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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18
Tine Bidding

The B1dding
 Both sides were vulnerable and South, the dealer, who held eight spades, started the contracting with q bid of four spades.
 This is . pre.emptive bid and does not invite q response from partner--on the contrary, it is q definite attempt to shut out not only the opponents, but your part ner as well.
 Personally. I seldom use the pres emptive bid as i hesitate to make any bid that will definitely shut out my partner. However, tho bid of four spades was made and that is the situation which confronted Mrs Neil, who sat in the East, when it vas her turn to bid.
 If she doubled four spades. her partner would naturally take it Co mean a business double, therefore . double was out of the question.
 Mrs Nell well realised fsai Houfh had made the. bid Of four spades because he held one eks tremeiy weak suit and was cndeav,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18
PLENTY OF COFFEE FOR
 nANGrrftA

Mlssouia. Mont. tuP)-Forest rangers may be denied certain comforts of less exciting occupied employees but they arc certain to have plenty of coffee to drink. The forest service. packing ra- tons kits for Uncle sam's rangers throughout the west. has pur- chased thre carloads Of coffee. or enough to mako s.b00.000 cups of coffee at an average cost of one- half cent per eup during the com ing year. iaciiided in the fetions kits also arc candy, timed bread. tea and canned meat and veee. tabieA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18
fly WM r. MO KINNEY Secretary. American Bridge League

St Petersburg, tia--on my way south. 1 stopped recently Ut Coium- bus, O, where I dropped in at the Columbus Bridge studio club and ran across the following interesting hand.
 How to handle the situation when an opponent opens with q pre-. mptiye bid and you hold m exceptionally strong hand is always q problem.
 Mrs Edmund E. Nell and her partner, M. Porter Valley, met tho situation with q very fine bid--h bid that is q fine weapon when properly used. However. you must be very careful not to abuse the bid,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

About 80 members and guests of tho Ladies' Aid society of the First Methodist church were in at- tendance nt the Colonial ten given at the parsonage Friday afternoon. for which Mrs Richard Hegarty was hostess. The program ih- ciuded piano solo, Doris Murphy; duet, Miriam Chamberlain and Beryl HeRarty: song, Richard Cashman; vocal duet, Robert Condit, and Jean Munroc: song, Jcen Munroe. song. Miriam Cham bcrlnin; vocal duet. Joseph Schill- ing and Dorothy Vcascy. Refresh ments were served and tho chil- dren and waAtresseB appeared in Colonial costumes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

faithful Tillie thrust in and Grady raised n sarcastic eyebrow.
 Am doing business with her or you, aister7" he wanted to know.
 "I'm very good In single" Shcila hnstoned to say In her own behalf.
 Grady grinncd. 70. k. You tako fl lb minute spot in the show at l0:30 and another nt ll:ab, Get in touch with Mack. He's tho loader md see If you can work out something big. Ever plug song "
 Have you one you want plugged '" nsncd Shella cautiously.
 Grady grinncd again. You and Mack be down hero for rohcnrHnl nt 4:30," hc said Mack has Il song [ want to work In, for Blind Timmy. It's n peach"
 Blind Timmyl She could earn money. m in until n rehl job cnme nlong and help Timmy uB well. Her voice was well adapted to most Of Timmy's music. Yet, hs Shciin well know. 1t wasr't a sing Ing voice. tt wnn husky sort Of recitation. Whatever it was. it wont over. That wns nll that was necessary.
 "rimmy'll bc tickled to death" Tillie chattcrcd as gho and Sheilh sot frtogether. Tiliie had m ens gngcmcnt 10 lunch with her nus hand and Sheiia decided not to join them. Left alone, sho sought out Mack, tho orchestrl lender, by eall- Ing Joo Paris office and asking for tho phone number. Mack seemod to be glad sho was t0 dance. But did Hhe need rehearsal, he usked. Couldn't she just tako the number homo and run through itY
 "I can but Iwon't ." said sheIla firmly. "Grndy's orders."
 Mnck--billod as Merry Mae1ntyre and his Jhzz Boys --- seemed less than merry as he reluctantly agreed to arrive at tho club two hours earlier than usuel.
 "what arc you going to dancer" Tiliie asked later when she found' Shciia in hor room busy at her costume trunk.
 Tho apathy of tho morning had fled. color famed in Sheiia's checks. She sat on the floor, sur- rounded by floating chiffon. gay Aatins, feathered costumes, se- auinned bolcros. flaming veivets.
 "I thought I'd do that nighttime gale number" Sheila answered. abs sorbed. Then as an encoro--if \ have one--that tap dance ! did in Fine Feathers.' I like that. lf Mack thinks something else would be better we can decide later."
 She began c feverish sorting oc4 costumes and. rising. finally got o4t suitcase and began to fold the costumes.
 "Got stockings7" asked the pfae~ teal Tlilie.
 "Pionty, thanke."
 (To tsc Continuedl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

c0ufnged, worried father Who is unable to provide his family with comforts or even actual necessi. ties.
 Never before in all our history has the family man needed q champion as much as ho does to- day. Added to his other troubles is the self abasement that comes with failure. failure that ia not his fault but that sears his self-esteem nevertheless. And this father must dread to think how he appears in the eyes of his offspring.
 ft is too cruel too unfair! Everything in the power of wife and mother should be brought Co bear in keeping tho iovo and re- spect Of the children for their father alive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

Send your money and order tO Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury, Conn. Be htirc tO stNtc size,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18
Up to the Minute Democrat Fashions
A DARLING wooLEN JUMPER
 DRESS
-Gualtieri photo.

AeshBsg
 Navy blue woolen made the orig inal. Tho guimpe ia blue dimity spotted in rcd.
 Don't you adore the way the bodice of tho dress fastcns at tho sides? The bono buttons are vivid red shade. Inverted plaits provide the necessary width to the skirt.
 It's so simple to make 1t and so decidedly individual. IL will cost you next to nothing.
 Style No. 40 is designed for sizes 8. 10. 12 and 14 years. Sizc 10 re- quires 1 3-4 yards of 30-incb fihate- rial for dress with 3-8 yards of 3J-inch material for blouse.
 It's very smart in tweedy-1lnon in yellow and brown with tho guimpe of plain yellow.
 IL would pay you to send for n copy of our large Fashion Book, for 1t will help you plan your ward robe. And you will s0vo money in using our low priced patterns. Book shows largo variety of styles for ladies. misses and children. spe- ctal styles for atouts, embroidery, dressmaking articles, etc.
 Pricc of BOOK 10 cents.
 prico of PATTERN 1b cents in stamps or coin (coin K prcfcrred). Wrap coin carefully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

"I would have married Arnold Page and gone away with nm when he left years ago." Nancy began. T was desperately In love with him. would have gone any. where with him! That sounded braver then than it does now, too. No one else In the world mattered. Women are that way. you know. We let one man cout so tremen- dously. But-Oh. was in torment. after he left. used to think that the walls of tho room would close in and stifile nc ut night. want cd them to. If they could have crushed ail life. all feeling out of me, 1 would have been glad:
 And then the walls would re- treat. And the rooms would be hil- cd with loneliness. and that was almost worse. Everywhere 1 went his ghost followed me. wanted his so~-so horribly"
 1t was very quiet in tho great house. Snow whB falling again hnd 1t blew against the window pahey too softly to Do heard.
 Naney's face was C white blur in tho shadows of tho room. lt whH young face now. There was no hardness. no eyniciBm. no bravery in 1t. 1t was h woman's face, hurt md suffering md lost Sues 0yes dark, and startled, rested on 1t. She had never soeb Nancy upset. She had always imagined that Nancy rode tho seas so bravely. That her shiis were set no matter how rough tho course. Now tho banners were down.
 Nancy was talking. The husky voice was lovely. The long green eyes were almost black and tho dark i6shes swept her white cheeks ns nlluringly as they had done years and years before when bhe wanted to go away with the man she loved-and ho Mad not asked her 10 go. ~
 "f used to walk down tho streets at dusk" Nancy said. and sudden ly her throaty voice was lower. sweeter. more gentle. "f looked into tho windows of tho houses and saw tho lamps lighted. freight on the floor. candles on the tables men turning in at gates. Some" times 1 envied those other women who had the things that they want cd. Envied them and hated them almost nefGelyl But sometimes pitted them. They had nevoi known ndvehturo-not emotional adventure! Maybe was hurt, but [ had lived more fully than they had lived
 "rhen would remomber--hnd I'd walk and walk and walk until 1 was too weary to walk any more You are wondering why l didn't go to Arnold and tell him would go with him when I. felt that way. aren't your 1 would have--~thih was long time ago. my denr--but discovered that somebody else mattered in his life. too.
 "He couldn't quite forget Q woman he used to know. don't know anything about her. l never saw her. 1 never asked about her That was m equation in another book. But knowing that she wha trehe--that maybe she mattered as much as [ did-althoukh some- how I knew that | mattered. too---. 1 couldn't offer to go along. As it happened. hs told mo years later
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-18

VI know" Tillie's voice broko sharply. But. honey, itS hard to see, 1 know. but there nre other things. There are other poo- plc---"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
ON LEGALIZINC LIQUOR
Charlotte,

To the Editor of The STATE:
In regard to prohibition, / would like to make
the following points:
1. The purpose of government IS To safeguard
and protect the welfare of its citizens. How can
the government fulfill its purpose when it allows
the sale of an admittedly injurious substance to its
citizens and clothes with legality one of the worst
enemies of the human race?
q This method of raising revenue is exceedingly
questionable for the following reasons:
(a) 1t will divert money from legitimate buSl-
ness. New money will not be issued to purchase
beer With such limited funds as arc available TO-
day people cannot buy beer and bread.
(b) 1t will practically eliminate the soft drink
business we'll established industry, already yield
ing a large revenue to the government. Or the
soft drink people will start selling beer which will
be a mere substitution of revenue.
(c) Earning power of labor is reduced proper
tionately to the consumption of alcoholic drinks
g. The vets want to decrease drinking by chang
ing the prohibition law, but as one little society
lady said to me the other day: "If people have not
the character to leave the stuff alone now, what
will they do when it is set down in front of them?"
Leave it aone?-I wonder!
4. Anyone will admit drink is social evil. Did
any economic SOOQ CECI cHl'tS" li""f "'~''i
evil? JAMES Y. PERRf.
Columbia.
The above communication appeared in The State
of Tuesday and so well expresses reasons for pro-
hibition that we desire to call especial attention
to it. One who is at all open TO reason on this
proposition can but be impressed with the sound
ness of the reasoning OF Mr.. Perry, who is rising
young attorney in the city of Co!umbia.-Waltcc-
boro Is c. Press and Standard.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
NEWSPAPERS, OPINIONS
WILL NEED A SCHOONER SOLOMON

Regardless of how you may feel personally about
this beer matter, had it occurred to you that with
the sale of So beer legaized the judges who pre-
side over the courts of the state and nation are
scheduled to be troubled with some very veXing
decisions?
1t will be legal to sell and drink beer Of the
aforesaid alcoholic percentage but it will continue
TO be illegal for one to become intoxicated in pub
lie. Supposing then, as a contributor supposes on
the enjoyable editorial page of the Charlotte News,
that some person does become plastered--thc mod
ern generations word for drunk-upon 30 beer
and is taken before judge. Can he be found
guilty of being intoxicated that is with all the red
tame technicalities figured in the roundabout
process of our legal machinery usually figures such
things in?
If he's drunk, he's drunk, you may say. But
wait a minute. Congress in legalzing 81 beer de-
cared with all of its solemnty feigned or sincere,
that 80 beer is not and cannot be Intoxicating.
Therefore, if man should become intoxicated
upon 80 beer, which congress aflrms he cannot
do how can he be guilty when the stuff, If we take
congress word, does not possess the necessary
kick?
We await such developments with interest. In
fact there have been multitude of claims, pre-
dictions, etc, both favorable and unfavorable in
prospect which should be interesting to observe
as they unfold in acknowledgements Star.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
WHO IS TO DRINK ?"

To the Editor of The Observer:
The Crusaders and other anti-prohis are begin
ming TO make some very friendly Overtures to the
drys to induce them to fall in line with them in
their (the wets) efforts to promote temperance.
Apropos The New York Observation-Disclosures
gives the following report of an actual dialogue
that took place between two American citizens,
one of them business man and the other clergy
man. to whom the business man spoke frankly, as
one does to good friend:
"WeL" said the layman, with an air of fnalty,
"Prohibition is failure and we must get used to
the idea of making America wet again"
"But who is to drink the liquor" Qucricd his
friend. "Will you?"
"Why, no." he replied; "you know l am tee
totaler."
"WilI your son drink"
"No that shall not be'
"Would you want it to come back for the sake
of your clerks"
"No; it is my practice to discharge any clerk
who drinks liquor"
"Do you want your customers to drink it,"
"No | would much rather not; that
those who use strong drink will not buy so much
from me or pay their bills promptly"
Would you want the engineer on your train to
use it?"
mo; admit don't want to ride drunk
ards train"
"Ah, then you want this liquor for the men
whom you meet driving cars on the public high
ways"
mo, of course not; that is danger to every
body"
"Wen. then, who is to drink this liquor in Amer
lea, pray tell me-"
81 am not sure that anybody should drink it. J
guess we are better off without it,
Charlotte JNO Il. tlHEh'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
(REAO THE STORY, THEN COLOR THE PICTURE)

THE monkeys chattcrcd long
l. and loud. My, but they arc
happy crowd" said Windy.
They love cocOanut. That's why
ihcy feel so good.
'TiS we'll TO let them have a
treat, but VIC should watch how
much they e.. \ tummyacho
they'll get if they dcvour more
than thCy should"
mo doubt you're right. You
know what's best" said ScOuty,
But, may | suggest that you arc
also eating enough COCOanut for
two.
"You ought to practice what
Won preach. Let's put the rest
right out of reach. We all have
had our share, 50 lets find some
thing else to do"
~ A GOOD idea" Copy cried.
II Then, by himself, he
promptly tried to push the cocoa
nut away. where 'twOuld be sale
and sound.
"Why arc you doing that work +,
son, when to tho elephants it's
fun?n said DunCy. 81 VIII call
the beasts. They'll push the thing
around"
And. sure enough, the Gle
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05

his taxes, has no mortgage over
him, sets hc;irty table,. plants
and loves flowers and shruhhery.
orchards and vines and exetnpll-
flcs the cxhortation-''to do just
Iy. love mercy and walk humbiy
with thy Cod"
The old gentleman sits on his
porch sometimes Of a late after
noon and watches tho sunset
over pisgah; the rivcrlet below
the house pours gently over the
stones. the river winds between
the meadows below, the trees. al
this season
"Barc ruined choirS, where
late the sweet birds sing.
rear their giant branches about
his humble home; and he feels
the peace and the assurance Of
one who has kept his freedom as
as citizen, his loyalty as Il
Christian, and his duty As the
head Of family, inviolatc and
intact through the storms Of the
years, and he is unafraid as the
shadows lcngthcn.
Mr.. President, such arc the
men for whom your laborS should
he spent. As long a. thorc arc
enough of them left, America is
safe.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05

the heaviest loss, made their
campaigns principally on this IS
sue arc pledged to repeal the
present law.
A bill was passed by the house
to repeal the existing law, but
the senate adopted substitute
which is just as obnoxious to the
border counties, and the matter
has been in the hands Of a con-
ference committee for weeks.
Meanwhile, the assembly has en-
acted a law repeating the re-
quircmcnt of the publication of
five days notice Of intention to
wed, and has reduced the cost Of
marriage licenses from So to So.
The outcome Of the bill to do
away with the physical cXamina-
ton is still in doubt, and it may
die in the conferences commit
tees hands.
The divorce laws have been
modified to make two years sep
aration ground for divorce.
There has been much agitation
for a now game law, but the as
semblv has been unable to get
together on any of three or four
new sct-ups that have been pro-
posed, and indications are that
relatively little will be done to-
ward changing the game law or
its administration Last but not
least, the legislature is confront
ed in It's final weeks with the
intcr-rclated matters Of Il sales
tax,ap preparations and an eight
months school term.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
RY RODNEY BUTCHER


n1kSHINGTON-On the top
w floor Of the largest office
building in the world IS the
biggest and handsomest office ever
occupied by cabinet member.
There. behind the nations hugest'
gaudiest reception room, sits q
w;zened, elderly man who has the
misfortune to he the most unpop-
ular member Of President. Roose'
yelt's official family.
On the street below the cnor-
NOUS, s17.5OO,D0O Department OF
Commerce building a newsboy
dashes frantically forward, scream
Ing:
"Its horrible, It's horrible!"
Inside tho building are 5000 men
and women. Many Of them quake
with fear. They go into one huddie
after another in this great mauSo
Jeum Of misery which was once inc
capitals pride, but is now called
"HooYer's Folly
The thin man is Secretary DAME
Calhoun Roper. Secretary Roper
IS now known as Washington:
lord high executioner.' The news
boy bears a local newspaper pur
coriing to give latest details o
Ropcr's prospective rcorganlzatlo'
of the department. The men ant
romen are the departments EN-
Moves, who believe that hundred
if not thousands Of them are golh
to lose their jobs.
Ropcr's Department Of Con
merce will get the ak first - an
nroba'>ly hardest. 1t has 17,GO9 ell
moves at home and abroad, an
MANY will find their functions II
shuGlcd or eliminatrd before GO
oneI Dan" gets through. The boy
and girls who expect the worS
massacre are the more than 2OV
in the Bureau of Foreign and u
meyt,c Commerce, the darling
Herbert Hoover and Julius klel
in The Gays of prosperity.
You get to see Roper i'll his ONO
nerhaps an hour after your appolh
,nnnt time-so many are ahead
won. Three or. four other visitor
are in the same room, waiting the
turn, but the Office is so large th'
they're out of hearing. Sewers
more wait in the outside Office. An
otbers in the gigantic receptic
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
HENDERSON FARMERS ARE MEETING
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY

The country people Of Henderson cOun-
ty are showing great determination this
Spring in taking up the work of production
on the land They have been working
when the late Winter and early Spring
weather permitted and look around the
county cOnvinceS the observer that most of
the farmers have their work well in hand.
More land than in former years is being
placed in cultivation. Here and there land
has been cleared and other fields which
have not been cultivated for years will be
utilized in production this season.
Plans for the unemployed are proceed
ing and their gardens and truck crops and
field crops will cover a considerable area
of the county. 1t is reported by the au-
thorities that there is great interest on the
part of majority of the unemployed IN
the plans for assisting them to help them
selves by producing food and feed crops.
There is a willingness to work and spirit
of self-help that promises much for the
solution of the unemployment problem in
the county.
Prices Of farm products are discourage
inglv low. but that does not appear to be
influencing the farmers to reduce produc-
ton. Their plan seems to be that OF in
creasing production; and in view of the
fact that this is section where small farms
are numerous, that is logical and rea-
sonable course. Our farmers are engaged
in growing food crops and feed for then
stock. Maximum production will add very
little to surplus problems of the country.
In any case they will not add to the sur
plus of the leading cash crops of the cOun-
try. They do not grow cotton; they grow
very little tobacco and wheat; and the
county's corn crop is no factor in the total
of this great crop for the entire country.
In view of these facts the logic of the
farmers, who are proposing to produce
more because prices are low, is no doubt
sound They will make ample supplies for
their own needs and surplus to sell; and
while they expect to receive low prices and
total cash returns which will be below
those of many previous years, the majority
of our farmers are convinced they can live
at home and get sufficient cash to enable
them to keep going until prices rise and
general conditions improve.
Henderson county farmers may be de-
pended on to carry their part of the de
preston load this year. Most of them are
manifesting courage and determination
that are highly commendable and energy
and disposition to work which promise sue
cess for their efforts.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05

eral years, but present Indications
arc that the 1888 general as
sembly, as result Of one houses
passing the buck to the other,
will follow in the footsteps OF
the 1881 assembly and take no
action on this question. The
house reapportionment bill! has
come before that body, been de-
feated, revived, and has now
been shelvcd until the senate
takes action on a bill to rcdis-
trict itself. Reapportionment in
the house is fought by the east
crn representatives. The east
would loose three representatives,
under the rcappOrtionmcnt and
The Piedmont would gain.
As method Of affecting eco
nomy. much has been heard in
recent months about the consoh-
dation Of county governments
but thus far little or nothing HIS
been actually accomplished to-
ward merging the counties. Three
administration bills have b"ca
passed by both houses, permit
ting the counties and cities 10
annex or consolidate by 4 vote
of the people. but no specific
proposals for consolidation have
been Forthcoming from the coHn-
ties. as there arc many local no
litical DISTANCES IN the way, not
to mention the matter Of county
pride. .,
One Of the livcst prc-asScmhIy
issues was the matter OF the
states stringent marriage laws.
As Il result Of the l0-ycar-ol"
law requiring a physical exam
nation of applicants for a mar
rage license, the state and the
counties have been losing thou
sands of dollars year from
marriage licenses, AZ most OF the
couples have been going across
the line to Virginia and South
Carolina 70 have the nuphal
knot tied. Members of the gen
cral assembly from the border
counties, which have sustained