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Evening star., 1943-04-14
Take My Word for 1t
Rather
Continued from Yesterday

Yesterday we learned that
rather" and the other so-called
broad A" words are pronounced
with the fiat "a" as in gather,
lather, by the large majority of
speakers, probably not less than a
hundred million" to quote Web
sters New International Diction-
ary, Second Edition, and that the
broad A" Is somewhat customary
in and around Boston, and in and
around Richmond, and by few
speakers in New York.
My recommendation has been and
continues to be: Do not affect the
broad A." If you were reared on
it, and it is native to your part of the
country, use it to your hearts con-
tent, provided that you are not a
professional broadcaster or acting in
motion pictures. My reason for this
warning is that, except in the locali-
ties mentioned, the broad A" Is
looked upon as quite deadly affec-
tation, and is the subject of ridicule.
Nothing is more ludicrous than an
occasional phony broad A" in the
speech of persons to whom the typi-
cally American flat a" is the natu-
raj and customary pronunciation.
No. I'll take that back . the most
laughable thing is to hear broad
A" in a word in which it should
never be used-"mon" for man,
''hoppy" for happy, "trof1c" for
traffic all heard recently on
the air.
To broadcasters and actors espe-
cially my sincere and friendly ad-
vice is this: Unless you learned the
broad A" at your mothers knee,
forget that such a thing exists, for
it can only get you in trouble. Since
radio and pictures must play" to
Nationwide audiences, any trick Of
speech that strikes the majority as
an affectation or as an evidence of
high-hattedness" is particularly
fatal. Hollywood "diction" schools,
please copy.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Crime Doesn't Pay! No. 746

Alfred F. Parker Of Portland,
Oreg., contributes this crime hand
with the generous comment that
"the mistake probably was due to
carelessness as ordinarily the Grim
inal' is a shrewd player"
East dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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The bidding:
East. South. West. North.
Pass 10 81 80
Pass ~ Pass Pass
Pass
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Uncle Rays Corner

An eagle saved the life of a deer
one day in Scotland. Almost surely
it had no desire to save the deer,
but the result was the same as If
the act had been planned. This is
what happened:
Two hunters were looking for deer
in the highlands and sighted
stag with q fine pair of antlers
through a pair of field glasses.
Quickly they began to make their
Evening star., 1943-04-14
1~egz l94

Ten illustrations by Frank c. Pape ao-
pear in the picture leafet. "Africas Peo.
pie and Customs" If you want COPY,
send a sef-addressed envelope bearing a
3-cent, stamp to Uncle Ray in care Of
The Evening Star.
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior Star
Every Sunday.
You can place a want Ad" in
The Evening Star as late as IL
o'clock tonight. At the business
counter, or if you have a telephone
call MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-04-14

There were several "misdemean-
ors" in the bidding. South should
have opened with one spade; West
should have been content with
mere tWo-club overcall; North had
an extremely sketchy free raise, and
East should have given his partner
raise in clubs. But the real crime
occurred in the play.
West opened the club king and
shifted to the ace and another spade.
South won. drew trumps, cashed his
spades, ruffed his last club in dunn
my, and led diamond. When East
played low, South put up the king
to win the trick. On the next dia-
mond lead, West won with the
queen and had to lead a club,
which North ruffed, while South
discarded a diamond.
The criminal and his crime are
fairly obvious. 1t should have been
as apparent to West, without seeing
his partners hand, as it is to the
reader, who can see all the cards,
that holding on to the diamond
queen would be fatal. The only diff
ference Is that you can see that
East holds the ace and ten of dia-
monds, while West can only hope he
has them. If South has either of
these cards there is no chance to set
the contract; because East has them,
however, Vests dropping the dia-
mond queen under South's king will
leave declarer no way to avoid the
loss of two diamonds and the game.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and, with your side
vulnerable, you held:
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The bidding:
Schenken. You. Lightner. Jacoby.
Pass IA Pass 20
Pass "a Pass a.
Pass 50 Pass Ga
Pass CD
Answer-Six spades. Your partner
cannot possibly have the club ace,
the diamond ace-klng, the spade
queen and either the heart king
or a singleton, else he would not
have bid mere four spades earlier
in the auction Without all these
cards you do not wish to bid a grand
slam.
Score 100 per cent for six spades.
| Question No. 1853.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
Schenken. You. Lightner. Jacoby.
Pass IA Pass 20
Pass "a Pass ~
Pass CD
What do you bid (Answer tomor-
row.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Buy bonds. Give up that trip you
had planned, and give a bomber a
trip to Toxic.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
SiraYer College Of Secreiarial Trainiuu

Homer Building. Thirteenth and Streets
education. Graduation from high school required
ter any Monday for review Of shorthand dictation.
Stfayef graduates are superior applicantS-pre-
e to make excellent records in competitive exam
ZION to beginners classes in Shorthand and Type.
Kesistration once open day and evening. Cali in
Evening star., 1943-06-20
MENACE
Continued from preceding page

why, L" Then. defiantly;
"Of course l like him. A lot. He's
gentleman
Then don't make him unhappy.
"Will you quit lurking around,
just for tonight"
Maybe you've got something
against him."
What are you talking about?'
Bill tipped his hat and went away
without answering.
Lucy went to the ball with Lorin
Roberts. 1t was a relief not to see
Bill lurking in the shadows. Monday
morning Lorin Roberts did not come
to work. There'd been car accident
when he was driving home.
Hes lucky" the boss said to
Lucy. His car was insured. and it's
not worth a dime now. All he got
out of it was a couple of bumps.
He'll be back to work in week
Bill was waiting in the lobby that
afternoon. "How's your friend?" he
asked.
She gasped as suspicion flashed
through her, and shrank from him.
II was playing poker all night
Saturday." Bill said. with five
other guys. didn't leave the table
He was prepared with an alibi!
He was on the defensive! Guilty.
Lucy ran out to a taxi parked at the
curb. "Hurryr' she told the driver.
"Hurryr' Home, she locked herself
in, felt fear well up in great waves.
Who was Bill Shook? What
lengths would he 60? Lucy had Won
dered, vaguely. at certain newspaper
headlines: TILTED sUIToR SHOOTS
GIRL, SELF 81 LOVED HER,
SoBS KILLER -. BODY FOUND;
SEARCH FOR LOVER.
What kind of people did such
things? Who were these shadowy
beings who knew no law? What was
this unsavory fringe of humanity
that decent people never know? -.
Bill Shook was a savage. stalking
a trail.
Lucy ran away. Got new job,
down in the Mission district. New
apartment. Told nobody.
IHEN, in FIVE days. she walked in
and Bill Shook was lying at ease,
waiting.
She changed her clothes, fixed
her hair and face. I'm ready" she
said. going out.
Where to, sweetheart"
Bill, please leave me alone"
I'm nuts about you" He looked
her slowly up and down. kid"
he said. you're a knockout"
She'd sent Dave a change-of-
address card. Somehow she had to
have his regular Tuesday letters.
but she couldn't write to him. She
was ashamed to. and afraid. She
couldn't get Dave mixed up in this.
In time he would forget her. if she
Evening star., 1943-06-20

Q1On WIltc. DIG Aouiul SO OdCk
to him. Bill would follow
She was afraid to think what
might happen if she tried to run
away again. Bill knew so many peo-
pie.
Almost every night she was with
him they ran into some Eddie or
Joe who'd just blown in from Seattle
or New York or Chi. The world
wasn't big enough to run away from
Bill Shook. She knew this; but still
she saved bit by bit from her small
wages and pretended to make truce
with him. The goal was two hundred
dollars. That would take her to the
farthest corner of the country. She
would just vanish, 60 far and dig
deep. There could never be surrender
to Bill Shook.
liz SAID to her one night. Il don't
like to see you working" He'd been
showing indications of impatience
at his waiting game.
Cant we just keep on like we
are?" she asked. She was wondering,
Can / wdit TO s0re those serenity
eight more dollars
You've got spunk. l like that"
Weeks drifted. Bill, sure of him
self, saw her several times a week.
But he might phone any evening.
Hi, sweetheart. What's new?" She
knew she was supposed to be within
sound of the phone when not out
with him.
One afternoon. coming off work,
she stopped in the doorway. staring.
Her hand came slowly to her throat.
She couldn't believe it for moment.
Dave" she gasped.
She rushed to him. and the slow
strength Of his big hands on her
shoulders was real. solid. wonder
full. Big. awkward Dave, with blue
serge suit he'd had for three years,
and something just bit odd about
his haircut. Lucy" he was saying,
II thought Id better come and see
you"
Dave, it's grand to see you"
We've been apart too long He
looked round the street. I've never
seen so many people. Where can we
get away from them?"
"You drove down."
Cars in a garage. They drive too
crazy here for me"
They took streetcar, and walked
in the park. The asphalt path was
the dusty lane they'd walked along
when he used to carry her books
home from school. The same birds
chirped in the shrubbery. The same
something brought them together
for the same kiss.
Honey" he said. Il got to think
ing and | had to come. | guess that's
why you stopped writing, SOS Ia
get to thinking came for you. 10
A. - "
Evening star., 1943-06-20

Movth-happy ever offer! Don't put off the
happy day your corner druggist will get
you hitched whenever you say! How about
now? Pop the question and you'll stick to
Kolynos for life!
Evening star., 1943-06-20

OF course, we don't advocate divorce-not
if you're really welded to your present denti-
frice But if you think brushing your teeth is
a bore, if you're tired of getting paste in
the mouth-weve got the solution!
Evening star., 1943-06-20

Bubbles over with enthusiasm. kolynos
Tooth Powders doubly -bubbly foam gets
around-even in between your teeth it helps
scare out any "gremlins''' hiding there. Your
teeth feel clean-your mouth tastes clean.
Evening star., 1943-06-20

II you want to propose to the swellest- -tast-
ing tooth powder this side of heaven, make
date with KOLYNOS! You'll take shine to
the way its TWO polishing ingredients help
brighten your teeth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

Fiji D'ORSAYS inability to
obtain train reservations from the
cinema capital caused a last min
ute change in the star billing this
week at Club Casanova. The pc
tite French singing Coincidence
was forced 20 cancel a. result,
and last night Helen Kane, the
"boop-a-doop' girl, opened in place
of Fiji. Miss Kane. as you remem-
Der. won renown as the voice in
those popular Hollywood cartoon
series titled Betty Boop."
An acrobatic tumbler, Billie
replaces Bob Hopkins as
OF ceremonies. Billie pre-
sents supporting talent which in
cludes Jan Latin, novelty act;
attractive Marvella, who works
with Samuel and does an individ-
ual dance routine; Natalie and
Howard. dance pair whose spe-
cialty is an Indian adagio number;
and Sandra. acrobatic dancer.
Charles "Toasty' Paul directs
his orchestra for shows and dane
ing. Each night there's n special
dinner show at 7.30 o'clock and
dinner dancing starts at z p. m.
PALM BEACH-More fun this
week with the Fanchon Trio cut
ting up for plenty of applause.
Numbering two girls and man,
they combine acrobatics and music
for a second successful week.
Della and Drigo. versatile ball
roomistS. present their interpreta-
tons of Latin American and
modern rhythms, while Gleason
and Sanborn score with their
Musical Cocktails" combining
the rhythmS OF some half a dozen
instruments and climaxing with
their "blackout' puppet routine in
which they put strings Of fluoreS-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
This Actor Buster off Stage Than On

80 he dropped everything and came
out, even having TO miss the last
performance OF Eileen"
TITS fun and I really get a
kick out Of working with Miss
Greenwood" Martin said, "but
it's not all child's play with that
kidnapped baby. III you don't
watch things carefully, the
baby's cry Is likely 10 come out
Of the radio and the broadcast
out of the bedroom"
This extremely likable young
Irishman is married 10 a very
young wife, who gave up
acting TO become Mrs. Charles
Martin.
He has two children. a 2-year-
old daughter and an infant son,
who doesn't make half tho fuss
that his father does with the re-
corded cries backstage.
Both Charles and his wife arc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Starting Times
For Screen
Features

m 40 m. - Night 10 Rsmemser. .
1888 a. m. 2:5f, sos, s:is p. m
BRoADwAY CAPITOL - "Gentlemar
jim" ~ 20 ass. 1875, 1855 =. m. One
% our Aircraft Is Missing, IL a. m,
2 80. 8. $3.50 .. m.
CINDERELLA - Desperate Journey
1890, $3.50, $50. 10 Q. m; "Dumoo,
2 30. $50, p. m.
CINEMA-"Boru." -. 21O. i:2O. $50,
$3.50, II p. m; Rama p. so, 3, $40
7:2o, $40 ,. m.
FISHER" Desperate Journey" 1890.
3;47. 7;0t, 1911 p. m; "Dumbo,' 2'A5'
Q. e:i7 p. m.
Fox-"chlns Girl" 12:A5, 4Os. 1877.
f0.4g y. m when Johnny Comes March
inE Home" ii;ib. ass, 5;57. s;l5 p. m.
MADISON - Fantasia. 1912, ASS,
$40, s:24, 10t7 p. m; The Great Gil
dersiseve." 1i:i0 a. m; l:54' A:Ss' 7;22'
S.45 .. m.
MICHIGAN - "once Upon Honey
Henry Aldrich, Editor" II a. M 2:2s'
5.b6. a:24 .. m.
PALMS : STATE - yankee Doodle
Dandy" 1i:io a, m, i'a5, 4Ao' 7;2o'
1910 p. m.
PARApIsE-Andy Kirk, 23s, $40. 7:3s,
1910 p. m: kid Dynamite" i:25, 4,
s.27. s;3b. 1870 p. m.
RIVIERA-"Despersts Journey. 1890.
1884. 71S, 1912 p. m; "Dumbo'' 2'5s'
6:03, s:27 p. m.
R-K-o UPTOWN" Desperate Journey -
3:O5, 6:25, $50 p. m; "Dumoo'' 100
1850. s:15 1885 p. m.
EMITTED ARTISTS - "stand By for
Action. /" 1870 n M asa, .s.3a, 10 %
p. m. Eyes in the Night" i'22, S;oo'
~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
New Taylor Revue
At Three bbb

BETTE TAYLOR'S new hot
swing musical, "Hoi, Hoi." had its
gala debut at Club Three 666 last
night with a big cast of new and
old sepia favorites adding TO its
effectiveness.
Topping the revue are the Three
Speed Kings. tap and eccentric
dancers, and Dennis Allen, mimic,
whose Impressions range from
Sam Taub, noted radio sports
commentator. TO Cecil b. DeMille,
famous motion picture director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Niqht Club NeWs

cent costumed puppets through
their PAGES.
Gus Howard is the table-hopping
master of ceremonies. who is be-
coming more popular with Detroit
ers by the week.
Don Pablo's orchestra does the
music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Nv CHARLES GENTRY

HANDSOME CHARLES MAR
TIN is one actor who has a buster
time OF it behind the scenes than
on stage.
Although his role as the state
officer who tracks down the kid
napers in the current Charlotte
Greenwood comedy hit. Leaning.
on Lefty" at the Wilson, is an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Location Luck

DURING THE first 20 days Of
production on Preston Stureis
The Miracle ~ Morgsn's Creek. :"
the company worked 81 on loca-
ton. being driven into the studio
~ rain for only two days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
New Pie Tosser

MARY MARTIN tossed her first
pie demon meringue) in a picture
during a scene in True TO Life"
In fact, she threw six pies into
the face of Tom Kennedy, comedy
actor, before the director, George
Marshall, was satisfied with her
work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

ADANS-"Pittsburgh i.04 AS. 7:37,
10 "a m "A Night 20 Remember,
1893 a m, 2:5f, sos, e:iS p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

important one. he has a much
bigger assignment backstage.
The action of the play depends
entirely on having several things
happen at the same time and
Charles has to cue all of these.
He has TO see that the baby
cries at the right time, that the
radio broadcasts at the proper
moment and that doors open and
close on schedule.
"DAsHING" FELLOW
In fact Charles is literally a
dashing young actor when you see
him backstage and his timing has
to be so exact that when Lefty
went off 10 Australia, Martin and
sound effects went right along.
When Charlotte and her hus-
band, Martin Broones. decided to
come 10 Detroit, they wired Martin
TO see If ne couldn't come and
make the noises. Charles was play
ing in my Sister Eileen on
Broadway, which was due to close,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

on their way west, where he Is
slated for a screen test. although
he may do a play in Chicago en-
route.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

SAKS-Sammy Morris is well
coined back and is right back in
stride again, producing plenty of
laughs as he masters the cere-
monies.
Jackie billiard, the handsome
young singer, is brought back for
encore after encore, and Claude
and Andria, 1.-THE ballroom team,
present their Interpretation of
modern dances with a sophiStica-
ton 10 prove their popularity.
Anita James taps several fast
routines, while Doris Bay presents
agile acro-control numbers. The
Debonairs are poppy and smartly
costumed in new production rou-
tines.
Charles Lubin directs Del Del
bridges orchestra for the show,
dancing, and Madelon Bakers
singing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-28
Leaves No Privacy

It's terribly maddening. Mrs
Beeckman, and ompl e tie ly
spoils ones privacy and ones
comfort and convenience in
having a telephone. So many
people whom / know have this
same hateful experience. / wish
you would start a crusa d e
against these pests.
MRS. G.. F.
I wish / could start a crusade
against this vicious habit. But
IL is difficult 10 change those
professional eavesdroppers, for
they inwardly gloat over their
undencover shopping. And they
are more abhorrent because it's
practically always true that a
Nellie Nosey is also TesSie
Tattler and usually CLOSES her
tattling with some added specu-
lationS Of her own devising. A
most unpleasant and \, often a
dangerous individual.
Curiosity may kill a cat"
but Nellie NoSey always seems
10 have nine lives land Is ears)
completely intact,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-28
I telephone
Listeners
Unpopular
By MARY BEECkMAN
kuthority On Good Manners

NELLIE NOSEY the per
y sistent snoop is a pest a
social menace who makes life
miserable for those whose mis-
fortune II Is 10 have TO share
the same telephone line or mail
stand.
Nellie NoSey. who never
seems 70 have any business Of
her own TO attend 10. is a glut-
ton for shopping into other
peoples business. burning with
curiosity at the prospect of find
ing out something, anything,
about somebody. anybody Espe-
cially when she thinks she does
il on the sly.
For example the party wire
or extension rings, and no
matter who the call Is for. it's
Nellie Nosey's too. Because of
the. unattractve personality
Nellie has developed by her
maddenine curiosity she doesn't
receive many telephone calls
herself so she has lots Of time
for other peoples calls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-28
Identifying Click

Apparently she never realizes
that she can easily be diSCov-
cred by the click as she lifts the
receiver or by the obviously
open wire, or if she does realize
il. she doesn't care. So, under
cover of her silence" she has
an orgy of listening TO those so
completely at the mercy of her
unSpeakably rude intrusion.
Party liners viii all sympa-
thize with this plea:
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN;
Now that you've been writing
about neighborhood pests
radio pests. barking dogs, ma
rauding children and so forth
-. won't YOU please write some
strong words about the noSey
people who always listen in on
telephone conversations | have
a two-party wire. and my noSey
partner listens in 10 every word
] say. Never does she put the
receiver back on the hook until
the conversation is finished.
I'm happy TO say that have
no illegal business. but still ]
don't want her 10 know what l
order from the grocer, or what
the doctor advises me about an
illness, or what my relatives or
friends and / are talking about.
And when / hear her receiver
being taken down. ! can't tell
the one who is telephoning me
that H call back later for
later" IL will be the same old
procedure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-28

She's feminine! he'slovelyi Then give her Christ
gift that will appeal to her patriotic, practical
viewpoint! And give her one with just touch of
the luxury she loves, as well! Combine the two and
touch her heart get her some lovely, durable
lingerie! Federal's have marvellous selection of
shining rayon satins and smooth rayon crepes, in
tailored types perked up with lace trims! Under
the smmest dresses or outfits the graceful lines will
please her. Tearose in sizes $40
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-21

the numbe of hours liquor couId
be sold at bars Srd in package
stores.
CHILD CARE
Senator Frank w. MiXtel, Re
publican, Exeter, submitted re-
port Of a senate interim committee
on child care in which it was as
serted conditions in some private
child care homes were "deplor-
able" He said he would present
remedial legislation next week.
The child aare committee on
which former Senator John Phil
lips of Banning, was chairman,
recommended a state appropria-
ton for distribution to counties on
a matched dollar basis for eStab-
fishing day nurseries under con-
troll of county officials.
1t also urged that the states
right to license and inspect board
ing homes for both children and
parents be defined by legislation
Legality of such control has been
challenged, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-21
Arizonans Face
Hatch Act Charge

PHOENIX. Jan. 21-CUP)-Hear-
ings on charges brought under the
Hatch Act began here today for
three members of the State High
way Commission, the State Engin-
ecr, l3 Highway Department en-
ployees and one former employee,
Charges against the 10 accuse
them of violation of the Hatch Act
by the collection of a political
kitty" for former Gov. r. I. Jones
during the 194C and 1e42 primary
election campaigns.
Special agents of the Y. S Civil
Service Commission, who will con-
duct the hearing, arrived here sew
eral da-s ago to make final ar
rargements. 1t is understood more
Than 80 Highway Department en-
pioyes have been aubpoenaed as
witnesses.
If found guilty, the 18 are sub
ject to dismissal for Is months.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-21
Bard Cotton Men
Take AAA Loans
ToProtect Price

Many cotton growers of the Bard
area are putting the.r crops on the
loan plan with the Agricultural Ad-
iustment Administration, Rudolph
Miller. secretary Of the Imperial
county organization, declared
Thursday.
BY obtaining loans for farm
stored cotton they are able to sell
It later On rising market, Miller
said.
He urged that cotton growers of
the FL Centro area follow suit by
contracting himself in his office at
$50 State street.
Miller noted that many loans
made on barley and wheat here are
row being liquidated as farmers
are taking advantage of high prices
to sell their crops.
Rice loans for county growers
may also be arranged now, Miller
said