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Evening star., 1942-02-09
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Key Numbers

There are key numbers In bridge
which good players never overlook
or forget. For example, five is the
number Of tricks needed by the de-
tenders to defeat . game contract
In no-trump.
That is not just a vague number,
to be noted In passing and then
forgotten. When you are defend
ing against a no-trump game you
must look for five tricks. tf you
happen to collect one or two more,
well and good, but they are unim-
portant (unless the contract has
been doubled; the main thing Is
to concentrate on gathering in
those five tricks. TodayS hand is
q case in point:
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
AKJ
0QJ10s3
oJ9743
-
ASS A8752
0K4 ,,,r 0A762
oQ85 6K62
&K87642 &QJ
AAQ1os4
095
oA10
4 Al053
The bidding:
South West North East
IA Pass 20 Pass
INT Pass 80 Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1942-02-09

MI PdSS EdSS Edcc
West opened the six Of clubs and
East was permitted to hold the
trick with the club jack. He re-
turned the club queen and South
took the ace.
South could count only seven
tricks-hve spades and the two side
aces, so had to set up the hearts
to make his contract. He led the
nine Of hearts and West pounced
on the trick at once with the king,
since all of his clubs would win
the tricks if the ten and five were
split between South and East. He
laid down the club king hopefully,
only to discover that South had
the guarded ten.
At this point many player would
just lead another club to knock out
Souths last stopper in the suit.
And after that South would make
the game easily enough by leading
another heart to set up the ninth
trick.
But West knew that five tricks
were needed to defeat the contract.
He was pretty sure that his partner
had the heart ace, so the defense
was pretty sure Of two hearts and
two clubs. Where was the fifth
trick? 1t had to be a diamond, so
West shifted to low diamond,
knocking out South's ace. When
East took the heart ace q diamond
return defeated the contract.
Saturday you were David Burn
stones partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
AJ9763
07532
oS4
&S3
The bidding:
Burnstone Schenken You Jacoby
INT Pass Pass Dbl.
- Pass CO
Answer-Pass. It seems that your
partner bid one no-trump with
five-card or longer club suit as its
main asset. Since he has rescued
himself from the doubled no-trump
contract there Is no need for you
to rescue him.
Score 100 per cent for pass, nothing
for any bid.
Question No. SOL.
Today you are Howard Schenken's
partner and, with both sides vul-
nerable, you hold:
AK963
2Q8
oA7632
asa
The bidding:
schenken Jacoby You Burnstone
2NT Pass co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
tReleased by the Bell syndicate. 1nc)
Evening star., 1942-02-09
LETTER-OUT

letter the word
opposite
the word from which removed It, Leerd
correctly will have landowner.
Answer 10 Saturdays LETTER-OUT.
Leter.Out
ROOMED- -RODEO riding.
EDITORS-DRIEST (those thirst.
(S) RE1NS-ERIN Ureand).
(TO ASPECTS-sPACES 0nd them in the Wes).
Evening star., 1942-02-09
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle

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Evening star., 1942-02-09
SPUNKIE

fAINklA6 SpUNkIe WAS STILL
NJ HopeMte, eRUre AD Bece
ARRNe N NEW MosAMys~ BUT
ARE FRIGHTENED OFF By jim
foRsYnAE> A chill oHoop
SWEETHEART OF TIE WIDOW.
WHO RusHeS THERE ON SEE
N6 A LOST DOG" Ap N the
PAPER. THE INJURED PUP
MEANWHILE IS BEING CARED
For ~ A MYSTERIOUS
CHARACTER AeOARo A
eokT AND SPUNkIE IS
SAFE m THE COMPANY OF
MS rRUCk oaNER FRIEND!
n cs,s isla by Uaitsl Feature sysAss>A ~
Evening star., 1942-02-09

The -Four Aces will be pleased. to an:
swer letters from readers If 4 stamped
(3-cent). .self-sddressed envelope is in
closed with each communication ad-
Evening Star. II 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. q stamped t3-cent). self-addressed,
large-sise envelope and you will receive
An outline without any charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

our very doors would claim such an
outstanding and wholesome character
as "Sparky"
"The young man came to the Shore
and made so many real friends, in so
short a three and one-half years but
he had natural bent for working
with people and for newspaper work.
He worked on one of the Oakland
papers as a boy and was editor of the
Washington College ELM and lifted
the Dorchester News from a corner
county weekly to one of Maryland's
best known newspapers.
while still serving the paper he
did his ground school work for the Air
Service at Easton and then early in
1911 volunteered for world service.
"The NEWS proudly presented him
his commission bars and eagerly
awaited news of his promotion that it
might have the honor of replacing the
gold with engraved silver bars
I've had hoped that the war would
soon be over and that "Sparky"
would be coming back home to run his
paper-but-
And shining down from out a starlit
sky,
The constellation of the Southern
Cross CLEANS through the night,
Mute pledges both that Truth will
,,syr1,, do
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk attended
a birthday party honoring Mrs Geo
Ferguson at Bethlehem on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Spoerlein, Miss
Betty Swartzentruber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwood SchlossnagIe and daughter
Helen attended preaching service at
Fairview, near Table Rock on Sunday
evening, the preacher being Evangel-
list Arbaugh.
Dolores Swartzentruber spent Sun
day evening at Ohio Friends.
EIoIse johnson returned nome from
a visit with her aunt MIS-. McRoble,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

Of an attack Of appendicitis one day
last week
Asa Mauy spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gnegy
in Pleasant Valley
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Slabach, Mr. and
Mrs, Elwood Beckman visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Beckman Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Beckman has been i'll and
belfast most all summer at her home
near Loeb Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Swartzentru-
Der and son Richard spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Beeghley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Gnegy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Shafer, Of Red House
We're guests at dinner Sunday, hon
oring the birthday anniversary of
Miss Lena SIabach.
Mrs. Adam Teets, Mrs. Robert c.
Twigg and son, of Flintstone. and
John Bmkholder, Of Brandonville, W
Va. visited the latter's sister, Mrs.
Noah Schrock and Mrs. Albert Sisk on
Thursday, John Twigg left on Monday
for Camp Meade
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fulk and
children visited with Aurora relatives
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raw Y0der attended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03
FOOD AND PEACE

] Two items of news, the estab-
Elishment Of communal kitchens
for workers in Germany and the
/ irrespective rationing of meat in
kthe United States, serve again to
lremind us of mankind's extra
Eordinary aptitude for turning
his good things into the sharpest
sort Of weapon. There are abund-
ances of food the world over, and
| potentialities for even greater
supplies, yet the hateful claims
of aggression, greed, and cruelty
deny an equitable distribution.
This is a problem that will loom
large in the postwar settlement.
! Americans will not protest
against meat rationing. Merely
noting that their prospective al
lotment of 40 ounces a week
contrasts with Britain's 16
ounces, Germany's 1919 ounces,
and Belgium's 5, will quell COM
plants. Although the machinery
of rationing is expensive and a
nuisance, it appears to be the
only fair way to apportion the
abundances that still are not
enough.
The reports suggest that Ger
many's decision to compel work
ers to eat in communal kitchens,
where quantities and waste
might be placed under stricter
control, was made with great
reluctance. Few steps could
bring the war so close to the
home front. 1t bespeaks the true
food situation even inside the
Reich more eloquently than the
published ration figures. The
situation in the occupied coun-
tries is not pleasant to contem-
plate.
Even in normal times, the
agricultural balance h a d SO
shifted that the Old World was
dependent upon the New for
about 20 per cent Of its food.
With three successive harVests
hampered by the war, there is
now an agonizing demand in the
Old World for the good things of
the New.
And the New World is well
supplied, The Sunday supple
ments have shown pictures for
weeks now of farmers in the
United States filling even their
houses with the overflow of
crops. The same is true in Can
ada. The economic problems Of
South America are largely prob
lens Of agricultural SURPRISES.
When the time comes, as it
will, that the hand which feeds
is not bitten, how great will be
the opportunity for the peace
makers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

ueeISIEe ABOUT NOMINEE ; progress
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03
DIARY OF The WAR

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

A Federal jury convicted Rev
Molzahn, At, Philadelphia minister
and former officer in German army in
1917. Of plotting with others to de
liver American military secrets TO
Axis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03
EDITORIALS EXTOL
VIRTUES OF
"SPARKY" CASTEEL

Eastern Shore newspapers have
printed numerous editorials and ex-
pressions of sympathy from friends
and associates of 2nd Lieut. Carroll
w. "Sparkv" Casteel who was re-
ported "missing in action" on Au-
gust -.
"Sparkv". a son of Mrs, MARGARET
Casteel. Oakland, was former man
aging editor Of the Dorchester News
at HurIock. and was still working in
that CAPACITY when he was accented
as a member of the flving cadets
One of the best tributes to be pub
Tshed was one which annearad in the
Preston News in an editorial as fol-
lows,
Down Under
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03
The Republican

Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland,
Md, as second-ciass mail matter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-03

thursday, SEPTEMBER 3. 1912
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
No Surrender Cries Queen
WiIheImino of Netherlands
soys Country Asks Nothing Out Of War.
Only Restoration Of Its Properties
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 IA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 Up
- Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, the first Queen in her
own right to visit the United
States, told Congress today that
mo surrender" re m ms the
motto of her people, suffering
though they are under the alien
rule of an invader in Asia and
in Europe. =
The grandmotherly monarch,
addressing a joint session of the
House and Senate, said: Ina
CINE what it means for a liber-
ty-loving country to be In bond
age, for a proud country to be
subject to harsh alien rule.
what would be the Ameri-
can answer il an invader tried TO
cover his wholesale systematic
pillage with the firing squad,
the concentration camp and the
\abomination of the hostage prac-
Nise?"
TLAMING PROTEST
Y The 6l-year-old Queen. who
issued a proclamation Of "flam-
ing protest" and sent her armies
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Pressure of Work Prompts
Mrs. McFarlane to Resign
Executive Secretary Of Red Cross 49,
Ends Six Years Of Service Here

Mrs. Monte McFarlane. for
the past six years executive
secretary of the Macomb coun-
ty chapter of The American
Red Cross, announced today that
she has resigned her position,
effective Monday, Aug. 10.
John E. Merrill, county chair
man, said this morning that he
has accepted Mrs. McFarlane's
resignation and that Mrs. Eliza
beth Pickerill, of the Midwest
Red Cross staff in st. Louis, will
continue Mrs. McFarlane's du-
ties temporarily while consider
alton is given to selection of a
permanent appointee.
DUTIES INCREASE
Mrs. McFarlane said that the
rapidly increasing pressure of
duties in connection with the
war effort made it difficult for
her to properly take care of
those responsibilities together
with those of her home and
family. She cited the fact that
the hours attendant upon her
work for the past two years in
particular have mounted seri-
ously.
In revealing her desire to re-
tire from the direction of Red
Cross activities in M o m b
county Mrs. McFarla1e made it
clear that her interest in the
work has not diminished and
that she will be pleased to serve
on a voluntary basis wherever
her experience and abilities may
be required.
SPLENDID RECORD
Mrs. McFarlanc first became
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Three More
Saved from
LakeDiSaSter

STANDISH, Mich, Aug. e.
R-Bay City Coast Guards re-
ported at 12:45 p. m. today that
they have located alive on an
island in Saginaw Bay Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Sauve, m is s n &
from a foundered fishing cruis-
er since Sunday.
This brings the total number
Of survivors from the tragic
wreck to four.
The missing couple, residents
of Kawkawlin, Mich. were dis
covered on Lone Tree Island, the
Coast Guard spokesman said.
Efforts were begun immedi-
ately to remove them to the
mainland.
R - Another dramatic chapter
in the Great Lakes latest story
of shipwreck and drowpings un-
folded today after the rescue Of
a second survivor from the
See RESCUE-Page 10
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Iceland Scene
Of War Action
NGsis Stae.Hp~
Sob, Pione War
BY PHIL AULT
United Press Staff Correspondents

By RHIL AULT
United Press Staff Correspondent
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. S
-tuH-(Delayed) - The Ger
mans have opened a co-ordinat-
ed submarine and bomber cam
paign around Iceland, perhaps
because of increasingly effective
anti U-boat measures off the At
lantic coast of the United States.
Thus far the total damage the
Germans have done is negligi-
BILE.
Twice this week, German
bombers attacked military in
stallations in Iceland. The first
time, on Sunday, a small mill
tary installation in the south
east corner of the island was
lightly bombed and machine
gunned. The second time was
early Tuesday. a bomber flew
over western Iceland, just west
Of Reykjavik, and machine-gun-
ned q lighthouse east of Holma-
vik, in northwest Iceland.
Army communicates disclose
that German bombers are COM
ing in singly along the coast and
making sorties into shore, usu-
ally in cloudy weather. Twice
bombers have passed almost
over Reykjavik, but dropped
nothing. These tactics apparent
ly are designed for nuisance and
reconnaissance, in addition to
occasional attacks on small
trawlers along the coast.
German bombers are known
to be ranging widely over des-
olate stretches of the Arctic
seas north of Iceland, making
weather observations and hunt
ing conveys. In operations clos
er to Iceland, they are aided
now by q few more hours OF
darkness, which is replacing the
almost continuous daylight of
summer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
At Survivors Of Torpedoed
Ship Tell Dramatic Story
Even Joekossss on Uninhobited
lsIond Appeared Appstixins

AN EAST COAST PORT, Aug.
g. up - Wild jackasses on an
otherwise uninhabited Carib-
bean Isle looked good enough to
eat to Al survivors of an Amer
ia merchantmen after drift
ing 80 days in a lifeboat, but
the exhausted seamen, plagued
by hunger and thirst, were too
weak to catch them.
The cavorting long-eared an
inals, however, saved the mar
liners by leading the way to a
water hole, survivors said on
finally reaching American soil
yesterday-39 days after their
3 was torpedoed b. a U-bpat
far out in the Atlantic.
I'VE followed them (the jack
asses) to a water hole" Third
Mate Allen Holmes Jackson re-
lated. 1T was a sinking hole OF
brackish water. but il saved our
lives. After drinking we tried
to eaten ope of the animals. but
we were too weak. We couldn't
overtake It,"
Six crewmen we're missing
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Sun Smiles
on powwow
Throns Enjoys
Annual Outing

With perfect weather in pros
pect for the entire day, at least
100 Mount Clemens and Ma
comb county businessmen
thronged Hillcrest Golf Course
at noon today as the fifth an
nual Lions Club Powwow got
underway.
At least 200 others were ex.
pected to register before night
fall, club president, Ivan A.
Johnston, predicted. The entire
proceeds, as in other years, will
be used to provide reading
glasses for needy children.
Beneath the big refreshment
tent, club members labored to
supply food and drink for the
guests. The clubhouse and golf
course both proved popular with
early birds.
Governor Murray d. Van
Wagner and Highway Com
missioner G.. Donald Kennedy
sent kilograms regretting they
are Unable to attend.
A varied program was on
tap for this afternoon. Tickets,
priced at $3.50. will be avail
able at the gate. =.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06

into battle when the German
forces invaded Holland in May,
1910, continued:
II doubt not that your answer
would be: Resistance, resistance
until the end, resistance In every
practicable shape or form.
This is exactly the answer
my people have given. and ars
giving every day. Inside occu-
pied territory and outside. The
fight goes on" The Netherlands
government forced 70 Zee haG
set up headquarters IN London.
WHITE HOUSE, VISIT
The Queen came from Lon
don in mid-June by bomber, her
first Transatlantic crossing. ~
landed In Ottawa. with h
daughter. Crown Princess judi
ana, and two oranddaugh1ssB,
she has been staying q La
Mass. She arrived here yostee-
day for IN official Whits Houss
visit.
Wilhelmina told Ne legis-
lators that IN Netherlandn y h
See QUEEN-Pass 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Condemnation Will
Expand Base S Times
its Present Size

Impending acquisition by the
War Department of 2,425 acres
of land in Harrison township to
be used as an addition to Sell
fridge Field means, in effect,
that the air Base will be in
creased to approximately five
times its present size.
Inasmuch as the present mil
itary reservation totals but $50
acres the anticipated increase in
size. through the addition of
2,425 acres. Is readily apparent
That jefferson avenue from
the North river road to William
p. Rosso highway will be closed
to civilian traffic appeared def
mite although pl-ls for re-rout-
ing such traffic have not yet
been revealed ~ the State High
way Department.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Swift Justice Sends Negro
To Prison for Life Term
Defective
Goes Berserk

JACKSON, Aug. G. (R
Chief of Police Edward C.
Harris and two other men
were wounded in assaults
Thursday by william Zilin-
ski, member Of the police de-
tective force, when the Off
Ger went suddenly berserk.
Zilinski first attacked Rhoda
Mari, 60, and Norma n
Mills, IS, roomers at Zilin-
skis home. NeighbOrs called
police. At headquarters Ii
linski asked to confer with
Chief Harris, and while they
were closeted in Harris Of
flee, Zilinski attempted to
grab the chiefs revolver. In
the struggle Harris was bit
ten on the face ard was cut
by his broken glasses. He
was taken to Foote Hospital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06

associated with Red Cross in
1885 when, as a volunteer, she
served as Junior Red Cross
county chairman and, in that
same year, headed the Red Cross
Roll Call, more than doubling
the returns achieved in the pre-
vious campaign.
In 1885 Mrs. McFarlane was
named part-time executive Sec
rotary, a position which she has
held until the present time.
During Mrs. McFarlane's &C.
cupancy of the principal coun-
ty Red Cross post she has or
ganized the civilian relief pro-
gram, an educational peacetime
enterprise, developed Volunteer
services, nurses aid, nutrition
and home nursing activities
and, in general, maintained SUI
See RED CROSS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Welcomes 2O5.
Condemns One

DETROIT, Aug. G. R -
Two hundred and five aliens
took the oath Of allegiance to
the United States today, ad-
ministered by u. S. District
Judge Arthur ]. futile just
before he sentenced another
naturalixed citizen to be
hanged for treason. at Is al
ways q pleasure to me to well
come new citizens to our
country" Judge futile told
the new citi' ms. "After l
leave this courtroom, I have
q disagreeable task to per-
form. I must sente'.ce . man
for treason, . man who took
the oath Of allegiance . few
years ago. THAT man failed
to realize the seriousness Of
his OATH
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Stay Inside

LONDON, Aug. 6-(R)-Gen.
Friedrich Christensen of the
Nazi occupation forces in the
Netherlands, has issued q warn.
Ing that anyone aiding IN Allied
invasion will be shot and anyone
who even ventures outdoors dur
Ing such an invasion will be
liable 10 b, shot, the Neither
lands News Agency Aneta re-
ported today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
No Coercion

LONDON, Aug. g. W.H Sir
Stafford Grips, in behalf of the
British War cabinet, served not
ice on Indian Nationalists today
that It would NOT be coerced in
to granting imI ediate independ-
ei.ce to India and would do its
utmost "a preserve law and or
der despite a threatened mass
civil disobedience campaign.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-06
Nazis Develop
Grip Of Steel
on Vital Area
Tikhoretsk FoIIs
to Pioneers, Berlin
Report Soys
BY ROGER ID. GREENE
Associated Press War Editor

Germany's mechanical arm
les, fast closing an octopus-like
stranglehold on the upper Cau-
casus, reported the fall of Tx
horetsk on the Caucasian rail-.
way 80 miles south of Rostove
today and developed a new PIN
GERS threat to the great Volga
river steel center of Stalingrad.
Tikhoretsk is ON the Stain
grad-Novorossisk railway termi-
mating at the Black Sea, just be-
low Kerch Strait.
Dispatches from Moscow said
the Red armies, taking up new
positions along strong line
east of the Don river, we're driv-
ing back powerful German tank
assaults IS miles southeast of
Stalingrad.
BIG SCALE BATTLE
A second big-scale battle was
in progress in the Kletskaya
sector, 80 miles northwest of
Stalingrad, where the Russians
said the upper claw of a Ger
man pincer aimed 2. Stalingrad
was stopped dead. 49,
The danger il the Caucasus
increased, however, as the Ger
mans drove new wedges into
Soviet lines at a great sacrifice
in lives, frontline dispatches
said.
A bulletin from German Field
headquarters said Nazi spear
heads, racing southwark from
Voroshilovsk, had reached the
main trans-Caucasian railway
linking the Black and Caspian
seas.
This apparently meant that
the invaders had seized the rail
line below Armavir, key juno
ton on the route, somewhere in
the vicinity of Nevinnomysska-
va, which lies due south of Vo-
roshilovsk. 1t would represent
an advance of about 235 miles
into the caucasus.