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Evening star., 1950-02-10

Georgetown's Frank Alagia il
Just an amateur at this glare
business. but who knows what il
might lead to? After all, Ber
Finkelstein as "The Evil Eye
Lauren Bacall as THE Look,
Frank Sinatra as 'The Voice" anc
Marie Macdonald as "The Body
have done pretty well in capitaliz-
ing on a nickname.
Some of the opposing teams
claim Alagia contributes tx
Georgetown's basketball victories
by glaring at them when they
are attempting to shoot fouls.
The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder from
Long Island ratified the Rutgers
players the other night. accord
ing to the Associated Press, by
glaring at them in the crucia
minutes of the game. The Scar.
let players missed five key free
throws in the closing minutes
and the Hoyas won, 1918.
Last week, Mel Seeman of New
York U. missed nine free throws
against Georgetown.
OF course he doesn't stand with
his feet back of the foul line. He
stands outside of the foul circle
facing the player shooting fouls.
He has a dead-pan expression,
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Southern Conference
Conferring on Gar
By the Asseeioied Press

LYNCTIBURG. Va, Feb. 10
Members of the Southern Confer
ence will open a two-day meeting
here tonight to consider the ap-
pointment of a league commits
sioner.
The conference also will elect
officers at its general session
starting tomorrow.
Rumors from some quarters of
the conference are that Col. Will
liam Couper, executive officer at
Virginia Military Institute, may
be drafted for the commissioners
post. The job will pay $4,000 a
year.
Col. Couper said last night he
had heard such rumors, but that
he had done what he could to
discourage such move. Couper
is a former president of the
Southern Conference.
Others prominently mentioned
for the position are Wallace
Wade. Duke University football
coach; Rex Enright, South Caro-
lima football coach; Judge H.
Lester Hooker, chairman of the
Virginia State Corporation Com
mission; Richard A. (Cap'n Dick)
Smith. athletic director at Wash
ington and Lee University, and
Gus Tebell, basketball and base
ball coach at the University of
Virginia.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Eastern-CentraI Game
May Present Preview
OF High Title Contest

What could be a preview of the
District public high school basket
ball championship game is tomor-
row afternoons Eastern Central
setto at Uline Arena. They open
the schoolboy triple-header at l
o'clock, to be followed by Ana
costa Wilson and Chamberlain
Tech.
Eastern and Central are the cur
rent leaders in Divisions l and 2
respectively, and there's a fair
chance they'll survive in these top
spots to get down to the title game
on February Is. Central is de-
Tending champion.
Although the end is approach
ing rapidly the race is far from
settled and at least six other teams
in the 10-team league have
chances of reaching the playoffs
Evening star., 1950-02-10
CIV. Listing Grid Game a Yea,
In Alexandra; g. II. Likes Plan

This is an excellent move for
U.s." harrington said. cit gives us
a place to play our home games
before Griffith Stadium is avail
able. Because of baseball and the
possibility that some day World
Series will be played in Washing
ton we can't get into Griffith
Stadium until we'll into October.
Last year, for example, we played
four games on the road before we
had home game. This way we
can have better balance to our
schedule"
Capacity of the stadium next
to the George Washington High
School now is about 1000. Plans
are to raise that to about 1900
Hagerty said that the move was
"a wonderful one for George
Washington" and added that
Georgetown should be interested
in doing the same thing. eve
have the same trouble about play
ing early-season games at Griffith
Stadium and certainly would like
to have some other place to play
in September or early October.
Our case is a little different
from G. W., though. They play
a lot of Virginia schools and thei1
games are natural for Alexan-
dria. I'm just wondering if the
schools we play would draw vel,
in Alexandria. We are giving il
lot of thought"
Evening star., 1950-02-10

The list will be thinner, however
after tomorrow's triple-header and
this afternoons double-header
which has Bell against Coolidge
and Roosevelt against Western.
Loser of this afternoons Roose-
velt- Western clash will be out OF
the running.
Tomorrow's big game is a real
tossup. Both have been beaten
once in the series by Tech by about
the same margin. Both are fast
teams with several scoring threats.
Eastern likely will open with
Jim O'Donnell and Ken Atchison,
both tall players and good back
board men, at forwards; Bob Ward
at center, and Richie Hite and
P. A. Dyer at guards. Dyer is the
midget of this generally ta1l crew
but also one Of the most valuable
players. He's one Of those little
boys who worry the opposition
with speed and feinting and
despite his small stature he goes
amazing high for balls off the
blackboard.
Central also has a tall team,
using Jack Stringer and Terry
Gregory at forwards. Franny Glea-
son at center and Lou Glickf1eld
and Sid Frank at guards. Frank
is the smallest of this quint, but
like Dyer he is one of the most
valuable.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
B.-C. C., Blair Quints
Will Meet in Crucial
Contest Tomorrow

An overflow crowd is ex-
pected at Ritchie Coliseum
tomorrow night to watch
Bethesda Chevy Chase and
Montgomery Blair go at it
for the second time this sea-
son. The Montgomery County
High School basketball title
may hinge on the outcome. A
preliminary between the
schools junior teams begins
at pm.
Blair, which has won 13 of
Is games, has everything to
lose. Bethesda upset the
Blazers by one point in the
first meeting this season and,
by winning tomorrow night,
would secure the title and
representation in The Stars
Metropolitan meet.
If Blair wins, the teams
will be tied and a playoff
probably will be in the max
ing. That's what happened
last season, with the Blazers
taking the rubber contest.
Evening star., 1950-02-10

maybe a little too dead pan to be
natural.
frankie will have his work cut
out for him in stopping Paul
Arizin, Villanova scoring ace, to-
morrow night. Arizin made II
foul shots out of IL in scoring
his record Al points against Seton
Hall Wednesday.
Alagia can stand there and
glare" and it's as legal as the
Constitution, according to Dallas
Shirley, one of the East's leading
basketball officials. But he must
make no disconcerting movement
1t is ironical that Alagia, an
extremely valuable and under
rated player for Georgetown
should get sudden attention for a
mere physical characteristic. The
guy is an excellent ball player.
When Georgetown beat Ameri-
can University in the last two
minutes and George Washington
in the last IL seconds for two OF
the sHoyas' most coveted triumphs,
Alagia scored the payof baskets
Alagia is not a proficient scorer,
but he's the Hoyas' top playmaker
and ball handler. He is always
good for a wise crack in the cru
ciaT moments that takes the ten
sion off.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
| Replacing Conn
Tough Problem
| For Hoya Coach

Finding q replacement for Half
back Billy Conn will be the most
important job facing Georgetown
Football Coach Bob Margarita
when he holds spring grid practice
on the Hilltop next month.
Left Halfback Conn, the Hoyas
breakaway runner, was dropped
from school yesterday because OF
scholastic difficulties. In tersely
worded statement, the Rev. Ed
ward Jacklin, ST., dean of George
town, announced: Among the
students dismissed because OF
scholastic difficulties was Billy
Conn" Father Jacklin would not
enlarge on this statement or say
how many students were involved
Conn, a Junior, was George
towns big ground gaining threat
the last two seasons and could be
counted on for at least one break.
away dash In almost every game
He played about 80 per cent of the
time on offense and when hi
wasn't at left halfback the spot
was filled by Babe Baranowski
= The Babe is senior and will bt
graduated in June.
Also listed as left halfbacl
with the Hoyas this season wa.
Jim Hillary. a junior. Hillary
however, saw practically no action
Coming up from last falls fresh.
man eleven are at least two speedy
halfback prospects, Jack O'Ma.
honey and Richie Doyle. Botf
show promise of becoming excel.
lent players but naturally still arr
inexperienced.
Evening star., 1950-02-10

George Washington University
has a five-year contract to play
at least one football game a year
at George Washington Stadium in
Alexandria and Georgetown Uni
versity is giving serious considera-
ton to similar idea.
The George Washington u. con-
tract was signed at ceremonies
yesterday at Alexandria, with Jack
Hagerty, athletic director of
Georgetown, among the specta-
tors.
G. w. q. will open its Alex
andria program next fall with a
game against Virginia Military on
September 80. Opponents Ger
future years have not been de-
cided, but Max harrington, the
schools director of mems activi-
ties, said he hopes to sch .dule
such schools as Virginia and
Washington and Lee for the Alex
andria games.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Tifone, .0sario Clash
In Turner Main Bout

Featherweight Charley Titone of
Brooklyn. winner of five of his
seven recent bouts in Washington,
has been signed by Matchmaker
Gabe Menendez to fight Filberto
Osario of Puerto Rico in the main
event on the Turner's Arena box
ing card next Monday night.
Titone is becoming the most
popular out-of-town fighter tc
show regularly in Washington
since joey Archibald had his lone
series Of bouts here about IL years
ago.
In his most recent bout, Titone
kayoed Danny Carabella. He also
has beaten Little Dynamite ano
he had three-match series with
Jimmy Cooper. winning, losing
and drawing. Osario beat Cooper
here and lost in a. return.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
By Ben McAIwee

Calling on all bowlers to give
helping hand. the Metropolitan
Washington Bowling Alley Opera
tors Association again will stage
full handicap tournament to aid
the Police Boys Clubs, starting
February 20 and ending March S.
First prize for men will be $100
while the women will bowl for a
$75 top prize. Among the other
numerous cash awards will be
prizes for high games and scratch
sets for both men and women.
Entry fee will be so cents with
25 cents going to the prize fund
and Is cents to the Police Boys
Club. Only league scores will
count. A bowler may enter as
many times as he rolls in a league
match. A contestant handicap
will be based on the average in
the league from which he enters.
Scatch will be 1913 for men and
118 for women.
Only boWIers with league aver
ages for Is or more games are
eligible. The affair is open only
to the pinspillers bowling in
leagues at alleys which are mem
bers of the operators association.
Julie Singer, manager OF Green
way, has been named chairman
of a committee to handle the
benefit tourney. Assisting will be
Hap Newman of Ice Palace, Evelyn
Gay of Takoma, j. c. Stone OF
Silver Spring and Arthur Taylor
of Lafayette.
Bowlers will give the Police Boys
Club Embarrassing campaign an
extra lift tomorrow in handicap
tournament at Petworth, starting
at II am.
Filling in the week end bowling
card will be the Queen Pin handi-
cap for men and women. Top
prize will be $100 and $75 second
in the five-game event sanctioned
by the National Duckpin Congress.
Contestants will receive a two
thirds handicap based on 1873
scratch.
Hi-Skor and Takoma will stage
regular Saturday-Sunday full
handicaps.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Packers and Browns =
Cord Exhibition Come
BY the Assoeioted Press

GREEN BAY. Wis, Feb. TO-
The Green Bay Packers will open
their 1850 season Saturday night,
August IL. in a non-league game
against the Cleveland Browns at
Toledo, Ohio. Emil Fischer, presir
dent of the National American
League team. announced today.
Fischer also disclosed that the
Packers Executive Board voted
last night to limit their new stock
issue to 200 shares to any one pur-
chaser. Lee Joaness was named
to head a committee to organize
the sale of stock.
Evening star., 1950-02-10

ing his second high average to
1916 for 70 games moved % pins
behind pace-setting Pat Crescent,
who dropped his mark to 1928
with a 378.
Dan Pessagno's. 1853 and Ala
paced Ashley Mitchell's to sweep
over Wilson Pontiac while Georges S
Radio whitewashed Brentwood
Valet despite Hokie Smiths 172
and 400.
Trew Motors, led by Joe Mason's
369, swamped Emerson & Orme
Service to move three games out
of first place in the Automotive
League as leading Pohanka
dropped a game to Paul Bros. FL
wood Ely was best for Paul's with
352. Andy Boyd's high of ISL and
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Bowling Alleys City-Wide Meet
To Benefit Police Boys Clubs

A season record went by the
boards in. the National Capital
League when Guys Dine and
Dance quint posted 720 team
game at King Pin last night while
beating Silver Spring Shopping
Center, 81. Bub Guethler's 165
and Cletus Pannell's 154 were the
big blows. The victory moved
Guys two games out of first place
when the leading Belmont Radio
dropped two games to Campan-
nello & Wood.
Pannell with 400 set in boost
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Miner Teachers Bow

LAWRENCEVILLE, Va, Feb. 10
Boyd and Young, st. Paul's Poly
sharpshooters, were the heroes oil
their teams 62-61 victory ovel
Miner Teachers of Washington
D. c. They scored "a points, but
Braddock of Miner lead the scor.
ing with 10.
Evening star., 1950-02-10
Yonks Sign SchooIboy

MILFORD, Conn, Feb. 10 (P).-
The New York Yankees have
signed Thomas Russo, 18-year-old
Milford High School pitcher. tc
play with the Norfolk, Va, team
in the Piedmont League. His
parents said he signed a contract
providing for $4,000 salary plus
an unspecified bonus if he makes
the Yankee team by July Is.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Five Local Boys
Complete Training
Naval Center

Five Lexington men, including
three seaman apprentices and two
seaman recruits, recently complet-
ed recruit training at the Naval
| Training Center, San Diego, Calf.
The seaman apprentices, USN,
are Robert Gibson Pepper, George
Ash Written, and Johnny d. Klon-
arts.
The seaman recruits, USN, are
Tom Stevens and William Herman
Russell.
During this period of training,
they underwent intensive drill in
such subjects as signaling, navi-
cation, basic ordinance and sea-
manship. They also were indoc-
trinate =! into the ways of the
Navy and learned the customs of
the service.
Johnny Klonaris and Sonny
Russell leave this week for Pearl
Harbor, they have notified their
parents. Tom, George, and Bobby
have been stationed in San Diego
probably for three months longer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

Printed below is the answer to a little girls letter.
Little Virginia OHanlon, eight years OF age ano PEI.
picked by this question, put it up 10 the edltor OF NV
New York Sun in 1897. This editorial classic from the
pen of Frances P. Church answered the question vi
all time.
Yes. Virginia. there is a Santa Claus. He exists as GER
Aszulr as love and generosity and devotion exists, ana you
tnow that they abound and give to your life its hignest peau-
~ and Joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world II tnere
we're no Santa Claus! 1t would be as dreary as II there were
No yirginias.
There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no ro-
u.ance to make tolerabIe this existence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in sense and sight. :,
The eternal light with which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not De-
fSeve in fairies! You might get your papa TO nre men 10
watch all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to eaten Santa
Caus. but if even they did not see Santa Claus coming down,
What would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that Is
mo sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things in the world are those that neither
children nor man can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing
~ fine lawn? Of course not, but there's no proof that they
Mr. not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the won
ders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes
The noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world
which not the strongest man, or even the united strength OF
all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only
i faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that
curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory
beyond. 1t is all real? All, Virginia, in all the world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives forever. A thousand
years from now, nay ten times ten thousand years from now,
he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Jr. College Champs
To Play Del Mar
In Corpus Christi
HJC Bulldogs Lose
To KiIeore Rangers
In Memorial Bowl

The Holmes Junior College
Bulldogs left this week for Cor
pus Christi, Texas, where they
meet the Del Mar Junior College
team in the Gulf Bowl classic
Friday.
The SO man squad including two
managers and coaches John w.
Patrick and Bobby j. Oswald left
Goodman Wednesday by bus.
Thursday night the squad will be
entertained by the Gulf Bowl COM
mittee with a banquet. The game,
first to be played in the Gulf
Bowl, is scheduled for 800 pm.
Friday.
Squad Members
Squad members making the trip
include: Walter Owens, c. c.
Trantham, and Aubrey Vaughn
centers; Frank Horn, Willie Bur
nett, Dale Brashier, Gerald Hawk.
ms and Edward Nance, guards
Gerald Pace, Henry Oswald, Ken
meth Herring, Robert Dossett, ano
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Field Trials For
Bird Dogs Planned
At Ebenezer

Annual field trials for bird dogs
will b held at Ebenezer on De-
cember II, I8, 10, it has been an
nounced by DR.. H. c. Kicks, pre-
sident of the Mississippi Amateur
Field Trial Association.
Drawings for the trials will be
held at Allison's Wells the even
ing of December Is, following a
dinner for members and guests of
the association.
There will be stakes for all-age,
derby and puppy, with trophies
for winners in all classes.
The clubs trial grounds near
Ebenezer are reported to have an
excellent stock of birds, thus as
surfing plenty of covey finds"
A number of top notch bird dogs
from several states are expected
to be entered.
Two nationally known judges,
Raw Huckaby, of Bienville, La,
and Brooks Holt, of Okolona, will
pick winners in the various events.
Officers of the association are:
DIR, H. C. Kicks, president; E. E.
O'Reilly, Ebenezer, vice president;
and Dewey Parham, Jackson, sec
rotary.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

Brister, vice chairman; H. c,
Ellis, regular member; l.. j,
Hand, first alternate; j. L.
Aldridge, second alternate.
h ! a-Cruger Community
p. A. Jones, chairman; H. c,
Waterer, vice chairman; Shelby
Parker, regular member; M. w
Estes, first alternate; A. E. Long,
second alternate.
Durant-G Goodman -Pickens Com
munity John r. Killebrew, chair
man; E. c. Howard, vice chair
man; j. j. Browning, regular
member; w. A. Thomas, first al
ternate; Hoover Maxwell, sec.
ond alternate.
Thornton Community: Frank
Eakin, chairman; j. r. Peaster
vice chairman; r. L. Wallace
regular member; w. M. Thomp.
son, first alternate; Dixon Peaster
second alternate.
Lexington Community: B.. S
Darnell, chairman; T. A. Barren.
tine, vice chairman; w. E. Thur
mond, regular member; j. S
Watson, first alternate; Floyd S
Wilkerson, second alternate.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
DINA Committeeman
Iected For 1851

Holmes County PIMA Commit
eInen elected for 1851 have been
arnouncd by E. r. Trotman, as
fellows:
County Committeeman; Hugh
H. Nichols, chairman; Charlie l..
Doswner, vice chairman; Ras M.
Branch, regular member; Henry
c. Waterer, first alternate; Peyton
"A. Jones, second alternate.
Acona-Mt. Olive Community:
.. H. Walton, chairman; j. d.
4. Jr., vice chairman; j. d.
= regular member; K. F..
Dosgner, first alternate: j. A.
Caxae. second alternate.
Ebenezer- Coxburg Community:
e. r. OReilly, chairman; Allen
Murtagh. vice chairman; j. t.
Pierce. regular member; B. w.
Hs1mphrey, first alternate; Otto
wallis, second alternate.
Centerville-W West Community:
LAndrew Smith, chairman; T. H.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
When you
really like us

You buy insurance because
you're smart - not because
you get q kick out of it at the
time.
When We deliver an insur-
ance policy, nobody ever says:
"Oh boy, what a beautiful pol
icy!"
But when somebody has a
fire or a robbery or a lawsuit
or a loss of some other kind,
and we deliver a check from
the insurance company -
H is when people re-
ally like US. It happens fire.
quently.
Bear with us when we try
to get you to carry the insur.
ance you shouldn't love us
when we help you meet your
loss. That's all we ask.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Patients At The Hospital

December /
T. j. Bogue, Tchula
December 4
Mrs. E. w Ford, Goodman
December 6
Mrs. Pearl McWharter, Walden
discharged 81
Calvin Howard, Tchula
discharged y
December Y
Mrs. j. S. Rogers, Lexington
discharged 13)
December 8
Mrs. Charlie Sims, Lexington
December 8
Mrs. J. r. Booth and baby girl,
Lexington
discharged l3)
December 10
Mrs. Melba Porter, Goodman
James r. Brown, Lexington
S. c. Richards, Lexington
December IL
Marie Jefcoat, Durant
discharged 12)
A. L. Armstrong, Walden
discharged 12)
Mrs. Billy Stone, Goodman
Mrs. John Conner, Cruger
Mrs. B. c. Martin, Tchula
December Is
WiIburn Grace, West
Lee Jones, Pickens
Colored Patients
November Is
Louis Smith Lexington
December 6
Lily Lee Pointer and baby girl,
Durant
George Anderson, Durant
Alice Evans, Black Hawk
December ?
Carrie Powell, Tchula
c. w. Thurmond, Lexington
discharged 81
December 8
Julius Adams, Durant
deceased I'D
Norman Woodson, Tchula
December III
Henrine Johnson and twin boys,
Pickens
deceased 10-11)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

pom Tackett, tackles; Robert
Brown. John Ahles. Bill Zarzour'
Bill TAYLOR, Freddy Ray, and Al
ternate Captain Gale Lammey'
ends; Eddie Osborne, Jack Sand,
ers. Bill Mccoy, Floyd Burton, and
Red TAYLOR, quarter backs; Laurln
Pepper. ]. t. Gray, Jimmy Tor
renee, and Ben Rusche, fuil-
backs; Joe Silverii, Neil Hay, Da-
vid owens, Donald Moseley, Cap
ain Elwood Rainwater, Billy
Conway. Jimmy Campbell, and
Joe Costello. halfbacks. Managers
Billy McGaugh and Jerry Richard
son will make the trip with the
team.
Defeated BY Kilgore
The Bulldogs were defeated 81
II by the Kilgore Rangers from
Kilgore. Texas before a crowd OF
10000 in the Jackson Memorial
Bowl last Saturday afternoon. Inc
Holmes team was heavily out
weighed by their Texas opponents
and unable to make their usual
second half comeback.
The Texans scored three touch
downs in the first half OF the
game to the Bulldogs one. During
ba cacond half the Rangers scored
twice. and a long run by Pepper
for the Bulldogs gave Holmes
their second touchdown.
The famous Kilgore Rangerettes
and the Kilgore band presented Z
thrilling halftime performance be-
fore the cheering Mississippi fans
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

Precision drills and a Charleston
nun lber were features of their pro-
gram.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Is There A Santa Claus?

Printed below is the answer to a little girls letter
Little Virginia O'Hanlon, eight years of age ana per
picked by this question, put it up to the editor OF the
New York Sun in 1897. This editorial classic from tne
pen of Frances P. Church answered the question VI
all time.