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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-23

West followed the general rule of
opening his longest and strongest
suit. leading the heart jack.
Dummy's queen was covered by
East's king and declarer took the
trick with the ace. After drawing
the trumps in three leads South
led the club nine and let 1t ride.
East took the ace and returned a
heart which West won.
West then shifted to the diamond
jack. Once again the queen, king
and ace completed the trick, but
South then took dummy's three
good clubs, discarding a diamond
After that the defense could win
only one diamond trick and de-
clarer therefore made his contract.
South's opening lead of the heart
jack was ill-chosen. With five
hearts in his hand it was fore
gone conclusion that one of the
other three players would have no
more than two hearts and the odds,
as well as the bidding, limited that
1t would be either North or South.
This meant that there was more
chance to win greater number of
tricks in the diamond suit than in
hearts and West should therefore
have decided to lead the diamond
jack.
Had he done so declarer could not
have made his contract If he played
dummy's queen. East's king would
force South's ace and when East
won the club ace the defense would
collect two diamond tricks. One
heart discard on the clubs would
not have helped declarer: he would
still have had to surrender a heart
trick.
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and, with both
sides vulnerable, you held:
40
0AQJ74
oAQ10
i AJ102
The bidding:
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
Pass 10 Pass INT
Pass CD
Answer-Three clubs. 1t Is not
necessary for you to make a stronge,
bid at this time because your part
ner will bid again and you wan
to give him an opportunity to show
his four-card suit.
Score 100 per cent for three clubs
go per cent for four clubs, 40 PEI
cent for three hearts.
Question No. 1915,
Today you hold the same hane
and the bidding continues:
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
Pass ~ Pass 2NT
Pass 81 Pass 80
Pass CD &
What do you bid2 tAnswer to-
| morrow
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II you wish copy Of the leanet ''F1y-
ing Machine Pioneers" Just send
stamped envelope bearing Scent
stamp to Uncle Ray in care of The
Evening Star.
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior Sta
Every Sunday.
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STATION WAGON, Ford "a. 500: also
40 Plymouth, S925; both excellent condi-
ton: nYt. marty. EnerSnn A0Sn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-23
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
A Principle of Opening Leads

When two suits are of equal
strength 1t is usually better to lead
the shorter one against declarer's
suit contract.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South West North East
| Pass "a Pass
INT Pass "a Pass
a. Pass Pass Pass
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

CHEVROLET 1871 master de luxe 5-pass
coupe, gray: driven only 1859 miles, ex-
ceptiorally fine condition; equipped with
radio. heater. lock gas tank cap, excel
lent tires: SS45
BARRY-PATE & ADDISON,
ian
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AUTOMOBILES WANTED

/ ~ ~'Vt~D'G~S
VII r. FAY UP TO $1,000 FoR, 1912 OR
nectica api'1 Wo. Soc 40 MI ROOD s@@l Con-
HIGH Cash. PRICES for 80, 40 and Al
| pcntlacS, Must be clean and have good
tlTeS. ', H. j. Brown Pontiac. Inc. Ross
CASH ca sc PoR YOUR YOUR CAR, highest prices
! 1915 King St, Alexandria, Va. TIE. 313I.
VII G PAy gP TO 5000 I Immaeulate
| 422l Connecticut.
WILL PAY 5000 TO 5000 for ~ Chevrolet,
P Fl 0dsm0s 3 ,o 81 PontiaG; 81 Ford ii
n nee aH d w6 6ofS s4od Mr. Flood 1921 Con-
WANTED, 1871 Plymouth sedan also
ppee pad asneH sales cash
! st. Alexandria. Va. TIE. 3l3l.
Pontiac Company, 4a21 Connecticut. W Hee
s4oo. Open evenings and Sundays.
s Rct PA Mr. fFoed Wo prls sfodOr 1891
Connecticut ave. NV.
CASH FOR ANY, MAKE OR YEAR. WE
TIseFed ca say te Cars sOld
cash. Williams Auto Sales, 10th and Rhode
Island ave ne. NO. s31s. Open evenings.
WILL WILL FAY up to $500 for 1941 Chevrolet.
Flood Pontiac. 1921 Conn. wO. 5000
oGdhsH52lfs B PGesacs viii R0r psy
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hfNEER Rp la3a FoRP wI Tgp OR Or EoRR9E
P PRS TRIANGLE MoToRs, 14o1 r. l.
$1,000 IN CASH paid for your 1871 auto
NOON " " RSirk, 1929 Rhode Island
FORD la41 wANTED---Will pay 500. in
sash for a good one Williams Auto Sales,
| goth and r. ]. ave. ne, NO. s31s.
she n es5h 1 70 cbest A pay
Sales. goth and R. |. ave. ne. No. s3is.
Ghrysler, De Soto Dodge. Pontae, Ford FORD
f 2f Hs@aalh OR iP Ssd
pies o DELAYS oo LEO SA Aooc x ma Rsy 1857 sSp
conn. ave NV. EN-. 1000.
cash g. for any RSn! make Or MODEL fr9m 1921
ave. ne. Dupont 9765 g
HIGHEST CASH PRICES paid for 1910
S and oh 6d model no. cars Cali Mr.. Marvin.
passenger; good shape and good tires;
| $500 cash. Trinidad 0s45.
CHFvRoLETs --1937 TO 1871.
80 VIII 6 pay more If in good condition. Ali
WANTED. used cars and trucks, late
COAST-IN PONTIAC,
400 Block Fla. Ave. NE AT 1900.
SCHLEGEL & GOLDEN,
Georgia 1900
'37 CARS--ANY MAKE.
YIN r pay $50 above market Immediate
cash For quick action phone Me. 31S9.
SEE US BEFORE YOU SELL.
Tat III
POHANKA SERVICE.
1l26 goth st. NV. District 9141.
P. U. C. LICENSE.
Also cab with P. U. c license. EN-. 1853.
IMMEDIATE CASH!
ropPP99R S GhEAN LATE sAr n Mo N,ES,
F0FDf poS STTEvEot AND B RHekk9UTHs'
MUST HAVE Coon RUBBER.
LOGAN MOTOR CO.,
18th ST. NV; BETWEEN K AND L.
STEUART MOTOR CO.,
eth i. AND NEW YORK. ,AyE.NW.
WILL PAY
HIGH CASH PRICES
FOR YOUR
Chevrolet-Ford-
111s slT1sSTf - 91T sf TIp' soN
Hyattsyille. Md. WA. 1900.
WANTED, FOR CASH, late
model Chevrolet cars, station
wagons and trucks. Immedi-
ate action. Write or phone,
we will come any distance.
Chevy Chase Motor Co., TIPS
Wis ave. WI. 1856.
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You can place Want Ad" In
The Evening Star as late as IL
o'clock tonight. At the business
counter, or If you have telephone
cali MA. 5000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
CHRISTMAS TREE
SUPPLY ADEQUATE
Dealers Well Stocked;
Weekend Prices Lowest
in Long Time

Fears expressed by local residents
few weeks ago another Christmas
may have to be spent without a
Christmas tree have been wiped
away by the abundance of supplies
here. A survey of the city disclosed
all dealers are still well stocked and
it was evident no one would be
turned away with a tale of shortage.
Prices over the Weekend were re-
ported considerably lower than they
were week or two ago when the
supply question RENAME duncertain.
Dealers who were reported asking
as much as dollar a foot then
have reduced their prices to about
the level of last year.
Anticipation of a shortage sent
many local dealers north to super
wise sutting of trees and to obtain
supplies directly. The practice was
so widespread, it was reported, that
the shipments here exceeded all eX-
pectations. No OPA limits on price
have been set but the large supplies
ar expected to curtail high rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
SOUTHINCTON co.
in HOSPITAL PLAN

With hundreds Of members en-
rolled, employees of Peck, Stow &
Wilcox Co. Of Southington have
become participating group in the
non-profit White Cross, the Con-
necticut Plan for hospital care, j. c..
Hurst, White Cross manager for the
central Connecticut area, said to-
day.
They will be protecting them
selves through this group plan
against unpredictable hospital ex-
penses, effective January l, 1914.
In addition to the employees en-
rolled, hundreds of their family de-
pendents will also benefit.
This brings the total number Of
Connecticut persons provided for by
the White Cross to more than 343,-
600.
Other White Cross gro2pS 90.
Southington include employees of
the Town of Southington, the Board
of Education, Clark Bros. Bolt Com
pany, Southington Bank and Trust,
keslee Forging Company,
Heights Garage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
MANY PARTIES
over WEEKEND
600 Children Enjoy Tool
Program; Same Number
at East End FrOlic

More than 1000 children attend
ed Christmas parties sponsored by
factory groups and fraternal organ
izations over the weekend.
Each of 600 children who attend
ed the party of the Waterbury Tool
Company at Temple hall received a
gift from Arthur DAILY representing
as Santa Claus.
The committee in charge of the
Christmas program includes Nor
man Couch, Jerry w. Youz, John
Fitzgerald, Mary Hodson, Joseph
Lezotte, Mrs. j. T. Skehan, Arthur
Dusseault, Rocco P. Mara, Robert
Westberg, Louis Manzo. Arthur
barley, Ann McAdam, Peg Nc
Grath, Mrs. Hazel Derouin, Har-
old Munson and Eddie Howard.
Dennis j. Mccarthy substituted
for Edward Leonard as Santa at
the East End Community Club
party at the Hamilton theater
Gifts were distributed to 900 chill
dren who attended.
Edward Bergin was chairman of
the party and Helen Leary CO.
chairman. A large committee of
club members assisted
Three hundred and eight children
of members of the American Brass
Association were feted at the rooms
on Bank street, as Mrs. Beatrice
Freethy sang Christmas carols, &C
companied by Miss Dorothy Chris
man, Carlson's orchestra furnished
the music.
The arrangements committee
consisted of Asa J. York, Edward
j. Mcdonald, Edin F.. Barth, MI
DeLeo, George Erik, Clifford Con-
rad, Louis Martina James Nc
Kellar, Anthony Lupone, Henry
Vollers, John Caffrey, Earl Branch
Dave German, Thomas Denihan
and Adrian Stokes.
Assisting were Mrs. Clifford Con-
rad, Mrs. Joseph Schilling, MIS-
Grace Cross, Mrs. Betty Hunter
Miss Rosemary Garrity, Mrs. Hazel
Spur, Miss Victoria Spur and Mrs
Beatrice Booth.
Miss Amelia Mazzeo played the
accordion for carol singing at the
party of the Florio Post and Aux
illary Italian American World Wal
| veterans, at the posts rooms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
SECOND CHURCH
GIVES PAGEANT
Douglas Benedict, Martha
Mcknight Pleasing as
Pinch Hitters

A pageant play given last night
at the Second Congregational
church forum depicting the age
less and unchanging sameness OF
suffering and oppression since the
beginning of man, was enthusiasts
tically received.
Illustrating the analogy between
the oppression of the conquered and
humble in the days of Christ's life
on this earth and today in Europe
and China, the play opened with a
scene depicting the peasants of the
days of Palestine going forward to
pay their taxes while following at
the end Of the procession were Nazi
soldiers forcing payment from
Europeans of today. Other similar
scenes portraying the brutality Of
the ancient days and today's op-
pressorS also were shown.
Following these scenes came the
pageant, made up of characters
who have fought for freedom, down
through the ages since the days
of Christ. Portrayed were st.
George, Joan of Arc, the early Pill
grims, and SO on.
Prior to the pageant, John e.
Hines, actor and entertainer, en-
acted Dickens Christmas Carol"
taking the part Of Scrcoge as well
as the other characters.
The play and pageant was written
by William Vosburgh, Jr., and di-
rected. by Mrs. John C. Walker and
Mrs. H. J. Stettbacher.
Douglas Benedict cid a grand job
as narrator in pich- hitting for
Howard Tracy who was laid up at
home with illness and Miss Martha
Mcknight scored as soloist for Mrs
Beatrice Freethy, who was also laid
up with illness.
Next Sunday evenings forum
guest will be Phillip Noble, traveller
and photographer, who will give an
Illustrated lecture entitled, Charms
Of Old New England"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
Another Tribute

Use Of the now famous drug,
penicillin, has resulted in check
ing the spread OF osteomyelitis
Of the jaW-bone after IS years of
suffering on the part of a a local
woman. Mrs. M. j. Dempsey of
AZ Clifton avenue, who had I'M
successfully resorted to surgery
and sulfa drugs to cure the in
lection, has reported that after
80 mechanically injections of
penicillin at Massachusetts, Gen
eral hospital in 6oston, the spread
of the disease has been checked.
Mrs. Dempsey stated that it
was through Mrs. Roosevelt that
the drug was obtained as at it's
present slow rate of development
1t is released to the public in but
small quantities.. This is the first
case of local treatment being APP
piled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
Loyalty Paws

A award of one thousand dol
lars has been made to Miss Mar
garet Varnelli, 20-year employe
of the w. T. Grant store here in
Waterbury. Letters of congratula-
tons were received by Miss Var
anelli from w. T. Grant and r. H.
Folger of the company.
The presentation which was
made by Dennis j Scanned, store
manager, was given the employe
for her Conscientious, diligent and
faithful service to the company
Miss Varnelli who is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Var
anelli of Avon street, said that
she would put half of the award
into war bonds to "help beat the
enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20

prayers to God for those in dire
need. I go so far as to say that I do
not see how we can accept the good
gifts that Christmas as to offer
unless we have the satisfaction of
knowing that we have given some
thing for the help of those who suf-
fer the heavy ravage of war.
p this is by way of preface but
some such preface seems to me in
evitable when we speak of the mes
sage of Christmas today. We have
to do something to resolve the para
dox of Christmas joy and good
cheer in a world at war. I cannot
believe that anyone can take
Christmas lightheartedly in days
like these. What was it that Tiny
Tim said, God bless us, every one"
The every one" these days, the
every one" of the great world fam
lily gives us soberly to think, to
pause, to pray.
But Christmas looks forward!
Christmas begins with life, with
birth. The message of the first
Christmas was given to world more
heavily burdened with dread ana
fear than our world. In the days OF
Herod there WAS no hope, as you
might say, anywhere in the Roman
world except for very few faithful
people in one small province on the
borders of the Empire. And Jesus
came to fulfill that hope of the
Messiah, to lift the dread and the
hopelessness. Christmas m e n S
eternal hope, hope that beckons
us far beyond the horizons of time.
Perfect love casts out fear" With
the story of Christmas we have the
opening chapter of the greatest
story ever told, story lived in
power and glory. If you can make
the Christmas story your own in
very truth, you conquer fear and sin
and death. You have won your i'm
mortality!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
ST. THOMAS LIST
HONOR STUDENTS

The following boys and girls of
st. Thomas School have attained
distinction in scholarship for the
December marking period:
Grade 3-Barbara Costello, Rich
ard Feest. Richard Kerins Charles
MacKay, Marie Pugliese, John Rosa,
Elaine Verrastro.
Grade 4-Dolores Iacovino. Helen
Greaney, Rosemary White, Maureen
Hayes, Elizabeth Sullivan Shirley
Cote, Claire Mcdonnell Shirley
Ciaro, Lucy Saptarsiero, James Neil.
Grade 5-William Beland Frances
Crocco, Ralph Demers, jean Feest,
Francis Manfred, Francis Solomita,
Edward Thibodeau, Nancy Bradley,
Grade 6-Denise Conway, Barbara
Dunno, Anita Fitzpatrick, Barbara
Koskey, Robert Liebreich, Kathleen
Lorusso, Vera Quirk, Jane Samela,
Joseph Tigue, Eleanor Verrastro
George White.
Grade Lorraine Beland, Patri-
cia Kirby, Patricia Sullivan, John
Delaney, Donald Stable.
Grade 8-Alton Klobedanz, Caro-
Ign McCue, Walter Misavage, Lillian
| North.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20

miracle. johnson then dropped
back into the trench to see If ne
could attack them another way, still
determined he would knock CUT
This machine-gun nest. He decided
he would take the chance Of crawl
ing through the crisis crossed barbad
wire, trying not make unnecessary
noise, for he knew if they heard CT
saw him coming through this baro-
ed wire, they would kill him, as it
was impossible to get out Of this
barbed wire, or protect himself
from gun fire or hand grenades if
he was detected. Finally, after 10
minutes Of crawling through the
barbed wire, he found himself n
an open space behind the machine
gun emplacement. Then with his
Colt As in one hand, grenade in
the other hand, and, when he was
within 10 feet of the enemy's ma
chine-gun emplacement, he saw II
German soldiers firing at his four
companions with their machire-gun
and rifles, and one German officer
giving orders and directing their
fire. He knew it was go or die" De-
cause he could not take cover now.
johnson prepared his hand grenade
and took aim with his Colt As and
shouted, Hands Up. They looked
around in amazement and saw him.
Again he shouted, Drop your guns
and put your hands up or III blow
you to He'll. They then raised their
hands over their heads and sur
rendered. Johnson then marched
the 10 Germans over the top OF the
Battalion Commander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20

The consciousness of being need
ed makes one feel important.
Even a cry for help upon the
street is stimulating. For time.
at least, that appeal can lift us out
of the lowest mood into selfre-
spect: we cease being ciphers and
become integerS--We are needed A
mother felS significant il a family
that depends on her; father feels
important when his son turns to
him for counsel, as Robert Louis
Stevenson said, so long as we are
loved by others, would almost say
that we are Indispensable; and no
man is useless while he has a
friend
The great social workers, mis-
sionaries, scientists, feel significant
when some area of need opens
which they can enter. For youth
to feel that the world has no use
for him is one of the most blighting
and whitening of harms; to feel
that he counts because he is want
ed is one of the most stimulating
of incentives. DR.. Arthur E. Nor
gan even says: Lack of something
to feel important about is almost
the greatest tragedy a man may
have
Jesus throughout his ministry
kept laying his hand on unlikely
people, saying, You are needed, and
so awakened in them a transform
ing respect for the Importance of
their own lives.
The consciousness of having per-
sonal possibilities makes one feel
important.
What man is worth depends not
so much on what he is as on what
he may become. When. therefore,
in a life however marred and COM
monplace there rises the vision of
personal tomorrow better than to-
day, the sense of significance rises
with it. Anything is important that
has potentialities. All good homes
and schools play upon this motive;
no youth ever lowered who lacked
it; and as for religion, its power
over men. awakening their self-re-
Spect with Transforming effect, has
lain largely in the fact that, as
Professor Hooking says, "The great
religions have spoken i'll of original
human nature; but they have never
despaired of its possibilities,
The consciousness of standing for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
SpOtlighting
Santa Claus in Reverse

Four hundred and eighty-seven
dollars were stolen in two separ-
ate robberies On Saturday night
in Waterbury.
At o'clock, a middle-aged man
walked into telephone booth at
KunkePs drug store on East Main
street, and shortly afterwards
walked out with $287, the days
receipts at the stores postal sub
station, which had been left in
a bundle in a cash drawer three
feet from the phone g, u
About two houl5 later, Jacob
Zakheim, lis Bishop street, an ice
house owner, was accosted by two
men on Bishop street, who took
5000 from his pockets after a brief
struggle. Mr.. Zakheim could only
identify his assailants as being
colored.
Detective Sergt. Joseph Petit
and Detective George F'lavin are
investigating both cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
9R. MEAD FINDS
british SEEKING
Understand US
By DUDLEY ANN HARMON
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY DUDLEY ANN HARMON
United Press Staff Correspondent
London. Dec. 20-(UP)-The ques-
'on most asked an American lectur-
in Britain has changed in four
ears of war from Does everybody
n your country have a marble
winning pool?" to what can we
earn from America to help trans
iorm our educational system"
Britons today have ceased to re-
gard America as exclusively the land
of gangsters and glamor. Instead
they are aware that most OF the
greatest artists in Europe are now
in the United States.
That's what DR.. Margaret Mead
anthopologist and author of the best
selling "And Keep Your Powder
Dry" finds after amonth's lecture
tour of town halls, factory canteens
and youth hostels.
Largest in proportion of questions
asked her is "How can we two peo-
Piles understand each other bet
ter?'
Miss Mead recommends American
literature, but admits herself that's
hard one. She had to translate
her lecture on our home life from
American into English when she
found audiences didn't know what
she was talking about when she
mentioned window shade" ''bu-
reau" and faucet They say
"blind," "chest of drawers" and
"tap."
"It's easier for us to understand
English literature than for the Eng
lish to understand ours" Miss Mead
told the United Press. 1--WE know
al about English villages because
we were brought up on GalsWorthy
But ours is a new society and the
English have no background for it
They've never read Bret Harte, 81
John Steinbeck's 'okies' come as 9
complete shock to them"
Among the nuggets of informa-
lion impaired to British audiences
the precocity of the American chile
comes as the greatest surprise. Am
/ erican children are answering tele-
phones and cleaning the family cal
before their British opposite num-
bers are out of the nursery.
Labor-saving devices which the
American takes for granted come az
the next greatest surprise to people
here. Women want to know how
they can get the telephones, the
running hot water, and the ice box
es which will allow them to play
a greater role in community life.
Youngsters and workers in mills
and factories from Tyneside tt
EClydeside display the most curiosity
about America because they're the
Emost enthusiastic moviegoers, Miss
I Mead discovered on the tour she re-
Gently completed for the Ministry
of Information.
When movie-minded youngstel
I here asked Miss Mead whether il
4 was true that all New Workers wore
/. lights in their hats to stop taXls
she decided to incorporate as par
tof every lecture:
f 1.-The films are not a photograph
4 of American life. They're Cinder-
leila stories laid in a never-nevel
Hand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-20
EYerYthing's 0. X.

Attorney A. Henry Weisman
who left last week to visit his
son at Rollins College was issued
gasoline raticns for a One-way
trip to Florida, it has been re-
ported at the lOcai ration board.
Numerous inquiries were made
by persons curious to know where
the lawyer obtained sufficient
gasoline to make the long trip.
1t was explained the Weisman
car will be left in Florida for