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Evening star., 1949-10-13

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Sigmund
(Sam) Engel, the pint-sized, 49,
year -old wooer of wealthy widows
was free on bond today.
But his own lawyer threatened
to put him back in jail If he re-
fuses to sign an alleged verbal
agreement by which he would be
watched "a hours a day by private
bodyguards-at his own expense.
The lawyer also represents a
worried bondsman who put up
$37,500 to guarantee Engel's
scheduled appearance in criminal
court October "a on confidence
game charges. The bondsman
wants watch on Engel.
The lawyer didn't tell newsmen
why he feared Engel might Jump
his bond. Possibly the answer lay
in a remark which Engel made in
a theatrical fashion while fussing
with the lawyer in a courtroom
corridor:
I'm going to a guy who will
make more money in the next
month than you will all your
life?"
He didn't say whether he was
thinking about theatrical appear
ances or something else with a
lucrative look. But a few hours
later he was on a television pro-
gram.
It was a tough fight-getting
Engel out of jail. But Attorney j.
Edward Jones. after three months
Of trying, finally made it yes
terday. Then he Immediately
started working to put Engel back
behind bars.
The dapper, little man, who has
boasted of bilking wealthy widows
out Of millions, was released from
jail on a total Of $4,000 bonds.
The last bond had been reduced
from $4,000 to 500 on Federal
charge. Earlier. bonds totaling
$37 500 had been posted on six
State charges of confidence game.
Mr.. Jones and John Lax, attor-
ney for the bondsman, made
their moves to put Engel back in
jail over his protest of having
three bodyguards-working around
the clock.
I'm not going to be bothered
with bodyguards," Engel shouted.
I'm out on bonds and I want to
be free"
Mr.. Jones had demanded Engel
agree to the bodyguards because
Of contract Mr.. Jones said they
had made to give the attorney a
percentage Of any money Engel
might make through public ap-
pearances.
If Engel makes any such public
appearances they won't be in
Chicago, Mayor Martin Kennedy
and Police Commissioner John c.
Prendergast quickly assured news
men.
There was a scuh1e in the cor
ridors of the Federal Courthouse
between Engel and the attorneys
as they argued over the assign
ment of bodyguards. They sue
ceeded in hauling Engel before
Federal Judge John P. Barnes
but he continued the motion to
revoke the bond until today.
There was another argument
and scuf11e between Engel and the
attorneys in the corridors. Fin
ally Engel was hustled out of the
building with two Of the private
Evening star., 1949-10-13
1angier Man Convicted ,
Gets Life for Staying
BY the Associated Press

ACCOMACK. Va. Oct. ia
jury in Accomack County Circuit
Court convicted Lawrence Dize
80. Tangier Island waterman, of
first-degree murder in the pistol
Staying of Alfred Crockett. fellow
Tangierman. 1t fixed punishment
at life imprisonment.
The red-haired crab fisherman
Evening star., 1949-10-13

whose counsel built a defense on
a plea of not guilty by reason Of
insanity. stood stolidly as the jury
foreman announced the verdict.
His counsel Immediately moved
to set aside the verdict as con-
trary to the law and evidence,
but Judge jeff Walter set no date
for arguments on the motion.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Television receiving antennas
are comparatively short in length
because of the frequencies on
which the pictures are sent,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-15
Thoughts on Life
Straight Or STOPPED
By DR.. JOHN w. HOLLAND

"HOW DID YOU become so round
shouldered at your age?" asked a
physical trainer of a freshman re-
cruit on the athletic field.
ooh, l dunno; l guess it was easier
to bend over than to stand up
straight" was the reply.
Scientists tell us that it took long
ages for mar to acquire and main
tain his upright posture. | do not
know whether that is true, but l do
know that erect stature is easy for
any of us to lose. 1t is easier to
stoop, and we are all up to a lifelong
fight to stand erect.
Unfortunately, this STOPPING bust
ness is not confined to our shoulders.
How easy it is to stoop a little from
upright honesty. We call them white
lies, but they have a way of turning
black with age. David once COM
planned: 81 said in my haste that all
men are liars"
The little tricks in business that
do not stand erect are moral stoopS.
High-presSure selling often forgets
the moral law. In wars we expect
lying and deceit, but we do not ex-
pect to find it in the daily carrying
of our peacetime life.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-15
Going Straight

Going Straight
Last week / visited one of our
Chicago jails. In the cage just back
of the court room, there were 80 or
40 men caught in the police dragnet
and awaiting their hearing. Among
them was a bright faced, attractive
young man. I asked him: "How does
an intelligent, good looking young
fellow like you get into jail?"
He looked me straight in the eye,
and said: Il have played little
gambling games for several years.
I got over my head in a poker game,
and wrote a lot of phony checks to
settle my gambling losses, and here
l am" He Strengthened up his Shout
ders and said with feeling: "When
I get out of this hole, I'm going to
go straight" He found out that stoop-
ing to dishonesty is the hardest way
to get along.
Mental Shopping
Some people stoop over intel
lectually. A college mate of mine
who was a grade A student told me
after a lapse of some 20 years that
he had lost his intellectual curiosity
and hunger to know new facts. He
had stopped down to reading the
whoop-sheets in the daily papers and
the reading of light books. He might
have become a great scholar with a
masters mind if he had not allowed
his mind to stoop over.
How about all Of us? Do you re-
call those lovely early years? You
joined the church, gave your heart
over to Gods keeping and started
out with great emotions to live the
Christian life.
Then-then, something happened
Not much of anything at first. Yor
stopped down a little; you prayed
| less, read your Bible less. Your re
| ligious shoulders fell forward a.
your zeal went backward. What
wonderful thing it will be for eacl
. of us, just now to straighten up OIL
sagging morals and stand again cree
in our self-respect in the presenc
of our Redeemer.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-15

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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Council Meeting Of Big
Black FLA. Held At
Coxburg November u

The annual Bib Black FLA
Council Parliamentary Procedure
contest was held at Coxburg Con
solidated High school, Tuesday
afternoon, November %. The fol
lowing schools participated in the
event: Ethel, Goodman, Lex
ington, McCool. Zama and Cox
burg.
The Council was most fortunate
in having Chatwin Jackson, Law
renee Rabb, Jr., and A. p. Car
roll, Lexington, as judges to Sc
lect the three top teams of the
contest. The three top teams
we're as follows: 1st place, Zama;
End place, Lexington; 3rd place,
McCool.
The first prize winner will re-
ceive a large size banner as a to-
ken Of being the Council winner
in Parliamentary Law Procedure
contest.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Lexington Students Will
Give Variety Show
For Piano Fund

A variety show sponsored by
the Lexington city schools for the
benefit of the piano fund will be
held at the grammar school audi
forum Monday. December IL, at
7:30 pm, grades one through
twelve participating.
The evenings performance will
be divided into three sections OF
acts, the grammar school, Mrs.
Gulledge's pupils and the high
school. The grammar schools
part of the program will consist
of a kiddie band "A Chooos'' and
folk dancing. Mrs. Gulledge's pu-
pills will be presented in a pro-
gram of music both classic and
popular. The high school will
present a one-act mystery com
edy entitled Ghosts of Lone Ca
bin"
Admission prices are SOC for
adults and Csc for students.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Two Bond Members And
Director Go To Biloxi

Sylvia Lynn Cohen and Bar
bara Majors, members of the Lex
ington high school band and their
director, w. H. Scott, were chos-
en- to attend the State Band Clinic
at Biloxi, December 8, 8, and 10.
Two bands will be formed from
the students attending, the Red
and the Gray bands. Both Sylvia
and Barbara are in the Red band,
Sylvia plays the clarinet and Bar
bara the bass drum.
The bands will rehearse the
numbers to be played, and both
will participate in a concert in
the Hurricane room of the Buena
Vista hotel Saturday evening.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
St. Mory's To Have
Christmas Musicale

This is Christmas time and st.
Mary's choir, with the gracious
assistance of friends from among
other choirs of our city as well as
from neighboring towns, is pre-
pairing music to be presented at
the Christmas Vesper Musicale
at the Episcopal church December
l8 at 500 pm.
Special numbers on the pro-
gram will be the opening solo, one
of the scriptural prophecies How
Beautiful Upon The Mountains"
which will be sung by Mrs. Harry
Worthy of Pickens. Mrs. Worthy
will also sing "Cantique de Noel"
Another impressive number will
be the chorus March of the
Magi." Mrs. Sam G.. Hutton's
lovely contralto will be heard in
The Lullaby of the Madonna"
which she SO beautifully inter-
prets.
The complete program of this
service will appear in next weeks
edition of this paper.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Rosa Cohen
Al Family Residence

Services were held at 400 pm.
Wednesday for Mrs. Rosa Cohen,
80, Lexington, who passed away
at the Baptist hospital in Jackson
Wednesday, December z, at 2:35
am. after an illness of several
weeks. Rabbi Samuel Schillman
officiated at the services at. the
family residence, and interment
was at Lexington cemetery.
Mrs. Cohen was the wife of the
late Samuel Cohen who passed
away in 1913. Mr.. and Mrs. Co
hen came to Lexington AZ years
ago from Memphis, and had many
friends, relatives and acquain-
tances there as well as in Holmes
county.
Mrs. Cohen leaves SIX children,
Mrs. Dave Miller, eDrew; Mrs.
Abram Flowers, Miss Molly Co
hen and Ephraim Cohen, all prom
inent citizens in Lexington and in
Holmes county; Mrs. Sam Flow
ers, Ruleville, and Mrs. Charles
Kahn, Morgan City, La; two
brothers, Joe Schur, Clarksdale,
and Ben Schur, Memphis; one
sister, Mrs. Annie Jeffe, Memphis,
twelve grandchildren and eleven
great grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cohen had operat-
ed Cohen's Department store in
Lexington for many years and at
the death of MIR. Samuel Cohen.
their sol Ephraim Cohen assum-
ed managership of the store.
The grandsons served as active
pallbearers. They were Nathan
Miller, Freddie Miller, Earl Flow
ers, Herman Flowers, Philip
Flowers, Leon Kahn, Allen Cohen
and Leroy Paris.
Honorary pallbearers were al
her friends.
The Southern Funeral home
was in charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Dribben Addresses
Rotary Club tuesday

w. B. Dribben, superintendent
of schools spoke on the relation.
ships between adults and the chill.
dren at the Rotary meeting anc
luncheon Tuesday at the gram.
mar school cafeteria.
The power of suggestion is
strong" said Mr.. Dribben, land
the actions of adults can have I'M
told effects upon children through
that power of suggestion" He
stated that adults, through the
power of suggestion, were respon-
sible for the attitudes developed
IN u children toward scholastic
standing and church attendance.
He urged all parents to make sure
that they were not working at
cross purposes with the schools
and churches by indirectly teach
ing their children bad habits bv
their own actions.
W. B. Kenna was program
chairman.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Aaron Jacobson
Passes Al Clinton

Services for Aaron jacobson
%, who passed away at Clinton
Tuesday at tbs pm. after an ex.
tended illness, were held at the
Jacobson home in Lexington al
2:30 pm, Wednesday, the Rabbi
Samuel Schillman officiating. In
terment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery, Lexington
Mr. Jacobson had been a resi-
dent of Lexington for approx
mately IS years. He had been in
the cotton business with r. T
kimbrough for years, had work,
ed for Lewis Grocery Company
and was the wholesale Standard
Oil agent in Lexington until d
few years before his death.
Mr. jacobson was an active
Mason for many years and was
former Worshipful Master at Lex
lngton, and vas a member of Wa
habi Shrine Temple at jackson.
Surviving him are his wife. Mrs.
Dalsye jacobson, Lexington, and
a cousin. Mrs. Abe Cohen, Bel
zoni. PallbearerS were Joe Ber-
man, Morris Lewis, Jr., Celian
Lewis, Herbert LYMAN, Eugene
Herman, Gus Herman, Cecil
Herman and Leroy Paris
Arrangements were by South
ern Funeral home.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Peacock Fatally
Injured In Crash;
Services Held Wed.

Funeral services for Lee Pea
cock, Schlater, who died at the
Greenwood hospital Tuesday,
December 6, were held at the
Acona Methodist church Wednes-
day, December 7, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Rev. w. w. Bruner officiat-
ed. assisted by the Rev. w. M.
Langley of Acona. Burial was in
Acona cemetery,
Mr.. Peacock had been born and
reared at Acona, and had moved
TO Schlater several years ago. He
was injured in a truck accident
between Greenwood and Schla-
ter and died soon after being adj
mitted to the hospital IN Green
wood.
Surviving are his wife; three
children, Jane, Gene and Lee. Jr.,
of Schlaters two brothers, Sidney
and Boswell of Acona; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Y B. Bruce, Mrs. James
Henley and Miss Lloyd Peacock,
all of Acona, and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Peacock.
Pallbearers were j. T. Lee, Mar
lin Jennings, w. M. Dodd, Dee
Smith, w. J. Lipscomb and w. B.
Crump, Jr., all of Acona.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Cotton Disaster Loan
Explained Court
House Meeting Mon.

Walter Strider, head of the F
HA in Holmes county, r. H. Null
holland, Jackson District super
visor and Willard Dillon, Tyler
town, assistant county supervisor
for the FILA, explained the Cot
ton Disaster Loan to approxima-
tely IS farmers and merchants
at a meeting in the court house
Monday evening.
Mr.. Strider stated that the pur-
pose of the loan is to help put
those farmers in this area back
into business who have had cot
ton crop failure this year. The
loan was recently made available
to the farmers when it was de-
clared that the cotton crop fail
ure in this are was a disaster.
Following are several require
ments that must be met by appli-
cants according to Mr.. Strider.
The applicant must show a failure
on a crop of cotton; he must show
that the failure was disastrous
(probably based on previous pro-
duction records for the same
land); he must be unable to get
a loan elsewhere; he must pro-
vide adequate security for the
loan and he must pay back the
loan with interest.
Application blanks were distri.
buted at the meeting and arrange
ments were made whereby vari-
Gus local merchants would pro-
vide assistance to those who were
in doubt as to how to complete
the applications, "All informa-
ton discussed with these mer-
chants will be kept strictly con-
fidential," said Mr.. Strider.
The types of information re
quired on the application blank
is rs follows: general information,
farm information, financial state
ment, crop production and sales,
production and sales of livestock
and livestock Products, other in
come, cash Incorporating expen-
SEES, capital expenditures, total
cash family-living expenses, cash
summary and debt repayment
schedule.
"Once the blank is completed
and submitted" said Mr.. Strider
then nine-tenths of the work is
done"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Holmes Cage Teams
Win Over Northwest
BY r. w. Almond

The Holmes Junior college boys
and girls won from the Northwest
teams at Carrollton Friday even
ing, December 2. The Holmes sex
tet won easily with the reserves
playing most of the game.
M. Layless led Holmes in scor-
ing Is points while Janice Bailey
scored 81 points for the North
west girls. The boys game was
close throughout, and was tied
at ~ all during intermission per-
iod. Slim BEDFORD led both teams
in scoring 20 points for Holmes.
He was closely followed by James
Free who registered 10 for Holm
es. l.. Byars led Northwest with
IA points, while j. Watson got IL
points.
The games were of the second
series for these teams. Holmes
journeyed to Senatobia to open
their l949-50 conference schedule
last week. The local girls won
1851 while the Holmes boys went
ahead gal.
Holmes will play two games at
home next week. The Ole Miss
frosh will return their game here
Tuesday night, December 18th.
The locals will inaugurate their
home conference schedule on Fri
day night, December Is when the
Ittawamba Junior college teams
play here. This set will conclude
the p~re-holiday schedule for
Holmes. Holmes-Ittawamba will
continue their schedule on Sat-
urday night, December IL at Kos
ciusko.
Holmes won over the Ole Miss
frosh at Oxford last week by a
score of 47-39. The Ittawamba
teams will be playing their first
games in the Holmes gymnasium.
This is the first year the school
has participated in a full athletic
program in the Junior College AS
ISOLATION. The Ittawamba coach,
Russell Reid is a former Holmes
player, and later played at the
University of Mississippi. Reid
was an outstanding player both
on the court and diamond while
al Holmes and also at Ole Miss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
Christmas Decorations
Get Underway
B & P VS. and Garden
Club Will Sponsor
Christmas Contest

Lexington will again be aglow
with brilliantly lighted Christmas
decorations during the coming
Christmas season when the Bush
ness and Professional Women's
club and the Lexington Garden
clubs Christmas lighting contests
get underway.
The B and PW's are sponsoring
a contest for the prettiest Christ
mas store OF shop window, or de-
coration visible from the street,
and the judging will take place on
December 10. A cash prize will
be given to the business firm hav-
ing the best decoration.
For the second consecutive year,
the residential lighting displays
will be sponsored by the Lexing-
ton Garden club. According to
the committee consisting of Mrs.
William Ellis, Jr., chairman, Mrs.
L. P. Johnson and Mrs. E. W.
Rainwater, judging will be on five
different decorations. Judging will
be on the night of December 10
after $50 o'clock.
Competition classes open are as
follows: Doorway, housefront,
window, inside tree and outside
tree.
Prizes are offered for winners
in each class, and it is hoped that
Lexington may be truly a Winter
Wonderland.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
~"Streetcur Numed
Desire" In Jackson
Monday, December II

The title of Tennessee Williams
prize winning play, "A Streetcar
Named Desire" has already alter
nately intrigued, baffled and
charmed theatre goers who were
certain that the name had some
unusual significance. Here is the
explanation from no less an au-
thority than the author on the
meaning of the title for his now
famous drama which will be pre-
sented at the Jackson City audi
forum Monday evening, Decem-
Der IL under the sponsorship of
Irene M. Selznick. Judith EVELYN.
Ralph Meeker, Jorja Outright
and Jim Nolan head the cast.
Says Mr.. Williams: II have
lived on and off for the past ten
years in New Orleans, where the
action of "A Streetcar Named De-
sire" is laid. Past my window,
down Royal street. two streetcars
would make their interminable
way, changing and rafting and
generally making sure they would
not be disregarded. One was ac-
tually named Desire and the other
Cemetery, those being the Gu
rious names of the sections for
which they headed. One of the
characters in the play is brought
into the. scene on the streetcar
named beside which for her
comes to have a symbolic bearing
Of a broad nature on life in that
quarter of New Orleans, and
everywhere else for that matter"
With a Pasadena Playhouse
background for stage experience
and an overwhelming desire to
see herself on the screen, young
JorJa, with malice aforethought.
got herself the job of secretary to
the rising producer Seymour Neb-
enzal. Her job was to type the
script for Whistle Stop" George
Raft and Ava Gardner had been
given the leads. She fell in love
with the role of Fran and learned
1t by heart. The part called for a
blonde and with fear and trembl-
ing she watched a parade Of them
pass into the boss office. She de-
veloped a phobia for blondes. In
desperation she broke into the of
flee during a conference between
the producer and the director and
begged for a chance at the part.
Unprepared for this attack, they
meekly acquiesced. Next came
the feminine lead in Nebenzal's
Heaven Only Knows" with Rob-
ert Cummings and Brian Donlevy
for leading men.
Tickets may be secured by writ
ing Box 944. Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-08
'lchuIa Extension
Work Discussed AT
Jaycee Meeting

THE primary purpose of any
Jaycee organization is to carry
on projects to better the COM
munity," said Emmett Reese, Jay
Gee president, in a limited discus
sion on extension at the Jaycee
meeting and dinner Tuesday
night at the Alb Taylor Memorial
home.
A thunderstorm Tuesday even
ing made for scanty attendance
at the meeting, and only II mem
bers and one guest, Frank Gwin,
Jr., Tchula, were present. MI.
Gwin was the only member pre-
sent of the Tchula delegation that
was to have discussed with the
Lexington group the establish
ment Of a Jaycee group in Tchula.
Invitations were extended to Mr..
Gwin and to other young men of
Tchula to attend the next busin-
ess meeting where discussions will
be resumed.
Mike Lannon's made a report
on work done toward providing
the court square with Christmas
lights. Following a discussion on
the subject it was decided that
there would be 3 strings of COL
ored lights running from the
court house to various points on
the square.
Mr.. Reese announced the re-
suits of the basketball game with
the Durant Jaycee group at Du-
! rant Friday, December 2. Durant
defeated Lexington 1891. Mr..
Reese stated that the results were
not as bad as could have been ex-
pected considering the warm-up
games played by the Durant Jay
Gees.
A return match is planned for
the Durant and Lexington groups
for Thursday evening, December
Is, at Lexington. Tickets will be
sold for Csc and 35c, and all pro-
ceeds will go toward financing
the Christmas lighting project for
the city.
Mr.. Reese announced that the
State Jaycee banquet would be
held in the Heidelberg hotel in
Jackson on January 81. The
drawing for the new automobile
will be held and the Distinguished
Service award for the outstanding
young man of Mississippi will be
made. Tickets will be $3.50, and
all Lexington Jaycees are urged
to attend
A delicious meal of minute
steak was prepared and served at
the meeting by the following
ladies of the VIEW. Auxiliary:
Mrs. Marvin Shanks, Mrs. w. T..
Holder, Mrs. Calvin Ussery, Mrs.
Alb Taylor, Mrs. Walter Sharp,
and Mrs. G.. R. Chennault.
A business meeting will be held
on December 20, at the city hall.