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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
WIDE REPERTOIRE

WIDE REPERTOIRE
 Coach George Hales has 400 plays in his Chicago Bears football re- pertoire and 1t generally takes . backfield man three years to learn them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
(NEA PhoN)

East is east and west is the twain meet At least did, 66 when East met West football because of the war; Here's typical play Bill sewe of the West getting stopped Cmmn of the East Some $50 spectators through
 team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Leavenworth
Tnfola

| Score at half time: Wilby IA, Leavenworth 10. Referee Shaw. Wilby Reserves won the prelim. 15 to Il. Thomas and Papa scoring
 4 and points as opponents.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
Answer TO Yesterdays Puzzle
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

OF all the dark-skinned natives
of Africa, there are none which
produce bolder or more warlike men
than the Nasal. These people live
In East Central Africa, in the land
around Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The Nasal are partly. but not
entirely, Of Negro stock. In their
veins flow the blood of the Hamite
race as well as the Bantu.
Nasal men have been called "the
boldest lion hunters in the world"
Armed with spears, knobbed sticks
and short swords, they dare to at
tack the savage, roaring beasts.
When a Nasal warrior kills a lion,
he may skin it and cut of the
head part to decorate his own head.
More commonly he wears the long
fur Of a white monkey about his
head, or else plumes taken from
the tail Of an ostrich.
The warriors are tall and their
bodies are well formed. Often they
plaster their faces with red or
white clay. They paint up" chiefly
when they go forth to war.
Through most of their history
these people have not needed much
excuse to make war. They would
Eight whenever they could find some
small reason to do so.
Even In past times, however, they
had . special custom Of peace.
Evening star., 1942-02-17
-Musui Warriors

That was not enough, however.
People were afraid to travel on the
roads lest they be set upon and
attacked.
So the British brought about q
"road law This law gave all per-
sons the right to walk or ride in
peace on the roads. The people
were taught. that it was just as
wrong to attack person on a road
as in a village on market day.
The road law has worked well. In
these times, thousands of persons in
Masailand travel about with a feel
ing of safety.
Nasal men live in barracks while
serving as warriors. Later, when
they are from Is to 80 years old,
they leave the barracks and buy a
wife. For a wife a warrior may
pay as much as three COWS and
two sheep.
tFor travel section Of your scrapbook.)
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the "Funmaker" leaf
let. II you would like = copy
send o Scent, stamped, self
addressed envelope to me in care
of The Evening Star.
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Evening star., 1942-02-17
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Ponton or Pontoon?

Several readers have remarked
that the apparent Interchangeable
ity of PONTON and PONTOON in
newspaper stories has confused
them. Are there two such words,
and, If so, do they have separate
meanings?" they ask.
Ponton is the original French
word from which comes the Eng
lish word pontoon. Both words have
Evening star., 1942-02-17

HabIa listed Espagnol? My
Spanish pamphlet gives phonetic
pronunciations Of many impor-
tant Spanish words and phrases.
Learn to sing "El Rancho
Grande" In correct Spanish.
Learn to count up to 1000, etc.
This pamphlet has been reissued
by popular demand. Ask for your
free copy today. Send stamped
(3-cent), self-addressed envelope
to Frank Colby, in care Of The
Evening Star. Ask for Spanish
pamphlet. Please make sure
your return envelope bears . s.
cent stamp.
CReleased by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-02-17

the same meaning and either may
be used correctly. 1t is said that
the United States Army prefers
ponton. 1t must be noted, however,
that the words are not pronounced
alike. These are the correct pro-
nunciations:
Ponton: PAHN-tahn.
Pontoon: Pahn-TOON.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Evening star., 1942-02-17
It's Hard to Believe

Schenectady: I wish to ask about
the etymology of the word PATROL.
Is it French?-J. F. M.
Answer-The English word patrol
is from the French word patrouiller,
which means you'd never guess :,
ito founder about In the mud
(patauger dams la boue)." It's hard
to believe that, literally, an aviator
on dawn patrol should take along
his rubber boots, but it's true!
Evening star., 1942-02-17

TIE -Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers If stamped
t3-cent). self-addressed envelope is in
closed with each communication ad-
Evening Star If you desire the pocket
outline Of the -Four Aces system Of
contract bridge, send with your request
to the Four Aces. care Of The Evening
Star, a stamped t3-cent), self-addressed,
larse-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1942-02-17

Typohowler: Not . bad idea, at
that. A Los Angeles newspaper re-
ports that "the Mexican government
will establish, at the seaport of
Mazatlan, an interment camp for
Japanese!"
Evening star., 1942-02-17

letter spell the word
opposite
which removed it. Lettered Out
correctly he'll
Answer TO LETTER-OUT.
Letter-Out
BACTERIN-CERTAIN (postive).
AIMIESS-MISSAL Celigious book.
(A ASTRINGE-STINGER dnsects weapon).
CITRANGES-ASTRINGE (compress).
AAIHERST-MASTER (conquer).
Evening star., 1942-02-17

When there was q market day In
q village or town, they would lay
aside their weapons. They felt that
it was wrong to fight when trading
was going on.
After the British took charge Of
Masailand, good roads were built
all over the country. These roads
joined scores Of villages and towns.
Evening star., 1942-02-17

BY THE FOUR ACES.
David Bruce Burnstons Mervin D.
sh:rt Msisr ow.iG nr,d Jacob, .a,n and ,of HSwsId
has beaten every other system in
A Difficult Slam
please bid this hand for U.s." re-
quests . st. Louis reader. "As you
can see, We got into an inferior
contract"
West dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
y A K 652
. 10T
: A77 4 J 10 9 -
e. N 0Js3
ese WE . os43
Ak oJs s AlO5
Q87<
o AK QJ52
4 A
The bidding:
West. North. East. South.
- ~ Pass 50
Pass Pass Pass
West opened . club and South
made 13 tricks. AS you will note,
II tricks were laydown at hearts,
diamonds or no-trump. We dis
cussed this hand for a long time,
wondering how we should bid the
slam. There Is the problem of stay
ing out of the slam If it cannot be
made and also the problem of bid
ding the grand slam If North hap
pens to hold the spade ace. How
do you think it should be bid, keep
ing these problems in mind?"
The best bidding depends some
what on South's opinion Of North.
It Is possible, although unlikely,
that North has bid four hearts on
six or seven hearts to the ace-jack-
ten and some spades headed by king
queen. In that case North might
have to lose spade and a heart.
Even with such a hand, however,
North might make q slam either
by capturing the heart king or by
discarding his spades before the
emmy led the suit. But this Is an
academic question If North Is a
conservative player, for then he is
sure to have at least as much as
was actually held.
Assuming, therefore, that North
Is not too rash player, South
should take for granted that slam
can be made (or that, in the rare
case mentioned, there will be play
for Slam and should think only Of
investigating grand slam chances.
For this purpose South's best bid is
five clubs! This cue bid should
assure North that South has heart
support and is thinking of a grand
slam. With the spade ace, North
should bid five spades, after which
South would Jump to seven hearts
or seven no-trump. Otherwise,
North should bid five hearts and
South would go to six.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
KJs2
Alta
4 KJ
The bidding:
You. Schenken. Jacoby. B'nstone.
10 Pass INT Pass
CD
Answer-Bid two diamonds. Game
seems a little unlikely unless you
can coax your partner into making
another bid. If your partner has a
maximum for his first response he
will bid again and you may be able
to 60 for game.
Score 100 per cent for two dia-
monds, so per cent for two no
trump, 40 per cent for two or three
hearts.
Question No. 998.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
You. Schenken. Jacoby. B'nstone.
~ Pass IA Pass
co
What do you bid2 (Answer to-
morrow
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

xf-VERY dog has his day"
- runs the old saying but
~ unfortunately it isn't al
ways true. Every dog doesn't, al
though he should. Dogs. in their
way, are as sensitive as humans
and they also need change, re-
Taxation, and even a vacation.
In times like these when people
are working under a constant
strain, they often forget all about
Fido. They trudge back home at
night, PUNK down into a chair,
go to bed, or go out again with
never a thought about their
canine pal.
A dog owner anywhere will
claim his own particular pet
thoroughbred or mutt has a
personality all its own. Yet these
same canine fanciers will often
ignore this personality and forget
their pups when they plan their
own good times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

the agent in keeping your life insur-
ance program fitted to your needs.
Your Metropolitan agent is always
ready to help you solve your life lnsur-
ance problems, and to give you the
benefit of his training and experience.
He is career man whose calling is
highly specialized. He works constant
ly to increase his knowledge and thus
improve his ability to provide you
with the kind and amount of life in
Surance you should have, at the lowest
cost consistent with the benefits grant
ed. His help and advice are available
at all times, without obligation.
P.S You can buy Har Sa0ings Stamps
from him too, or from any Metropolitan
office
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Some experts go so far as to
say that when you go on vaca-
ton include your dog rather than
bundle him off to a kennel, or
turn him over to the kid next
door. Dogs, they point out, love
a change of scene and the excite
ment of travel as much as their
owners.
And, even if you don't lug him
along on your outing, these ex-
perts urge that you plan some
daily relaxation with your dog,
It's one way of avoiding canine
prob IN when the July and
August dog days" come.
The photographs on this page
show how some of our leading
citizens get out with their pets.
Perhaps you don't have as much
spare time as these film stars, but
you undoubtedly have enough to
devote to a much-needed daily
romp with Buster.
Dogs can suffer the same type
OF nervous breakdown as humans
if confronted with problems, or
cooped up in stuffy apartment
all day. Scientists have devoted
considerable time to studying the
nervous reactions in the animals
and the human parallel is moth
ing short of amazing.
Professor b. p. Babkin Of Nc
Gill University, Montreal, after
series of lengthy tests with dogs,
concluded that there were all
types ranging from the sad and
calm to the joval and highly ex-
citable.
Most people might not know
how to make a dog worry, but
Babkin and his fellow-workers
did They took two bright objects,
one round like a saucer the other
oval like a lemon. Except for
the differences in shape, both
were alike.
The round object was always
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Doctors Knew Tampax
Now Discovered by
Modern Women

The principle Of Tampax, internally
morn sanitary protection, has long
been known to doctors. Tampax itself
was perfected by physician
now Tampax is available to all classes
Of women plant workers, business
girls, housewives. No belts. pins or
pads-the wearer cannot feel Tam
pax at all, and no odor forms. II is
very efficient. being made OF pure sur
gical cotton. sealed in patent one
time use applicator. Easy disposal.
An average months supply will go
into your purse. Tampax Is very popu-
lar in the large women's colleges and
many daughters have taught their
mothers its advantages. Three sizes.
Regular. Super and Junior. introduce
tory size. zoe. Economy package OF 40
gives you a real bargain. AT drug
stores and notion counters. Get ac-
quainted now with this modern
TampaN method.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
The Years Best
Shooting Trick

w 18TH his shotgun. j. N.
N/ Hales. OF Los Angeles,
w stepped into the firing
box at the recent California state
skeet championships. He was eX-
peCted TO clip two clay pigeons
with two shots.
The gun-boy pulled the mech
anism that sent the gray discs
sailing high into the air Hales
fred twice, and the clay pigeons
broke into hundreds Of fragments
While the audience was stin
applauding his excellent marks
manship. two real -b but very
dead pigeons dropped almost at
his feet.
Hales had hgurativcly killed
two birds with one stone. His
shot had carried far beyond the
clay pigeons and had winged the
binds that happened TO be flying
over the range. Getting -four
pigeons with two shots is some
Eihd of a record even in Cali
fornia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

uous training in how to help you select
the kind of life insurance that best fits
your needs. Moreover, through the
agent you have access to the counsel
and advice of Home Office experts. In
fact, Metropolitan maintains, at the
Home Office, number of depart
ments especially equipped to assist
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Some blew up" and, by the
time the experiment was over,
Professor Babkin had a lot Of
first-class, canine nervous wrecks.
The dogs couldn't sleep or eat
properly, and showed the same
depressed and irritable symptoms
that nervous humans do.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Where's the best place TO live
to GET Metropolitan service?

You MIGHT THINK that to be ideally
located from the standpoint of receiv-
ing service on your life insurance, you
should live in the shadow of one Of
Metropolitan's principal Offices. These
are the Home Office in New York
City, the Pacific Coast Head Office
in San Francisco, and the Canadian
Head Office in Ottawa.
But Metropolitan has about
29,400,000 policyholders, and it is OBJ
viously impossible for all of them to
live within sight of one of these three
Offices. SO we plan to carry service TO
Metropolitan policyholders where
they do live.
This is done through the life insur-
ance agent, a man who is acquainted
with YOU, understands your problems,
knows your circumstances, and is
therefore able to help render you the
kind of service YOU should have.
Metropolitan agents receive contin-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

RIA EEAD .M 'ef sSssfr wstihinpSkLi9 Y
regularly and profit!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
CLAPPER DEFENDS RED TAPE

# is rather unusual for newspaper
colunqnist to write in defeEse of red tape,
but RAYMOND Clapper, popular columnist'
has ecently attempted to demonstrate mat
some kind of Government supervision is
necessary to prevent our war industry from
breaking down.
BIZ inference, the argument likewise
spplie4 to our peace-time production. Mr..
Clapper realizes that Government otflcl-
als-Iikc some of the bus drivers and people
at the counters in the stores-are not al
ways courteous, otter they are stupid and
dent know their business and you and
could do it a lot better ourselves. We think
that every day in our contact with Govern
mont and with private business: We have
bureaucracy in private business as we'll as
in public business. Both tend to go 20 seed
fast and to become absorbed in doodllng
rather than getting out the goods
Mr. Clapper applies the clincher 10
his argument by referring 20 complaints
about WPB. He points out that The 'men
who run WEB were only few months ago,
b. IL cs3 men who were denouncing Wash
il aton Bureaucracy Now they are Wash
inrton bureaucracy-and WPB is about as
Esd as any of the New Deal agencies when
il comes % bureaucracy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
A FIGHT WITH SHARKS

Citizens who are complaining about
gasoline shortages and coffee rationing,
should stop to think what other people are
going through with to help the United
States win this war.
We won't mention the thousands of
men who have already given their lives, 10
safeguard and protect the liberty and free
dom which all of us enjoy and want to keep.
These have paid the highest price, yielded
their lives in defense of their nations
tights.
However, consider the experience Of
Marine Corporal Theodore S. Taylor, who
comes from the little town of Ruffin, in
lower South Carolina. If one of the COM
plainants could have had his experience,
there'd be no further fussing about one
cup of coffee a day.
Corporal Taylor was on U. S. cruiser,
which was sunk in the Solomon Islands, dur
ing a surprise night encounter with the
Japs. Swimming away from his sinking
ship, battered by enemy shell-fire, Corpor-
al Taylor tells of his effort to escape i'm the
darkened waters:
Il found hfe-raft and remained on it
with some twenty other men for about seven
hours. During this time we were continu-
ally fighting sharks near the raft. Finally,
we were picked up by rescue vessel"
Next time you think times are hard be-
cause you are asked to buy War Bonds, cut
down on coffee, ride less in your car, or any,
thing else, ask whether you'd like to have
had this marines seven-hour float in dar!,
ocean, infested with sharks and hostile
boats!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BUY?

An American sailor, from the cruiser
Eincennrs, which was sunk. tells of his es
cape:
Il jumped about Is or Is feet into the
water. Most of the men in the water were
calm. Some had no life Jackets. They
hung on to those who had them. The water
was warm at first but got chilly toward
morning"
How many war bonds would you buy
to-avCid that experience? How much would
it~be worth to you not 20 take the chances
= those sailors took, several men afloat on
p-eserver made for only ope? And, in the
dark, without knowing if ship would ever
pick you up?
When you buy War Bonds, you give
n hing. You'll get all your money back
with interest. So, the question should be-
how much money will you loan, in gratitude
that you won't be asked to pass through
such. an experience?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print 1t
W thout fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or Glass; always do its utmost for the
public welfare: never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by Individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions: print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
by George
HoFmon
Coke

her thoughts moved she found
them strangely disturbed.
Strained Relations
WHEN Ward Allen had eased
the coupe into the open space
in front of her apartment house
Della waited for him to turn off
the ignition and dim the lights
She sat there. not looking at him.
until she felt his ewes upon her
and knew that he was about to
open the door: then she said:
mo cigarette?"
"Oh-Pm sorry"
He reached for his case and she
leaned forward and turned the
ignition key. When he had given
her a cigarette and light they
settled back and smoked in 81
lence
It was part of long practiced
routine When Ward brought her
home late he never came up 20
the apartment: instead he hac
adopted the practice of spending
the last few minutes here IN the
car
Always there was The cutting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17

know in South America Nasty
title ooun1er isn't hep
Then ne ISM, really 4 friend
I vours?"
Hardly Allen laughed. As d
matte: .: tact when l left Ca
ague | think | promised mvse I
I'd Kill MIN the next time saw
aim"
Ward"
But that was quite while
90 He laughed again lis al.
eight Dee. Hes not worth the
bother now
The car drew alongside and ne
1pened The doo: and handed them
Thew made -oon for him IN
re center
Il. ITS al ei9nt-tortv curtain
We II lust ABOUT catch IT ne said
Hrs voice wa: right now: SO
HaS MS smile There was nc out
ward indication that seeing Perry
Clarke mad upset him and vet
.omehow joyce could not forget
low the man had watched Ward
Allen nor the look of grim hatred
Dr. Wards face when the other
7ad moved awav
All the wav to the theatre she
wondered about y irving to re-
Fall the things tina; we're said She
wondered. too about Hestor Lo-
sado. and no matter which Wav
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
KEEP THE PRICES PEGGED

Many of the old saws are not true, and
one of them is, Misery loves company" 1t
is a poor sort of man who senses any relief
because somebody else, besides himself, is
in misery. Indeed, the man of spirit and
courage prefers to endure his misery in ST.
lence-even word of sympathy cross
grains him.
So it is, in passing from the field OF
bodily ills to economics, that one gets no
comfort in being reminded that the high
cost of living today is much lower than it
was during the last World War. The cost
today would have been far less had the gov
eminent acted promptly in curbing prices
as soon as the war began in Europe, and in
adjusting the rest of our economic life to
conform with those prices.
In the grocery stores in Key West every
day there are discussions about the prices
that were charged for foodstuff in World
WarI. AS a rule, the discussions are led by
the owners of the stores in efforts to offset
complaints about the high prices today, and
the chief response is, THAT doesn't do me
any good now
However, the Office of Price Admins
tration in Florida must think that cOmpar-
ison of prices during the first World War
and today will put stop to the complaints
Of many a housewife about today's high
prices. Hughes l.. Swanson, OPA food
specialist in Florida, cites few compare
tive prices during the Two periods.
For instance, that most pleasant OF
frying foods, bacon, sold for 70 cents a
pound during World War l, and today the
price is Al cents; evaporated milk was Is
cents can then, and is eight cents now; su-
gar, IL then, 6 1-2 now; butter, ID then, 81
now, and so on through list of dozen
items.
Naturally, everybody is pleased that
the prices today are not as high as they were
in the first World War, but even today there
is no justification for many high prices
They reached their present level while The
OPA was giving its major attention TO rents
and forgetting the skyrocketing prices of
foodstuffs
However, the people will be grateful
if the pegging of prices for foodstuffs is
kept pegged. At present no two stores in
Key West sell any given thing at the same
price. There are some marked discrepan-
cies, which shows that the OPA is not OPP
Grating effectively in Key West. Keep The
prices pegged.