One Touch
OF Venus" That's quite a touch
Evening star., 1947-05-05

81 ,88o, 900, Give or Take q Few Hum
dred Thousands"
Certainly among the S6,. more OF
less, beautiful girls who have re-
placed the six dilapidAted copy boys
which once were enough for any
newspaper city room, there are q
dozen available for equally fascinat-
ing assignments.
What editor cannot rue the day
he did not think OF assigning one
to take over for Lana Turner not
long ago when she was being
courted- so Hollywood gossiped BY
Tyrone Power after his exalting
experience of playing Larry In
The Razor's Edge"
There was dramatic Power
which, capsuled by good writing
lovely. could have kept any group
Of subscribers agog for weeks. But
who actually was the girl in the
case? A reporter No, just Lana
Turner among whose gifts that OF
good reporting Is not to be found
* X X
There is no reason, Of course, why
Hollywood should represent the
geographic limits of this great
school Of reporting. Its potential
tiles elsewhere are infinitely more
dramatic. Absolutely no imagina-
tions is required to see the effects
on circulation for the first publica-
ton which can talk Stain into let
ting one Of its reporters run Russia
for four or five years just to get
the feel Of it.
Or, on a lesser scale, the one
which gets man busy on Inside
Winston Churchill l947."
X X +
Perhaps it would be we'll to hold
off, of course, until the Motion
Picture magazine man has acted
in Miracle of the Bells" and writ
ten his story. 1t may eventuate that
in becoming an actor, he will forget
that his is supposed first of all to
be reporter. He may develop such
an enthusiasm for the new art, that
he will sneer at his old boss sug-
gestion that he write the story
later.
This could happen, and 1t could
also happen to any reporter as
signed to take over temporarily fol-
Mr.. Mayer, Miss Turner or Premier
Stain.
They might not like their old Jobs
and their failure to write their ex.
periences would make the whole
thing purposeless, if not downright
absurd.
At any rate, there will be a spot
Of suspense in seeing how the Mo-
ton Picture magazines experiment
turns out.
The critics, at least, should be
waiting for Reporter-Actor Hamil-
ton.
Monday memos: Seats went or
sale at the Nationals boxoffice to-
day for the two-week engagement
of John Gielgud's Love for Love
which begins May 13. -. Gielgud's
and Congreve's Love for Love-" OF
course. Regular Theater Guild
Monday subscribers will have Tues
day, or opening, night seats. =.
Tuesday patrons will have seats for
the Sunday, May 10, performance.
-. Variety Clubs annual Mothers
Day luncheon was held today at
the Shoreham's Blue Room.
King William Players of st. Johns
College will give two performances
of Ben Jonson's 1.-THE Alchemist'
June 4 and 6. A quick switch
replaces "The Best Years Of Gu,
Lives" with '@Tarzan and the Hunt
ress" at Keith's on Wednesday.
Movie Star Don DeFore will make
his first personal appearance In
Washington Thursday in connection
with the opening of "It Happened
on Fifth Avenue" at the Metropoli-
tan. His p. a. schedule will be
announced later. :. DeFore will
be In Washington only for opening
day performances.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Movie Fans Magazine Editor
Has an Admirable Idea
BIZ Joy cormody

editors big the subordinate types such city.
drama radio along with Hollywood with
is going want to be newspaperman.
that which cast the editor Motion
magazine the n the film production q The
this assignment enable
Maxwell Hamilton ito tell readers Of his
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
VfW Heads Drive
To Qualify Veterans

Jackson, Miss. (SpeciaD--An all
out drive to qualify all Mississippi
Veterans of Foreign Wars to vote has
been launched, State Commander
Herbert E. Nunnery announced.
post Commanders throughout
the State have been instructed to
take the necessary steps to see that
every member of their respective
posts, their relatives and friends are
properly registered and pay their
poll tax o nor before February L."
Commander Nunnery said.
The V. F. w. leader asserted that
his organization has mo political
axes to grind" but was solely inter-
ested "in doing everything within
our power to see that honest and
efficient public officials are elected"
and in making our full strenth felt
Whenever an issue affecting Veter-
ans, directly or indirectly, is decided
at the polls"
Commander Nunnery said each of
the 40 Post Commanders Ind been
instructed to check on the voting
qualifications of members of their
posts at the first January meeting.
at which time committees will be
named to conduct the drive.
Adjutant William J. Mccoy and
district commanders are assisting
State Commander Nunnery in the
qualification drive, which will con-
tinue right up to the poll tax pay
ment deadline February LIST.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE

BY virtue of and pursuant to the
provisions and directions of a decree
of the Chancery Court of Holmes Co
unity, Mississippi, rendered on the
18th day of January, 1947, in cause
styled Margaret d. Myrick, Com
plainant VS.. Jack Presley Et Ais,
Defendants" and numbered 1913 on
the General Chancery Docket of
said Court, and recorded in Book
20, Page 1T, of the Minutes of said
Court, the undersigned as Commiss-
Toner of said Court will on Saturday,
the 18th day of February, 1947, with
in legal hours on said day, at the
South front door of the Holmes Co
unity Courthouse in the City Of Lex
ington, Holmes County, Mississippi,
offer for sale and sell subject to tax
liens, at public outcry, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following de-
seribed land, situated in Holmes CO.
unity, Mississippi, to-wit:
VIZ of NV u of Section %,
Township IS, Range a East, and lots
9, 10, IL and IL OF Section ~, IoWH-
ship Is, Range a East, and Lots o
and 7 of Section %, Township ID,
Range East, less and excepting
80 90 acres, described as follows:
Commence at the quarter section
post between Sections % and 70,
Township IS, Range A East and ron
West 10 chains, thence South 10
chains, thence West 1870 chains,
thence South 7 chains to the one
eighth (1s) section line, thence East
with said line 31.70 chains to the line
between Sections % and %, thence
North to said line 20 chains, to the
noint of beginning.
Witness my signature, this the IA
h day of January, 1947.
oARHAM II. WILLIAMS, Commas
;o~or 40-4tnp
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Jane Wilbur Wins
Hiqhest Honor At LSU

Baton Rouge (SpeciaD A total of
81 third-year women students at
Louisiana State University were
honored last week for their outstand-
ing scholastic and leadership re-
cords by Mortar Board, national
leadership organization. The honor
ees included Jane Wilburn, of Pick
ems.
Each of the goods maintained
''B" average or better for her total
average of academic work. They
were henor guests at the traditional
"Smarty Party" in the French House
on the campus which is given an
nually by the Mortar Board mem
bers.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
HUG Teams Win
Over Decatur

The Holmes basketball teams re-
turned to the campus Sunday after
a very successful road trip. The
teams were winners Friday night,
January 10th, over the Decatur
teams in games played at Decatur.
Saturday night, January 18th,
Holmes journeyed to Scooba and
played the East Mississippi teams.
The boys won after a hard battle.
Score ABB. The girls met an out
standing sextet in the East Mississ-
ippi girls and lost by 1921 score.
Grey saved the Decatur game,
and led the Holmes Cagers with 10
points. Holman, Worrier Center, led
his team with IL points. George Bus
by of Holmes and Sessums of De-
catur were outstanding players.
The girls game was one-sided and
Holmes won easily by top-heavy
score of 1910. Long for Holmes
scored "a points. Captain Lillian
Hyde played her usually good game
at guard for the Holmes sextet.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

By virtue Of the autnorlIy Coil-
farred on me as trustee in that GER
lain deed of trust executed bv James
Dixon on the 14th dav of Septem-
DER. 1945, to D. T. Ruff. Trustee, to
secure H. p. Watson, Miss julia ID.
Watson and Mrs. Eloise w. Herbert
n the payment of a certain IN
lebtedness described in and secured
bv said deed of trust which is re-
corded in Book 88, page 24i ct seq
If the trust deed Records on Land in
he office of the Chancery Clerk or
Holmes County, Mississippi, and de-
f~Nllt having been made in the pay
nnent of the indebtedness described
in and secured by said deed OF trus1
md I having been requested 80 =
do by the said III. P. Walton. MIS-
Julia D. Watson and Mrs Eiais
w. Herbert, the owners and holder
Of the Indebtedness described IN az
secured by said deed Of trust. will OF
Monday. the Bird day of February
l947. within legal hours on Saii ia
~ the South front door OF r
County Courthouse in the CITY 0
lexington, Holmes County, Missls
ippi. offer for sale and sell at pun
& auction to the highest bidder TO
cash. the following described 10, o.
parcel of land situated in Holrne>
County. State of Mississippi, town
Lot No. Four az Of Herbert Add'
ton to the City of Lexington, Mis-
sissippi, according to map or pie
of said Herbert Addition now o.
file in the office Of the CHANGER,
Clerk of Holmes County, Mississippi
less and except an undivided one
half interest in the OIL gas all.
other minerals in, on and under saio
land. BY the above description l.
is intended to describe that certair
lot or parcel Of land conveyed to the
said James Dixon by III. P. Watson
ct ais on the 14th day of September
l945. W.
The title to said land is believed
r. be good but at said sale VIII
convey only such title as is vested
in me as trustee.
Witness my signature. this the ~
day Of January, 1947.
38-4tnp d. T, RUFF, TRUSTEE
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Ne. 1917 Letter testamentary hav-
ing been granted on the 28th day of
January, 1916 by the Chancery Court
of Holmes County, Mississippi, to
the undersigned upon the estate Of
Albert II. Brown, Deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate to pre-
sent the same to the Clerk of said
Court for probate and registration
according to law within six months
from this date, or they will be for
ever barred.
This the 18th day of January, 1947.
LILLE ]. BROWN, ExecAtrix.
39-4tnp
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The Rev. Homer w. Robertson
was the overnight guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Wells Monday. He is
working the state in interest of Clark
College.
Friends are sorry to hear that Mr..
w. P. Roach, ST.. is confined to his
bed after a recent heart attack. We
are glad to report he is improving.
MIR. and Mrs. D. c. Lundy visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack White, in Green
Vile Sunday. Miss Betty Lou White
returned with them for a weeks
visit. - sAk
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
NOTICES:
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE OF LAND

SALE OF LAND
BY virtue of the provisions of a
Decree Of the Chancery Court of
Holmes County, Mississippi, render
ed on the 18th day of January, lo47,
in Cause numbered 1920 and styled
John Brooks VS.. Andrew J. Noel, ct
al, on the General Docket of said
Court, which said Decree is recorded
in Book 20, Page 1876 ct seq, of the
Minutes of said Court, the under
signed Clerk of said Court named by
said Decree as Commissioner in said
Cause, will on
FRIDAY THE 14TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1947, within legal
hours, on said day, at the South
front door of the Holmes County
Courthouse, in the City of Lexington
Holmes County, Mississippi, sell at
public outcry to the highest and
best bidder for cash the following
described tract of land situated in
Holmes County, Mississippi, to-wit:
The North Half (N1s) of the foil
owing described property, to-wit:
Southwest Quarter (SWh) less
Fifty-eight (58) acres off of the
East side thereof, Section Thirty
three (33), Township Fourteen Q4,
Range Two (2) East, containing
F'ifty-one (5D acres, more or less.
This the 18th day of January, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Commiss-
ioner 40-4tnp
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Nc. 1900 Letters of administration
having been granted on the goth day
of December, 1945, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Mississippi,
to the undersigned upon the estate
of Vernon Amick, Deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate to pre-
sent the same to the Clerk of said
Court for probate and registration
according to law within six months
from this date, or they will be for
ever barred.
This the 18th day of January, 1947.
LESSEE B. AMICK, Administrator.
39-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 7542 Letters of administration
having been granted on the 9th day
of January, 1947, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Miss, to
the undersigned upon the estate OF
c. C. Reed, Decesaed, notice is here
by given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration accord
ing to law within six months from
this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the 9th day of January, 1947.
MRS. LILLE REED, Administrative.
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BOYS GAME

SubstitutionS: Holmes = McKelroy,
Williams, Brown, 2; Decatur
ums, z; Graham, Adams, Waddell,
Everett 2; and Harris.
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LOCAL NEWS
4 !. j. / / / !. !. !. !. !. / i. !. i

Among those home from State
College for the weekend were, John
Rhyme, Jr., Billy Moore, Wallace
Johnson, David Ellis, and Robert
Allan Legate.
Miss Virginia Waldrup is spending
a few days in Greenville with her
sister this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30

/ xeung men eniisting for serv-
Ice In the Field Artillery learn
more than firing the big guns.
When You return 10 civilian
HI you will have learned
about engines and motors d
all sizes. Steel powder. come
plexities Of high-powered tra6-
tors. and delicate preoiAion Of
opicai instruments and the
troximity fuse. You VIII study
tadass elsctronics. Telephone.
sAnd radio. You will be trained
w exports in some Of the en-
At training schools Of the
wodd while receiving the BEN
elts Of the most liberal recruit
Ing program ever offered. Stop
II your Recruiting Station 10
day 10 learn all the facts about
sor carsss In the New Army.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-01-30
GIRLS GAME

SubstitutionS:-Holm 4,
Bishop, Jordan l.; Burrell, and Ed
wards.
Decatur Holman, 2; Chapman, 2;
Addy and Watkins.
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FACE SEVEN

Germany. He didn't appear to be-
more than forty and might be
considered good-looking in q
fleshy sort of way. Probably since
the war had ended he'd been
cooped up in one of the unsurren-
dered submarines, leading the life
of the hunted, or spent his days
hidden in the bayous near New
Orleans, scheming and avoiding
pursuit.
The breeze created by their
passing blew Lotus dark hair
back from her face and she
shivered uncontrollably, though
the Gulf air was warm. In front
of them, Paul and Balch bent
their heads against the wind, but
the man beside her seemed TO-
drink it in as though it were
some stimulating draught of life>
He started at her, obviously puzzl-
ed.
"You know, Miss Kirkman"-
his accent was thickening from
whisky-"if you were to continue
to help us, things could be made
very peasant for you"
could they?"
She decided to be casual, to
play along, neither encouraging
a definite business arrangement,
nor acting hostile.
(TO be cOntinued)
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fkaNz!4t :$!!ss ESs:fti!%17S5SEes8l I

Herman Balch licked his lips
before replying; he seemed to
have lost some OF his usual as
surance. '"This is Miss Kirkman,
who collects information for us
at the Cafe Duval, siK''
The tall stranger made: a sharp
gesture, but the sir had already
slipped out. He eyed LOTUS and
his eyebrows formed quizzieal'
arcs.
"Ah, yes, have already heard
of your good work, Miss Kirk
man. What brings you here at
this hour?"
"Why don't you all speak Ger
MANI" she smiled at the officer.
ut seems to be easier for you"
"You think am a German?"
That's what you were using in
the other room, wasn't it? My
father was German-I can't speak
it but l know it when I hear il"
He looked ironically amused.
"And l suppose you think me a
spy"
''The wars over, isn't it. What
would you be spying on? Besides
don't care what you are as long
as I get paid for my work"
His face brightened-English
was difficult, especially when one
was in a hurry. "You have the
correct attitude Miss Kirkman. I
will take advantage of your
understanding"
'Well I've got to be getting
back to the Cafe, now"
She rose rather abruptly,
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"Of course, it is! Why else
would come all the way over
here to tell your"
"You might figure it a good
way of earning your money-to
make up a story like this"
'You don't trust anybody, do
you, Mr.. Balch?" she said indig-
nantly. She let her eyes rest
suspiciously on the suitcases.
Say, you guys weren't getting
ready to run out on me, were
your"
Disregarding the two men the
newcomer looked at Lotus ap-
praisingly and insolently, then as
though pleased at what he saw,
he let a thin monocle slip from
his eye and caught it with a
quick, deft gesture.
"And who is this young wo-
man?' he said with a thick &C
cent.
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Paul crossed the corridor and
opened a door. From the narrow
aperture a steep stairs descended
into one of the numerous ware
houses in the block. A long black
sedan occupied most of the space
below them.
The officer motioned for Lotus
to get in the back with him, the
other two slid into the front seat
and with gently powerful purr
the engine started.
Lotus felt herself grow tense.
What were they going to do
crash through the closed ware
house door into the street.
Paul inched the big car forward
in low gear. When it was only two
feet from the door it apparently
passed through an electric eye,
for the enormous wooden door
slipped upward to the ceiling and
they slipped through to the street.
When Lotus turned to look be-
hind them, the door was already
sliding into place once more.
Paul drove with determination
and unwavering concentration
Since it was late, there was
little traffic except in the down
town section, where he maneuv-
cred the car with a sure dexterity
Lotus had often wondered of what
use he was in the scheme OF
things. Now she knew.
AS they swished through the
outskirts of New Orleans, the bel
/ of a distant cathedral chimed the
hour. Twelve o'clock. 1t seemed
like a dozen hours since she hao
set out from the Cafe Duval, YET
it had been only one.
Balch stirred uneasily in the
seat beside Paul. So much time
wasted already, he grumbled
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When they were forced to wait
at a crossing until passenger
train roared past them into the
night, he swore profusely and in
the light from the engine Lotus
saw perspiration beading his fore
head.
When they started again, Paul
increased his speed and they tore
along the highway past thinning
little communities of shabby
board houses.
Suddenly, the horizon cleared
and they came to lurching halt
beside a small shack on the
waters edge.
The shack was a one-room af-
fair raised above the tide level on
heavy piling. The German lit a
stub of candle, and holding it up
to Lotus face, peered mockingly
into her eyes.
"Welcome, Miss Kirkman. This
fishing shack is not as spacious as
was my hunting lodge in the
Black Forest which American fly
ers destroyed, but it has served
its purpose we'll"
The little boat into which they
climbed had all the surface ap-
pearance of small fishing dory
but the silent speed with which ii
streaked through the water told
her the motor must be very pow
erful.
1t was cramped, through, for the
four of them and the officer even
sat closer to her than the narrow
seat warranted.
What was this man beside her
! like?
! He must have led a lonely life
for the past years. She wondered
if he were married to some stuffy
hausfrau and had a family in