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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-08-07
CONTRACT BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
Famous Bridge Teacher
Famous Bridge Teacher

| response or bid 1-Spade, in which
case l would have shown my dia-
monds, and we would have PLAYED
for part game score. Hoping
that opponents might fall into a
major suit call trap, by bidding too
high, my partner bid only Ida
mond, just to see what would hap
pen. South made a dubious over
call of 1-Spade. The time appeared
for a jump assist, so l ended the
auction with diamonds. That
game for us contributed to our
winning next to top score for the
evening, Liggett and Rapp taking
top score. i'
The opening lead was the Ace of
clubs, as North had bid that suit.
When partner did not call for. a
Shift, dummy was put in with the
K of clubs. The J of diamonds was
led. Declarer's Ace picked up
North's lone K. There was no use
in bothering to again lead trumps.
South could have his good @ later
on. Declarer ran off three top
spade tricks. On the third one
dummy's lowest heart was discard
ed. The fate of the contract ap-
parently depended upon which OPP
ponent held the missing K Of
hearts, with the odds in favor Of
its lying in the North hand.
Dummy ruffed declarer's last
spade. Neither Of the declaring
side held any more black cards.
The time was ripe to give South
his Q of trumps, thus forcing him
to lead a heart, or else allowing
dummy to discard down to lone
heart and have declarer ruff a
black card lead. Declarer had
played his cards well. OF course
South had to lead a heart, giving
our side game. It would have been
the same had South. instead Of
North, held the K of hearts.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-08-07
and Read and Churchill.

and Read and Churchill.
Only North and South were vul-
nerable. South dealt and the first
two players passed. AS is quite
common custom, third hand felt
that he should show his long club
suit, to provide for a lead of that
suit in case fourth hand wanted
to bid no trumps. Also to protect
the dealer who might have passed
powerful secondary bid strength.
Mr.. Goldman is an astute strate-
gist. His side was not vulnerable
and his partner had passed. Had
his side been the vulnerable one he
would either have doubled for a
Evening star., 1936-04-07
REPORTER BALKS
COMMITTEE PROBE
Hearst Writer Refuses to
Answer Questions on
Advice of Counsel.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A congressional committee which
summoned a special hearing to learn
how q newspaper reporter obtained
information about committee &C.
ton knew no more today than it
did before the hearing.
Frank C. Waldrop, writer for Hearst
newspapers, on advice Of his counsel,
Elisha Hanson, yesterday declined to
answer any questions put to him by
Chairman McSwain and other mem
bers of the House Military Affairs
Committee.
The committee tried unsuccessfully
to obtain information from Waldrop
regarding his personal background
and one story in particular that he
wrote.
The story referred to the case OF
Robert ]. Byers and George Krieger,
now under indictment in New York
for alleged conspiracy to defraud the
Government in the sale of surplus
War Department goods.
81 Must Decline to Answer
Bombarded with questions, Wal
drops reply was: upon advice OF
counsel I must decline to answer"
Hanson submitted prepared state
ment in which he explained he had
given this advice for the simple rea-
son this committee is not court and
can neither try Mr.. Waldrop nor
itself"
Saying he recognized the right OF
a congressional committee to carry
on an investigation in the aid OF leg
islation, Hanson continued:
81 do not recognize the right OF
any congressional committee, however.
to summon a newspaper reporter here
to examine him upon facts concern
ing the committees own activities
where the record, as in this case.
shows the committee was not inter-
ested in legislation, but merely in
persuading q Secretary Of War to
do something which the committee felt
should be done by him in his minis
terial capacity"
Waldrop's story contained letter
which he said was written by McSwain
to the War Department in 1882 recon-
mending selling surplus goods for
relief purposes at so per cent below
the prices fixed by the War Depart
ment.
The committee authorized the then
Secretary of War, Patrick j. Hurley,
to dispose of surplus Army clothing
and other goods below cost for dis
tribution to the needy through the
American Legion.
The plan was sponsored by Byers,
then State service officer of the
Michigan department of the Legion.
McSwain called several officers of
the War Department. former Assistant
Secretary Frederick Payne. and Amer
ican Legion officials who testified
they had no intimation, indication
or suspicion the surplus goods were
to be diverted from charitable uses.
Cites Trial Issues.
Hanson maintained one Of the
material factors in the trial Of Byers
and Krieger "is whether or not at
the time the War Department was
approached with first the request
and then the demand of this COM
mittee that it sell its surplus goods
to them at so per cent Of their list
price"
McSwain and Representative May,
Democrat. of Kentucky; Thomason,
Democrat, Of Texas. and other COM
mittee members maintained their
action was taken to aid the needy
and saw no reason to regret or
apologize for it.
Evening star., 1936-04-07
OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO

consideration of acid-alkaline balance, with
consequent definite improvement in flavor;
and controlled uniformity in the finished
product.
Allthese combine to produce superior ciga-
rette-a modern cigarette, cigarette made
of rich, ,ripe.bodied dtobaccos-AL Light Smoke.
Evening star., 1936-04-07
U. S. TO TAKE CHARGE
OF BARRON HOSPITAL
Future Uncertain for DR.. Griest,
Who Prepared Bodies Of
Rogers and Post.

BY the Associated Press.
BARROW, Alaska, April 7.-Dr.
Henry e. Greist, surgeon in charge of
the Presbyterian Mission and Hospital
here, said yesterday he had been noti-
fed the Federal Government would
take charge Of the hospital this Sum-
mer.
DR.. Greist said the transfer was in
line with the policy Of the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions to retire
from medical work among the Eskimos
because Of the heavy cost and devote
itself entirely to evangelization.
He did not say what he would do
after the change.
It was DR.. Greist who prepared the
bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post
for transportation home after they
were killed in a plane crash at Point
Barrow last Summer.
DR.. Greist, who is Associated Press
correspondent at Barrow, gave the
world the details of the tragedy and
told of the preparations for Joe Cros-
sons fight from Barrow to Seattle
with the bodies.
He also took photographs Of the
wrecked plane and Of the Eskimos who
witnessed the tragedy and collected
other pictures for the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1936-04-07
SLAYER SENTENCED
Night Club Hostess Gets 4 to 12
Years for Killing Alabaman.

NEW ORLEANS, April Z (P.-Elva
Cross, 23-year-old night club hostess,
recently convicted of manslaughter
in the fatal stabbing of Roland B.
Steele. "a. of Eutaw, Ala, last October,
was sentenced to from four to II
years IN the pentitentiary yesterday
by Judge J. Arthur Charbonnet.
Young Steele was stabbed fatally
Evening star., 1936-04-07

ing foreign debts. Not war debts,
mind you, but peace-time debts.
So let's call them by their right
name as we sing: II didn't raise my
dough to arm a soldier but by golly
that's what happened to it."
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1936-04-07

there were In
1914. when the
last big m e S S
broke out.
Those Ameri-
cans who are be-
ing griev o u S ] y
taxed because the
powers won't pay
back what they
have owed us
since the Armis-
tice for rehnanc-
ing and rehabili-
tating their own
lands-and that,
one way or an
o t her, includes
Evening star., 1936-04-07

Over a period of years, certain basic ad-
vances have been made in the selection and
treatment of cigarette tobaccos for Lucky
Strike Cigarettes.
They include preliminary analyses of the to-
bacco selected; use of center leaves; the higher
heat treatment of tobacco ("Toasting');
Evening star., 1936-04-07
Irwin s. Cobb
Says:
I Did Not Raise My
Dough to Arm
a Soldier.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April T.
Five and q half million European
troops are drilling and seven million
more are practically ready for service,
more by one million and a half than
Evening star., 1936-04-07
Shock Is Fatal.

GREENSBURG, Pa, April 7 P.-
Shock killed Mrs. Mary L. Knopp, 64,
few hours after her husbands
death yesterday.
Coroner H. A. McMurray said So
year-old Joseph Knopp died from
heart disease and his wife from grief.
Evening star., 1936-04-07

visit to celebrate his winning $4,000
In the Irish Sweepstakes. He intended
to return to Eutaw, marry and settle
down, his uncle told police at the
time of his death.
Evening star., 1936-04-07

while in q saloon in the old French
quarter section Of New Orleans, where
the Cross woman acted as q hostess.
A native of Eutaw, Ala, Steele had
come to New Orleans for q brief
Evening star., 1936-04-07

every living soul in this country-are
invited to save up these statistics for
use next time they meet one of those
gentle souls who'd cancel these mount
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Dinner Dress

Dinner is served well If one
wears a smart frock. A charming
dinner dress of gold lame. trinity
tailored, has row of buttons from
the throat to below the waist.
There is a tiny rundown collar
of kolinsky and the skirt Is slit
in front.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
White Hat

Go white in the form Of a white
hat, if you can't go South. Just
lovely is a hat of heavy faille in
white, cut in broad, petal flanges
and ornamented with tiny bright
flower clusters with it is worn a
white, black, or black-and-white
VEIL Grand for midseason wear.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

Add a bit of sparkle to your
favorite towels, pollow cases, or
scarfs, with this delicate tea-rose
design in dainty cutwork! It takes
but a minimum of time and ef-
fort to achieve a maximum of ef-
feet with this simple motif, one
that invites the most inexperi-
enced beginner! A grand way to
stock the depleted linen closet!
Pattern 1852 contains a transfer
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
PATTERN 1862

pattern of two motifs 5A Ax15
inches and two motifs 6x15
inches; directions for doing cut
work; illustrations of all stitches
needed; material requirements.
Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
(coin preferred) for this pattern
to The Washington Times, Needle
craft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave., New
York, N. Y. Write plainly PAT.
TERN NUMBER, your NAME and
ADDRESS.
Evening star., 1936-10-19

KATHLEEN WRIGHT-Reducing and tap
dancing Glasses in 8 weeks course for S5.
George LIE Claire teaching beautiful ball
room dancing. private lessons. SlU.
Met. 1900. Adams 03Sl. 19.
(Over 40 900 Pupils in q. s..
Evening star., 1936-10-19
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"First Lady" at $50 pm
Earle-"Stage Struck" at $50 and
11:55 am, 2:25. ASS, 7:25 and $50
pm. Stage shows at 11:05 am, 1:35,
4:05, 6:35 and 9:05 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"My Man God
frey" at 1885 am. 1877, 3:39, Sal,
TAB and GAS pm.
Capitol-"Ramona," at II am,
1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10. Stage show at
12:45, 3:35, 6:25, 9:15.
Palace-"Dimples," at 1925 am,
1870, $3.50, 5;35, TAO and 9:40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Murder With Pic
tures," at 11:45 am, las, 3:45, 5:45,
7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Columbia-"The Great Ziegfeld," at
11:35 am, ESQ, sos and 800 pm.
Relasco-"Cynara," at 1880 am,
lis, 3, 4:45, $50, $40 and 1905 pm.
Rialto-"Thin Man." at 2:25, 4:4o,
7:15 and 9:40 pm.
Little-"Catherine the Great" at
HOO am, lis. 3:21, 5:27. 1888 and
9:39 pm.
Howard-"Shakedown," at 1915,
2:45, Sis, 7:45 and 1915 pm. Stage
shows at AS, Ais, 6:45 and 9:15 pm.
Evening star., 1936-10-19

$4,000 for a Butterfly.
An English collector paid $4,000
for one rare tropical butterfly, the
Charaxes Fournierai.
Evening star., 1936-10-19

IN n AINTAINING the commend
M able standard established in
seasons past, the Montgomery
Players accorded 'Post
Road" Wilbur D. Steel-Norma Nit
chell G9-riller lately of considerable
Broadway renown, generous and COM
pletely engrosSing treatment as they
opened their eighth season Saturday
evening at Leland Junior High School.
Combining worthy acting with the
conscientious direction of Jane Plum
mer Rice. the production was viewed
by a sizable audience undoubtedly
including many drawn by recollec-
tions of the numerous favorable men,
tions elected by this saga of the
snatch racket" during its original
run. The players deserve high praise
for placing on display piece of COM
parative currency that did not visit
the e street boards.
Doris r. Davidson tackled the lead
role of lodging house proprietress,
visited with doctor and nurse attend
ing birth, discovering the baby"
as first seen, to be in reality a doll
with the veritable kidnapped infant
later smuggled in via suit case) and
finally spiriting the child away to the
State police in laundry basket. She
derived full value from the OCCASION
ally witty. often mordant lines, was
particularly impressive while acknowl-
edging the babe as her own and indi-
eating a clergyman lodger as 1.-The
man in the case" Gall this while STALL
ing for time). Emily Madison Is
superb characteristics Davidson did
right by her with a near -impeccable
performance.
Mary Abernathy, member of the ring
posing as unfortunate mother, de-
livered a convincing portrayal in her
rather short appearance with Russell
Nicholson turning in nicely drawn
version of the sanctimonious Rev. Mr..
Cartwright, otherwise boss of the
gang, and Francis LIE Sourd and
Beatrice Crocker, equally acceptable
as the pseudo doctor and his equally
pseudo" nurse. May Preble, Enily's
SLStel, anu IlSl QutI uIOuS HuSUdlu are
not particularly important to the pro-
ceedings, but are splendid fun, with
Margaret Keyhoe and Howard Bandy
seeing to it that they were made So.
Other efforts. less prominent but all
adequate. were those of Peggy VOL
haupter, j. H. Litzelman, Helen Hun
ter Kerby and Doris Dewey Day. The
last scenes sustained tension was
especially well handled by all in
volved. &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-10-19
MORE PLAYS PRESENTED
IN CENTER COMPETITION
One-Act Tournament Passes Half
Way Mark as Three Groups
Make Offerings.

CONTINUING on its way, merry
-. and otherwise, the one-act play
tournament Of the Community Center
Department passed the halfway mark
as three more aspiring groups pre-
sented their offerings in the third
competitive session at Roosevelt High
School Saturday evening, adding to
the collective subject matter of the
judges mullings psychological study.
light comedy and glimpse Of a
British army post in India.
James Reach's THE Widow" where
in a murderer, played by Hugh Tate.
from his room overlooking the death
house, where an innocent man Is soon
to die for the formers crime, watches
and thinks, finally succumbs to his
inner torment under the prodding
of q detective, role filled by Isaac
Avery, slipping at the last minute into
Paul Williams programmed spot.
Emily Tate was the keeper of a tour
ist home, with the direction by Mrs.
William Henry Wagner.
The aforementioned way" became
merry with the rise Of curtain on
"The F1attering Word" by George
Kelly, submitted by the Troupers of
East Washington Community Center,
with Arthur Rhodes demonstrating
once again that he can do himself
what he instructs others in doing, as
he added acting to the direction chore.
Rhodes appeared as Rev. Loring Rig
ley, whose sentiments are thoroughly
unfavorable to show business and,
ergo, to the hopes of talented Lena.
played by Ethel Selby, and vicari-
ously given utterance by her mother
patricia Paige. Geraldine Wells
was the cleric's wife and William
Milton the prominent actor who
spills the "hattering words The
Troupers' offering will indubitably re-
ceive extended consideration from
the judges. Rhodes associates pos
sess the qualities of ability and will
ing absorption.
Closing with a reversion to the
serious, the Southeast Community
Players presented Drums of Dude,
Austin Strong treatment of the
ominous atmosphere attending an up
rising in India. Harry Quirk played
the commanding officer, with Jack
Sherry, Max Rust and David Ding
wall as lesser members of the kings
forces. Heart interest was supplied
by Elizabeth Hunter, and Eugene G.
wallen and r. Chester Caldwell filled
the roles of distasteful Hindustani
John A. Bever directed.
Yes, still more tomorrow evening al
3 o'clock. C. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-10-19
"DRESDEN DOLLS OF: '36"
CURRENT HIT AT GAYETY
Mae Brown Is the No. "Dol1" on
Col. Lakes Stage-White Sis
fers in Two Specialties.

ters in Two Specialties.
POSSESSING the utmost in guam
tity, and, for the most part, quail
ity, Dresden Dolls of 1886" is the
current Gayety offering, with Col.
Lake pointing with pride" to Mae
Brown. the No. doll" though she
halls from Chicago rather than Dres-
den. AS additional exponents of the
type of stage art that belongs pc
culiarly to burlesque. the White sisters
appear in two speciality duets of pleas
ing precision. Blonds have the upper
hand in this weeks show.
A trio of comics, each of whom Of
fers something in addition to the
routine scene work, provides one Of
the best funny man hne-ups sent
around the circuit in quite a spell.
Charlie La Ford sings a song, Eddie
Lloyd does dance strongly reminis-
cent of Peanuts" Bohn and Eddie
Cassell sings. wakes dramatic and de-
livers a realistic imitation of hct
muted trumpet. All three fulfill their
primary function in fine fashion.
The show also carries Marion Nor
gan as featured dancer, appearing TO
best advantage in her tap number:
Gerard and Marco contributing a
touch Of the better harmonizing. and
Elinor johnson. who plays two kinds
of saxes, singly and at once. and
counts a dimpled countenance rs an
additional asset for audience-winning
purposes. Herbie Barris and Jack
OMalley are the straight men. with
the latter singing with the ensemble.
AS an extra added there is a sing
ing, dancing beef trust" of five, who,
of course, are known as the "Quin-
tuplets." &C. A. NJ.
Evening star., 1936-10-19

every Capitol Theater manager and
one of the cagieSt typewriting experts
this town has ever known.
Hardie Meakin - R-K-O Keith's
managing dynamo. with heart Of
gold and buckets" for every one who
thinks he can get away with 1t.
Sarah Young-Invaluable to the To-
cal Fox clan for services rendered for
many and many year (She'S not that
old, either.
Arthur De Titta-Who could have
been Gloria Swanson's leading man
and who chose to head the D. c. oftice
of Fox Movietone News, instead.
Bob Denton-Ditto, except that 1t
wasn's Gloria Swanson, and he's the
mogul Of Paramount's news forces.
Arthur Godfrey-On the air-or
something.
John j. Payette-Surely you don't
have to be introduced to him. He's
the chief whoozis Of the Warner bri-
gade and commands more than SO
theaters.
Helen Hayes-Not Broadway's
Queen Victoria but the efficient young
lady who mans Keith's Theater books
and who takes your money from you
every now and then again at the box
office when there doesn't seem to be
much else to do.
Gene Ford-Manager of the Capt.
tol, and a producer, song writer and
about everything else in his own right
besides.
Betty Hynes-Now let me see!
doc" Shyne-The man who cures
i those Rudy Vallees when they get out
there on the Capitol stage and can't
sing.
Ray Bell-The Capitol's ace press
man and also one of the best-dressed
young men in town.
Ina Ray Hutton-(Oh, Move Just
fell to thinking, and got of the track,
that's all.)
Angie Ratto-The accordion-play
ing spaghetti-eating maestro Of the
Palace, and one Of the most popular
people in town.
Helen-Former cigarette girl at the
Mayflower, now adorning the head
quarters of the Democratic National
| Committee in New York.
Tony Moorhead-D. c. Brummel.
Dan Terrell-The bright-eyed pub
licist of the Warner Office who is never
so happy as when he is winning a
Carnegie Medal-or something.
Bess Davis Schreiner-She's the
smart person who's put the local
National Theater Society back on the
map.
"Dutch"-Donno.
(Other celebrities" will appear sub
! sequently)
Evening star., 1936-10-19

camera bulbs popping in mid air, and
with the customary critical ques-
tions which go much deeper these days
than land what did you eat for break
fast. Miss George?"
Miss George turned out to be far
handsomer, far simmer and far more
amusing than most people antici-
pated. Shortish, lightish, with pale,
clear skin. grey eyes and attractively
curving lips, this new screen star
(who you will see Friday at the Earle
in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie')
delighted the reviewing world with
uuips which put to rest the rumor
that there are no laughs in Holly
wood.
She was concerned for a time with
the weight she was meant to assume
for her advanced years in this story.
Said she: II ate myself silly for days,
for weeks, but nothing happened. So
they had to stuff me-"
Remember, therefore, when you see
the averagely hefty Miss Carrie. that
this is Miss George with sofa pillows
not Miss George as Miss West. Her
actual frame is couple of stones
lighter.
Her trip around the country via
plane Is in the nature Of a goodwill
tour-(and nice Of her at that. since
she doesn't have to do it If she doesn't
want to-. She arrived early Saturday
morning, to the dismay of the Balti-
more critical fraternity, which had
Travelled over in body to greet her
the night before. The winds and the
rain, however, buffeted Miss George
and her plane so that she was forced
out of the air and returned to it only
when the storm had abated.
Miss George will bounce from city
10 city for another week and then re-
turn to Hollywood. She brought with
her autographed copies of the Bene-
field novel as presents for the review
ing gang.
* X v
"A GENTLE lady. who likes the the
ater and the theater world,
writes in to say that she wishes she
might be introduced to some of the
local celebrities appearing in these
columns. Says she: When you men,
ton them I really don't know who
they are. Would you mind introduc-
ing them to me?"
Not at all-here they are-some Of
them:
Carter Barron-The tall, blond ex-
foot ball hero, division manager of
~,
the Capitol Theater, who rules IT
cities by the might of his Loew hand,
and who is absurdly young for having
attained the position that he occupies.
Irene Weber Sadel-Secretary to