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Evening star., 1941-10-08

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West opened the deuce of hearts,
East winning with the ace. East
returned the eight of hearts, and
South's finesse of the jack lost to
Vests queen. The third round of
hearts went to South's king, after
which declarer ratified off the spades
and diamonds. A successful finesse
in clubs brought in the last two
tricks, but South was already set
one trick.
Don't look for a mistake in the
bidding. for that was rather good.
But you ought to be able to find
glaring blunder in the play before
you read what we have to say about
the crime and the criminal.
South was the criminal. for he
should have made his contract. FL
Messing the jack of hearts was the
horrible bridge crime.
What made the finesse so point
less was that even If it succeeded
the contract was still insecure. A
successful heart finesse would give
South two hearts, five spades, three
diamonds and one sure club-a total
of only IL tricks. The slam would
thus still depend on a successful
club finesse. But If the club flnesse
was going to succeed, South didn't
need two heart tricks; he could use
three clubs and one heart to sup
plement the total in spades and dia-
monds. South's correct play, there
fore, was to put up the heart king at
the second trick and take the club
finesse at an early opportunity. That
was risk he had to take; there was
no need to risk the heart finesse as
we'll.
Yesterday you were David Burn
stones partner and, with both sides
vulnerable, you held:
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1852
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The bidding:
Schenken, Burnstone Jacoby You
10 Dbl. Pass IA
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Answer-Bid two spades. Your
partner has a good hand with some
support for spades. He has passed
only to find out whether or not you
can muster up bid of your own
You might have only four small
spades in a completely worthless
hand
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
40 per cent for pass.
Question No. 1856.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
Schenken Burnstone Jacoby You
10 Dbl. Pass IA
Pass "a Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1941-10-08
Points for Porents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Much unhdppiness is avoided
1chen parents accept their chill
dren as Individuals instead OF
chips of the old block"
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Winning Contract
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
exlstenceD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Henry Clay Prized Washington Relic

Montgomery, Ala. (UP)AOne of Henry Clay's most prized possessions was a wooden ring that held a piece of George Washington's coffin.
 This fact is disclosed in an Ala barna newspaper of lo52 that re- poses in the collection of the State Department of Archieves and His- tory.
 How Clay got the chip from the washington coffin was not revealed in the story, which was printed in the Jacksonville, Ala, Republican on Tuesday, Anug. 3, 1852.
 The story quoted q Louisville newspapers account of Henry Clay's will filed for probate and gave de- tails of the disposition of the Clay estate.
 One of the most interesting de- tails of the will is the codicil re. lating to Clay's Negro slaves. The opposition to slavery of the man who made four unsuccessful bids for the Presidency Is amply recorded by historians. It was during, his ur1- successful fight to keep Texas out of the Union, to curtail slavery, that Clay said, "I'd rather be right than be President"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
CERTIFICATE FOR
 NEW LOCAL FIRM

Colonial Properties, Inc, of this city, has been issued & certificate of incorporation by the secretary of estate. The firm lists 950,0O0 as the amount of authorized capital, and e5,000 as the sum with which 1t Is commencing business. Shares have par value of S25. 1ncorpor- ators are Thomas M. Banta, Law renee c. Kinkel and George C. Myers, all of Waterbury: and George ?. Kinsey of New Haven.
 Two other concerns in this local- ity have also been granted certifi- cates of incorporation.
 The Bristol Housing Corporation, of Bristol, will have an authorized capital of $l000OO preferred, and Is commencing business with $42, 500. Preferred stock will have Q par value of $100. Incorporators are Alexander J. Koziell and Jeffrey J. Hammel, both of Bristol, and Rene T. Leveille of Scarsdale, N. Y.
 The Tingue Mills, Inc, of Sey- rnour, will issue 2,500 shares of pre-. ferred and 2,500 shares of common stock as authorized capital. The firm will commence business with $2,O00. Incorporators are Frank Q. Taylor, Brooklyn, N. Y, Kendall Williams and William A. Hamlin, both of New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
|ZARONAS ELlSIS IN MARINE CORPl

Anthony Thomas zaronas of n Carroll street, Naugatuck, is now a member Of the United States Mar inc Corps, having enlisted today at the local recruiting station, Room 20e, new Post Office building, ii1 Waterbury.
 zaronas hopes that in his tray- els he will meet his two erstwhile buddies, Daniel Joseph Rado, e1 Coen street, of Naugatuck, and Louis John Cignotti, 96 Coen street, Naugatuck. Rado is ct present as- signed to aviation duty with the Marine Corps, while Cignotti is do- ing duty at Paris Island, South Carolina.
 Zaronas, Rado and Cignotu were all employed at the United States Rubber company in Naugatuck, prior to their enlistment, and were school-boy chums. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
TESTIMONIAL FOR
 JOHN FITZPATRICK
New Liquor Control Com. missioner to Be HOnOred
 August 5

A testimonial dinner at which Governor Robert A. Hurley is to be the principal speaker will be ten- dered John J. Fitzpatrick of Fair field, recently named by the gover- nor as chairman of the State Li- quor Control commission.
 l The dinner, which is to be for both men and women, will be held Tues day, Aug. 5th at 2 p. m. at the Seven Gables, Post Rd., Milford. The af- fair will be informal and the speak ing program will be broadcast over WTCC and WELL, according to pres ent arrangements. More than 500 guests are expected to attend.
 Judge Edward Schine of the Fair field town court, a personal friend of Chairman Fitzpatrick, has ac- cepted the chairmanship of the committee on arrangements and is in charge of reservations which will close Saturday, Aug. 3.
 A large gorup to serve as members of subcommittee is presently being selected. An executive committee of co-chairmen has been named to rep resent the state.
 MT. Fitzpatrick served as clerk of the senate during the 1941 session of the General Assembly and is widely known throughout the state politic- ally. He is member of the Demo- cratic State Central committee, rep resenting the 18th district, and for merly served as chairman of the Fairfield Democratic town commit tee. He also served some years ago as ail assistant in the secretary of states offlce and was assistant clerk of the serate in 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

Wateryille, July 25 Clifford Northrop, commander of the Casper s. Davis Post, requests that Inern- bers of the Drum Corps meet to- morrow afternoon, o'clock, at the Railroad Station, to participate in the American Legion State Con- vention parade. Post members are asked to meet on Freight street, at the Railroad bridge, at 2'p. m. Uni- forms to be worn in the parade by the post members will be white shirts, dark trousers, dark ties and the Legion caps, weather permit ting. The parade will begin at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Commander Northrop attended the second district caucus held yes- terday afternoon aJ the Canadian rooms on Bank street, and plans to be present at the remaining sessions of the convention. Yesterday morn ing, Mir. Northrop conducted the military rites at the funeral of John Byrnes, held from the home 15o Pembroke avenue, to St. Michael's church. Wendell McKennerney of the Drum Corps was the bugler at the cemetery, with Edward Martin, a past commander of the post and John McMahon, the color bearers. Commander Northrop presented the flag of the post to the family at the grave. .Gl.i | es
 Buglers Robert Tanner and Wen- dell McKennerney. of the local corps were two of the buglers at the Memorial Service held this morning at the Wilby High school auditor iun with Father Cassidy, conduct ing.
 The American Legion Department of Connecticut voted at its session yesterday morning, to place floral wreath on the grave of John Byrnes in Calvary cemetery, and 1t was placed there during the after noon. yG&
 Both the boys and the girls of the Drum Corps will parade tomorrow, and will have Christine Dadario and Beverly Northrop as color guards, with William Primus the color bearer, and Ruth Martin as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

Editors missed the fact that the blacklist of Nad agents in South America contains the name of the man in back of that famous rescue ship-for which the Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

0Iu4n ulHJOkStUSs 411S COIpS WILL G1l" ter the competition for prizes.
 Scouts of troop No. 3l who have been assisting the registration com- mittee of the Auxiliary in escorting convention delegates to the various homes and privae places of lodging, yesterday and today, were: morn ings, John Hughes, Louis Williams, Francis Killeen, James Ahrens, Henry Lefevre; afternoons, Michael Killeen, Alfred Sullivan, Jack Mur- phy and Robert Murphy. They have been stationed at the Hotel Elton.
 Miss Rita Sullivan of Homer street entertained at Q linen shower, Tuesday evening at her home, for Miss Anna E. Stevens of Chapel street, whose marriage to Charles R. McCue, of Tl1olnaston avenue will take place next week. Attending were, the Misses Marjorie Moss, Dorothy Connor, Adelaide Bauby, Marguerite Duffy, Loretta Dillon, Frances QuntermaIl, Margaret Gunterman, Anna Stevens, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. John Mcclure and Miss Sullivan.
 Bill Moore of the Allentown Pennsylvania pasepall team, Inter- state League, spent yesterday with his parents, MT. and Mrs. William Moore of DriggS street, Although suffering frvni an injured ankle which caused him to be out of all games for the past two weeks, he took part in the game with Bridge port. Wednesday night.
 The severe storm of yesterday afternoon did considerable damage in Waterville. Branches were blown from trees, and gardens suffered from the pelting they received by the hail stones.
 Some employees were released from their work at the various factories, early because of the lack of power, due to damage to transformers. When workers did come out ready to 90 home last night, many were unable to start their cars, because the parking lots were flooded. One car was seen to be in such Q dan- gerous position because the spot where 1t was parked had been SO badly washed away, that 1t was on the verge of tipping over. A haul ing car was called, and seven men held the car upright, to keep 1t from falling over, until 1t could be hauled away. Another car was found to be over deep ditch after the storm. Whereas the ground had been solid when the car had been parked, later 1t was so washed away, that the front and back wheels were separated by a ditch that the car couldn't be moved until a temporary bridge of blanks could be placed for 1t to be moved on.
 Residents of the Fairmount sec tion, also on Chapel street were without telephone service for many hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Drum Corps Ordered
 To Report At 1 P. M.
Waterve Unit Assemblies at R. R. Station in Water. bury; Floral Wreath to Be Put on J. Byrnes' Grave
WATERVILLE
corespOnaens.-AAF. R V. aenlen, Telsphone s-OAes

drum majorette. The corps will en-
 ter the competition for prizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
HOPKINS, WINANI
 MET SOVIET ENVOY
Conferred Today in Lon. don on Problem of U. s.
 Aid for Russia
BY NED RUSSELL

United Press Stan C0rrespOndent)
 London, July 26-(UP) = Harry L. Hopkins, President Roosevelt's lease -lend administrator, and American Ambassador John C.. Winant conferred at the American embassy today with Ivan Maisky, Russian ambassador, and were un- derstood to have discussed fully the problem of American aid to Russia. s Usually well informed sources said that 1t would not be surpris- ing if very high Soviet repre- sentative, whose name and activity have recently received considerable prominence, arrived in the United States this week end.
 (The London dispatch. gave no information as to the identity of this visitor. Aside from the more obvious Russian leaders who were unlikely to leave Moscow, Russians who might be sent to the United States included Maxim Litvinov, former foreign minister, who emerged from a long eclipse to make an important radio speech after Germany attacked Russia, and Gen. Filip Golikov, chief of the Russian mission to London.)
 Visits Embassy
 Informants said that Maisky visited the embassy primarily to zee Hopkins and Winant took part in the talk.
 One of the questions discussed. 1t was believed, was what Ameri- can aid to Russia. It was in this connection that informants sug- gested the possible imminent arr i rival of a Russian leader in the United States. Russia wns understood to be pleased at the extent of c0llabora- ton it Is receiving from the United States and Britain as regards the supply Of several important ccEn- modlties. But Russia is also rec ported to be concerned primarily with the purchase of certain spe- officially military manufactures. So far, irformants said, Russia has made little headway ln obtaining these products.
 Observers suggested that Rus sian. United states contacts Withs ln the next few days would provide interesting developments"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

The Codicil orders the executors of the Clay will be free his slaves, as follows: " that ail the chil- dren of his slaves born after the first of January, 1850 (Clay died in 1062) he liberated and sent to Liberia--the males at the age of 28 and the females at the age of 26."
 The will set aside three years of the earnings of the slaves to outfit them for the trip to the African republic. Clay also requested they be taught to read, write and ci- pher." Those who wer his slaves before 1850 he gave to members of his family.
 The ring with the chip of Wash- ington's coffin Clay bequeathed to Henry 8. Duncan. A snuff box re- puted to have belonged to Peter The Great of Russia, Clay gave to w. N. Mercer.
 Clay's Kentuck estate was called Ashland.
 Ashland, Ala, is the county seat of Clay county, both named for the famous Southerner. 
 Gold mines in icaragua are op- mwa ktVanp mk naSAa atkxy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

FINE ASSORTMENT OF SUMMER NECKWEARr
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
ARTrLLERIsTs OFF RANGE

Phoenix, Ariz. (UP)--A three.mai artillery team swung into action at main intersection here, but was forced to suspend operations by an unforeseen circumsthance. Police arrested the men, who had been firing 10-guage shotgun shells in Q cast-iron cannon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Walter WineheII On BrOQdzelQv :.
ls.aAs n.ra hssNsr,a. o.pyElsNt lss0 OaIlv asEssI

ulAeS pleu Sappy uDeralS TOT plenty nlazurna last winter Wonder why the Herald Trib (which has had an expose of phony activities ol Axis Journalists" for weeks) hasn't run it? The name Of M. s szymczak is one to salute. He re- fused a $35,O0O job to stick to hmis l6Gs post so he could continue his national defense work on the side Howz about calling those pa. trtotic aluminium contributors pot riots"P All right, doctor, I'll go quietly.
 Joe DiMaggio becomes the first bali player to be glorified in song Les Brown did the wordage and tune to "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio," the story of his 56-game batting streak etc. ... dunno how you can check or prove this one = but the late Paderewsgi never used the telephone friends told me Please do a gor a favor, mister? Will you ask the listeners who are interested in the recruiting announcements tc enclose self-addressed envelope when requesting added data About half the inquiries were on postcards. And why don't they simply apply at the nearest naval recruiting station, anyhow? !, Terry Lawlor had quite a dilem- ma in Atlantic City. Her ex and her current were registered at the Ritz-Carlton, also. But the ex-hubby, Tom 'Blackmore, ap- peared winner.
 Maxine Sullivan could have a swell name for her act if she hired three Negro hooters to work in 1t = to wit: Three Dots and a Dash" .. Beauty Parade the new mag, hits the stands next week. Looks good '. The mansion Gertrude Niesen bought won't cost her $80000 in taxes as re- ported. The assessed value of the joint is only 140 Gs, meaning about $2,500 a year Oh, yes, at John Gunther's party for the foreign cor respondents, Glare Boothe, who wrangled with Dorothy Thompson during the campaign - kissed the urope-bound Dorothy ta-ta.
 sAt this tardy date lawsuit is being brought over the song The Last Time Saw Paris. Man named Alfred Leona claims writing it originally Did you know that you or anybody can- not steal another's phone num- Der? The Manhattan phone di-
 rectory is copyrighted. You live and learn Add Sillies: Michael Loring went to a steam bath for a rubdown. They asked him fl he wished Q plain or a Swedish massage "Wot's the differ ence?" he asked With the Swedish massage" was the re- ply, T sing Hut-Sut Ralsoni"
 I'm George Antheil's book '"The Shape of the War to Come" (pagt 70), he predicted Germany's in- vasion of Russia Spivy anc a line of gals start at the Bal in Saratoga Monday Mrs. Johr Lane was so wild about the line Someone oughta explain to Senator Whatsis and Charlie Whozis thu difference between being Q Yank- and a Jerk" that she bought fiftN copies of the paper to send tt friends Goering's tiff witt Hitler started when Hitler though Goering was being sarcastic, wher he greeted him with: "Nu,. Adolf V-gates?"
 YOUR GIRL FRIDAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

The Government cg Sweden wifi nalinnalize several private raalwpys
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-03-14
S293,OOO Borrowed
Under FLA, State
Director Reports

Last month was the biggest home
building February in Montana In the
history Of the federal housing admin
stration.
State Director Ben S. Hill reported
that Montanans borrowed 1898 800 IN
der FILA guaranty to build 80 new
homes and buy % already built. In
February. 1910, the total was $3.50, 300,
or 63 percent less than for February,
1941.
In January. 1871, the total was $780,
300. For the first two months Of 194l
total loans guarantees were 81 per-
cent above those for the first two
months Of 1910.
Hill added that during 1910, state
homeowners and builders obtained in
sured mortgages on 544 units, totaling
81. 1877, 100.
Billings led the February home
building activity with Is new residences
and 10 already built. Great Falls was
second with eight new and four ex-
isting homes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-03-14
GLASGOW MEN
CONFER WITH
BREITEVSTEIN

Paul Campbell and Otto Bundv.
members Of the Glasgow CHAMBER
Of Commerce and leaders IN that
city's civic Affairs, conferred re-
Gently with A. J. Breitenstein, Sec
rotary Of the Great Falls chamber,
enroute home from q meeting ut
Helena with officials Of Mon
tanans, Inc.
The Glasgow men distributed nam.
phlets calling attention to the advan-
tages of Fort Peck as an army
training site and pointing out that
whereas Montana gives one out OF
every 96 OF her population TO the ma
tons army and navy. the state has
received nothing in the way Of ma
tional defense orders. The pamphlet
cites statistics for other states, New
Jersey contributing a smaller percen-
tage OF Its population for military
forces yet enjoying national defense
contracts to the total Of 81 .307 .529. 900
Montana has already given $3.50
men to- the army and navy in this
emergency" reads one paragraph
Some $500 draftees await call. Blu.
what Of Montana's thousands of skilled
workmen-machinist carpenters, cleo
tricians, lumber men and others. the
cream of its youth and manhood-be-
ing drawn to other states by boom
times and high wages, destituting
Montana of these craftsmen and seri-
ously impairirS its already weakened
economy? In order to serve best, Mon
tana should receive a share OF the
nations defense contracts"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-03-14
WPA in Montana to
Pare Relief Rolls

Approximately 1900 employees in
Montana will be cut from WPA rolls
this month, it was reported by state
officials for the relief agency.
The forced reduction will cut the
number who are drawing WPA checks
in the state from 10000 to about 10,700
according to G. NJ. Mcmillan. deputy
state administrator, who said each
phase of the WPA will cut its supply
OF workers.
The cut will be apportioned about
the state on the basis of relative needs
of the respective communities. Further
reductions. amounting to 40 percent
for the United States, are expected By
July l, it was reported.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-03-14
State Livestock and Poultry
Increase Millions I'm Value

head and is slightly above the 10-year
lI93O-l939) average of 100000 head.
Ihere has been a sharp recovery of
cattle numbers in Montana since Jan,
l, 1888, when as result of four sue
ceSsive drouth years they had fallen
TO the low figure of 100000 head Milk
COW numbers show a small gain of |
percent compared with a year earlier,
the present total of 10000 comparing
with 10000 head a year earlier. but
is still well under the lO-year average
total Of $4,000 head.
All Sheep and Lambs-Includine
lambs on feed the total number Of
sheep and lambs on Jan. estimated
at 1851 900 head was percent larger
3;747 900 head and by similar margin
also larger compared with the 1O-year
average Jan. total OF 37l6,0OO head.
Lambs on feed this year were estimated
at 295,O00 head compared with 285 600
head year earlier. Stock sheep were
estimated at 3.566,000 head compared
with 3,462 900 head year earlier. and
breeding ewes at 2,668,000 compared
with 2,541 900 a year ago.
Swine-Hog numbers declined per-
cent during. the past year with the
present total Of lac, 900 head compar-
ing with $4,000 head a year earlier.
Low hog prices during the past year
have acted as a drag upon hog pro-
duction in Montana, whereas, good
prices in the case Of cattle and sheep
favored still further expansion Of those
species.
Poultry-Poultry numbers in the case
Of both chickens and turkeys were
lower on Jan. l, 1871 compared with a
year earlier. the decline in the case
Of chickens being small-about per-
| cent-while In the case Of turkeys the
drop was IA percent. All chickens on
Jan. l. l941 numbered 2.273.000 head
while turkeys numbered 10000. Respec-
tive year ago totals were 2,352,000 and
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