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Evening star., 1941-05-12
UNCLE RAYS CORNERWhe Block Pepper obto From Same Vine
though?

When I was in high school Ca
good many years ago, first heard
the word pep" I found that it
was a slang word meaning dash"
or go" A person has pep" If he
is lively and can put high spirit
into what he is doing.
The word pep" is short form
OF pepper" I am not at all sure
that the spice called pepper ever
has given any one high or lively
spirit. but that's how the dictionary
tells us the word pep came to be.
Pepper can make a person sneeze
Il 1t gets up around the nose. Maybe
that could be said to make the nose
hvelyl
Most Of the pepper which ap-
pears on our tables comes from the
Orient. The United States and
Canada import about 27,000 tons
of pepper each year. This is an
average Of six ounces year for
each person. That does not seem
like very much, but little pepper
goes long way.
There are several kinds of pep
per, but black pepper is by far the
most common. 1t is obtained from
the fruit of q vine which grows in
Java, Sumatra and other islands of
the East Indies, also in the Philip
pines and, to some extent, In the
West Indies.
The pepper plant climbs tree
like ivy. In places where people
make q living by raising 1t, they
ses I'D poles on which 1t can climb,
Evening star., 1941-05-12

AnsWer-Bld two spades. Part
ner's reopening bid shows strong
hand with good chances for game,
so you must find some rebid. With
slightly stronger diamond holding.
you would prefer the rebid of two
no-trump; as it is. your better course
Is to show that your spades are re-
bidable.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
60 per cent for two no-trump. 80 per
cent for three clubs, 20 per cent for
pass.
Question No. 757.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
Schenken You Jacoby Maier
Pass IA Pass -
70 Pass 50 81
Pass 90
What do you bid? LAnswer to-
morrow
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Avoiding DANGER

This type of hand always brings
us to grief" writes Connecticut
reader. Even If we land in the right
contract. it's by guesswork rather
than skill"
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
4 K 1918
y AQ4
q 5
4 A K Je2
Ases N AAs4
g 1855 $50
q Jss3 8 KQ84
&ek &743
AQJ5
cKJ77
q 1918
4 @ 1915
The bidding:
North East South West
Pass 10 Pass
Pass 3N-T Pass
Pass Pass
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Answer to Saturdays LETTER OUT
Letter-Out
Floating Islands TruveI
On Circle in Irish Lake

Islands that float away have been
seen in Lough Quinlin, on the shore
of Kenmare Bay, in County Kerry,
Fire, and they have been restless
lately. They move, as if by magic,
in a circle round the lake until they
return to the spot where they were
originally situated.
Nothing has yet been found to
explain this phenomenon, it Is
stated in Dublin. The lake is too
far inland and too remote from the
sea to be affected by the tide, and
so legend has it that the islands,
called "tussocks" by the Kerry folk,
are moved by the hand Of God"
Evening star., 1941-05-12

So-called white pepper" is OBJ
tanned from vines of the same kind.
The berries are not picked while
green; they are left on the plant
until they are ripe, and have 4 deep
red color. Then they are washed
and dried. The soft parts of the
berries are removed, and the seeds
are ground into white pepper.
Pepper was used in Europe dur
ing ancient times. 1t was very cost
ly, since it had to be brought from
the Orient. Kings and princes OF
the Middle Ages were much pleased
when any one gave them such fine
present as five or six pounds OF
pepper!
Besides black pepper and white
pepper. we have Cayenne pepper,
Jamaica pepper, Guinea pepper,
Ethiopian pepper and other kinds.
These grow In the warmer parts of
the world, in the torrid zone or
near it. South America and Africa,
as we'll as Asia, have pepper plants,
and so has Mexico.
(For Nature section Of your scrapbook }
If yeu want a free copy Of the
Ieafiet entitled Background Of
European War;" send me 3-cent,
stamped, self addressed envelope,
In care Of The Evening Star.
I~eA nad
Tomorrow: SSGaEe FIotcers
Evening star., 1941-05-12

or plant trees for the same pur-
pose. The vine gets along well in
the shade.
Small green berries grow in clus-
tiers Oh the pepper vine. They are
about the size of peas. While they
still are green, they are picked and
are dried in the sunshine, or over
slow fire. As they dry, they turn
black. Later they are ground into
q powder.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

enemy COOk the nrSU HVe trlckS Win
great gusto. AS you'll note, we had
game in spades, hearts or clubs-but
not no-trump. But 1t all seemed
quite logical to us then, and we still
don't see how we could have avoided
the danger Of a setup suit being run
against us.
South pointed out that I might
very well have held singleton heart
and three diamonds to the ace-queen.
In that event no-trump would be
the right spot for the hand. And,
from my point of view, South's spade
and diamond holdings might have
been exchanged, and then again no
trump would be the right contract.
Our trouble is that we sometimes
get to a suit contract and sometimes
to o no-tTump contract on hands of
this sort. But even when the con-
tract Is correct, it's more by luck
than brains. Isn't there safer way
TO make this sort of deciSion?"
There Is. Norths second bid
should be one spade rather than
three clubs. Then if South bids one
no-trump, he promises at least a
semistopper in diamonds. Actually,
South should bid two clubs over one
spade-hinting, by avoiding no
trump, that he is weak in the unbid
suit. Then North bids three hearts
indicating, by bidding three suits,
extreme shortness in the fourth suit.
From there on, South's bidding
might lead to any suit game con-
tract; but it would not lead to game
In no-trump unless he had a sure
stopper In diamonds.
Saturday you were Merwin Maiers
partner and, with neither side vul-
nerable, you held:
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES,

fpsvid Bruce Burnstone, Merwin d.
Seheuken, worlds leading team-of-
four inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
Evening star., 1941-05-12

called Print
which
correctly there's them.
Answer to Saturdays LETTER OUT.
PSHAW-SWAP
% SUING-SNUG Comfortably.
GINGERLY-GREYING
PLASTRON-PATRONS
(Y) MASONRY-ROMANS (ancent law
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

A TFOditionol Sale With Us For 27 Ye0Fs! Rising prices rising prices For years past we have staged this dramatic event for the people of Water bury and vicinity NOW 27th August Event we won't fail in our tradtOnl We will endeavor to maintain these discount prices in face of rising market as long as our stocks last The only reservation make is the right to end this sale at moments notice when warehouse is exhausted Take friendly advice and buy at these legitimate discounts before replacement prices force us to higher market levels!
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

Hello, kids, beware, as the
'ibeat' is hot this week. I've hit
that jackpot and got myself a
whole pile Of fine items.
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REV. ESTELL.... $. -.
(Continued from page -
w. Vim, the American Bible So
ciety; B. B. Pipscomb, president
of the Youth Movement OF the
st. John Baptist church was mas
ter of ceremonies. The st. John
Baptist church, when completed,
will be one of the largest and
most magnificent buildings in the
country.
st. John is very fortunate to
ave as its leader, one Of the ma
;on's best pulpiteers, great finan-
ier and church builder in the
person of Rev. Ernest G. Estell,
who come to Dallas from the
Tabernacle Baptist church, Day
ton, Ohio, only three and hall
years ago, and who has made
himself. felt in all Of Texas and
the South. Aside from his busy
pastorate, he is engaged in COM
munity activities, also being the
president Of the lnter-denomina-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06
COMMON SENSE"

The quality popularity desig
mated as common sense COM
prehends, according 20 the mod
ern point Of view. the SOUND
Judgment Of mankind when re
fiecting upon problems Of truth
and conduct without bias from
logical sabtleties or selfish inter
ests. 1t is one Of natures price
less gifts, All income III itsel1 y
IS as valuable as its application
is rare.
How often we hear the expires
sion, "Why, | never thought Of
thatr' Why Because We have
failed to exercise common sense
that genius Of mankind, which
when properly directed il the
one attribute that will carry man
and his kind successfully through
the perplexities OF life. Common
sense is a plant of delicate grow
tn. in need of careful training
ana continued watching 50 thai
it may u ar fruit at all seasons.
June Is here, yes, June is here
for once more the earth rejolces.
Merrily and cheerily we greet
these balmy sunshlny days. gen
tie breezes and intermittent
showers, necessary TO facilitate
growth and vegetation. We have,
fellow-citizen and friends, manS
things to be thankful for. This
week d host Of our boys and girls
will graduate from high school
and colleges throughout the ma
ton. These days Of june we
congratulate the student who Ia
toiled to meet the requirements
Of this community; the indlyid-
uals who have agreed to entei
into holy matrimony; and TO the
many business concerns, upon
their entering into another yeal
of service to the citizens Of our
communities. These happy occa-
sions should not be merely pass
ING dates in the calendar Of our
memory. but we should think IN
every day life just what these
happy affairs really mean to US.
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tional Ministerial Alliance, vice
president Of the NAACP, chair
man Of the Circle Ten, Council
Of the Boy Scouts Of America,
trustee Of Butter college and OF
the American Baptist Theological
seminary, Nashville, Tenn.
The new church will have q
seating capacity Of 2,15o with
an unobstlncted view Of the pull
pit. The educational building,
three stories high, thus providing
adequate facilities to meet the
ever increasing needs of the
church. 1t will be furnished with
a $4,000 pipe organ, purchased
from Wicks Organ company,
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LIMA NEWS
FROM THE DESK OF
LEONARD HARRISON, JR.

Sacrifice, toll and labor help Us
more easily understand and solve
the perplexing problems Of the
the race We nusi strive 10 love
one another IS leipful - one
another tick together As a
matter of fact there Is some
good il al of us bat the trouble
is IN the fact that our goodness
lies dormant, asleep Arise, Let
Us wake ~ % the fact, il we
seek cooperation we shall find il
only by using common sense.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

The date for entrance i now
set for the Fourth Sunday in
September.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

two Of them. Could it be the mem
ories and respects she holds for
Mugs?
hear that King Chavous is in
curing for Il job at the ateai
boundary. If it's steady work, ne
ought to plan on losing few
pounds Who is giving Onett
Goings the rush, Bill Cottman OF
Floyd Keith, What was the argu-
ment between Margaret HsirflSon
and Anna Mae Caine. Heard Il
was rather raw Wnat was
wrong with Peggy King Saturday
night9 How long did Gene
Hamilton have to wait on Carl
Young III Piqua Friday nlgnt!
Hugh Watson is in the dumps
these days. Is it because ne,
afraid Of competition for Muriei!
Flora, Harold, Cathryn and Mar
tin really had themselves q time
in piqua and Troy Friday night
Killer! Where did Juanita Mox
lev and Doris Webb disappear tt
| Saturday night?
J / certainly would love to hav'
seen King Chavouss riding Juan
ita Moxley piggy back ant
Fony Gamble riding Doris Webb
This all happened Thursday even
ing after quite an excitisg part.
among the four of them VIII
accompanied Bog Banks to CHI
cago over the holiday weekend
It wasn't Gerry. / know becaus
| Bob left word for Louie Hami
| ton to take good. care of her ]
| Urbana Sunday night An
his orders were well filled out.
Well, kids, ! think it's time
stop. Don't you? In the mea
time, remember to keep inform
ed, just read The Forum.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

In one Of special events programs ~ us ms
tory WLW recently aired long distance telephone
bpeeu ii mothers MidDest cities gathered fn
cinua SERVING in the Army az lamp snsgy
In Mississippi Some pictured here Let fo 7gh
are Mrs Rema Cam Lancaster Mrs Joe Bell Ffdnktor
Mrs Cunningham Huntington w Va apho is shoun q me
phone rophon her son at camp ana
Oren Hdrkne Ind utose Lnfe Hardness WH
armoaica star recently called Camp Shelby IN the
ser7 Standing right HoDard Chamberlain pToauclaoH
IN Cincinnati portion Of the broadcast
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THE
DOWNBEA1
By lone JONES
1907 w. High St.
Lima, Ohio

Hello, kids, beware, as the
beat is hot this week. I've hit
that jackpot and got myself a
whole pile Of fine items.
Al Bell blew in from Detroit
over the holiday weekend push
ing a very fine Mercury and feel
ing quite contented after he
spent a few hours with Jeanne
Saturday night. He told me that
she is his only reason for coming
back home.
If you remember, fans, in my
last weeks column | predicted
that George Martin and Tommy
Randall wouldn't be on the water
wagon very long, well how true
was. From the looks Of them
Sat night you'd thought they had
bought out a certain state build
ing on East High street Sam
Stamper couldn't leave on the
1920 train Sunday because Of
an embarrassing situation, he
! was put in by his brother, Cliff.
| Ask Cliff whose shoes he had on
in Urbana Sunday night. That
ought to hit thu point Just right
.. have very important mes
sage to deliver to Doris Webb
and can find no better way than
this to shoot it to you. There
is IA certain young gentleman who
would like very much to come to
Lima and be with you. For fur
ther details. please get in touch
with me
Once more wedding bells have
rung out among the younger
couples 4. am proud to an
nounce the marriage of Ruby
Snow to Lotion Burden The
love-bug has played wonderful
part there for several years, so
now it (the love-bug) can rest at
ease as work is completed
Say, kids, am blind or is this
a new romance, budding out be-
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dents that mot even college
degree Il substitute for the
hard work which makes for sue
cess.
Upper right Nj Wright, ope-
rator Of Z large stations. looks on
as David a. Lucas, freshman in
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06
LIMA, OHIO
LOC AIS

MANY Lima persons We're seen
at the annual June lst Home
Coming a few miles from Gro
yer Hill, Ohio. at the Little White
Washed Church by the wayside.
Among those seen We're Dr.. and
Mrs e S. Beam, Rufus William
son, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thorn
as, Mathew Coneltnd, Lucy Muir
des and Jimmy Woodley, Tuck
Moxley, Ililagard Haithcox. all
of Lima Other cities represented
were FL Wayne, Ind, Toledo.
Van Vert, and Paulding. Ohio,
end Chicago, Ill
Personals
Robert Campbell, ". Wayne
street. spent the holidt'y week
end with friends in Pittsburgh,
Penn.
Mr. and Mrs. Lotion Burden.
). Main street. spent delight
ful weekend IN Cleveland, Ohio.
visiting friends and relatives.
\
Vernon White. formerly Of
Lima and now residing IN New
York City, was heard over a ma
tional network station lat Sat
urday Mr.. White is tenor.
Rutledge Jones and r. Mar
shal Of Fostoria, Ohio, spent the
weekend here in Lima
A garden party was he'd last
Friday evening in the Harrison
home at Beaverdafa. Ohio. Those
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

Highland, I'll. The construction
of pews was let to L. S. Sans
and Sons at Waco, Texas.
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attending were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Holt, Boston, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Dale, Toledo,
Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rob-
erts, Findlay, Ohio; Virginia
Lester and Catman Tyler, Fostor-
ia, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
Ransom, Peggy Tate, and Rufus
Williamson, all Of Lima. Games
were enjoyed and at the appoint
ed hour. delightful lunch was
served.
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partment director.
Lower picture-Mr. Wright is
seen describing his trip to Tus-
kegee by plane. Left to right
are: President F. d. Patterson,
A. L. Holsey, Mr.. Wright and G.
L. Washington.
tween Hildaguarde Haithcox and
Junior Rowe? It looks alright to
me, but | wonder how Bob Par
cher is taking it? >. l hear that
"Toddic" is supposed to be going
with Cleo Payne. He took her
home The other night then pick
ed up Cathryn Robinson It's
rumored that Ernie Davcnpof
and Ann Arnold are finding quite
bit in common since making
their new home in Lima !. Etn
el Martin is certainly sporting
fine watch given her by Erni
Cottman as graduation gift. !
believe they are really and actu
ally getting serious again.
Doris Kennedy denies giving
any jeweiry to Roscoe. Sorry kiu.
She asked me TO write iii my COZ
ann that she is getting married
Cathryn Bobson and Marlln
| McWay have been seen together
50 much lately. | wish ] knew
| just what stands between tht
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-06-06

auto mechanics from Montgom-
cry, Ala, does grease job on a
car. Left to right: Student Lu-
cas-, G. B. Love, head of auto me-
chanics department; Mr.. Wright.
President f. .. Patterson and G..
L. Washington, mechanical de-
Evening star., 1941-11-02

technical device, like the Gauss belt
to counteract mines; or it may be
some simple item of equipment. or
even a regulation to be enforced -
keeping some particular door closed,
for example.
did you happen to notice that
British officer who was just here? He
was from a British ship that is being
repaired in one of our yards. Well.
something happened to that ship.
Maybe our damage-control man will
be able to figure out way to minimize
the damage if the same or similar
situation should arise with one of our
ships."
The officer went on pointing out
others of the $50 different categories
of experts, but I'm afraid my mind
was wandering. l was thinking back
to the big ship that had seen under
construction in the Navy Yard.
1T is an intricate job. building q
battleship. isn't it?'' said.
The officer grinned. 1T adds up to
a lot of details, all right" he said.
But the Admiral says, DO it! And
we're doing it."
Evening star., 1941-11-02

meant material and equipment, and
plants to provide them. These, in many
cases, were even more grievously lack
ing.
So the Admiral started building
these facilities, too. When a shortage
ofreduction gears. for instance, threat
ened the whole program, a plant was
rushed to completion in Milwaukee to
supply them. And so with other
critical materials.
To supply labor. he had training
centers established in all the major
centers. and meantime stepped the
working week up from 40 to 48 hours,
and put on additional shifts. Thus
many of the yards are now working
"a hours day. six days a week. And
where bottlenecks develop they also
work Sundays.
With his own bureau organization.
the Admiral sets the example of speed.
He had contracts all drawn and ar
ranged long before the regular annual
appropriation for the fiscal year l94l
Evening star., 1941-11-02

course he has little time for them. And.
as one officer pointed out to me, "A
man could live nine lives and still not
have time to 60 into all the details of
a bsttleship." Backing up the state
ment, the officer reached into a drawer
of his desk and pulled out a printed
card. This is list of the different
specialized sections in the bureau" he
said. "At least a hundred and fifty of
them0Ds
He put a finger on the card. Here
for instance" he said, ARE the experts
on radio and sound - nine different
kinds of them. Or look down here at
the technical sections - sixteen of
them. Gyro compass, air conditioning.
turbines and gears. Welding and cast
ing, damage control -"
Damage control7" I interrupted.
'What does that mean?'
Everything that can be done to
make a ship less vulnerable. he said.
1T may be structural, like building in
sealed compartments; it may be some
Evening star., 1941-11-02
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
a NAVY IN a HURRY
Continued from poes five

was enacted. And within one day after
the measure was signed, contracts for
10 major vessels we're awarded. When
the second supplemental appropria-
ton came along. contracts were being
telegraphed out of his Office within
two hours after the money became
legally available.
No Wosts Motion
AND yet. though his Office is just
about the busiest in the country, it is
never riled. 1--WE never seen him fly
off the handle, or even get discour-
aged" one of his assistants told me.
"1e just listens to the problems before
him, decides what difficulties are in
surmountable and which ones are just
straw, and that's the end of it," His
sharpest rebuke. they say in the
bureau, is to quietly answer subor.
dinate's query with: That's a de-
tail. Do it,"
Actually, as an engineer, he is
keenly interested in details; but of