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West had actually opened q
spade. his reason for this lead, he
said, was, first, that he thought
declarer would be void of hearts,
which was correct; and second, that
dummy would hold something
like the ace-queen of spades. II
this were true and declarer held two
spades, a spade trick could be won
before the club suit was established.
The experts, who chose the cor
rect opening of the club ace followed
by a small club, thought that the
bidding showed that any tricks
taken on defense would have to be
won quickly. Furthermore, they
felt that North, who at one stage
had bid three no-trump, was sure
to hold two clubs and probably
three, in which case there was a
fine chance of East having single
ton. Finally, West could always
shift after cashing the ace of clubs
If he thought there was better
chance of winning the second trick
in some other suit.
y X X
Yesterday Merwin Maier was your
partner and you held:
AKQJX
0AKXXX
COX
AK
The bidding.
You Burnstone Maier Schenken
IA Pass "a Pass
CD
Answer-Your correct bid is four
spades. Even though you have five
hearts, you cannot afford to show
them now since a four-heart bid
will be regarded as a slam try.
Score 100 per cent for four spades,
o for any other bid.
Question No. 352.
Howard Schenken Is your partner
You are the dealer and hold:
a AK
0XxX
okQxx
%Kl0
The bidding:
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Socialists in Finn Elections

There are few mines in Finland,
and the metal output is not of
much account, except for q yield
Of iron. 1t has been said that Fin
lands silver and gold" are in her
forests.
Forests cover two-thirds of the
land. Firms make excellent lum-
berjacks, and much timber Is cut
for sale abroad. The wood pro-
vides pulp for paper and also goes
into explosives.
Since they are short on coal and
long on wood, the Firms use wood
As their chief fuel. Every farmer
has wood for his fire. and loads Of
wood are hauled to the cities for
use during the long. dark winter.
:, !ror travel Or general interest section
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the 'Funmaker" leaf
let. If you would like q copy, send
. Scent stamped, return envelope
to me in care Of The Evening Star.
1~<A Rad
Tomorrow: Finland's Patron
Saint,
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Contract
TIDYING UP
BY THE FOUR ACES.

david Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team of four, inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-25

You Jacoby Schenken Burnstone
10 Pass INT Pass
co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
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FINNISH WOMEN AND BOY AT
WORK IN HARVEST FIELD.

portant to feed livestock. The year
has only about three months OF
grazing, and there must be hay fol
cattle and other animals for the
remaining nine months.
Rye, oats and barley are the lead
ing grain crops. Little wheat is
grown in Finland, and, as we might
expect, most of the countrys bread
Is made from rye flour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-25
A Crucial Opening Lead

The tremendous Importance of the
opening lead was never more fully
demonstrated than on this slam
hand. West, who is ordinarily fine
player, chose the wrong opening
and South made his contract. Feel
ing remorseful but still uncertain
as to whether he should have
guessed the correct opening, West
referred the hand to a committee
of five experts. He, of course,
showed them only his own hand
and the bidding. When four of the
five players guessed the right OPEN
ing, West admitted that he was
wrong.
East, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
4 A x
0Q95
0 10 763
Ak 10
os5 W. 0 K
ass
y
o A @ % "A
4 J975
The bidding.
East South West North
IA 20 Pass 3NT
~ So 50 50
Pass Pass Dbl. Pass
Pass Pass
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BY Fred Neher

t3-cent .self-addressed envelope is In
closed with each communication ad-
dressed to Tho -Four Aces. care The
Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket outline of The
Four Aces system Of contract bridge.
send with your request to The Four
t3-cent), self-addressed large size en-
velope and you will receive an outline
without any charge
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
~ rs; telling L
.G!AASS SELLING4
By. E.V. era h a m

Direct benefit to the agricultural
and live stock industries of Arizona
can be obtained through a nation
wide advertising campaign for tour
lists.
The other day was talking with
Jack Stewart, president of the Ari-
zona Hotel Mans Association. He
made the following suggestion
<'Most people in Arizona realize
that tourists dollars are of bene-
fit to all businessmen and not just
to those engaged in any form of
business which deals directly with
the tourists. However, the man.
ner in which a nationwide adver-
tising campaign can aid Arizona's
farmers and ranchers should be CIV
en- careful consideration.
Mr.. Stewart stated further:
There is no reason why section
of each individual advertisement
Nogales international., 1940-10-05

should not by words and pictures,
call attention to items such as the
following: Arizona dates, grape
fruit, pecans, lettuce, long-staple
cotton and in addition, such table
delicacies as discovered in the pro-
cessed form of Arizona tender lamb
and beef. These are only few
ef the products of cur rich soil
and vast ranch lands which could
be brought to the consuming pub
lies attention in every section of
the United States as part and par
eel of our tourist advertising.
Persanlly think this is won
derful suggestion, and one that
would find immediate favor with
everyone in Arizona.
Real Estate men handling both
city and industrial, or rural and
ranch properties should be amongst
the first to enthusiastically endorse
National Tourist Advertising
Campaign. Certainly they realize
that they must have prospects to
show their properties to. First of
all in order to sell anything in
Arizona to anyone from outside the
state, we should devise some means
of bringing them to Arizona. A
glimpse at the records show us that
most of the people now owning
homes, farms or ranches in Arizona
who originally hailed from some
other section, came here first as
tourists or winter visitors. They
discovered Ariz0na'S wonderful
climate, friendly, cordial citizens
and they decided that they them
selves would like to become an in
tegral part of our wonderful state.
Nogales international., 1940-10-05

dents will be deferred until July /,
1941. Conscientious objectors will
be inducted into some non-com-
batant service.
Persons in the employ of the
United States shall be restored to
their positions upon completion of
their years service. and private
employer shall restore employees to
their positions unless the employ
er's circumstances have so chang
ed as to make it impossible or un-
reasonable to do SO.
The Penalty
The Act provides a penalty of
five years Imprisonment or a fine
of $4,000 for violations.
Registration will take place in
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
Chamber OF
Commerce Notes

The Santa Cruz County Cham
ber of Commerce again launched a
campaign to thwart a proposed
federal ruling that promised to i'm
pair border trade when officials of
the organization made vigorous
protests in washington against a
plan to close the Morley Avenue
gate at the international boundary
line here. The chamber called en-
Arizona's congressional delegation
asking them to oppose the plan and
fight to keep the gate open. The
chamber also protested to the i'm
migration and customs departments
and it now appears that action in
our favor will be taken.
Magazine Release Nears
The October issue of Arizona
Highways magazine will be released
in the next week or 10 days and
members desiring copies have been
asked to call at the chamber office
early as our supply will no doubt
be depleted early. The magazine
will feature Sonora and will carry
pictures and data about Nogales,
Hermosillo, Guaymas, Alamos and
other points of interest. A 20 page
insert will deal entirely with So
nora. This magazine has tre-
mendous circulation and will do
much to bring tourists to this sec
ton. The Sonora edition comes
out as result OF the chambers
efforts. We prevailed upon the
editors to publish this edition and
aided in the gathering of data and
photographs.
Army Committee
A committee to seek the eStab-
lishment Of a us. Army camp for
colored troops here has been work
ing diligently and the group has
the support of the entire city in
this undertaking.
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
Rheumatic Happy;
Relieves Pain Quick

Thousands who suffered from the torturing
ralgia and neuritis-are certainly happy over
their discovery of NURITO. Now. they have
found quick-acting formula which speedily
relieves those exhaustng muscular aches and
contains no opiates If you want to feel again
the Joy of relief from pain-so you can work in
peace and sleep in comfort-be wise and try
NURITO under this ironclad guarantee. If the
very first three doses do not relieve that cruel
pain to your satisfacton-your money will be
refunded. Don't suffer. Ask your druggist today
for NURITO on this guarantee. (T.N.C)
Nogales international., 1940-10-05

the different voting precincts on
October 10Th from seven o'clock in
the morning until nine o'clock at
night. The election officers will
act as registrars. The Local Draft
Board will convene and organize on
October 10th and will receive the
registration cards ON October 17th.
It's office will be in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall in No
gales and its phone number is 70.
The registration cards will be
shuffled and numbered serially and
questioonnaires will be mailed to
registrants whose numbers are
drawn. The Judge of the Superior
Court and all attorneys in the
County who are not members of the
Nogales international., 1940-10-05

Local Beard will aid registrants in
filling cut their questionnaires,
which must be returned to the Lo-
cal Board within five days.
Any one mans chances of being
called for immediate service are
slim. From the 16,5OO, 900 register
only 100000 may be trained at any
one time, and during the next five
years, the Army does not expect to
conscript mere than 3,40O, 900 men.
But it is confidently believed that
this force can repel any hostile ma
ton or combination of foreign ag-
gressors who attempt to occupy
the Western Hemisphere.
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
The Selective
Continued from Page One)

dent of the United States, Cover
norS of the several states, members
of Congress and of State legisla-
lures, judges of courts of record,
ordained ministers of religion and
students preparing for the min
istry, persons deferred by the Pres
ident because of their employment
in essential industries, persons
physically, mentally or morally de-
fincient and persons upon whom
others are dependent for support.
Training and service of college stu
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
Mcfarland To
Speak Here
On Armistice Day

Judge Ernest w. Mcfarland of
Florence. Democratic nominee for
U. S. Senator, will deliver this year S
Armistice Day address at Nogales,
Nov. IL, it was announced this week
by DR.. G. L. Harker.
Harker contacted the well known
jurist at Florence over the tele-
phone Monday and was advised he
would be here for Armistice Day.
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
Asthma Mutus
Coughing, Casping

Thanks to q Doctors prescription called
curing attacks of choking, gaSping. cough
ing, wheeling Bronchial Asthma by helping
mature remove thick excess mucuS. No d0peS,
pleasant tablets. The rapid. delightful pal
1iative action commonly helps nature bring
welcome sleep-a "God-Send." A printed
guarantee wrapped around each package Of
MendaeO insureS an immediate refund Of
the full cost unless you are completely sat-
1Sfied. You have everything to gain and
back guarantee SO get Mendaco from your
druggist today for only soc.
Nogales international., 1940-10-05
Must
Clean OufAfids

Excess acids, poisons and wastes in your
blood are removed chiefly by your kidneys.
Getting up Nights, Burning Passages, Back
ache, Swollen Ankles, Nervousness. Rheu-
matte Pains, Dizziness, Circles Under Eyes.
and feeling worn out, often are caused by
Bladder troubles. Usually in such cases. the
very first dose of Cystex goes right to work
helping the Kidneys flush out excess acids
and wastes. And this cleansing, purifying
Kidney action, in just day or so, may cas-
tly make you feel younger. stronger and
better than in years. A printed guarantee
wrapped around each package Of Cystex in
unless you are completely satisfied. You have
everything to gain and nothing to lose under
this positive money back guarantee so get
Oystex from your druggist today for only 35c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
BRITISH SHOOT DOWN
FOUR GERMAN PLANES

London.-The air ministry said
Sunday night that British flers
had shot down four-and posslb-
ly six-German Warplanes IN ?
fight over the western front dur
ing the day.
Except for one slightly woun-
ded British airman, who made a
successful forced landing, it said,
the British were unscathed.
In the first fight, the ministry
reported, eight British fighter
planes engaged IL German Mes
serschmitts near Sarrlautern and
shot down two. A third was said
also to have been driven down,
apparently out of control.
The Germans lost two other
Messerschmitts, it said, in later
battle and a sixth German plane
els believed to have been. des-
troyed."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
BRITAIN ADMITS LOSS
OF MANY SHIPS IN WAR

London.-Great Gritain, batter
ing by land and air at German
forces in Scandinavia, fought off
a swarm of mine-laying German
planes from@her. own shores this
week while reporting "a German
warship Casualties" exclusive OF
submarines, since the war began
last September.
An air ministry communipue
early Tuesday said the German
planes were attacked by anti
aircraft batteries and defensive
fighter planes and even by naval
units as they evidently tried to
lay aerial mines in the estuaries
of the Thames and Humber rivers
off the east and southeast coasts.
The official British statement
on naval losses placed Britain's
own at Is warships, including
five submarines and the mer-
chant cruiser Rawalpindi. Other
losses listed included one battle
ship, one aircraft carrier, and ten
destroyers. Trawlers and mine
sweepers were not counted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
MANY NOW FAVORING y
HULL FOR PRESIDENT

Westinghouse is numerous
company that now shares the
view of Governor Hoey, who feels
taatrhe mas "every good reason
to believe that President Rose
welt will indicate his preference
for his secretary of state for the
nomination for the presidency at
the Chicago convention in July.
This being true, there is natur-
ally much speculation concern
ing the exact nature of the good
reasons" that have actuated the
President in adopting his present
attitude as a Hull supporter, and
in a course that is obvious to so
many persons of discernment. 1t
is widely believed that these rea-
sons relate primarily to the an
ti-third term precedent, and to
the danger of having to confront
non-co-operating, of not hostile
Congress, in the event OF his re-
and reelection:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
STUDYING PLANS FOR =
AERIAL POLICING NOW

Paris.-The Frenchi and British
ministries are studying a plan for
the aerial policing" of Germany,
Blockade Minister Georges Mon
net disclosed Monday night, and
specifically mentioned Lisbon
Airport, where Pan-American
planes land on their trans-atlan-
tic schedule, as attracting the at
tention of the Allies. m e
'Too many neutral airplanes,
or of neutral appearance, take
foreign exchange and merchan-
disc to Germany" the French
blockade minister said. ''Other-
wise the Lisbon (PortugaD air
port would not collect each day a
million apparently francs) in
customs duties"
Monnet told the newspaper LIE
Petit Parisien that he recently
had submitted plan to R. H.
Cross, British minister of econo-
mic warfare, for this aerial block
ade, but he did not disclose de-
tails of how it would be done.
"True neutrals will not be trou-
bled," he declared, ''but what we
wish and must halt is aerial con-
traband, at least by regular COM
mercial air lines"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
OHIO VALLEY FLOODED
ABOVE CINCINNATI SAT.

Marietta, O.-Floods gripped the
Ohio valley from Pittsburgh to
Cincinnati Saturday and turned
southern Ohio into a maze Of
lakes, isolating entire towns.
Thousands were homeless.
Water rose menacingly around
Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle,
downtown business area. poured
past merchants doors in Mariet-
ia, pioneer Ohio river city of 49,
600 and climbed three-tenths of a
foot an hour toward a tentative
crest of So or So feet at Cincin-
natl.
Cincinnati's flood stage is So
feet and the anticipated crest
would be far below the record of
79.99-foot stage established in the
disastrous 1887 inundation. Sc
we're damage is not caused unless
the crests exceed flood stage by
10 or Is feet.
Thousands of residents in Ohio
river valley lowlands fled their
homes or moved to second floors.
Marietta merchants moved out
stock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
SWEDISH TERRITORY
VIOLATED BY PLANES

Stockholm. - Increasing Ger
man aerial violations OF Swedish
territory, in which one plane was
shot down and two others burned
after forced landings Sunday, are
deliberate and for the purpose OF
photographing Swedish fortlflca-
tions, the Goteborg Posten de-
clared.
The paper, largest in. western
Sweden, called for greater Swe-
dish. aerial defense noting that
Germ2ny's fuehrer Adolf Hitler
has remarked that a country
which fails to defend its neutra-
lity cannot be considered a .neu-
trail. = {, ssrg7sss.s
Two German planes flew over
the fortified islands off Goteborg
tonight and one of them, lgnor-
ing warning shots of the neutra-
lity guard, proceeded inland
where a Swedish plane shot. 1t
down Is miles northwest Of Cote
borg. The crew of four was. res
cued.
Two other German planes made
forced landings on Gotland is
land, in the Baltic sea, and were
burned by their crews, who were
interned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
IL ARE KILLED IN CAR
COLLISION ON SUNDAY

Slayton, Minn.-A head-on col
lision of two automobiles so ter
rifle gears flew out of their steel
cases, took the lives of II young
persons near here early Sunday.
Seven died instantly. Two others
were injured, one probably fatal
1y.
So violent was the collision that
one of the bodies was hurled so
feet from the wreckage. Others
were strewn on the highway
nearby. Several were crushed in
the tangled wreckage.
Transmission and differential
gears were scattered on the high
way and az generator arnature
popped from its heavy encase-
ment.
Seven persons were riding in
one machine and six in the other.
But one person, Elmer Meyer, Is,
Jackson, will probably escape the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
GERMANS SURROUNDED
AT PORT OF NARVIK

Stockholm.-British and Nor
Weglan troops have surrounded
5000 Germans in a ''final assault"
on the iron ore port of Narvik, a
norwegian spokesman claimed
monday night, and the jaws of
another trap were reported clos
ing upon Nazi-held Trondheim.
Within few days the entire
Narvlk region should be ours
again" said the authorized Nor
Wegian military spokesman in de-
scribing furious fighting in the
tull-force attack to wrest Narvik
from the Germans.
The British and Norwegians
were said to have isolated and
surrounded large German units at
three points around Narvik in a
big drive that was unleashed sud-
denly late yesterday while. 400
miles to the south along the rag
ged Norwegian coast, two British
armies closed in upon Trondheim
from the North and South.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
30 KILLED IN TRAIN
DISASTER FRI. NIGHT

Little Falls, N. Y.-The death
toll in the derailment of the New
York Central Lake Shore limited
was officially set at 80 Sunday as
authorities planned three sepa-
rate Investigations into one OF the
nations worst railroad disasters.
The crowded hospital in this
historic Mohawk valley communl-
ty, where injured were treated
on mat-strewn floors yesterday,
reported 33 of the approximate
100 hurt were still under observa-
ton and that some were in SER
ious condition.
A weary crew of 300 labored IN
ankle-deep slush to untangle the
locomotive, tender, express car
and two Pullmans which still re-
manned at the sharp curve where
the train left the tracks at a So
mile-an-hour speed and crashed
with terrific force into a stone
embankment late Friday night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
death benefits.

death benefits.
During the past IL years, both
Frank Neal and his son Joe, have
made many outstanding records
in the insurance field. It will be
recalled that in 1881, Frank Neal.
founder of the agency here, led
the nation for his company and
was awarded trip to California.
Mr.. Neal who is inactive now be-
cause of i'll health was at one
time one of the most successful
business men of this section. His
ability as a salesman was recog-
nized by all who knew him.
Joe Neal who now carries on
in his fathers place, once won
second place in a nationwide
contest of his company which in
cluded agents from many states.
"Joe", as he is known to his
many friends, is not only a talker
but worker I have something
to SELF, he said. Both of the
Meals have many friends who
wish them a happy birthday in
the insurance field, and many
more successful years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
Brief Review OF And World News During

time with her uncle. Rev. A. w.
Rotten. =
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
Meals Observe
18th Birthday
In Ir,gurance
Joe And Frank Neal Have
Made Record With Occi-
dental Insurance Co.

This week J. F. Neal, Occiden-
tai Life InsuranceAgency, foun-
ded by Frank H. Neal and now
successfully carrid on by Joe
Neal is celebratingits twelfth an
niversary. ''We fel that this is
an anniversary q service, for
during this time we have paid
out $4O,OOO.OO to or policy hold
ers," Joe Neal sad. cit is our
highest ambition to continue to
serve the people # this section, -
he added.
The Occidental Life Insurance
company, which i located in Ra-
leigh, is one of th best known in
the South and me of the few
Southern companies stressing the
sick and acciden5 as we'll as the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
NORWEGIANS RETAKE
HAMAR ON MONDAY

Stockholm.-The Norwegian le-
CATION in Stockholm Monday con-
firmed earlier reports that a Brl-
fish expeditionary force, supper
ted by tanks, has aided the Nor
wegians in retaking Hamar, 10
miles north of Oslo, and said it
was reported Elverum had been
recaptured too.
The English force was rushed
to the battle scene by rail from
Andalsnes, 100 miles south OF
Trondheim on the west coast,
where the British navy covered
a landing.
A French division also has Ian
ded at Namsos, 100 miles north
of German-held Trondhelm, the
legation said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-25
FIRE DAMAGED LAKE
JUNALUSKA, 500, 600

Lake Junaluska-A fast-spread-
ing fire swept through three bust
ness buildings at this Methodist
church center Sunday morning,
caused loss conservatively esti-
mated at 100000.
Destroyed by the blaze were
the finishing department of the
Carolina Hill Billies company,
manufacturers of wood novelties,
a frame building; the machine
shop of the same company, a
brick building; and the two-story
brick structure of the Junaluska