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Out the Window

l HE real strain, however, must
have been on the cameraman.
"You know" he told me quietly
after I'd recovered, Summers
hit you with that thing so hard I
instinctively closed my eyes!"
There remained now only the
window jump to complete my
qualification tests for the role of
stunt man. 1t had assumed the
proportions of a real psycholog-
ical hazard, and l was glad when
Don brought his "goof bag" Gn
which stunt men carry their own
bandages, liniment and various
oils and unguents) backstage and
gave me a final patching up and
course of restoratives in prepa-
ration for the dramatic moment.
Continued on page %
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"THE FIGHT FOR LIFE"
Continued from page fire

fashion Summers gave me final
precautionary warning: "You
must do all stunts at high speed
- that is absolutely vital. Hit
that window like an express train
when the time comes. 1t makes
the glass and the wooden frame
fly ahead of you; it's the best pro-
lection you've got. If you don't
hit it hard and squarely you'll be
in serious trouble, believe me!
Now let's see you work up some
speed"
II amt a-goin' t do it, pod
ner!" told him fatty. On a
Western set everything in
Guiding the horses is ad-
dressed as ''podner." / was
getting to be a real pro along
about here.
"So-o-o?" he inquired in puz-
Element.
Its a matter of conserving
our natural resources - Jones, |
mean," l explained. IF | waste
any more energy practicing, |
won't have any left to do the
stuff when the time comes. And
after all, we have a cameraman
sitting around here waiting to
immortalize these shenanigans in
deathless celluloid.
~Letss Get Coing!"
Z on have a suggestion1" in
quired the ever polite MIR. Sum-
merS.
Il have. Let's have at it! Let
me do the leap for life; beat me
up, wiring me out. toss me to the
wolves. But for Pete's sake let's
get this business over, because l
don't think I'm going to last
much longer"
Adopting this new and, for Hol-
lywood, revolutionary approach
of getting on with something, I
climbed into my troopers uni
form. Don donned appropriate
costume, and we got set for the
first stunt where he knocks me
backward down a flight of stairs.
Summers squared away,
banged me on the chin with
a near right cross. / arched
upward and backward - and
landed like ton of bricks at the
bottom of the steps.
Boy" I exulted after I'd
recovered my breath, II guess
that's showing 'emi"
please. :" I turned to look
upward into the patient eyes of a
suffering photographer. please,
that wasn't quite right. You
threw your hand up in front
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of your face. Now the next
time. :"
Like a flash the awful truth
broke on me. wasn't only going
to have to do these things; | was
going to have to do them right
- for pictures!
Over and Over
For Stunt Man Jones' the
rest of that afternoon was one of
pure misery. fell, | jumped, |
leaped and | rolled. But always
there was something the matter
and I had to do it over and over
again. My side boys" had more
and more difficulty getting me on
my pins after each new slam to
the deck, until finally / motioned
them away and just lay there,
dead certain that my interior
plumbing had all come adrift at
last.
''Only two more!" announced
Mr.. Summers cheerfully to his
semiconscious pupil. Ones easy,
too you don't have to do a
thing. Just stand still and let
me break a chair over your head.
You're supposed to be sticking
up a saloon, but ! creep down the
stairs behind you, and wham-
mo-"
That's the way it was:
whammo! I'd broken the
regular breakaway chair by
sitting in it; they'd sent for
another. But nobody had
thought to score" the new one
for the breakaway. The result
was that Don clouted me with a
regular chair sturdily built of
light wood, and almost knocked
my brains out.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
Legion Auxiliary Fills
Box For Hospital

The American Legion Auxiliary
met Tuesday, December 81 at the
Alb Taylor Memorial Home. The
meeting was highlighted by the
presence of Mrs. Carrie T. Allen
District President of the Auxiliary
from Ethel, and Mrs. Maggie
Bridges of Kosciusko.
The gifts to the hospital al
Gulfport and Biloxi were assert
ed and packed. Mrs. Allen as
sisted in the packing and gave in
structions as to how it should be
done. The box for the hospital
in Jackson will be packed at a
later date.
The Auxiliary voted to rattle off
a fruit cake for Christmas, +,
proceeds to 60 to needy families ir
the community.
A good child welfare report
was given by Mrs. Hal Gillian,
child welfare chairman. Mrs.
Allen complimented the Auxii-
larry on the good work it is doing
and for reaching its membership
quota for l950-5l.
After the meeting, refreshments
were served. The next meeting
will be on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
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In 1902 Rabbi George Solomon
of Vicksburg was guest Of Mr.. Isa-
dor Hyman when Mr. Hyman cal
led in a number of Jewish citi-
zens of Lexington and proposed
TO them the idea of erecting a
Jewish Temple. Much enthusiasm
was shown and Mr.. Morris Lewis
donated a lot for the Temple site.
While plans were being made and
funds raised for the erection of
the Temple, services were held in
the Old Opera House and in Mr..
Isador Hyman's home. Rabbi A.
Brill of Greenville would hold
services. On November /, 1905
the Temple Beth Ell was erected.
At that time the organizers and
members of the congregation were
Mi. and Mrs. I. Flowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isadore Hyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
J. Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Do
browski, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Rosen-
than, Mr.. Joe Rosenthal, Mr..
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Memorial Fountain
Dedicated Al TchuIa

The beautiful Memorial Foun-
tain in Tchula, built by the Tchula
Garden Club, was dedicated and
presented to the town of Tchula
on Tuesday, November 81 with
an impressive program.
The school band opened the
program by playing the Star Span
gled Banner, followed by the In
vocation given by the Rev. Hayes
Clark. Presentation of the Colors
was by the American Legion
Post No. 155.
Mrs. w. c. Jones introduced the
president of the Tchula Garden
Club, Mrs. James Cunningham,
ST., and Mrs. Gillian Gwin, who
gave a talk on the history and
work of the club through the
years and welcomed the large au-
dience to the dedication program.
The afternoon address was pre-
scented by Mr.. Parham Williams,
followed by the presentation {
the fountain. The program clos
ed with singing America The
Beautiful"
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Attendance Program Is
Enjoyed By Rotary

M. B. Brown was in charge of
an attendance program at Ro-
tary Club meeting Tuesday. Par
ticipating on the program were
Walter Strider, Allie Povall, Reg
gle Williams, and Wayne Floyd.
Membership pins for one year
of perfect attendance were pre-
sented by T. M. Williams on be-
half of the club to Clint Floyd and
Gordon Russell.
At the beginning of the meeting
William Ellis gave a report on
attendance. Edwin White was
program chairman.
Guests of Max Scobey were Will
liam Matthews, Charles Williams
and Ed Geisler, national bank
examiners. S. E. Henry had as
his guest Ray Benton of Jackson.
DR.. C. E. Patton of the Durant
club made his attendance.
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w. |. Ellis. Jr. Hos.
New Position With
Mormon Feed Co.

w. l.. Ellis, Jr., has Announces
his acceptance of a position ~
District Manager for MoDrrzzE,
Feed Company, with whom he
was connected several years ags
in the capacity of salesman
Mr.. Ellis Real Estate and Ma1r-
gage Loan business will contrrxnzs
or in the present locality unxasz
the management of Mrs. Esthns
White and Mrs. w. L. Ellis, Jr-
Although his new duties wA
require much of his time in Sozsd
Mississippi and part of LouisiMESss
Mr.. Ellis asks that those who haue
building, improvement, refinanc-
ing, or real estate problems cnm-
tact Mrs. White and Mrs. ElIEs- IL
conference with Mr.. Ellis can kse.
arranged through them.
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and Mrs. A. Herman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer A. Lewis, MI. Sol
Auerback, Mr.. Isadore Levy, and
Mr. Abraham Flowers.
The first president of the con-
gregation was Mr.. Henry Rosen-
thai. He was succeeded by Mr..
Morris Lewis, the present presi-
dent of the congregation.
The first rabbi of Temple Beth
Ell was Rabbi A. Brill, who was
succeeded by Rabbi Sol Kory, now
deceased, who was succeeded by
Rabbi Stanley r. Brav. Our pre-
sent rabbi is Rabbi S. R. Shillman
of Vicksburg.
The officers of the present con-
gregation of Temple Beth Ell are:
Mr. Morris Lewis, president; Mr..
Joe Berman, vice president; Mr..
Ephraim Cohen, secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Fanny Lumpkin
has served as organist since 1921.
The congregation since its in
ception has grown and flourished.
At present there are thirteen
families numbered among the
congregation of Temple Beth Ell.
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Holmes Bulldogs To
PIoy East Mississippi
In Lion Bowl Game

The Holmes Bulldogs, number
one team in the Junior College
Conference. will meet the number
two team in the conference Sat
urday, December 2 in the fifth
annual Lions Bowl game at Lau-
rel. East Mississippi of Scooba
won the runners-up position last
week with a 1925 win over the
Kinds Eagles from Raymond.
Holmes Bulldogs will not be
strangers to Watkins Field. fIol-
mes and Kinds were selected as
the outstanding teams in the Jun
Tor College Association in l945
and played to a scoreleSs tie be-
fore a capacity crowd. This was
the first venture in a post season
game for junior colleges in the
state. The Lions Club of Laurel
is to be commended for their eff
forts to stage annually an out
standing game for such a worthy
cause. The entire net receipts
r used for sight-conservation
work.
The Bulldogs have scored 262
points in ten games this season
while holding their opponents to
l07 points. They won 9, lost one,
and had no ties. The East Miss.
eleven has won 8 and lost 2 games.
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Presbyterion Church

Services will be held in the
Tchula Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning at HOO and in Lex
ington Sunday evening at 500.
The sermon topic will be Power
For Living" from Luke 4:30-37.
The Board of Deacons of Lex
ington will meet Sunday after
noon at 400 and the Session at
4:30. Young Peoples service will
be at els. On Monday the Wom-
en- of the Church meet at 3:l5 with
Mrs. Mamie Dyson for the Joy
Gift Program. At $50 Monday
the Men of the Church will have
a supper meeting in tn church
basement. The Night Circle meets
Tuesday night at 700 at the
church.
In Tchula there will be an all
day meeting Monday, beginning
at 1000 a. m. for an intensive
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
Holmes Woman's Kin
Killed In Accident
In Alaska WednesdaT
Copt. Fred Dickinson
Was Veteran Of
World War

Captain Fred T. Dickinson o4-
the USA Air Forces, brother I'd
Mrs. Samuel E. Sample of Ehen-
ezer, was killed in an accident
in Alaska Wednesday ACCORDING
to a telegram from the War De-
partment received by members Ut
his family Wednesday night. De
tails of the accident were na4
available.
Capt. Dickinson, "a, was ~
World War II veteran having 81
we'd six years in the armed fM-
ces with four years service ovea-
seas in Greenland, Peru and. Era
rope. His job then was estab-
fishing communications bases axaH
was highly secret.
He was a member of the aBtig2
reserve and had been called bark
to duty two months ago. He waa
sent to Alaska two weeks latcs
and was engaged in communic1-
tons work there.
Surviving are his widow, MRS
Judith Lopker Dickinson, axa6
two children, Ann, nearly g., azd
Drew, aged two and onedfa&Es
years. They reside in GaTE, KaA%
as do his parents, MIR. and MMI
Frederick w. Dickinson, amE. 4.
brother, Robert M DickinMAc,
Another brother, John G.. DickKA
son, resides at HattiesburE. MnE
Sample is the only daughter IN,
the family.
Capt. Dickinson had been Cum
nected with an advertising ageA--
! cy in Gary after discharge frunA
the army at the close of WORTH
War II. He was a graduate 81
Scarsdale, N. Y. High School ami
had attended the University 81
New York and Northwestern Unl-
versity for about a year and. SiK
months before going into tina
army.
Funeral arrangements are lB-
complete.
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Lights In Lexington Will Go On
tuesday With Celebration On Court Square

Hardware, 500; DR.. p. B. Bruzm-
by, 1000; Hooker Insurance Co..
7.5O; A. P. Carroll, ESQ; 1. GA
Store, 500; Shaddock- Kimbrouek
500; Mrs. w. P. Lewis, so; La
berty Cash Grocery, ESQ; Coheas
500; Miss Katherine McLeesG
LOO; Miss Minnie Jordan, 21A
Farmers Gin, 500; First Ma
tional Bank, 1000; Welcome IzaHa
Cafe, 500: Reid's Supply, 500; c.
H. McMorrough, 500; BeaL
Drug Store, 500; L. R. ThomF
son, 100; Peoples Drug StdR
500; DR.. M. F. Herring, Jr.,. So
The Fincher Co., 500; Henri, =
Watson, Jr., 500; Southern Fu-
neral Home, 500; Peoples Oil Co.
500; DR.. Gordon Russell, 5n0-
Herrin Barber Shop, 800; M. *
CHM, consignee, The Texas Co..
500; Gibson Service Station,
LOO; Crown Service Station, 400
Lexington Advertiser, 500; Chins
Street Cafe, 100; Fred Hagg
Sandwich Shop, 100; Pat Barrett
500; Western Auto Associate
Store, 800; Flowers Dept. Storx
500; Coca-C Cola Bottling Co sos
Allie S. Povall, 500: Weathersbs
Chevrolet Co., 1900.
Lexington Lumber Co., 500
Lewis Grocer Co., 500; Joe Ber-
man, 500; Sunshine Cleanerse
100; H. L. Nichols, zoo; HoI-
lingsworth's, 500; w. E. Strider-.
LOO; Orchid Beauty Shoppe, LOO
National Farm Loan Assn, 500
F. H. Williams, 500; E. E. Wynn
200; Edwin White, ESQ; PiggKy
Wiegly, ESQ; w. L. Murtagh, LOO
D. t. Ruff, ESQ; Center Theatre
500; Terry's Garage, 500; Lex
ington Implement Co., 5.00- FAR
mer's Equipment and Sales Co.
500; Stepp and Lott, 500; Auto
Parts and Sales Co, 800; T. b
Lehman, LOO.
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Gwin-LoiI Shows
81 Ford Friday

Showing of the 1851 Ford at
Gwin-Lail's last Friday brought
"a large number of people out to
see the new model, despite the
ice and snow. Princess Aloha or
chids YER given away to the la
dies, and balloons and rings to
the children.
MI. Lail reports that around
$50 people came to the showroom
Friday to see the new Ford, which
features Fordomatic Drive, the
new automatic Transmission, a
lowered hood, new dual-spinner
grill and a wider, longer wrap
around bumper which gives a
more massive appearance to the
front of the al
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
Deer Hunt Ends:
Billy Carter Bags
Nine Point Buck

The prize kill of this seasons
deer hunt, a n%ine-point buck was
bagged by Billy Carter in Issa-
quena county last week. 1T was
the biggest one I've seen in this
part of the country" commented
several of the hunters.
Among the others who killed
deer during the ten day season
which closed Sunday were Ray
Johnson, Bernard Jones, Roy
Garrett, Henri Watson, Henri
Watson, Jr, Bill Marshall, Erwin
Devine, Carl Rogers, Louis Pep
per and Vernon Jones.
Fewer deer were reported seen
this var than last, due perhaps to
high water and screw worms.
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C~oordinaing Council
Pasture Contest
Competition Open To
All Holmes Formers;
$160 Prizes Offered

The Holmes County Coordinat-
ing Council is now announcing a
countrywide pasture contest open
TO every farmer in Holmes coun-
ty. The contest will be limited
o three acres to give every farm
er, big or small, an equal chance
at the prizes offered.
A total of $4,000 or r,ore will
be offered as prize money. This
was made possible through inter-
est and courtesy Of the following
local business firms:
Mississippi Power and L,gh.
Co., International Harvester Co,
Holmes County Bank, First Ma
tional Bank, Tchula Bank fMer-
chants and Planters Bank, Cru
ger Bank, Weathersby Chevrolet
Co., Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Da-
vid Miles, Farmers Equipment
and Sales Co., Gwin-Lail Co,
T. M. Williams and Son, Pickens
Bank, J. j. Browning. Hand Mo-
tor Co., and Massey Harris
Equipment Co, Pickens.
A large number Of pasture pro-
jects are expected to enter this
contest. The judging of this con-
test will be based on: days grazed,
fertilizer and minerals applied ac-
cording to recommendations, adj
aptibility of the seed sown to the
particular soil type, and the per-
nancy of the pasture established.
Interested persons r urged to
contact any of the agricultural
workers in the county for more in
formation and plan now on enter
ing in this coteSt.
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$345.50 Collected By
B and P w For Fund;
Contributors Listed

Christmas lights will be turned
on in Lexington at a special cele-
bration Tuesday, December S, at
$50 p. m. on Court Square. The
program will feature Christmas
music by the band, an address by
Mayor Allie S. Povall and a live
educational tree which organi-
cations of the Lexington high
school and grammar school will
form with lighted candles. Busin-
ess firms are requested to have
their store windows decorated by
Tuesday if possible.
Contributions totaling $345. 90
have been made to the Christ
mas lighting Fund, sponsored by
the Lexington Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club under the
direction of Mrs. j. R. Watson,
president.
The following business firms
and individuals have made dona-
tons to the lighting fund:
Ellison Sale Barn, 500; Cat
ron's Service Station, 200; It'd
wells Cafe, ESQ; w. B. Kenna,
LOO; Povall Printing Co., LOO;
Herman Insurance Agency, 500:
T. M. Williams and Son, 500;
Gwin-Lail, 1000; Gulf Service
Station, 500; A and T Store 500;
Holmes County Bank 1000; M.
B. Brown, 500; N. Schur, zoo;
Texaco Service Station zoo; o.
L. Ellison, 500; Patterson's Va
riety Store, 500; Watson's Bar
gain Store, 500; Duke Gin Co.,
500; H. H. Johnson, 500; w. o.
Thompson. 500; Volunteer Store.
ESQ: Williams Outlet Store, 500;
Thurmond's, 100; Lexington
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Band Plans
To Enter Contest
18th Winter CurnivuI
At Greenwood Set
For December 1st

The Lexington School Band, un-
der the direction of w. H. Scott,
will attend the 18th annual Band
Festival and Winter Carnival in
Greenwood Friday, December l,
This will be the thirteenth con-
secutive year the Lexington band
has attended this event. The band
this year will be the largest Lex
ington has ever sent to the fes-
tival.
Thirty four high school bands
have already accepted invitations
to attend. The first parade will
be at 1000 Friday morning, an
the afternoon parade will be just
at shutdown when the Christmas
lights will be turned on for the
first time. A display of fireworks
will be staged just after the Win
ter Carnival Parade.
Band members who plan to at
tend are: Wanda Wilct,x, drum
major; Beth Beall, Beth Flowers,
Triana Wilson, Pat Brumby, Sib-
vi McRae, Mary Lynell Reid, Flea
nor Patterson, Jean Fisher, Joan
Fisher, and Belinda Meyers, ma
jor ties; Sylvia Lynn Cohen, AIDE
laide Ramsey, Ann Bragg, Antoi-
nette Wilkerson, Nora Dean Stew
art, Calvin Barton, Herbert Grit
fin, Henry Stewart, Alvin Evans,
Jean Wood, and James Carroll,
clarinets; Peggy Craney, Dolores
Tate, Nancy Williams and Bobby
Fisher, saxophones.x.~sohn Bel
Rosamond, w. L. Lipsey, Banks
Shepherd, Steve Reid, Ed Will
burn Hooker, Walter Moore, and
Allan Ramsey, Jr., comets; Edi-
tn Moore, Jean Fonville, Martha
Hoff, Joe Moore, and Richard Ma
son, trombones; Joe Chapman
bass; Robert Ware, baritone; Ro-
berta Russell, bell Tyre; Mary AS
tor Roach, cymbals; Paul Bragg,
Phil Cohen, and Charles Filing
ton, drums; Pat Tate, alto horn
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Before coming to Mississippi
Rabbi Shillman held pulpits in
Chattanooga, Tenn, and Sumter,
South Carolina. He received his
A. B. degree from the University
of Cincinnati and M. H. L. from
Hebrew Union College where he
was ordained. He is a past presi-
dent of the Rotary Club, a Mason
and a member of B'nai Birth.
Rabbi Shillman has lectured ex-
tensively at various colleges and
universities under the auspices of
the Jewish Chautauqua Society,
including Religious Emphasis
Week at the University of Missis-
sippi. He is widely Travelled, hav-
ing visited England, France, Hol-
land, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy,
Palestine and Mexico.
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Ranch Drive-In
10 Open Dec. 9Th

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Rhyme, Jr.,
are this week announcing plans
for the opening of The Ranch
Drive-In and Snack Bar at their
farm on highway 81, north of Du-
rant, on Friday, December 9th.
Two white turkeys, a hen and
gobbler, entered at the Holmes
County Fair at Lexington this
past fall, each having been
awarded a blue ribbon, have been
selected to be given away - alb
solutely free - on Thursday, De-
cember l4th at The Ranch.
For further information, read
the announcement which appears
elsewhere in this issue.
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Doncine Glasses Will
Present Group Recital

A dance recital will be present
ed Thursday evening, December
Z at 1880 in the Lexington gram
mar school by Mrs. Millwood's
dancing classes. The program is
being sponsored by the Lions
Club.
The classes will present a num-
Der of group and solo dance mum
bers. All parents and friends arc
invited to attend.
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Christmas Box Filled
For Men At Sea

Christmas on the High Seas, the
project sponsored by the Holmes
County Red Cross under the di-
rection of Mrs. j. F. Williams,
chairman of volunteer services,
has been completed and the ship
ment of ten gifts has been for
warded.
These gifts were given by the
following organizations: Lexing-
ton and Tchula B. and P. w. Clubs,
all the churches, including the
Jewish Temple, Lexington, the
VIEW Auxiliary, and the Lexing-
ton Home Demonstration Club.
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Lexington Lumber Co. Marks II Years OF
Service 10 Builders In This Territory
c. L. Hitchcock Home
Burns On Saturday

Fire completely destroyed the
Charlie Hathcock home, about
two miles from Lexington on the
old Tchula road last Saturday
afternoon. Loss of the home,
which was owned by MI. Hath
cock, was only partially covered
by insurance.. The garage and
poultry house also completely
burned.