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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-05

probably the least ,.ama.,,o
Nor'n cleared trumpS in ,hrc.
rounds. scored three hign d;nmn,,.
ior club discards. and ruUcL -
i"lrth diamond in his own bapJ
neihS happy TO find the su,, ,.'
ihaihdcrS evenly split lie returned
10 ms hand with the heart X ami
used the fifth diamond for a dis.
caro- OF his next 10 the las, cn,b
lie had rcckOncd that rns,.s
trump lead WAS To avoid under.
leaiing honorS in other suits and
mat therefor" he very hi;cly na.i
nom IN" club a and the heart q
NOW he tested his firdincs hv
reading Tn" Clis *. Sur, .rr,m,,
East had to win II. anu had no
alternative but TO lead from i,i,
hcart q into the Al o, cl".. Il rluh
Whi'h could be ruticd III one n.,r,
Whiic the other discarded. ~, So.
lected the heart. SO North cot tw,
tricks III that suit. the last ih,n
brihs trumps III both hands II
west mad been :ble To yin .r.,i
TENTH trick he could Il,> -,
through the heart t,n..,. ir.,,,s
u up 10 1t
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-05

J "on. next the *. aal t..l ,..-,r
IN" balance al the dIemrI,i. ~,
Tie watched the d.auar,ls. T.. :,
hrSt two s!"ughS v."r" me hear;
ana ,. to SFow ne inter. lei Ia nm
tect that suit. West responded hv
traShinG his heart y. hear; ] and
then the club 10 and sDa,:r O
With his best two spaJrs and
cub q left. West WAS ruined ,nrn
when South lcd III" hra": ; ,n,y.rj
The 4. having held also The sral,.
. and club IN the .,lm.v. ami
the spade AS III his own hand. If
west had discarded h.s club = -,
TINS heart. tn" = would have ,ynn
the twelfth trick IN d:l.nmv and
the spade a would have been tn,
thirteenth. So he discarded IN.
spade J Thercupon South came
from the dummy with the spad. 3
to the A dropping the *. AMI the
) scored the final trick Tho
squeeze had been scored hv 4 sujt
IN which only one trick was taken
by the squcczcr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

amused sheriff answered
The girl" had forgotten 10 shave
The lure of lager distracts many as it did
Abraham Gaznsky.
How could I report my change Of adj
dress when the local board is located right
next door to my favorite bar and grill - he
asked II pass the board each night, but I'd
lose lot of time stopping in there.
Delfin Saillant 80 was much franker in
admitting his love for the polished mahogany
counter Still weaving unsteadily he told
the F. B. L.
Register? Why Mister, how could
have done that? I've been in a constant
state of drunkenness for the last two years."
Sartorially- conscious, Luther Dove, 26, the
self-styled Lucas Beebe Of Harlem. flushed
in embarrassment when arrested in his street
clothes.
II couldn't report like this" he apologized,
but as soon get my dress suit out OF
hook I'm going around to see them"
Louis Brander, %, took off his gray fedora
and gestured to his receding hairline.
I'm taking special treatments for thin
ming hair, and when I get good crop up
there III report" After a reflective pause
he added: do you think the Army would
give me the treatments ?"
Occupational pride surged through one
middle-aged registrant when asked what he
did for living.
Sir" he squared his shoulders, Il am
professional thief!'
Guam Shek Tong looked like little man
with a terrific burden when he told a special
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

Il was born in this country strictly against
my Will! l am a subject OF Halle Sclassiei''
Vernon Odcll Dowdy %. arrested in Gulf
port, Miss didn't like this country either
Where's my draft card7" he repeated.
Here It is" With that he tore open his
shirt 10 expose two tattoos: One a syastika
the other. the name Hitler
Funniest thing happens" Sidney Cold
man, Of Brooklyn. told the +. y / Every time
1 start out for my draft board my car stalls
Then when the board is closed-whaddva
know kick the starter and il goes
Martinez Himenez Al Of Brooklyn, hadn't
registered, and expressed amazcment when the
agents told him there was a war going on
"Oooohhh," he pondered. that explains
why | see so many men in uniform"
Marvin Altfeld. So Of Brooklyn failed TO
report for induction Arrested and asked why
he answered: Because 1 wanta' be available"
Want to be available" the agents echoed
incredulously.
Yeah, that's right. After this things over
y'know, somebody's gotts' be around 10 help
settle the post war problems and l wanta be
available"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

at the draft board, he again shrugg
shoulders in embarrassment at his IN
to read and write English
Have a cigarette" a mild-lookinE
man walked over to him.
Startled for a second. the man an
nounccd that he had suddenly acquired
the necessary inspiration and conf
dence" TO pass his literacy test.
The man whose appearance supplied
this divine afflatus, as you have prob
ably guessed, was a Federal agent who
had supervised the business titan's
citizenship test
Another registrant ran away from
his Midwestern home and like flee
ing felon two jumps ahead Of pur-
suing Pinkerton, didn't stop until
he reached Minneapolis. MINI. There
he sought bscurity from the
armed army by joining the Salvation
Army.
An unregistered farmer in a sparsely
populated section Of Texas, climbed off
his pillow and challenged the f. b. !.
agents 20 prove" this country was at
war, He told them he worked 13 hours
a day. never went TO town, never lis
tened to the radio. never saw paper
and never heard of the war!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

Nillph6hs N'bio vi NpilAtIll'i
Incidence, is the excuse fire.
quently given
They wanted me 10 be
there at 7 o'clock in the morn
ing what are they running.
a night shift" countered
one reeistrant. Mine o'clocks
my deadline for being any
where"
nneth Douglas, 20.
awakened at his home in Har-
lem. admitted he was just too
lazy TO report.
do 1 work ?" he repeated
the distasteful word. Il did
work in a New Jersey defense(
plant, hut 1 had 10 get up
early. so / quit. Man I'm
just always too tired"
Arrested for failure to re
port for his physical test
Joseph Lehman, %, Of Brook
lyn. explained:
They examined me once
and put nae in AZ III, sa'te--
fed with that classification So
why should l let them have
another look ?"
4 man in Huntington,
w Va, Ticking an imaginary
speck from his clothes, SAID
"On registration day it was
raining. ! didn't want TO get
my feet wet. so l stayed home
The fastidious delinquent
lived in a cave in the city
dump grounds
Samuel Bayfields started
out being mad" at Harlem.
when he was arrested for fail
ure to report. The more ne
talked the more his hatred
mounted and gathered terri
tory Finally he shouted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

piece.
"Oh no! Oh, no. no. The hat stays RICH
where il Isl" He backed away, swooped u
his discarded clothes and stomped out of tn
room.
His brother. New York City policeman
appeared with him at the hearing.
For years I've been trying to get
him 10 take his hat off He wears 1t
all the time-when he takes a bath,
when he shaves when he sits down at
the table" 4
The rcgistrant, only 80, was as 4
bald as a newly laid eggs and hyper 4.
sensitive of his slick skull. After
much cajohng and persuading, Asst. ~
u. S. Attorney K. Bcrtram Friedman
achieved a master stroke Of double
6ntendre
why don't you join the Marines?
They don't have 70 take their hats off
TO anybody
The boy is now taking his basic \
training at Paris Island with the
Il $ Marine Corps
a mercenary world was out to
sIan another registrant he believed.
Soothing with rehcllous wrath after
his blood tests ne wrote abusive
letters 20 his local board and 20 New Yorl
state Sclcctivc Service. Director Arthur
Y McDcmott dcnouncing them as "a bunci
of thieves for stealing my blood and selling
d. Subpcnaod before Federal authorities h,
returned home and wrote them letters threat
cuiug "to sue tho Government for the 10 cents
spent for carfare.'
one man still lived in tho warmth Of long
departed glory when arrested for not return
iDg his QUESTIONABLE. Asked his occupation
he reflected injured pride because the f. b. !
agents had not recognized him
81 am a movie star" he announced
Fortythrcc years ago when only few
months old he had appeared AS the baby
n the breathless mclodrama, "The Baggage
Coach Ahead"
The mythical first prize for masqueradna
goes 10 23ycarold North Carolina youtl
AAho Transformed hi- room into an elaborate
perfmod, frillod houdor Dressed i'm hgt
heels. sheer hosiery plaid skirt Neilk blous,
and theatrical wig ne answered the door
Whom The county sheriff came looking FOL
him. with mascaraod ewes roughcd check.
and scarlet lips he inquired in fascttc
voice
what can ] do for YOU o."
You can come along with mo" tn,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

Didn't you hear about it here on the
farm"
We'll" he drawled there amt nobody
here except my horse, three cows and So
chickens, and | don't reckon they knew about
il either"
Just plain, unadorned lazlness cultivated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

In Washington. d. c., a group Of
chattering Chinese delinquents ges-l
tured hopelessly TO express ignor-
ance of English. But when the versa
tile F. B. l. agents told them in their
own tongue that they could talk to
them in Chinese without losing a
syllable, they confessed The leader,
a 42-year-old Oriental sharpe, alleg.
edly averaged $40, 900 year tutoring
his disciples TO feign illiteracy and
physical disabilities.
The head Of 100000 business in
Houston, Tex, expressed bitter dis
appointment when rejected for litter
acy. He had come to this country
in 1886, and had received his first
papers.
Summoned 10 the immigration of
flee for his final papers, he unhesi-
tatingly read aloud TO an inspector 30
questions. and then wrote the answers
-, LDrU1isb A CoV daVG later back
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
By JOE p. FAULKNER

A IL peace officers
~ throughout the ma
-ttotf- tfteitfltz-d
carIv in 1871 by the F Il l.
10 maintain American Sc
rurity and 20 investigate
draft evaNons To da te
g 500 men have been con-
l1ctcd as draft dcllnqucnts,
receiving prison sentences
totallne moro than 1000
years
The primary purpose OF
the +. 3. I is 10 secure COM
pliance With The law rather
than TO prosecute violators."
J. Edgar Hoover director Of
the bureau told The Amer
ican Weekly, adding 1t is
more important to place men
IN the army than in prison
The following unusual
cases We're supplied by Mr.
Hoover from the official
+ 3 l. files. and by y S.
attorney Matthias F Correa,
IN Network AT typify the
daily flow Of delinquents
through those two offices.
The most Incredible
case" Mr.. Hoover declared.
concerned a group Of regis
trants in Mississippi who
paid "A charlatan doctor in
Clark County IS each for
Hindu style magic OIL Be
fore appearing for induction
they rubbed this oil over
their eyebrows and behind
their ears. This, the pseudo
physician guaranteed, was
absolute insurance that they
would be rejected"
Completes, phobias, fiXa-
tons and imagined persecu-
tons are common wrinkles
ruffling the mental smooth
ness Of many registrants.
One was the case Of John
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

care of her" pleaded a Philadelphia delin-
quent.
The F. b. l. found he was telling a spSdid
version Of the truth. His mother was old. IS.
She poor He had taken all her money
to spend in taprooms He had to take care
OF her" 1t seems he was the only one who
had key to the small room where he kept
her locked up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

New YOTk's Har-
lem Revealed a
Novel Case, That
Of n Young Man
W no Expressed
III IN elf as No
Partisan of the
United states. II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27
The Farmer Chat
Ienged +. r. I. Agents
To prove" There
Was a War, Saving


He Never Went to Town, Never Listened
to a Radio and Never Saw a Newspaper
And the Animals on the Farm
Couldn't Tell Him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

He Wouldn't Take OF His Hat for the
Draft Board ANY More Than He Would
for Members of His Family Even in His
Bath He Kept IL ON. a Brother Said.
He Was Bald and Was Painfully
Conscious Of II.
agent that he gave $4,000 year toward the
support OF his 11-ycar-old wife and seven
other relatives.
Reluctant TO believe a tea-gardcn waiter
could contribute such munficent sum, the
agent soon had Guam Shek's admission that
the 81 900 was about the Chinese equivalent"
Of the 5000 he actually gave his eight de
pendcnts-or about six cents each a day!
One Of the oldest claims for dependency
came from Il printer who told f. +. Conroy
head Of the New York f. y, 1. office:
I've got TO support my partners wife
and our two children !"
Our investigation disclosed" Conroy eN-
planned, that IL years ago this man became
euamorcd with his partners wife. Rather
than lose her. the husband invited his partner
to como and live with them The husband
moved into a rear room and continued To-
pay the rent. The partner paid household
expenses and supported the two children
My poor poor, old mother l have to take
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

The physicians at another local board
couldn't repress smile when a young man
walked over stark naked except for wide.
brimmed hat clamped tightly on his head.
The doctor asked him to remove the top
piece
ooh. no, Oh. no. no. The hat stays right
where il Isl" He backed away, swooped up
his discarded clothes and stomped out of the
room
His brother. a New York City policeman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

Angelo Callura, 10, who answered his draft
summons with frantic letters demanding
written guarantee that no serums would be in
jected into his unpolluted bloodstrcam Ser
uUs contain animal fluids, frightful appari-
ton 10 the ascetic vegetarian from Mt. Yer
non. n Y
My body is clean from years of hygienic
living and l don't want any poisonous serums
injected into It," he wrote
A jury took only four minutes to inject
him into prison for three years where he
was forced 10 submit 10 blood tests anyway
From Yonkers came a boy tortured by
inordnate fear Of needles pricknG his epider-
mis-. He screamed in terror at his blood
tests
oh the needle I can't take it," There
were three doors 10 the doctors office, and
ne tried TO run out Of all OF them.
One youth from strictly supervised home
was SO mbued with exaggerated modesty he
refused TO undress before a physician. in
the Z. S Attorneys office he exclaimed ex.
c,tedly Ia
THE doctor told me 90 take off my coat.
I did he told me 20 take off my shirt and
undershirt and / did that, But when ne
told me 70 take off my pants ! ran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

? June -. 1913
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-16

Military mail transported over seas averages more than 5O,OOO. GOO pieces a week.