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Evening star., 1939-07-12

he is holding at the present time
Mr.. Robinson's interest and energy
in the roll call have been an inspi-
ration to those working with him."
The new vice chairman has been
active In civic affairs here for many
years.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Three Flee Training School

Three youths broke out of the Ma
tional Training School for Boys in
the early hours of the morning to-
day, police were informed. The boys,
Is, II and 18 years old, forced a
window and let themselves down
to the street on a rope made of
knctted sheets.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Wheeler to Speok

w. w. Wheeler of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. will dis
cuss Stepping OF Into Space" at
tomorrow's meeting of the Cosmo-
politan Club at the Carlton Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-07-12
Red Cross Roll Call
Vice Chuirmon Named
By the Associated Press.

Charles A. Robinson, general man
ager OF the local telephone company,
has been appointed vice chairman
OF the annual Red Cross roll call
Evening star., 1939-12-09
A Problem in Biddino

We are indebted to o. T. Pagan of
Worcester, Mass, for today's hand.
It was held against him in a recent
rubber bridge game and, fortunately
for Mr.. Fagan, South decided to
open the bidding with three dia-
monds. whereupon the partnership
reached five diamonds only, al
though six diamonds or six no
trump was an absolute laydown.
South, dealer.
Ak 10 085
0A764
o K 1912
w r E
AA7
0KQ
oAQ 1883
Ak as
The bidding:
South West North East
- - Pas: Pas: - - Pass Pass
3NT Pass 40 Pass
50 Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1939-12-09
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

From Gadsden, Ala, the follow
ing interesting letter has come:
Dear Uncle Ray:
II enjoy your column very much,
and am writing to you because
believe you can give me the infor-
nation I seek.
II have a friend who, while walk
ing on a mountain, discovered q
large rock, Weighing perhaps 600 or
100 pounds. He says this rock is
white, and has small jawbones with
teeth, also ribs and other bones
Also across the rocks, the outlines
of twigs and leaves show very plain
1y-all of them part of the rock.
MY friend said he managed to
turn the rock over, and he found
the other side to have much the
same appearance. The rock also
has shells, I think. Would the rock
be Of any value to a museum?
MRS. j. L. PARNELL."
Natural history museums often
ars interested In q discovery Of this
Evening star., 1939-12-09
BY Fred keher

according to the International AS
ISOLATION of Chiefs of Police, 81 were
taxi drivers, whose assistance ranged
from apprehending armed criminals
to assisting in the arrest of knife
wielder after q felonious assault.
Ten Of the drivers were cited for
the second time, having received the
honor in previous years.
The awards varied from honor
scrolls for the II civilians and cer-
tificates Of merit for drivers receiv-
ing the award for the f1rst time to
commentator bar with star and
cash awards for those cited for .
second and third time. The pres
entation ceremony was attended bv
high-ranking officers Of the Police
Department.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
"A Little Saturday Talk

sort, and I have sent Mrs. Parnell
the names Of two museums to which
letters Of inquiry might be ad-
dressed.
In a special case, 1t would be
hard to tell what value there may
be in a discovery. Sometimes a
museum may have q plentiful sup
ply of fossils" Of . certain kind
of animal. In other cases, q fossil
may be rare and Of good deal Of
value.
Museums often send out exploring
parties to dig in mountain sides,
and elsewhere, for the remains Of
dinosaurs, fish and other animals
of the far past. If any part OF
a large animal Is located, scientists
take great care in digging about the
spot, to find other parts without
breaking them up any more than
they have been broken by Nature.
The skeletons Of animals found
IN rocks tend to be much fiattened.
After the remains are gathered, ex-
Evening star., 1939-12-09
81 Hackers Receive
Awards From Police

The taxi driver - traditional
friendly enemy Of the policeman
came into his own recently when
the New York City Police Depart
ment made its annual awards to
civilians for courageous and valu-
able assistance to the department
and the city.
OF the 1O4 civilians 50 honored,
Evening star., 1939-12-09

perts In 4 museum may need to
work several months before they can
put 4 skeleton together In just the
right way for display.
Proofs have been found that Al
most every part Of this continent
has been under water At one time
or another. Scientists say that
changes have been taking place for
many millions Of years, one part Of
the continent rising at one time,
another part later.
That is given Is the reason shells
are found In rock high up on noun
tains. Remains Of Thousands Of
fish also have been found In noun
tain rocks,
Evening star., 1939-12-09

This hand is fine example of
the weakness Of using the opening
bid Of three with good hand, the
reason being that once this bid is
made the partnership loses at least
one round Of bidding and hence
the opportunity to exchange a great
deal of valuable information. The
bidding as shown is the way we
recommend it. However, an opening
bid of two diamonds, while very
slight overbid, would not really be
unsound. Following that bid North's
response would be two spades
South would bid three diamonds,
North three hearts, South three no.
trump, North six diamonds, and
then the opening bidder would pass,
since he would realize that the ace
Of clubs was off the hand.
It is interesting to note that If
South opens with one, he does prac-
tically all the bidding from then
on; if he opens with two, North
does all the early bidding.
+ X X
You were Merwin Maier's partner
yesterday and held:
AXIS
2962
OK 10 8
%106 5 43
The bidding:
You Burnstone Maier Schenken
Pass Pass INT Pass
(O
Answer-Bid two clubs. This bid
informs partner that you are too
weak to raise to two no-trump. At
the same time your two kings are
enough to give him chance" in
case he has an unusually strong no
trump.
Score 100 per cent for two clubs,
80 per cent for pass, 20 per cent for
two no-trump (optimistic).
Question No. 312.
You are declsrer at four spades
on the following hand:
AK
0AKJx
GA 109x
&109x
Dummy
N
w r E
You
AK j 109x
y
oQJx
&KJ Jxx
A small diamond is opened. How
do you play the hand? (Answer
Monday.0
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers If a stamped 3-cento,
elf-addressed envelope is inclosed with
each communication addressed to the Four
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
THE LAST PIECE

David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D. Maier
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken, world
leading team-of-four, inventors Of the
system that has beaten every other sys-
TEN in exiStence)
Evening star., 1939-12-09

Aces. care Of The Evening Star. II you
desire the pocket outline Of the Four Aces
system Of contract bridge. send with your
request to the Four Aces. care OF The Eve
ming Star. stamped t3-cent!, seH-ad.
dressed large-size envelope and you will
receive an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1939-12-09

A small diamond is opened. How
do you play the hand? (Answer
Monday)
CReleased By the Bell Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers II a stamped t3-centl
Gelf-AddreSSed envelope is tnclosed with
Evening star., 1939-12-09
ImeA a4

II you wish - obtain 4 copy q
the New War leanek send . !.
cent stamped, elf-addressed en-.
velope 70 me in care q The Eve.
ming Star.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23
glRIZ A 5E,!!l u 80 S.

told YOU YOUR own sisters name?
! Well. that certainly is funny!
I'm Elizabeth. They call me
Betty"
Her voice was a triflle warm
err.
That's a pretty name. Betty
Cav! 1 like it. And-I'm Doro-
thy-isn't that it? The letter told
me that"
eyes, but they call you Mar
jorie!" Betty's voice was sud-
denly hard again.
well, 1 couldn't help that eth
er," grinned Marjorie. Say, sup
pose you stop having grudges
awhile"
Betty suddenly softened again
and almost smiled, and Marjorie
saw that her eyes were really
lovely when she smiled.
I'm sorry!" said Betty. guess
I've been pretty poisonous to you
But maybe if you'd been here
and seen your people you loved
suffer, you'd be poisonous too"
I'm sure l should!" said Mar
jorie with a sudden quick set
ting of her lips. ''I'm quite sure
| I would feel just as you feel. AND
now let's forget it till we get this
place comfortable for you all"
| Marjorie turned and put he1
hand out to open the door, but
| before she quite touched it some
one fumbled at the knob from
the outside, the door was sud
denly flung open with a bang let
ting in a rush of cold air, ano
someone stumbled into the hal
bearing a heavy burden.
! Marjorie stepped back startled
staring at the tall man carrying
a heavy sack of coal upon his
back and another of small pieces
of wood in his arms.
But Betty rushed forward and
put up her arms to take one bag
from him.
ooh, Father!" she cried, ''Where
have you been? How did you
get it," And then, giving him 8
quick searching look, ''Where is
your overcoat, Father? Oh, you
didn't sell your overcoat, did you?
Your nice overcoat? Oh, Father
and you are sick"
1T couldn't be helped, Betty
said the man in a hoarse voice
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23
THIRD INSTALLMENT
SYNOPSIS

When the wealthy foster par
ents of Marjorie Wetherill both
die she finds a letter telling that
she has a twin sister, that she
was adopted when her own par
ents couldn't afford to support
both of them and that her real
name is Dorothy Gay. Alone IN
the world, but with a fortune OF
her own, she considers looking
up her own family whom she
never has seen. A neighbor,
Evan Bower, tries to argue her
out of it and tells her he loves
her and asks her to marry him.
She promises to think it over but
decides first to see her family.
She goes to their address, finds
that they are destitute, have sold
all of the furniture, have no coal,
her mother is sick and her father
has no job. Her sister treats her
like an enemy and resents her
offer of help, but finally, after
many explanations, agrees to take
money to buy coal and food in
order to save her mothers life.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23

But it isn't her money now!
1t is mine! And I am going to
look after my family. We are
going to do it together! Quick!
Tell me where to 60, and I'll
have the fixings here in short or
der"
Its two blocks down, and g
block to the right. Browns Coal
Yard. But there's a bill for TWEEN
ty-three dollars. They won't send
any coal till it's paid. Here! Take
back the money!"
She held out the roll of bills
half reluctantly, looking at ii
with a sort of fierce usefulness
NO" said Marjorie. you keep
that, I've more in my purse. You
might have some need for it
while I'm gone. Don't worry, I'll
find my way. But say, what shall
1 call you? l can't exactly go
around calling my own sister
Miss Gay can 1? And you know
l never knew your name"
The other girl stared.
You don't mean they never
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23
Surplus Products
Help Many During
Month OF January

There were 217 cases represent
ing 1,189 persons certified by
Ashe county welfare authorities
as eligible to receive surplus
commodity products during jan
uary, 1889, Arthur E. Langston,
State director of commodity dis
tribution with the State Board OF
Charities and Public Welfare, an
nounced this week.
A state wide total of 1908
persons represented by 1881
cases were certified during the
month, Langston said. Seven
hundred and fifty-one lunch
rooms were certified to care for
46,51O pupils during the month.
Following is a list of persons
and cases certified in adjoining
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23

Marjorie hunted around and
found plates and more cups and
a knife, and cut some slices Of
bread, buttering. them and put
ting ham between them. When
Betty came back upstairs she
had a plateful of nice sandwiches
ready for her, and a cup of cof-
fee.
"Take swallow of this" said
Marjorie holding out cup of
coffee, land take this sandwich
in your hand. You'll be sick
next if you don't look out"
Betty loked hungrily at the
food
But l must take something
I'D to Mother, first" she said.
mo, drink this first, quick. 1t
won't take you bud a minute,
and you can work better with
, something inside of you. Take
this sandwich in your hand, an
carry a cup of something up to
Mother. Which should it be-?
Coffee first, or soup, or isn't she
able for for those? I've got or
anges here. I can fix her glass
of orange juice in no time"
ooh, wonderful" said Betty
gratefully, her eyes filling with
relieved tears again. "I-don't
know-what we would-have
done if you-hadn't comet"
There! Never mind that now.
Just drink a little more and then
60 up to Mother. AS soon as he
knows about me 1 can help you
care for her. know how to take
care of sick people. And now,
shall 1 just slip out and have that
coal sent up? You haven't got
enough to last long in those bags,
and the house ought to get
thoroughly warm and stay so.
And while I'm out I'm going to
order some groceries. Is that
store I went to the best, or is
there a better one somewhere
| else?"
"That's the best near here.
They're all right. Ted will be
home by and by perhaps and
bring the things up for you"
Betty with her sandwich in
her hand went down cellar, and
hurried up again.
Hes eaten all the soup and
is eating his sandwich now.
think he feels better.
So Betty flew away up the
stairs, and back again in mo-
ment.
"She is still asleep" she whis-
pered.
Has she had a doctor?" asked
Marjorie.
mo, she wouldn't let u.s. She
said we hadn't the money to pay
him. But Father is almost crazy
about it. l think we ought to
have him come just once, any
way, dn't your"
'Where is he? I'll get him before
l do anything else"
Betty gave the name and adj
dress.
Continued Next Week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23

counties served together with
Ashe county from the distribu-
ton storeroom located at North
Wilkesboro: Watauga county,
269 cases, representing 1875 per-
sons; Allegheny county, ITO cas-
es, representing 753 persons;
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23

Rev. and Mrs. Conley Greer of
Bristol, Virginia, spent the week
end in the Baldwin commune
ty.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-02-23

Wilkes county, SOS cases.. repre-.
senting 3,002 persons. ...'.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
PROOFREADER IS
BADLY INJURED
Albert Monte of New York
Found Lying Uncon-
scious in Greenwich

Greenwich, Conn, Nov. 2l.-(UP)
Found lying near q railroad dump
with @ possible skull fracture, Albert
NOME, IS, 1855 East 40th street) ,
Brooklyn, N. Y, q proofreader on
the New York Journal American,
told police today he was kidnapped
by three men IN an automobile at
Brooklyn last night and thrown out
Of the car here after being beaten.
Police Ofiicer Everett Finn discoy-
cred NOME In a semi-conscious
condition In the dump, which Is a
short distance from the fashionable
Indian Hill Yacht club. ,'''-
At Greenwich hospital, where he
was questioned by Detective Ser
geant John r. Teufel,. he said
he was walking near his home late
last night when the men forced him
into the car, bound and gagged him
and drove to this town.
After beating him on the face
and head, he said, they threw hin,
from the machine and sped away.
NOME, according to Sergeant Teu-
fel. said he believed one Of the men
held grlidge against him and later
he said he knew none of the as
sailants.
i, NOME said he had been q proof
reader on the newspaper for the
past %. years.
Besides q possible skull fracture
1t was reported at the hospital he
suffered severe face decorations. Hi'
condition was said to be serious.
The police were unable 70 Obtain
o description Of the men and plaT
TO question Monte later In the day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
FRANCE CLAIMS
GERMANY HALTED
Large Scale Offensive Had
Been Planned But It
Was Called Off
BY RALPH e. HEINzEN

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
Paris; Nov. 81 - (UP0 = French
general headquarters charged today
that Germany had planned and had
been ready for large scale Often
sive between November II and IA
from the North Sea to Switzerland,
including an invasion of Holland
and Switzerland, but had suddenly
called 1t of.
The order for attack had been
given as early as November IL,
French general headquarters said,
and the necessary divisions and ma
terial were in positions when the
German army high command de-
cided suddenly not to proceed with
the action.
The British and French were pre-
pared fully for the attack. the
French said.
German divisions remain In the
positions they had taken for the at
tack but the French said they had
learned that the Nazi high COM
mand is intensifying training prep
arations, creating new divisions ant
bringing up new material, probably
to reinforce the heightened North
Sea to Switzerland line.
Before the French general head.
quarters made its announcement
reports had circulated in military
quarters that advisers TO Fuehrel
Adolf Hitler had submitted fou
answer for conducting the war, on,
OF which called for invasion Of HoI
land, and that while he was trying
10 make up his mind there wa
sharp dissension among the leader
who planned them.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
SLOC'UM SCHOOL
HAD ACCIDENT
Boiler Became Leaky Dur.
ing Night-Part Of Build
ing Flooded

without benefit Of Roosevelt. half
OF the pupils o. Slocurn school got
an unexpected Thanksgiving day.
this morning when they were dis
missed from classes upon arrival.
Cause Of the holiday was attributed
by school authorities to boiler
which sprang q leak last night, over
flowing half OF the building.
Although workmen under the DE-
rection Of Building Inspector John
r. McGo,lga had cleared the water
from the rooms by the time pupils
arrived, school officials took no
chances on possible colds and sent
the children forth from the damp
rooms.
pupils in the unaffected portion
of the building presented o woe-be-
gone picture as they watched their
lucky mates trip .gaily from the
school. 1t was expected, however,
that the vacation would be confined
to the morning. as ofiicials believed
the rooms would be ready for the
afternoon session.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
FRITZ KUHN ON
WITNESS STAND
Called as Surprise in Case
By Defense-AttOrney
Murray Fee RetOld
BY MARTIN KANE

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
New York, Nov. 2l-(UP)-Frits
Kuhn. called as surprise witness
In his own defense, testified today
ut his trial on grand larceny charg-
es that as leader he had "the. right
to use" funds Of the German Amer
lean b,rnd "as saw fit" ~
The "Bundesfuehrer," which is ac-
cused Of appropriating bund money
TO his own uses-which allegedly
included paying the moving costs
and medical bills Of women friends
testified that the bund's leader
ship principle" gave him supreme
authority.
Questioned by defense Attorney
Peter L. F. Sabbatino. who previous
ly had indicated that the defendant
probably would not be called, Kuhn
spoke In an almost iaaudible voice.
"Under the leadership principle"
Sabbatino asked, ''what authority
did you have over the funds Of the
bund?"
"I had the right to use them"
Kuhn replied.
He testified that at first he al
lotted himself q salary Of only $500
q month but that, In the bund's 1887
convention, he was given full power
over the treasury.
"Soine delegates" he testified
"said I should not be limited to q
salary but should have drawing
Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
GRADE CROSSING
UNDER PROTEST
New Britain Auto Fatality
Has Started Action for
Its Removal

New Britain, Conn.,, Nov. 2l--
(UP)-A petition to the state pub
lie utilities commission for the re-
moval Of the East street grade
crossing was being considered today
as result of the death Of five WPA
workers In a passenger train-auto-
mobile accident yesterday.
Mayor George j. Coyle said the
city's crossing elimination commit
tee planned a special meeting soon
to discuss the East street crossing
and others which have been termed
hazardous to motor trafilc. -
Four men died instantly In yes
terday,s collision. They were Rom
aid LOOMS. "a, driver Of the car;
jeremiah Lynch, SO; Richard Nc
Namara, 81, father Of three children.
and william Frazer, 40, who left q
wife and son. G@
Joseph Gazda, 30, succuinbed ct
a hospital nearly u hours later. All
were enroute to work when their
sedan rolled onto the crossing d.
rectly into the path Of a Water
bury Hartford train which left New
Britain station only q few minutes
before. SO,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
Scully-for- Mayor Com.
Expended Over$1 1000
$227S.59 Expended to Win Primary Fight for Vincent
A. ScMly Sum OF So, 1853 Was Spent to
Elect Him Mayor of City

Expenditure Of $2,278.5s to win the
Democratic nomination for Vincent
A. scully and Of $9,158 for his cleo
ton Is reported by the Scully for
Mayor Committee In a statement
filed at the town clerks office by
Joseph r. Mulville, treasurer. The
report states thath contributions to
the committee to aid Mr. Scully
in his primary fight against Sena-
tor George r. Culhane amounted
to $3,0l6.50. The expenditures were
not that great and there was a bal
ance Of $738.2l.
In the election campaign, the
Scully for :: Mayor contributions
amounted to $9,l58. All this was
expended, but one Of the expendi-
lures, In the amount Of 5000, was
In the form of q contribution to the
Democratic Town Committee.
In many instances, the largest
contributors to the election fund
were also among the largest con.
tributors to the primary fund.
.,s. Primary Expenditures
OF the $30l6.50 spent to win the
primary, the largest single expendi-
ture was for postage, $475. Printing
and advertising cost $370,50. and q
large total went to stenographers
and clerks. Other primary expendi-
lures were for polling place workers
checkers, clerks, rent and telephone
service. M ~ IyhA' "A