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Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

this past week in Philadelphia witt
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kaufman
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Corkrar
spent the past weekend in Reho-
both at their estate called the Acres
Miss Mary Witherbee recently pre-
sented the Fred Douglass Colored
School here a set of Brittancia En-
cylOpedia and about ten additional
histories which the school is using
extensively as reference books.
Mrs. Margaret Huston spent some
time this week in Philadelphia with
her husband, Glen NJ. Huston who is
a patient at the Jefferson Hospital.
Mr.. Huston, if conditions permits,
will undergo slight operation this
week.
Mrs c. w. Robinson has returned
from Baltimore where she visited
her mother, Mrs. Sallie Wright who
is patient at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital.
Mrs. J. Alton O'Day and daughter,
Melody Ann, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Culver, at Kidney Park, Pa.
At a recent meeting of the Wash
ingtOn Camp, No. l. p. O. S. of A.,
which was presided over by Pres
dent Harry X. Smith, of Laurel, as
sisted by State Officers, installed the
newly elected officers of the camp.
The officers elected were as follows:
President, c. Alfred West; vice pres
ident, w. Ray Wootten; master of
forms, Albert NJ. Tarr; conductor,
Charles H. Conaway; recording sec
retary, Albert J. Lank; financial sec
retary, William c. Moore; treasurer,
II. Scott Purse; trustees, Charles +.
Tull, Nathaniel NJ. Conaway and ~.
S. Purse.
Among the P. O. S. of A. officials
of the State who were present were
Elmer e. Bender, of Port Penn. |
State president; Russell Bender, !
president of Port Penn p. o. S. of |
A.; Albert Kumpel, of Port Penn, Z.
Y. Williams of Dover, State treasur-
er of the p. o. S. of A.; Marion Cal
laway and Harry X. Smith, of Lau-
rel district.
Mrs. Robert Leonard, of Whining |
ton, formerly Miss Alice Spicer, has |
returned home after spending sever
al days here with her father and
Mr.. and Mrs II. D. Spi-
Ger.
Mrs. Cora ODay was recently
called here from Thiells, N Y, cue
to the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Lester d. Hudson.
Mrs. Ernest Dukes. president of
the local Parent-Teacher Associa- !
tion, announced this past week the
winners of the prizes offered by the
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
CONTRACT BIDDING:

Hearts - A, X, 8, S, 5
Clubs - A, 8, 4
Diamonds - A, 6, S
Spades - ], 5
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
Example Hand
AUCTION BIDDING:

AUCTION BIDDING:
No score, first game. Z dealt and bic
one no trump, A passed and y bid TIVE
hearts. All passed and B opened with tht
ace Of diamonds. L played the six, 4
the nine and Y the deuce. B then playec
the seven of spades, which L won Will
the ace.
Question No. - How should
play the hand from now on?
Question No. 2 What was the
correct opening lead by B?
Question No. - What was the
correct bidding both at Auction and
Contract?
Question No. 1 The correct play
AT trick three, Z should lead the trey
OF spades and, when A plays the king,
Y should trump with the eight OF
hearts. This play depends on the as
sumption that A must hold the king
OF spades alone, for in no other way
can Y I score game. The lead of the
seven OF spades at trick two apparently
places the king, ten, nine in AS hand
but, II that is so, there is no way for
Y L to make game for Y must set up
two spade tricks and find the queen of
hearts in AS hand to make game.
At trick four, Y should lead the nine
OF hearts from his own hand and win
the trick in rs hand with the ace. A
lead OF the trey of hearts from rs hand
and the play OF the ten, followed by
the king IN Us hand takes out the
opponents trumps. Y should now lead
the trey OF diamonds and win the trick
with the King in Us hand. L should
now lead the queen, Jack of spades on
which Y should discard two of his
losing clubs. Y should then play the
eight of diamonds, which A wins with
the queen. Nov all that A B can win
is one club trick so that Y I score four
odd and game. The play of this hand
IS a ilne example of figuring out how
the adverse cards must lie in order to
make game and then playing accord
ingly.
Question No. 2 60 What was the cor
rect opening lead by B? I'm my opinion,
BIS correct lead IS the five of spades
1t usually IS bad policy to play an ace +
and thus give up control of the one |
srJt that may enable you to save game. |
Oll the other hand, the lead OF long |
weak SUIT rarely causes. any trouble
The opening lead of the spade saves
game, even if Y plays the ace and low
spade at once. lie can thus set up the
spades, but he must take out the trumps
before leading the set-up spades; and,
II he does, he can not enter rs hand to
lead the spades. If Y leads diamond,
b should play the ace and lead the
clubs, thus saving game. 1t is fine i
example OF poor opening lead causing 8
the loss OF a game.
Question No. 3 - What was the cor
rect bidding, both at Auction and Con-
tract! The correct bidding of these {
iour hands involves some Interesting
points. l.
AUCTION BIDDING: !.
Is best opening bid IS one no trump,
one spade also is sound. The a
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
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DON'T GARGLE
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and all other good drug stores.
-.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
(: A B (:
: Il /:

| e SAillN III anu ~ bli
the score; A b o. Zydealt, bid one
no trump and A passed. What is Y's
bid, both at Auction and at Contract?
AUCTION BIDDING:
Y should bid two hearts. There is an
old rule that still holds good, and that
IS: The stronger the hand, the better
che take OUT. OF course, Us hand
nolds remarkable help for the no trump
bid, but 1t also holds great possibilities
Tor the heart bid and the latter Is safer
than the first. For that reason, the
two-heart bid is preferable. Then again,
II L does not like the hearts and rebids
his no trump, Ys hand offers wonderful
support. Bid major suits freely over
partners no trump and you will win
many game not otherwise possible.
CONTRACT BIDDING:
L - one no trump; A pass; Y should
bid four hearts to show Z a sure game
in hearts and unusual support. If Z
ahould bid four no trumps, Y should
bid six no trumps. 1t is powerful hand
and should be bid for the maximum.
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

only reason for preferring the one no
trump bid is that the distribution is so
even, and therefore more favorable to
a no trump than a spade bid. After the
no trump bid, A should pass. He has
reason to show his club suit. To do so
would be bad bidding, as it would act
as warning to the opponents. Y should
take out his partners no trump bid
with two hearts. The singleton spade
is a weakness in no trumps, but not in
hearts.
b and Z should pass; but AS proper
bid is three clubs. lie no longer has the
lead and yet wants to be sure that his
partner opens the club suit. His hand
is so strong that he does not have to
fear a double, and any other lead may
give Y L a chance for game. This hand
is fine example of losing a game by
failure TO make 4 sound bid. If A bids
three clubs and is oVerbld by three
hearts, B will open the clubs and Y Il
can never score game for A B will make
three club tricks and at least one dia-
mond trick against any defense.
CONTRACT BIDDING:
l. one no trump; A pass; Y two
hearts; B pass; L three hearts; A four
clubs; Y pass; B pass; L double and all
pass. A must lose his contract by three
tricks as Y will open the eight of spades
and trump the second spade. Y Z must
now make two heart tricks, one dia-
mond and one club trick.
Here is another hand from our Texas
Hearts - A, X, 8, s,3
Clubs - A, s, 4
Diamonds - A, 6, 5
Spades - 5
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
Copyright. 1880. by Hoyle. Jr.
ARTICLE No. 20

forwarded following
hand which both from the viewpoint bidding
Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20

How easy to hate those we envy!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
Construction Stops
 On Craig HOsI al

Glen H. Neitzert arrived on the mailboat Monday from Craig where he has spent the past three months for the United States Bureau of Public Roads while construction was under way of a ten-foot gravel surface road, 230O feet in length.
 The town of Craig has recently installed a two-cyele, 75 kilowatt Diesel power plant, reported MT. Neitzert. Construction has stopped .on the new hospital which was started last summer. The exterior was completed, but not the interior. Dr. Henri de Wydum left Craig about three weeks ago and there seems to be some doubt that he will return.
 Mir. Neitzert took passage for Juneau this morning on the Ad- miral Evans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
Public Library Receioes Carnegie
 International Mind Alcoue Books

that this book has been written with much the same purpose as the one on Persia. Although ap- bearing in a sober jacket, 1t is filled with delightful pictures. It deals with both ancient Egypt and the Egypt of our day and is sure to interest any reader whose attention is called to it.
 THE GOOD EARTH, by Pearl S. Buck-John Day Company. It is not often that we send out for the Alcove collections a best seller, but this book was selected when it first came out and long before it had attained it's great popu- larity. The reviews have been so numerous that there is no need for me to make any further com ment upon it here. happen to have come in contact lately with various people who have lived for years in China, some of whom have known the writer, Mrs Buck, personally and they are unanimous in their unqualified praise of her tragic portrayal of life in China
 MUSTAPHA RENAL OF TUR- KEY, by N. E. Wortham-Little, Brown & Company. This is not a profound book, but it is well balanced and authoritative and presents yividly the personality of the dictator who has caused such fundamental changes to take place throughout Turkey. In con
 trast to the other books in this installment. we find a stirring acconint of political and natian. alistic developments rather than a stroy of the people. This could hardly be otherwise if 1t is to cal with the life of Mustapha Renal. But the innovations he has introduced in manners and customs closely In touch with life as it now goes on in the new Turkey.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
Two Scarlet Fever
 Cases In Wrangell

Olga Benson, eight year old daughter of Mrs. Sophy Benson, is recovering from a severe attack of scarlet fever which she contracted the first of the month. Dr. Turn CT, city health officer, quarantined the Benson home and segregated the children of Jack Stokes who had been her playmates. Elizabeth Stokes became i'll the first of this week and the Stokes home was at once quarantined.
 Scarlet fever is one of the most dreaded diseases of childhood be- cause of it's after effects. Because of this, Dr. Turner has warned parents. through the schools, to watch children carefully for the first symptoms of illness. By prop CT observance of quarantine regu- lations. and segregation of possible contacts. the city health depart ment hopes to prevent the further spread Of the disease.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
THANKSGIVING SERVICE BEST ATTENDED FOR PAST
 20 YEARS IN WRANGELI

Thanksgiving union services, conducted by the Rev Russell F. Pederson at the Presbyterian church Thursday morning, drew the largest attendance for such a service in the past 20 years.
 The High School Girls Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Brunsvold, sang Thanks Be To God" by Harker. and led in the singing of the hymns used in the service. Dorothy Voss was the ac- companist at the organ. Members of the Glee Club taking part were Geraldine Morse, Lois Wheeler, Garnetha Rulaford, Ruby Everson, Miriam Grant, Ann Everson, Sarah Shadesty, Juahita Rinehart, Madge Davis and Elna Arola.
 Captain Chester Worthington of the Salvation Army. offered the prayer and the Rev. H. P. Corser, vicar of St. Philips Episcopal church, preached the sermon. His message was closed by James Whitcomb Riley's "A Prayer Per feet" sung by Miss Marjorie Johnson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
COURT NEWS

A hearing for Mir. and Mrs. w. L. Gross was held before Judge L. B. Chisholm in U. s. Commis- sioner's court on Wednesday eve ming on a petition 10 commit their five children, Daniel James, 12, William B., 10, Helena Hannah, 8. Douglas A., 5. and Harvey, 3, to the Territorial Board of Children's Guardians
 The Judge committed each child to the custody of the Board at Ju- neau until the end of the school year after his eighteenth birthday. Following a raid by prohibition officers last week Gross was sen- tenced to serve four months in jail at Wrangell while his wife was sentenced to serve four months in the Federal jail at Juneau. there being no accommodations for women at this time in the Wran- gell jail.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

A new installment of books was received last week by the Wran- geli Public Library. They are gift from the International Mind Alcoyes, Division of Intercourse and Education, Carnegie Endow- ment for International Peace.
 The books of this installment concern four far away countries: Persia, Egypt, Turkey and China. They are briefly discussed by Miss Amy Heminway Jones. Division Assistant, as follows:
 THE PERSIANS, by Sir E. Deni- son Ross-Oxford University Press: This little book on Persia deals with all points of view except those of bitter political contro- versy. It is refreshing to with draw for a little from such con- troversy and learn something of Persia as a country. Of its people, it's art and exquisite prose and poetry As the author points out in the preface the book has been written sto make Persia more of reality to the general reader and to enable him to think of the ,ountry not as sor z strange re mote land, but as one as real and
 enrIntry nearer home. !" It. therefore fits perfectly into our AIcove collection. The H. lustrations are most attractive and it has that very necessary addi- tion, an excellent map. reeom- mend it to all the Alcove readers
 IN EGYPT, by John C. Van Dyke-Char1es Scribner's Sons. MT. Van Dyke in his preface leaves no doubt as to his admiration for Egypt "A thousand books have been written about Egypt. Both writers and readers have perhaps been exhausted. Not so the coun- try. Its interests seem everlast- ing" It is evident, therefore.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
FOLEY INSTALLS
 LEGION OFFICERS

Installation ceremonies wer e held Wednesday evening for the American Legion officers elected last month to serve for the coming year.
 E. NJ. Policy of Juneau, a past commander, acted as installing of ficer. After the ceremonies he ad- dressed the Legionnaires explain ing the nature and scope of the five-year Child Welfare program of which department he is chair man in Alaska, and to which the Legion and Auxiliary have pledged their support.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
NUSSBAUMER SUBLETS BOTTLER
 CONTRACT FOR STAFF HOUSE

George Bottler, who was award ed the contract for construction of che staff house at Shoemaker Bay, nas sublet the contract to N. Nussbaumer of Wrangell, and will return to Spokane the first of the week.
 A. Hansen, who was foreman for Mir. Bottler on the new Wrangell school building, is foreman on the tsatf house for MT. Nussbaumer. He has had crew of nine men at work since last Wednesday.
 The staff house plans call for a two-story structure fifty by eighty feet. of frame and stucco exterior to conform to the general architecture of the buildings of the indian Industrial School now un- der construction.
 The first floor will contain five apartments and a lobby while the second floor will have six apart ments and two bedrooms. There will be nine two-room apartments and two three-room apartments. Each apartment will be equipped with an electric range and a Mur- phy type wall bed.
 Rice & Ahlers were awarded the plumbing and heating con tracts at $6,750.0O. Mir. Bottler's bid on general construction was for s15,639.00. T. J. Mcbride was awarded the contract for the cleo trical work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
BARNES CONGRATULATES TOWN OF WRANGELL FOR ITS
 TAKING OVER LIGHT PLANT

George H. Barnes, writing under late of Nov. 16 from Modesto, California, renewed his subscrip- ton to the Sentinel for the six teenth time. His letter extended best wishes to Wrangell and said in part: T congratulate the Town of Wrangell on taking over the electric light plant. It will be no harder to operate then the water works and there will be just as good a financial return to the town"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
WRANGELL SCHOOL CHILDREN WRITE
 OF THEIR INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

tree I was very bitter. To remove my unpleasant taste, they put me ill lye and then in a brine solution. | was made into pickled olives.
 They put many of my friends and me into an attractive-look- ing glass bottle. We were put into a box that contained many papers and much straw. Oh! but it was dark.
 Four long days passed, and we went on a journey. One day We were talking about the wonderful time we had had at the orchard in California. Suddenly we heard a loud whistle, and then a rattling of chains. After that we were taken up in the air and let down to the ground. We didn't rest until we were on the large shelf in the grocery store.
 A little yellow-haired girl came into the store, and said, Mother wants a jar of olives"
 She carried me to her home, and at six o'clock they served me at their Thanksgiving dinner. Good byei l was gone forever. - Max inc Early.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
NATIVE ROOM
(Prepared by children from Grades
 1 to A

(Prepared by children from Grades
 1 to 4)
 Today we made plans for a Reading Party. Each child is to have a story about Thanksgiving to read at the party. We found these storys from old and new books. We study our reading over these storys so we can read them well.
 Each child brought either a ba- mana or an orange or an apple, and a nickel. Glenora and Marian cut the fruit. We got our jello from Mrs. McDade. We used our nickles for cookies, Clarance Major took our 55 cents to the store. The cookies look good and our party is nearly ready to begin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
NEW SON

MT. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson are the proud parents of a son born Monday noon, November 23, at St. Ann's hospital, Juneau, according to a telegram received here by Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mir. and Mrs. L. B. Chisholm, which also stated that the young man weighed ' % lbs, and had been named William Peter, Jr.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

Wednesday forenoon we gave our Thanksgiving program. which was as follows:
 Thanksgiving Old and New, Maggie Eyon.
 Story of the Turkey, Jean Fer guson.
 Thanksgiving Quotations: Leon ard Campbell. Jack Waters, Evan Lloyd, Arthur Morse. Frances Vil- larma, Arthur Clark.
 Poem. we Thank Thee, Irene Sundberg.
 squanto, the Corn Planter, Amy Bradley.
 A Boys Thanksgiving. Doris Anne Barnes.
 Thanksgiving Day. Five Braad Children of the Pilgrims. Wini- fred Rinehart.
 Original Stories about Thanks giving Foods: Coffee, Bobby Urata Pepper, Edna Mather; I am an Olive, Maxine Early.
 I am an Olive
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
BRADLEY AND POWERS
 GRAVEL HAMMOCK ROAD

Homer Bradley and Charles Powers of Wrangell who have been employed on the Craig roadway. last week moved to Klawock to surface the new road there. They are accompanied by Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Powers, the two couples living on a float house during their stay on the west coast. The Kawock road is eight-tenths of a mile in length George Purser, resident engineer for the U. s. B. P. R., has had charge of the surveying work of both the new Craig and Klawock roadways.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

Walter Bidwell this morning pleaded guilty in the U. S. Com missioner's Court to a charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was given a conditional 60-day suspended sentence by Judge Chis- holm.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
NOTICE

During the cold weather, citizens are asked not to be alarmed if the fire siren sounds at noon on Sum days, as it may be necessary to sound the siren in order to insure it's being in working order.
 c. P. KIRTLAND, Mayor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

Federal officers on Thanksgiving Day destroyed 23O bottles of beer most of which were taken last week in the Bergman Choquette raid.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

Miss Brunsvold has enrolled the members of her French class with the National Bureau of Education al Correspondence of the George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tennessee.
 The bureau is authorized by the U. s. Government and the French Ministry of Education to promote educational letter exchange be- tween the thousands of pupils in France and Belgium who are studying English and American pupils who are studying French. The Bureau is now obtaining from the teachers of English in France tbe names, addresses and personal qualifications of their pupils whom they recommend for this educa- tionaI correspondence. These names and addresses Of French students are classified by the Bureau ac cording to age, preparation and main interests, so that a carefully selected French correspondent may be found for any given American pupil.
 Each of the pupils will write letter in English to his French correspondent, who will reply in French. Naturally there will be a wealth of enclosures, pictures and clippings accompanying this correspondence In the most ad yanced stage the Americans will write in French and the French pupils in English. It has been found that this educational letter exchange is productive of excellent results and the Wrangell pupils are eager for the correspondence to start.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
Coffee

GOllee
 My home was in Brazil. was a cherry-like berry growing on a tree twenty fee high and which stood on a gentle slope.
 It was a very warm sunny day. A big fat boy came along with a large piece of cloth. He spread it on the ground under me. He grab bed me and some of my friends and put us on the large sheet. Then we were emptied into a dark bag. We rode many miles. After our ride, a man opened the bag and put us in a large machine. All of a sudden We were squeezed. It smashed our pulp and separated our seeds. Then we were put into a tank and were washed clean. We were still covered with a tough white parchment" hull and it was removed by a big roller which we went into. After we came out, we were dried thoroughly in the sun. We still had a thin covering which we called the silver skin. It was OiA anu AACh nCAN AOeAot ed in an oven. and then put into cans and bags. We were ready to be shipped.
 We landed on a warf and some men put us on cars. After our ride we were put in a store and we heard a small boy say 'I want two pounds of coffee" The clerk opened the sack I was in and put my companions and me into a small bag.
 The little boy took us to his home and his mother put us in a pot. We were very hot. After lit tie while I was poured into big cup and on the table I saw a big turkey, lettuce. celery. carrots. cranberries and many other good things to eat.
 All of a sudden, I saw big man We sat facing each other. Just then he drank me right down and that was the end of my companions and me. - Bobby Urata.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES

(Prepared by Filth and SlXth
 Grade pupils.)
 We are still studying the human figure in art class. The story of Rip Van Wrinkle was read. Some of us drew Rip, while others drew the funny, small men playing nine pins.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-27

Work started Monday on the trim for the Shoemaker Bay school building and the boys dormitory. The clustering of the girls dormi- tory will probably be completed by the end of two weeks.