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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02
POLICE PROBING
 ROBBERY REPORTS
Finance Company, COIOred Resident Victim of Un.
 usual Operations

Helen Ward, colored, Of 10 Vine street, was victimized Saturday by an old buneo game worked on her by q colofed couple in which they got $25, 50 the local detective bur- eau has been informed
 When the Ward woman entered . store to make purchase, another colored woman came to her and eil- gagged her in conversation, While they were talking \ colored man entered, stopped and picked ID a pockctbook, and opened it before the women and drew out what pur- ported to be large sum of money. The two women watched him and then nc told them that fl they would keep quiet, he would divide t with them.
 The trio then walked out Of the store and the man explained to the two women that he would go up- stairs to change the money. The two women waited for him, and present. ly he came down and asked Miss Ward If she had any large bills,
 Miss Ward took S26 from her purse and gave 1t to the man, who turned to the other woman to take in and exchange 1t fof smaller bills, while he would get some cigaretts.
 The two went their way while Miss Ward waited for an hour but the pair did not reappear, Lieuten- ant Calvin said. She then notified police that she had been neeced.
 Lieutenant Calvin said that the bills shown to Miss Ward were tied Up by a couple of bills on the out side of tissue paper and appeared to be large wad.
 Another confidence game was per- petrated recently, when confi- dence man walked out with $375 from the office ol the Consolidated Loan Company, los Bank street. Captain Joseph P. Stevens, head of the local detective bureau, said the girl clerk received q call supposedly coming from the telephone com pany that services would be sus- pended for IS minutes while re- Aairs were to be made.
 After that call was received by the clerk, Q girl from the beauty parlor next to the Consolidated office, no- tiled the clerk that there was Q call for her. While the girl clerk went to answer the call, Q dapper man walked into the office and pull cd open the cash drawer, and took the money, While he was still in the office, a woman walked in. The man stepped toward her and asked if he could help her. The customer said she would wait for the clerk, and then the stranger walked out of the office. The theft was perpetrated op May 9, Captain Stevens said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

@ Brazilian baron and an American night club performer. Miss Miranda who was introduced to the screen public in the recent Down Ar- genuine Way" is said to surpaas her performance in that hit. That Night in Rio" Is said to give the ex- otic Brazilian songstress an oppor- tunity to emote throughout the full length of the film, and emote she does.
 Co-featuring this program is 'To- bacco Road" picturization of the sensational stage play which Wa terburians viewed from the Strand stage a few weeks ago. Charley Grapewtn, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney, William Tracy, Slim Sum- merville and @ host of others are included in the giant cast.
 Erie has banned the shipment of motor trucks to North Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02
MEMS LEAGUE IN
 ANNUAL MEETING
Dr. Weaver to Speak on
 Civic Affairs at Bunker Hill Meeting

Gordon R. Weaver, Ph. D. will ad- dress the annual meeting of the Mems League of Bunker Hill to- night at 6 o'clock at the Bunker Hill church auditorium. Election of of- ficers will be held and the nominat- ing committee, headed by Ernest H Knutson will present its slate. It ia expected that Walter M. Matthews vice-president, will be made presi- dent.
 A new secretary will be elected as Henry Irving Ross, who has acted in that capacity for several years has been called into service with the naval reserve. Plans will also be made for Independence Day cele- bration and 6 vote on the question of whether to stage c community outing this year will be taken.
 "Civic Affairs and Government, ' will be the subject Of the talk by MT Weaver who will explain the rights and privileges Of Q voter and give an unbiased and non-partisan de- scription of government, conven- tions, primaries and elections. Mir Weaver who is Q member of the league is c graduate of the class Of 1928 ct Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

body backwards upon the palms of her hands to measure Deborah,s slim height through . tangle of black lashes.
 Then, as Deborah shook giistening drops of moisture from her coat and her honey-colored hair, she cried, For Heavens sake, Debl You're as wet as If you'd been out in the rain l Good old Cape Cod hasn't much on the Golden West when 1t comes to fog, has it7"
 Angela was Q teacher of oral Eng fish. After seven months as Q model of good usage for the young, her Idea of Q luxurious vacation was 6 total relapse into sub-deb slang.
 Tt hasn't thing"
 Deborah smiled in amused reyn- iniscence. Angela cooked her head
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

on one side with the brightly mali. cious look Of 6 worldly-wise spar row.
 Don't imagine you're putting anything over on me, by love-" sha said. "You've met an attractive man I can tell by that faraway gleam in your eye"
 "You should hang out shinglt and 90 in for clairvoyance, Angie,' Deborah retorted lightly. Anyhow I'll probably never see him again. But with a flash of clairvoyancs on her own part, she knew that sh' would.
 (To Be Contlnued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02
BACK FOR PREvIEw

Robert Taylor arrived back from the West Indies just in time to be present for the West Coast premiere of Billy The Kid"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

A new taxicab in Moscow, Rus- sia runs on peat briquettes instead of gasoline.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

London now has Potato Bars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02

Erie has banned the shipment of motor trucks to North Ireland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-01
E

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Generally accepted among fine
players than that devised nearly
Men years ago by Theodore A.
nightner regarding the meaning
kpf a double of a slam contract
Which is clearly not a sacrifice
contract. 1t is that the opening
leader must not make the lead
(which otherwise would be normal,
Ean view of the bidding that had
Egone on. He must look for some
kpther lead. Many have worked out
the convention in more detail to
have it ask a lead of the first suit
bid by dummy, if any. the first side
suit by declarer if dummy had bid
mo side suits; if neither dummy
nor declarer bid a side suit, but
the defenders did, it demands a
lead of some suit other than those
the defenders bid.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-01
Barclay On Bridge

my's spade suit. The 3 was COW
cred by the 10 and A, and ruffed
by South with the heart 8. Came
then the club A. club S ruffed by
the heart 2, diamond A and K,
diamond 2 ruffed by the heart S,
the spade X for a discard of the
diamond 8, then the heart Q. All
that East could take was his
heart A.. 50 the contract was
made.
If East had not forgotten his
conventions, and had passed,
West should have made the nor
NAL lead. The bidding screamed
out loud that South had a club
suit. North a spade suit and that
some crOss-ruffing was in view. 1t
virtually demanded a trump lead,
to cut down the number Of rufus.
If West had led the heart s, as
he should without a double from
his partner. East would have Won
with the A and returned another
heart. South then would have had
no way to get rid of all of his
losing cards in the minor suits.
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hearing his partners heart rebid,
and why should he therefore pre-
fer 4-Hearts?
Syndicate, Inc.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
Publication OF School Budgets

If there is one bill before the legislature that should
be passed in some effective form, it is that bill
calling for publication of the budget details of school
districts
AS matters stand now the school districts law
unto themselves and beyond all public control. They
are under the control Of nobody themselves and
laws written specifically for their benefit Their de-
tailed budgets are not publiczed their expenditures
are not subject to any detailed audit While Ct course
the total amounts Of the school budgets are publish
ed as part of the county budget, the details OF the
budget are not. Moreover when it comes to eXpendi
lures there is no effective check audit similar to
those which other departments of the state and coun
ties must submit.
The school boards of the school districts can for
instance, and actually do in practice determine the
amount of the budget not by actual need but by the
amount allotted by state law the basis of average
daily attendance. Once the average daily attendance
is determined the total amount of the budget is de-
total amount is to be spent whether all of the total is
needed or not.
When it comes to spending the amounts they re-
ceive the school boards are subject to controlling
authority save themselves. While it is true that
vouchers for expenditures of all school districts must
be approved by the county superintendent of schools
such approval cannot stop waste possible corrup
ton For instance, most schools need piano, but
under existing lack of control, there is way to
verify that piano paid for is delivered. And
that holds true of all Of the other supplies that a
school board has to buy The county school super1n-
tendent has no authority to check up purchases
as long as the expenditure is within the budget and
the voucher backed by regular invoice.
The proposal that school budgets be published is
highly desirable because the mere threat of public
itv will cause school board members to more care
In as much as other subdivisions of our government
publish annual budgets, just why should the school
boards be exempted?-( ARIZONA Daily Starr.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
Let's Get Big Cantonment!

huge army post is to be built in either Arizona or
New Mexico, according to the following appear
ing in yesterday Arizona Daily Star:
Definite news from Washington reveals that
the army general staff is looking for canton
ment site either in Arizona or New Mexico to
take care of $4,000 men. AS part of the price
of location the army asks that the municipality
that sponsors it furnish the land, water, sew
age and other such municipal services
Writ G. Bowman and Louis Escaada who were
sent to Washington this week by the county, city
and chamber of commerce. on "get some federal
projects" mission, should be Immediately advised of
the proposed big cantonment.
Nogales has never entirely overcome the loss of
the army post at Camp Little nine years ago.
The approximately one thousand 18th Infantry
men, who were removed from here to Fort Huachuca
in 1882 made things hum in this locality. Think of
how 10000 troops would stimulate business in this
city Nogales would grow by leaps and bounds, real
estate values would rise, and we would enjoy the
greatest period of prosperity in our history.
We believe Nogales would gladly furnish land, wa
ter and sewage for army cantonment.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
Battle Against Time

THE National Physicians Committee, an organiza-
ton dedicated to the extension of medical ser
vice. has released pamphlet that puts in black and
white few of the outstanding achievements of
American medicine. No man alive could tell the
full story of those achievements, of years of heart
breaking laboratory work. of lives spent in solving
SINGLE minute riddle in the endless battle of life
and DEATH
The bald fact, for example, that the life of the
average man has been doubled in the short span Of
a century and half from IS to 62 years, may strike
many simply the march of civilization something
bound to They forget that nothing moves
forward of it's own momentum except time itself.
All else is a feverish batte-against time
The overwhelming handicap Of mankind in the
struggle to expand and learn has been the appall-
ingly brief period which Of great minds Civ
en- to explore and pass on to the rest of us the Sc
crets of what call, for lack of fitting
name, better civilization Medical progress has
given these men more time. Moreover, it has made
it possible for the ordinary individual to largely
spend the first thirty years of life acquiring edu
cation" to fit him to meet the problems confront
ing him in modern society.
It is a lot farther to the "top' nowadays than it
was fifty years ago. A staggering amount Of tech
meal knowledge is essential in virtually any line of
modern endeavor The thrill Of accomplishment is
sweet when the upward climb has been long and
hard. Working in the background have been thou
sands Of men, experts in their field, the of
dicine, constantly giving and still more time
to enjoy life and conquer worlds for ourselves
and our families We should seek fuller knowl-
ledge of their work and problems in order to obtain
the fullest possible measure of benefit from medical
progress.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
WE'VE DONE OUR HITCH

I'm sitting here and thinking of
the things I left behind,
And writing down the things that
are running thru my mind.
We've dug five miles Of trenches,
and cleaned five miles of
ground,
And if there is till meaner place
this side of hell, I'm sure It's
still unbound,
But there is still one consolation,
gather closely while I tell.
When we die we're bound for
heaven, for we've done our
hitcn in hell.
We've built a hundred kitchens
for the cooks to stew our beans,
We've stood a thousand guard
mounts, and cleaned the camp
latrines,
We've washed a million dishes
and peeled a million spuds,
We've rolled million blanket
rolls and washed as many buds,
The number Of parades we've
stood would be most hard to
tell,
But we'll not parade in heaven,
bows. for we've done our hitch
in hell.
We've killed a thousand rattle
snakes that tried to rake our
cots,
And shook a million centipedes
out of our army socks.
We've marched hundred thou
sand miles and made ten thou
sand camps,
And we've pulled million cactus
thorns out of our army pants.
But when cur missions ended our
friends will gently tell,
when they died, they went to
heaven, for they had their hitch
in hell"
When final taps are sounded,
we'll parade the Golden Stairs
Then we'll hear Saint Peter tell
us loudly with a veil,
Take front seat in heaven
boys, for you've had your hitch
in hell"
EDITORS NOTE: The above
poem is said to have been written by
a lieutenant of Co. A of the Arizona
National Guard now at Fort Sill
Okla.)
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
~ ZS{ s 9
GkASS SELIING4
By. E. ". Graham

Haven't you found this true -
When you place premium on most
anything it becomes exactly what
everyone wants whether they have
heard Of it before or not. That is
the situation Southern Arizona
finds itself in at this moment.
I have just returned from a trip
East. While there I contacted sew
eral prominent travel agencies. All
OF them said: "Since it has become
impossible to get reservations in
your guest ranches and resort no
tells it seems like that is the only
section of the country our custom
ers wish to visit" My often repeat
ed contention is that first we must
bring people to this country before
they can ever be sold on it's attri-
butes as far as permanent invest
ment or residence is concerned.
Furthermore, it takes seasons like
this when the hew and cry about
lack of Accommodations becomes loud
and long-to convince investors that
additional facilities for housing and
entertainment must be provided Cat
profitable return).
It won't hurt any part of Arizona
to have the whole nation realize we
are damned to present capacity.
That kind of talk will bring more
people and spread more rapidly
than anything else.
Naturally, as in styles or any
thing else-simply because it is hui
man nature-volume travel which
fills up downtown hotels, apart
ment houses and automobile courts
follows where the wealthier few
seek to find pleasure, health, re-
taxation and what have you. From
the middle class, middle income
group, the community derives its
most consistent and most multiple
COuTlSC UOlldI.
Now as ever-when business is
good-we should all bend over
backwards to be courteous and hos
pitable to our customers. I don't
know how the problem OF too lew
tourist Accommodations can be solv-
ed. Most people travel without
making advance reservations. 1t Is
a most unpleasant experience to
sleep in hotel lobby, garage or IN
your car. Under some circumstances
it presents a very serious problem
to the visitor. After all we have
invited the tourists, we should be
overjoyed because they are here
and it is certainly not THEM fault
we don't have sufficient accomo-
dations.
have heard of communities
where in event of housing emergen-
cies the Chamber of Commerce
maintained list of civic minded
private individuals who generously
cooperated by opening up unused
or spare rooms in their own homes.
Believe. me, that's just like throw
ing reinforced concrete around our
general reputation for western
hospitality"
From all I can ascertain Northern
Arizona should take a page from
the experience that Southern Ari-
IONA is having with unprecedented
tourist influx. They are scheduled
for their largest season on record
when summer rolls around!
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08
SEEN and HEARD.
-oAA -
THE MAIN DRAG

William LOTUS reporting he saw
five lobo wolves week ago yester-
day morning at Gold Hill, six
miles north of Nogales, and regret
ting he didn't have gun handy.
Alfred Cooper, Chuck Adair and
Chet Rose lettering
Ben Wilde and DR.. Charles S.
Smith swinging.
Roses blooming all winter in the
M. Karam yard on Crawford street.
Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1941-02-08

GonZalo Puchi was a visitor In
Tucson yesterday.
William T. Roath was a visitor
here Monday from Elgin.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

I lust SCORE OF YEARS Washington
Al the Of distributing and advertising
hi Grocer is o t oo
Industry numbering patronage
US andwe in
of these Annnera values?
Evening star., 1941-08-05
II Steel Producers
Show Combined Net
0fS58,864,18S
Provision for Toxes
Cuts Quarters Income
24.5 Below First
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Seventeen
leading steel producers. representing
nearly IS per cent of the industry's
capacity, earned a combined net in
come of $58,s64,l8s in the second
quarter of 194l, the magazine Steel
reveals today. This was 24.5 per cent
less than the combined total of
$77,983,710 earned by these COM
panies in the first quarter this year,
but 80 per cent more than S44,
1913 earned in the second quarter
last year.
Eleven of the II companies re-
ported their individual net profit
in the second quarter this year
was substantially lower than IN the
period ended March 81.
Principal factor responsible for
the decrease, Steel says. was the
proposed amendment to the Second
Revenue Act of 1910, necessitating
much larger provisions for federal
tax.
Several producers provided for an
ticipated tax increases for the first
quarter, out of second quarter earn
ings. Tax provision for many Of the
companies was much larger than
the final net income, in some cases
several times as large.
Increased operating costs. due to
higher prices of raw materials, and
the steel wage increase last spring,
also we're important factors in re-
ducing net income.
Net profit earned in the first half
this year by the II companies to-
tailed S137 7,809,4 ,484. This compared
with $S3,201,0 reported for the
same period in 1910. None Of the
companies reported deficits incurred
in the six months, against two that
operated at a loss in the first half,
1910, Steel concludes.
Evening star., 1941-08-05

Hosiery men say. however, that re-
gardless of the motives behind the
shutting off of silk supplies. the in
dustry is proceeding with its plans
as if never again would silk be
available for peace-time uses.
Our biggest fear, as hosiery
makers, is that the 'bareleg' cru
SADIE growing by leaps and bounds
in some places will become national
and permanent" said one hosiery
man. IF the public goes 'bareleg,
the industry is in for a depression"
Temporary Unemployment Looms.
In regard to automobile plants,
motor executives admit temporary
unemployment looms for 250,000 or
100000 workers in Michigan and
nearby motor cities If 1912 model
production is only so per cent Of
that in the 194l model year.
Right now production is at pretty
much of a standstill in many
plants" the spokesman for one con-
Germ said "Retooling is under way.
readjustments in machinery are be-
ing made, and lot of the men are
on vacation. Present plans are for
resumption of production when
plants are ready on a basis giving
effect to the approximately 20 per
cent reduction agreed upon by man
ufacturers and the government. 1t
is highly possible that the fastest
possible production may be the rule
until material shortages force cur
tailment."
The bulk of workers in the auto
industry face only temporary idle
ness, some observers hold. Defense
plants will hire them in big num-
bers. Many workers, however, may
have to move to new localities
adjoining rising airplane motor, gun
and tank plants.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
American Telephone g. Telegraph
right wi-69 at 7-32, As at 1872.
Washington Gas Light common-15
at 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype-15 at 24H
American Telephone g. Telegraph
rights wi-1Ss at l 7-32, at 1872.
Capital Transit Co.-6o at 151a, 40
at 1871.
Washington Railway g. Electric As
$1,000 at l08l4
American Security 81 Trust Co.-2l
at 23l12.
Capital Traction 1st $500 at
104a, $500 at 104sa.
Washington Gas SIS l960-s4,500 at
1881.
GEORGETOWN Gas 5s-Sl 500 at 1888.
Potomac Electric Power 51a co pfd.-
5 at 1854.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
Teo Gets Priority Roting
To Insure Importation
n the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Tea has
been labeled a civilian necessity and
given a priority classification high
enough to insure its continued i'm
port. Director Benjamin Wood OF
the Tea Bureau announced.
Mr.. Wood said the Office OF Price
Administration and Civilian Supply
had notified him of the rating after
the tea association had started to
worry about rubber and tin i'm
ports taking all available cargo
space. He said about 100000 to
10000, 900 pounds would be imported
in the six months beginning Sep
tember /.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
korthrop Aircraft Co.
To Hire 3 900 More
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAWTHORNE, Calf, Aug. s.
Northrop Aircraft Co., which holds
construction orders for $4,000, 900
worth of airplanes for the United
States and Great Britain, an
nounced today 1t would hire 5000
additional workers by January l.
boosting its personnel to 5000,
Douglas Aircraft announced Au-
gust it expects to hire $1,000 addi-
tional workers by January /, bring
irg its personnel to 47,000, with the
ultimate expectation of boosting it
to $1,000.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
.Sl,6l0,000 Of Food
Purchased for Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The Chicago
Quartermaster Depot announced to-
lay the purchase of foodstuffs valued
at approximately $l,6l0,OOO and
totaling 27,237,944 pounds, for Army
units throughout the Nation and in
United States possessions.
Purchases included 100000 ,134
pounds of f1cur-the quarterly pur-
chase for the entire Army-2,869, 1855
pounds of ham and bacon and f.
368,455 pounds of milk products for
cooking and other purposes.
Evening star., 1941-08-05

3,69o,870 in the week ended August
2, the Oil and Gas Journal reported
today.
Illinois production increased IT,
665 barrels day to 350,l95, Louis
lana, $3.50 to 31S,905; Oklahoma,
1900 to 417,25o; Michigan, $50 to A.
470; the Rocky Mountain area, $40
to LOT 1910; California, $50 to 638, 500,
and Eastern fields, 200 to 112,300.
Texas production declined 196,110
to 1892 800; East Texas, 694l5 TO
298,550, and Kansas, 6,450 10 235 500.