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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
Opening lead Diamond jack.

ANNA OANAAANAN I~A~@@s
West opened the jack of d.
almonds, and South saw at a
glance that East had the king.
West would not lead away from
the K-J-1O Of diamonds in pref
erence to leading a spade suit
that his partner had raised.
South decided that he didn't
like East. If given a chance,
asst would be unfriendly
enough to lead a spade through
South's king. That would put an
end to South's contract.
To make sure of keeping East
out of the lead, South decided
not to play the queen of di-
Almonds from the dummy. East
would play the king. If South
won with the ace, East might
get In later with some such
card as the eight or nine of d.
Almonds.
1t was much better to play a
low diamond from the dummy.
East likewise played low, and
South allowed West to hold the
trick.
Wins Next Diamond
South won the next diamond
with the ace and drew three
rounds Of trumps, ending in the
dummy. 1t was then time to de-
velop the clubs.
A slam bang approach to
clubs would allow East to win
the third trick in the suit-juSt
what South didn't want. Instead,
South led a low club from dunn
my to begin the suit, and
passed the trick to West by
playing the ten of clubs from
his hand.
Now West could take the ace
of spades if he liked, but could
not defeat the contract. If West
failed to cash the spade ace,
South would cash the king and
ace Of clubs, establishing the
suit, and then discard both Of
his spades on dummy's last two
clubs.
South had to lose a club and a
diamond no matter how he
played, but the important point
was to lose these tricks to West
rather than East.
Daily Question
Dealer, at your right, opens
with one nOtrump. You hold:
AAQJ1O4 V542 1J1O4@Q 6
What do you say?
Answer: Pass. Your hand is
worth an Overcall of one spade,
but not Of two spades. This is
particularly true when the open
ing bidder has accurately de-
scribed his hand since you are
likely to run into a penalty dou-
BILE.
CCopyright 1868. Gen. Features corp.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17
OIdProvidenceHos
Tieup Laid to Stewart

Mr.. Crowley said that the old
Providence Hospital. which Is
now leased by the Commerce
Department, Is deteriorating
and should be replaced by q
new structure.
The eity's coming q advisory
council, q group Of city officials
concerned with coming prob
lens, recommended denial of
the request for permission to
erect an apartment-hotel on
the ground that it would be
spot coming"
The commission took the
case under adviSement. Also
taken under advisement was q
request for approval Of q
Methodist Center to be built on
the south side Of Massachusetts,
avenue near Ward Circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17

missioners to tour District
schools with him In hopes Of
having them restore the budget
cut.
The Congressman. long .
proponent Of home rule, re-
ported that his partnership
bill" was now in the House
District Committee. The meas
ure proposes q unicameral leg
islature Of 20 members. q gov
ernor. and . lieutenant COVER
nor to govern the District.
Mr.. Schwengel also suggested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17
School Cuts
ByD.C. Hit

A member Of the House Dis
trict Committee last night &C
cused the District Commission
ers Of dealing ruthlessly" with
finances for Washington
schools.
Representative Schwengel,
Republican Of Iowa. told mem
bers Of the Capitol Hill Com
munity Council that he could
not understand why the Com
missioners recently cut SIT
million from the city's school
building budget. Mr.. Schwengel
said he plans to invite the en-
tire three-man Board Of Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17

the appointment Of q commit
tee to study fiscal problems Of
the District. The Federal Gov
eminent. he pointed out, ct one
time paid for so per cent Of
District governing expenses
whereas 1t now only accounts
for I2.s per cent.
In reference to washington's
crime problems. Mr.. Schwengel
told the members Of the coun-
ell that he did not think the
omnibus crime bill. now before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17
Now Under Lease
BIoodmobiIe Hours

The Montgomery County
Red Cross has announce d
changes in the schedule d
bloodmobile visits at the organ
ization's headquarters. 1920
East-W highway, Silver
Spring on November 4 and De-
cember 2. The new hours will
be from 10 am. to 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17

Congress. would provide a solu-
ton. He did not elaborate.
Following the Congressman's
address. the Community coun-
ell vigorously debated q request
by the LeeJohn Co. to rezone
the Providence Hospital prop
erty In the 800 block Of d street
Sc. The council voted to op-
pose the request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-17
BY CHARLES ID. PIERCE
star staff Writer

Threats Of condemnation By
J. George Stewart, Capitol ar
chitect, are frustrating at
tempts to make proper use Of
the old Providence Hospital
property, Second and D streets,
Sc. an attorney charged vest
erday.
Frederick Crowly told the Dis
trict Zoning Commission that
the negative attitude taken by
Mr.. Stewart toward q request
for rezoning of this property
amounts to condemnation Of
the property without just COM
pensation."
Mr.. Stewart, q member Of
the coming commission, replied:
Il don't threaten anyone. I
Just do what I'm told by Con-
gress."
Property Value Factor
Mr.. Crowley said Mr.. Stewart
had told representatives Of
LeeJohn. Inc, owners Of the
former Providence Hospital
property, before the coming
hearing that he was unsym-
pathetic to the proposed recon-
ing to permit construction of
an apartment-hotel at the site.
Mr.. Stewart said. according
to Mr.. Crowley. that he did not
want property values in this
area to increase because Con-
gressiona l leaders have ex-
pressed an interest In acquiring
this land in connection with
future development Of the Cap
itol grounds.
Now Under Lease
Mr.. Stewart said that while
his office has no specific plans
for use Of this site it is his I'M
derstanding that Congress does
not want any high-rise build
tngs constructed in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

900 Cd SToNEY BURKE.
Adventure. l Hour. "Kincaid" Teen
Disc Expert Dick Clark stars in an off
beat role Of police sergeant in charge
Of a youth center. tRepeat)
q COMEDY HOUR SPECIALS.
Comedy. Hour. (Repeat) "The Ballad
of Louie the Louise" musical comedy
with six original songs by Nat Hiken
and Gordon jenkins. Tells story about
the antie shenanieans of Broadway
loan shark Starring Phil Silvers, Eddie
Albert, Betsy Palmer and Pert Keton.
(Good performances but the idea doesn't
come off-B. H.
$50 q ART LINKLETTER SHOW.
Panel. Guests: Telly Savalas, Jim Backus
and Rod Serne.
@ SONGS OF FREEDOM.
Special. A program Of folk songs featur-
ing odetta Bob DyIan and the Freedom
Singers Allyn Edwards. narrator
1000 q DAVID BRINKLEYS JOURNAL.
Public Affairs Color. willis Island
ponders the fate of the New York haroor
island Watts Tower" the strange
masterpiece Of Simon Rodia. tRepeat)
q AWARD THEATER.
Drama. capital Gains" tRepeat)
q BEN CASEY.
Drama. Hour. "A Cardinal Act Of
Mercy" Part ~ The refusal of a
brilliant woman attorney to undergo
surgery is an attempt to cover-up her
morphine habit Kim Stanley gives an
Emmy-winning performance. as does
Glenda Farrell Gary Crosby, Jimmy
Everett are featured. tRepeat)
q PASSWORD.
Game. Guests: Peter Lawford and Carol
Burnett
1870 q THE STORY OF.
HaHman fEishl SaInnn tact niIof
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
q VACATION PLAYHOUSE.

Comedy. Swinging Together" a comedy
with music about a small band trying
to break into the big time Bobby Rydell,
Dennis, Lindsay and Phillip Crosby appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
q SONGS OF FREEDOM.

Special. A program Of folk songs featur-
ing odetta, Bob DyIan and the Freedom
Singers. Allyn Edwards, narrator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
GA ST0NEY BURKE.

Adventure. l Hour. "Kincaid" Teen
Disc Expert Dick Clark stars in an off
beat role of a police sergeant in charge
of a youth center. tRepeat.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
$50 N ART LINKLETTER SHOW.

Panel. Guests Telly SaVaIas, Jim Backus
and Rod Serline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
YOUNG PEOPLES OPERA

an THE THEORY that too few people in this country
" really admire and understand opera the Opera Society
of Washington is looking kids Only recently the Society
inaugurated series Of five Operalo hundreds of wash
iniOn Junior high school students An OperalOg they
explain informal lecture accompanied by musical
cerp give the story and the of opera For
first the Society selected short but brilliant operas
CiacOmO Puccins Cianni Schcchi" and Maurice Raves
LEnfant les SOege" Once the youngsters were armed
with the OperalO" 500 Of them treated pro-
auctions Of the entire operas Lsner Auditorium The
thusam with which the shows received considered
suspicious for the appreciation Of future opera here The
Society plans continue its innovation Of making the chill
dren presentations prior each operate performance
for adulisprOceeding with ROssini Barber Of Seville
which adults will today and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

ABOTE-In RGuers fantasy of chiIfs
adventures with furniture come to life, a
Chinese cup and teapot (COntrGLtO Elaine
BOHGzzi and Tenor Robert SchRlOTT) engage
in duet.
LEFT-The WiLul child soprano Patricia
Brooks tears the pendulum from the
clock Baritone David ClGtsOOrhy) in
a fiji Of sPitefulness early in the opera.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
program last year.

In general, the chairman
said, provisions follow those
for 1861 and 1862 crops by
giving feed grain producers
an opportunity to participate
in the program by reducing
acreages at least 20 per cent
and devoting them to an ap-
proved conserving use. BY
participating, they will re-
ceive diversion payments and
price support payments, and
they will be eligible to take
part in the price support
loan program.
One important change from
programs for previous years,
Mr.. Jordan explained, is the
price support payment which
participating farmers will
receive on the normal pro-
duction of the acres planted
to the feed grains in 1868.
The payments have been set
at 10 cents per bushel on
corn, 16 cents per bushel on
grain sorghum, and IA cents
per bushel on barley. Unlike
the regular price support
loan, the rates for the price
support payments will be the
same throughout the country;
they will not vary by coun-
ties. ~
Also this year the price
support loans or purchase
agreements will be available
to program participants on
the entire crop produced on
the 1868 feed grain acreage;
in 1862, the loan was restrict
ed to the normal production
of such acreage.
From now on, the chair
man believes, county office
people will be increasingly
busy explaining the program
to farmers and helping them
fill out the necessary forms
indicating their intention to
participate" in the 1868 feed
grain program. He urges in
terested growers to visit the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
Duranf Man
AIerts PatroI
0hioan Charged

Due to the alertness of
Cecil w. Barber, service sta
ton operator of Durant, an
Ohio man was arrested for
the illegal use of a credit
card in Durant Thursday.
William Raymond Cooke of
Cleveland was taken into Gus
tody by Highway Patrolman
R. A. Salley and placed in
the Holmes County Jail on
charges of forgery of a Gre
dit card and obtaining mer-
chandise under false pre-
tense.
Patrolman Salley said
Cooke drove into a Durant
service station and offered a
cerdit card for payment of
gasoline. Mr.. Barber checked
the card against a company
circulated reproduction of a
card being used illegally.
The cards matched. Cooke
told the arresting officer he
was thankful to have been
arrested.
It is believed that Cooke is
wanted in connection with
the theft of about $4,000 of
other merchandise with a
credit card in other states.
Cooke was held for the FBI.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
Snow Hits County
Monday, Lexington
School Close Tues.

Approximately an inch OF
snow covered Holmes Coun-
ty Monday night making the
landscape a beautiful scene
early Tuesday morning.
Snow began falling about
$50 p. M, coming in from
the south, and fell heavily
until about $50. Earlier in
the afternoon snow was fall
ing heavily in the southern
section of Mississippi.
AS the sun came out bright
Tuesday morning and the
temperatures began to rise,
the snow began melting fast
and was almost all gone by
noon Tuesday. Traces were
seen in northern, shady Sec
tons. 4
A gradually warming trend
is predicted with the forecast
for today Thursday as part
ly cloudy and warmer.
School Dismissed
Schools in Lexington were
dismissed Tuesday due to
icy, slick roads. In Durant,
Tchula, West, Goodman, and
Pickens schools remained
open for those who were
able to attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
MYF Meeting Held
In Grenada Monday

A Greenwood district meet
ing of Methodist Youth Eel
lowship was held on Monday
night, February IL in First.
Methodist Church of Grena-
da, with members from Du-
rant, Lexington, Ebenezer
and Pickens attending.
The Rev. Harvey Beasley,
Greenwood District Superin-
.endent, presided.
Rev. and Mrs. r. E. Was
son were accompanied by
Bonnie Mckenzie and Becky
Terry, representing Durant;
Rev. Dennis Johnston, Gray
Brock, Kitty Brown, Mary
Jane Upshaw and Lynda Up
shaw represented Ebenezer;
and from Lexington, Rev.
Crawford L. Ray, Jerry Fite,
Borden White, julien Watson,
Sandra Hammett, Sandra
Holder, Jamye Carson and
Randy Russell.
The meeting was in full
sway when the temperature
began to drop and a heavy
snowfall was noted. The visi-
tors left for their respective
homes and experienced haza-
dous driving on icy roads. A
trailer and truck jack-knifed
on a hill and caused the cars
driven by Rev. WATSON and
Jerry Fife to slip into a road
side ditch.
Passengers were excited,
but not hurt, and the vehi-
cles were not damaged. Rev.
Ray contacted the highway
patrol to send a wrecker for
the truck and trailer block
ing the highway.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
By Hazel Brann0n Smith

The National BroadcaSting
Company got it coming and
going this week.
On the international front
it was told to close its Mos
COW Bureau and get out Of
Russia. On the home front it
was attacked by three
spokesman of women For
Constitutional Government
a Mississippi-born group
which is beginning to sound
like a female Citizens Coun-
Gil.
The ladies representing
WCG objected to one seq
ment of Fridays To-day"
show on NBC, a network
program shown on WLBT,
Jackson, and other stations
in the state.
Mrs. James Peaster of
Jackson, formerly of Tchula,
head of the group and
spokesman, directed their
complaint to u. S. Senator
James o. Eastland who re-
gistered "an indignant pro-
test" with Newton Minnow,
head of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission. Our
Jim said the show was "blas-
phemous' and "shockisg to
ethical and spiritual consider
ations", according to press
reports, and asked Minnow
to investigate it personally.
Now the show in question
was a satiric skit ~spoofing or
lampooning a number of
things, including the Kenne-
dys and the u. S. Supreme
Court prayer decision. These
alone would certainly not
have been objected to by the
ladies = since the defeat of
the Kennedys' is one of the
announced detectives of the
Women For Constitutional
Government. But the show
men on NBC, some of hun
dreds who perform at inter-
walls made the mistake of
presenting a hilarious skit
about a Southern politician
named Rankin Faubus Bar |
nett.
Said politician, a dema-
gogue in the historic South !.
ern pattern was presented in
M"rH-| LHGaf4 .n
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
Magnolia Curtain?
The Paper Curtain Hangs Two Ways

Mississippians frequently are heard to complain that
We are misunderstood, that our true nature and character
are not known by people in other sections of the nation
because of the supposed existence of "a paper curtain
which deliberately keeps other Americans from knowing
the facts. This represents a singing indictment of the press
IN the rest of the nation.
But it has been a familiar theme in our states news
papers for the past Is years and many times this writer
has been among those complaining. We felt justified in
our complaints. We shall complain again when We know
our state is being maligned.
Today that situation has greatly changed. Communi-
cations media of all kinds devote reams of copy to the
South generally and Mississippi particularly. And the vast
majority try to give the true facts, insist upon it, in fact,
sometimes to our great disnnay. There are still among US
those who do not want the truth told or printed, at least
not all of it.
1t is the responsibility of Mississippi newspapers, both
daiies and weeklies, to keep the people of the state in
formed. The same goes for radio and television. If we do
not print the truth, those who depend upon us for infor-
nation (as they have every right to d), will not know
the truth. They cannot form their own opinions with in
tellgence and judgment unless they do know all the facts.
Newspaper editors share an awesome responsibility,
collectively and Individually. We cannot afford the luxury
of emotion and prejudice. We owe it to our readers to
know and to print and speak the truth. Disaster follows
in the wake of responsibility not exercised. We have had
ample evidence of this within the past six months, the
past decade.
Some responsible voices have lately complained about
a paper curtain" in Mississippi, which keeps the news
from being printed. They call it the magnolia curtain
We cannot afford a paper curtain in Mississippi. We
need all OF the light an enlightened and responsible press
can muster.
IN an effort to determine how we in our small way,
as a part of the newspaper family of Mississippi, can adj
vance the best interest Of our beloved state at home and
improve its image elsewhere, this newspaper is beginning
a series of editorials on topics that affect the future prog
res OF the Magnolia State because they touch the lives
CT all our citizens IN one way or another. 1t is the one
way We have of making certain the paper curtain does
not become q grim reality for our own readers.
The first of this series will be found on the editorial
page today: "Leontyne In Laurel - We Are Our Own
Worst Enemy"
as - ---
THE EDITOR
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14

First, second and third
places will be announced
Sunday by Mr.. Gwin and
other members of the Farm
Bureau committee: Mrs. j. A
Hearn, Miss Mary Harpole
and Mrs. Y. B. Bruce. Tol
Thomas, FB president, will
also probably attend.
The period of development
judged was from October l,
1861 up to October 1, 1862.
The awards are usually an
nounced in December but
were delayed.
Acona Methodist Church,
of which the Rev. Joe E.
Young is pastor, has won the
top award for rural churches
twice before, in 1858 and
1861. It has also been listed
as one of the top ten rural
churches in the state by State
College. Mrs. Y. B. Bruce,
secretary of the Acona
Church, is also chairman of
the church development
committee. Halle S. Terry is
chairman of the official board
and K. F. Downer is superin-
tendent of the Sunday
School. Services are held
each first Sunday night and
third Sunday morning. Sun
day School is held every Sun
day.
The Rev. Crawford Ray of
Lexington and the Rev. Roy
D. Raddin of Tchula are pas
tors at Oregon Memorial UNI
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14

office soon, and thus avoid
undue delays.
Cross Compliance
The "cross-compliance pro
vision of the 1868 feed gram
program is explained this
week by Lynn Jordan, Chair
man of the Holmes Agrlcul-
tural Sterilization and Con-
servation County Committee.
Growers participating In the
program will have to meet
the cross-compliance require
ment in order to qualify for
any of the programs bene-
fits.
Feed grains covered by the
program are corn, grain sor-
ghum and barley. Only pro-
ducers taking part in tn
1868 feed grain program Will
be eligible for the programs
diversion payment (for shift
ing feed grain acreage to a
conserving use), the special
price support payment ton
the normal production of the
farms 1868 feed grain acre
age), and the regular price
support loans and purchase
agreements on 1868 crop
corn, grain sorghum, and
barley.
Explaining the term cross
compliance" the chairman
said that a farmer taking
part in the 1868 feed grain
program will not only re-
duce the feed grain acreage
on the participating farm by
at least the minimum 20 per
cent of the feed grain base
acreage (1959-60 average),
but he will also not exceed
the feed grain base acreage
on other farms in which he
has an interest in any one OF
the three feed grain crops.
A farmer who has an IN
terest in the corn, grain sor-
ghum, or barley crops on
Continued on Page Eight
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14
William H. Lisfon
Dies In kiImichaeI

Sympathy is extended to
Mrs. Hester Jordan Liston, a
native of Lexington, in the
death of her husband, Will
liam Liston of Kilmichael.
Mr.. Liston, Y, died at his
home of a heart attack early
Tuesday morning, February
II. Services were held at 2
p. m. Wednesday at Lee Fu-
neral Home in Winona, with
burial in the Garden of
Memories.
MIR. Liston was connected
with the Holmes County
Health Department in the
early sos, and lived in Lex
ington. He was a Mississippi
State University graduate,
Mason and a Shriner, World
War / veteran, member of
the American Legion, Veter-
an of Foreign Wars, and a
Methodist. At the time of his
death he was a retired postal
employee, landowner and
farmer.
In addition to his widow,
he is survived by one son,
William H. Liston, Jr. of
Kilmichael.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-14

the image usually held by
the rest of the nation, if not
the South. In the skit Mr..
Rankin Faubus Barnett came
up, presumably for judgment,
to the Creator who said, use
de Lawd."
Of course this was nothing
more than a satire on poll
ticians, politics, and segrega-
ton. 1t was intended to be
funny, not sacrilegious.
Anyway, who knows what
God looks like?)
AS one Mississippi news
man said quite seriously:
that's the image the people
of the nation have now of
Mississippi
1t seems to us that every
one Tin Mississippi is TAX
ing this whole thing too SER
iously. We seem to have lost
our sense of humor, if we
ever had one. When we lose
the ability of being able to
laugh at ourselves, we might
as well get ready to face the
Lord because we won't be
long for this world.
Obviously We do not ap-
prove of anything irreverent
or sacrilegious, on televisios
or off. The NBC show in
question may not have been
in the best possible taste =
but there is nothing more
deadly than real satire. (And
who is to say what consti-
tutes good" taste?)
Do the women For Con-
stitutional Government" want
to place themselves in the
position of trying to dictate
or censor what the national
networks show? Or the news
papers? And magazines?
We don't believe they do.
It should be beneath their
dignity to even concern
themselves with this sort of
thing. 1t will only hurt their
real cause of promoting con-
stitutional government.
Relax, ladies, and laugh.
The next thing we know
someone may try to start a
boycott against WLBT be-
cause it showed the program
in the first place.