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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06
'P.T.A.Neuys
Column

NFiN"h as 'HtltHs VI ulGitu
Parents and Teachersl
Mrs. VI. T.. Williams, President
Victory Drive
/, Mrs, A. NJ. ?. Strone Nation
al President, appeared IN tie re-
cent program in NJ ssissipri Coun
W with Nr. Jesse o. Thomas Of
the L, s, Treasury Department
This program was the feature Of
a Sao 10000 Victory Drive spon-
sored BY William Barabin, County
Farm Agent, Mrs. Strong was the
principal speaker in CalruthHs.
Vile, Mo, on Feb. 81.
18th Anniversary
The majority of the un Is Oh
served the 45th Anniversary OF the
National Congress of Parents ALI,
Teachers last month. Tine theme
running through most obseflance-
(and the years actiyitles a velD
had to do with the role ef the p
/. A. IN the war effort.
Pine Bluff Unit
The Missouri Street School r.
I. A. in Pine Bluff held its annual
program and tea, Sunday. Feb. %.
Mrs. Z. D. Peetles Of tn a. NJ
and \ College was guest speaker.
Mrs. Made Whaley is the presi-
dent, succeeding Mrs. Bessie Pear
son, who served eff GENTLY fer
years, Prof. O. l.. Douglas is
principal of the school.
Merrill High
The State Pres dent was tie
guest speaker for Merrill Heb +.
T. A, on Feb. Is. In the afternoon
an impressive Tree Planting eefr-
mony was held on the campus IN
tribute to Mrs. Willie Simmons
Parker the first Merrill 2. T. A.
president. Dad. Night Wa tea-
tured at the evening program, fol-
lowed by a beautiful reception in
the school cafeteria. Ms. !. {.
Kahn, State President Of th2 Col.
ored Federated Women's Assn. wa,
also a speaker on the Founder 5
Day program. Mrs. Williams, p
T. A. president, also addressed the
student body and the senior class
Mrs. |. l.. Chanay is the presi
dent and Prof, r. N. Chanay j,
principal of the school.
Fl. Smith
In Fl. Smith. the Howard Ele-
mentaly and Lincoln High Schoo
Assoc atoms combined and held &
Joint celebration, Friday night
Feb. p, at Lincoln High School
The affair was sponsored by the
Ministerial Alliance and Mrs. M
+. Williams was general chan q
man.
A Tribute
Our State Congress continues to
grow, with the interest sNrea lrg
and we should never forget our
illustrious national founders and
local founders. We shall ever be
mindful of the contributions made
by our first State President, the
lntc Mrs, A, M. Sngiield of Lit
tie Rock. The tree planted on Gibbs
School campus last November was
ded Gated to her. And now that
trca remains as a symbol OF a
life well spent in the service Of
others. Only Gcd can make a tree
and only Gcd can make a life as
she lived it
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06
Personals

Caught in the Draft" MI and
Mrs. Alonzo Rawls, of Ills West
Goth St., announce that their son,
Buford, has been called to arm
ed service. A graduate Of Dunbar
High School, class of '38, he vas
indicted from Chicago, where he
has resided for more than two
years.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06
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Contract Bridge
BY T. n. e. Win Way
~
ALL, XII, o.
Opening Bid A LIZ NatuYals
Trick Expectancy
~ To 8 Is The Game Zone
81, or More Is The Slam Zone
DEFENSIVE BIDDING

DEFENSIVE BIDDING
The Second and Fourth Hand
bidder is necessarily on the de-
fensive but uses the exact
method Of valuation as the Open
er. Opening bids Of One in .
Suit are usually made with
about Four Naturals or the eQui-
valent, hence there are only
eight Naturals left for distribu-
ton among the other three
hands.
When Second Hand holds 3 to
ga Naturals, governed primarily
by the length and type Of suit,
IL is good policy TO give that tn
formation to partner-Folrth
Hand, or tn reverse. Defenders
are usually on thin ice.
Naturals in Fourth Hand ~.
North Dealer.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06

/ this exercise in three counts. One,
raise your shoulders as high a. you
can. Two, throw your shoulders
back as far rs yol' can. Three,
relax letting your arms fail
easily to your sides, Notice how II
raises your chest and straightens
your back. Thnts the way your
shoulders should be Mt all times,
whether standing or sitting.
And here are some other rules
from the army that we women
would do well to follow Eat prop
erly, exercise every day Outdoors
as much rs possible), sud yet
enough shuteye. II you are Inclined
to be pu1gy, temper your diet. Go
lightly on the starchY and fatty
foods and eat as many fresh fruits
and vegetables as possible. II you
are on the thin side, eat all the
rich foods you want along with
an ample amount OF vegetables and
fruits. For your exercise. don't
stop at few daily dozens, but
make a habit OF walking several
blocks each day. There Is nothing
like the outdoors to put pink in
your cheeks. Add eight hours OK
sleep to this routine, and In a few
weeks you'll hardly know yourself.
You'll not only feel like new
woman, but look like one. For
proof-Iust watch the admiration
in the eyes Of your soldier boy the
next time he's home on furlough.
SO long $3.50 I'll be drinking your
health with orange Juice and
10 glasses Of water.
What ore your beauty problems'
Write: Mare Downing, Lriense
n sanA
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06

dlcated that another program Of
THIS type will be gwen soon.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06

Buv United States Defense
Saving Bonds
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-03-06

What ore your beauty problem,'
Write: Mare Downing. LTiense
Beauty Bureau, 1909 LindeR
Blvd, 81. Louis, Mo-, and she pH
be glad to mSpu them Be
sure to enclose d dt.sddrsped,
a4mbed sn,slops -,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

sents a good case for the addi.
ton of this fifty-shird card to the
deck, pointing out that it adds to
the opportunities for skill in both
bidding and play, as well as pro-
viding a new gadget for players
who like to experiment.
The joker is q super-trump,
with some limitations. 1t will
win any ace, provided that the
owner in playing 1t announces
that it is attached to the suit led.
But he may not attach the joker
to a suit of which he has previ.
ously shown void and discarded.
Hence II he should discard on q
lead Of trumps, he would not be
permitted to use his unplayed
joker as q trump. It would have
to be attached to q plain suit,
ranking above the ace, but cap
turable by any trump.
Here is q hand cited by Cap
tain Ellicott:
The player who held this
hand made a psychic heart bid
after an adverse opening bid Of
two spades. When doubled, he
bid no trumps. The opponents
let him play three no trump
doubled. OF course he took the
opening lead with his Joker and
cashed eight solid diamonds.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
DON'T WASTE SUGAR

Rotionino would be farther owoy
from the American people if they would
by seIf-discipIine eliminate woste.
More than 100000 pounds Of
sugar probably ore wasted every yeor in
New York City alone, estimates Health
Commissioner Rice, by people who put
too much in their teo or coffee and
leave it undissoIved in the bottom Of
the cup. In the entire country he be-
lieves that SO, OoO, 600 pounds Of sugar
90 down the drain by the same route
each year.
Who will not control himself must
be controlled. Rotionine in mony CON-
modities can be prevented or at Ieost
postponed il people will exercise core
and economy. Only by self-eontroI can
we avert the stringent controls that no
BODY wants and everybody feors. Do
your port.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One OF the interesting pamph-
lets on bridge that has come to
my notice is "Super-Contract
Bridge" by Capt. John M. Eli
colt (U. S. N. retired). The auth
or Is not a newcomer to the ranks
of bridge writer's, having writ
ten several pamphlets, numerous
magazine articles on bridge, and
having had extensive experience
in managing bridge clubs.
Captain Ellicott is thus prim-
arily interested In the social as
pect of the game. Super Con-
tract Bridge" Il not what you
would suppose some stream-lin-
cd bidding system, but merely
the name this author has given
to bridge played with joker.
The idea of using the joker in
bridge is very old, but II was
given a new lease Of life several
years ago. Captain Ellicott pre-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 8 = The
practical jokers are busy again,
and most of the perennial suck
ers are pleading, "Ribbers. stay
away from my door!" The out
break of monkey business is
generally taken as a good sign;
means a relaxing of tension and
accomplishment of better work.
It's likely to mean better work
from the actor who tottered on
the set the other morning still in
a fog after a rough night. Fortu-
nately he wouldn't be needed
until early afternoon, so he was
allowed to collapse in his port
able dressing room.
The dressing room, though,
was moved out on the back lot,
where it was pushed door first to
the edge of q pool. The occupant
didn't stir until a couple of hours
later, when an assistant director
summoned him. The conscience
stricken actor leaped up, opened
the door and lurched into five
feet of cold water.
CUSS MONEY
On the set of wildcat" stands
a five-gallon key with a slot in
the top and q Red Cross painted
on the side. 1t gets a lot of at
tention because everybody who
swears or even utters a slightly
off-color word has to put in a
quarter-or even q dollar, de-
pending on the demands of the
rest of the company and the seri-
BUSINESS of the offense.
After a couple of days of this,
casual talk around the place be-
gan to take on the purity of a
clergymen's conference, so the
Red Cross workers began play
ing annoying tricks to prod each
other into profane itbursts, but
those held up production and
had to be stopped. Now the COM
pany concentrates on visitors.
Every newcomer is maneuver-
ed into saying something requir-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06

ing a forfeit, even II it's only the
obvious answer to q question OF
where Hitler will 60 when he
dies. A gutter raconteur strayed
onto the set the other day and
ran up a bill of 1918 by telling
one story.
RATHBONE RIBS
Basil Rathbone put Albert
NORM, the actor who makes
rubbing a hobby, to work on Nj
gel Bruce after introducing Mo-
rim as a French critic making q
lecture tour. Bruce is the most
brittle Britisher in Hollywood,
so he was amazed and Infatuated
when NORM lectured him about
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
STORIES .
. IN STAMPS
Greet Wall Of Chino
Conquered by AirpIone

SOutN3SSSsS0 ~ "H'SS
THE Great Wall Of China. known
L as mans most colossal work,
winds over mountains and valleys
for almost 1900 miles. from the
seacoast city of Shankaikwan to
the Cobb desert
The stamp above, issued in 1883.
contrasts the modern with the old;
an airplane over the Great Wall
The airplane has destroyed the
value Of the once impregnable
wall. /.
Partly of. hewn stone, partly OF
brick, the wall follows the contour
of the country In . direct line. the
wall extends has miles In.
Guiding cross barriers. stubs. and
three vast loops, there Is approxi-
mately 1850 miles Of the former
symbol Of China's strength. The
wall Is from nine to Is feet thick.
and IS, to 80 feet high
Astronomers say the wall is the
only work Of man on earth that
would be visible to the human eye
from the moon. II superimposed on
United States. the wall would
reach from New York to Topeka
Kans. .no
The wall was erected about zoo
a &C. during the reign OF shin
fiusna II who pressed into service
every third man IN the empire.
Coantless Thousands who died IN
The allow, tedious labor were buried
within the wall
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
}, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

his allegedly bad English ac-
cent. NORM suggested that he
associate more with his country
men and study their speech so
that he could cope with his char
acter roles more successfully.
Rathbone finally had to break
up the hoax. :.
Bruce himself does all right
as a joker because he has way
of making the most outlandish
lies sound casually true. Last
summer when a company was
working at Cataline Islands
isthmus, he was quartered in q
hilltop house with a fine outlook
westward over the sea and east
ward over the channel toward
the mainland. One who compli-
mented him on the view was
Carol Bruce (no relation), the
leading lady just arrived from
Broadway. "Quite stimulatin',"
agreed the actor. I'm fact, M
dear, this is the only spot in
America from. which one can see
both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans"
It would have been harmless
If Miss Bruce hadn't been too jit-
terry about her movie debut to
give any thought to the geogra-
phical whopper. Instead, she re-
peated it that night in letters to
friends in New York, some of
whom wired her to return at
once because Hollywood OBJ
viously was driving her crazy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
STRANGE MEDICINE

One sometimes wonders what medi-
cine is used to get rural communities
that already have electric service, to
vote to out themselves in debt to estob-
lish q ruro identification cooperative
line.
AtypicoI example has just occurred
in Oregon There ore only 439 meters
involved, scattered over sPorseIy set
tied area covering widely separated
towns. in addition to the toxes under
which such an area already stoeeers,
il would now burden itself with q $751;
500 obligation to buy the private lines
over which it is oIreody receiving serv-
ice. On top Of this, it would destroy q
privote tox-poying power unit.
Now it develops thot the rates to
be charged by the RuroI Identification
Administration power district are high
e. than those charged by the private
utility service which would be Destroy
Cd. This has eoused the public service
commissioner Of Oregon to delay trons-
fer Of the properties to the public pow
O. district, as after q study Of customers
msters. he finds that approximately 81
per cent Of the present customers would
b subject to possible increases in
choroes. He therefore requires that ex-
istino customers be not adversely Of
fected BY the change.
Wholly aside from the unsound po-
Icy Of destroying private enterprise in
this country, what possible compensate
ing benefit can community hope for
WREN il votes out toxobIe assets, loads
itself with public debt, increases its tax
burdens, gets no measurable reduction
in rotes. and actually foees rate in
creoses? What hypnotic power is there
in the socio|stic song that is sung to
citizens, that causes them to vote to
destroy their birthrieht Of q free enter
prise system?
This should be the lost country on
earth to promote such q program.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
PUBLIC WASTE MUST BE STOPPED

The most telling criticism Of the
newly proposed Federal budget deals
With projected expenditures for non
war activities. The budget coils for
cut Of obout 81 600, GOO, 900 year in
this direction. Many economists and
high government Officials are convinc-
ed thut reduction Of at least double
this onnount con be made.
The toxpoyers ore being called
upon to occept q financial burden un-
poroIleIed in our history. Lost yeor's
record-breokine income tax bill is sup
posed to produce an increase in tax rev.
enue Of some $500. OOO. 900 year.
This year, plans coll for another bill to
produce Ground 1000. OOO, 600 oddi-
tionol. Every possible source Of revenue
will be topped to the limit. With such
staggering sum to be rosed for the no.
tion's protection and survival, every
conscientious citizen should protest the
spsndino Of solitary tax nickel for
cny ncn-dsfense purpose which can be
eIimlnoted or deferred.
We ore still spending hundreds Of
millions eoch year for relief" at time
sslieFs tie nofionol income, becouse of
- Wnr boom. Is at record levels. and
orts4e labor shortooe is imminent.
& Ee sperdlDo more millions for q
|; oe1el~ protests which d.
. - ssasotes from the grim
6USl(so ~ prsotsst wor history
q y he,st sshs country
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
HiehIiehts from
the Latest Books

SCQQen atIaCk was IlO uOVCiIy
for Honlulu, the Pacific par
adise whose history has been
much more turbulent than one
would suspect. Clifford Gessler
reveals this in q timely work
about our island outpost, "Tropic
Landfall: The Port of Honolulu"
doubleday, Doran: $500, one
of the first war zone books off
the presses since the United
States entered the conflict.
Honolulu. ironically enough,
means place of abundant calm"
in the language of Hawaii, and
was named for an ancient island
chief. But until the United
States took over the islands and
goth century Americans made q
resort Of the region, calm rarely
reigned there.
The known history Of Hawaii
has been studded with violence
ever since its discovery in 1878
by Capt. James Cook, one OF
whose crew was that same Mr..
Bligh against whom men Of the
Bounty later mutinied. There
followed q century and q half OF
intermittent inter-island war
fare, murder, riot, piracy, mu-
tiny and shipwreck, from which
has emerged the modern COM
mercial city and port Of Homo
lulu.
Romance and religion also
had part in the making OF
modern Honolulu, - its natives
carried on their idyllic existence,
first worshipping their pagan
gods, then turning to the faith
Of the white missionaries fol-
lowing the traders to the islands.
Gessler tells the fascinating
history of the islands and their
capital in q flowing narrative
that rivals fiction for thrills.
Each chapter is . story In itself.
but each Il essential TO portray
the full picture Of the past and
present Of this land Of sugar,
pineapple and grass skirts.
The first guns spoke In Ha-
wall in 1871 in Q war among ma
tives who bought them from the
white men; the last have yet TO
be heard. New attacks are ex-
pected and prepared for In the
islands that are destined to play
more. than . curtain-rsjsing role
in the Pacific war. 'Tropic
landau" gives you the Honolu-
lu Of yesterday and today that
you may better understand the
action there tomorrow.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
" PETER gDsoN
Dsily Mesitss Wsshiasten


WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
Any disporooing rsmorks this
department moy hove mode
concerning the Office Of Civil
ion Defense in Washington
are hereby sincerely opolo-
oized for and withdrown in
order that they may Be null
tipIied by two ond reissued.
For this unfortunate outfit,
struggling into on attempted
reorganization under its new
executive director Dean Jones
IA. londis, hos stumbled into
q mess with the appointment Of
movie octor Melvin Douglas as
head Of the War Council Of
the Arts, and from this mess
OCD moy have q hard time re-
covering.
II must be explained that
Mayor La Guordio is getting
out Of OCD. Thot will come
any time this month. A finoI
report is being mode for the
mayor to show whot good
things he hos done. The or
oonizotion Of civilian defense,
in the correct meaning Of the
word, is for protection against
air roids and invasion. Mo-
chinery hos been set up by the
moyor for this job under the
direction Of Brieodier General
Gosser. And given time for q
little more training and given
some equipment in the way Of
fire engines and COS masks,
this branch Of OCD will really
be reody to function. This set
up fortunately is untouched
by the Lands Reorganization.
In all other departments Of
OCD Dean londis is conduct
inc q big shoke-up. apparent
ly with the ideo of making
OCD an absolutely Independent
agency with no strings tied to
the War Production Board or
Office Of Emergency Monoee-
ment. Mrs. Roosevelt is to stoy.
the only difference here being
thot her division is to have O
slightly changed name. the
Division Of Community and
Volunteer Participation. Else
where there ore to be some new
foces.
LANA, Too1
Divoreine OCD from con-
troll Of other organizations,
though still planning lioison
with them for gordon projects,
nutrition eompoions ond such
friIis. Dean Londis had the
ideo he should have q new
department Of information in
dependent from the public reIo-
lions departments Of other war
ooencies Of WPB and DEM
which hove been under the
direction Of Robert w. Horton,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
: BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHlNG TON =

WHO OSSO 10 % q OeWSoo0DH~
man himself. -,
Over the weekend the Deem
nomed movie octor Melvin
Douglas as the new OCD di.
rector OF information. lt
wosn't officially announced.
but the office telephone direct.
cries were changed and the
orders we're prepared to moks
Oouelos boss Of the job.
The word locked out ond
the Washington Post went to
town. It wrote up the impend-
ING appointment in the style Of
Variety, the hot ticks trode Do
per Of the amusement world.
ond kidded OCD and poor Mr.
Douolos half to deoth. Lono
!urner wos mentioned as DOUG
los ossistont because Tin lost
Hwood hockout she copped
big hand on incendiov Bomb
routine done with sweoters."
me piece went on to soy that
Douglas wos dickerino With
Adrian to make over Army
dress ensembles and that Moe
West hod signed to heed the
women's activities. Woshino-
ton roored.
Dean londis called q press
conference to set evervth;no
stroieht.
Hiehlieht Of the conference
wos announcement thot octor
Douglas would not heed the
division Of information. but,
wos to heed O new "Wor Coun.
ell OF the Arts" which would
direct the talent Of the coun-
tV-writers, octors, ortists.
singers and such experts. 50
that the ortistic expressions
would be IN tune with the aims
OF the government during the
wor emergency.
The unfortunate ooot IS
MeIvyn Douelos, whose only
crime seems to be thot he
knows Eleanor Roosevelt and
has been q guest at the White
House. Thot got him into this
mess. for it is Mrs. Roosevelt
who seems to be Spying what
goes on in OCD.
GOOD GUY
Douolos is q nice auy and
he means we'll: He hos served
as q member Of the California
Stote Relief Commission. As
director Of the Screen Actors
0uiId, he hos taken q Ieodinu
port in annual drives for relief
OF broken-dow INDECENT, has
been, oetors. With Burgess
Meredith, Douglas foreonized
ortists for the preliminary
propaganda work Of Fight for
Freedom and the COMMITTEES
to Defend America. The con-
sressionol charge that DouoIos
is q porlor pink is. excess steam.
After Dean londis' press
conference Douglas was To-
coted in q bore 10 by II room,
shades drawn. He hos ia 90
book to Hollywood in q couple
OF weeks to make q new pic
ture. He doesn't know what
the name Of it is-he never
knows the names Of his new
pictures, he soys, until he
reods about them in the movie
gossip columns. This is just
like Woshinoton-he didn't
know whot he 'wos getting in
for at OCD till he read about il
IT. the papers. T.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-06
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
19l1
Waiter J. "Dobber" Brass an
nounced he would be candidate
for mayor in the Spring election.
Macomb county Democrats
made ready to attend the state
convention.
FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY
1887
Paul Hirt is endorsed for ap-
pointment as Circuit Court
Commissioner by the County
Democratic Committee.
Scores of traffic tickets are
issued by deputy sheriffs as the
county launches q widespread
traffic safety campaign.
50 YEARS AGO TODAY
1882
II the marshal will arrest
some of the brutes who let their
horses stand unblanketed on
cold winter days, he will receive
the public applause.
There was q lively time at
Memphis one day last week
when two hearses backed up to
the depot after one dead body.
It appears that the 'mcurntng
father of the remains had en-
gagged one undertakes, while the
grieving brother engaged an
other.