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Evening star., 1943-01-06

"eol opelleQ tne QeuCe OF spades,
dummy winning with the jack. De-
clarer drew another round of trump
with the king, then led dummy s
singleton diamond. East daringly
played low and West won with the
diamond king. He returned the
nine of clubs. dummy winning with
the ace. Dummy returned a low
club, East winning with the 10, and
East then led his last trump.
South won and ruffed a diamond
in dummy, returning to his hand
with a club ruff to ruff another dia-
mond. East's ace fell on this trick,
but South had no way of return
ing to his hand to make his two
good diamonds. Dummy still had
to lose three heart tricks and South
was set two tricks.
It's pretty clear. that South was
the criminal. but do you see lust
where his crime occurred? Try to
spot it for yourself before reading on.
South's crime occurred at the sec
ond trick, when he drew second
round of trump. He should have
led dunlmy's singleton diamond at
once. If East ducked, South would
eventually have trump with which
to enter his hand after East's ace
was ruffed out. If East put up the
diamond ace, South could lead the
queen of diamonds through Vests
king for a ruffing- -fnesse.
Even if the opponents attempted
to remove entries from the South
hand by compelling him to ruff
clubs or hearts, South would still
be able to make the contract, For
without consistent trump leads by
the opponents, South could make
three ruffing tricks in his own hand.
together with dummy's five trumps
and two side aces.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable, you held:
A A 10 8 54
"s2
0 Q3
+ 10 762
The bidding
Lightner. Jacoby. Schenken. You.
10 Dol Pass IA
70 Pass Pass 90
AnsWer-Bid two spades. Your
partners double shows strong
hand, so there is no danger of al
lowing the opponents to bid a game
by reopening the bidding Your
partner may have a good hand with
only three card support for spades.
Your rebid at this point will indi-
cate that you have a five-card suit.
For all he can tell, you may have a
four-card suit and an entirely
worthless hand.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
so per cent for pass.
Question No. 1,275.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Lightner. Jacoby. Schenken. You.
10 Dbl Pass IA
% Pass Pass "a
Pass 3A Pass 90
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1943-01-06
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

The surprising thing about the
word OBLIGATORY is that it is
practically impossible to mispro-
nCunce it,
I have checked the word in nine
accepted dictionaries, and find that
opinion is SO widely divided that I
hesitate to report a definite first
choice. 1t is a tossup between:
ub-LIG Guh- -TOE-ree
and: OBJ Zig ig-uh-TOE-ree
Other sanctioned pronunciations
are:
b-LIG-uh- -ter-ee
OB-G-GAY'toe-re
Evening star., 1943-01-06
Crime Doesn't Poy-No. 135

There's nothing exotic about to-
days crime hand. Nearly every
time you sit down to play bridge,
some player at the table gets
hand of this type-and usually mis-
plays it.
East dealer.
North South vulnerable.
x @ J73
. A 63
8 4
= k1os42 k1os4 n 80
4972 KO.J105
AA9 65
Y j
Q @ J65 So
i 8 4
The bidding:
East. South. West. North.
IA Pass ~ Dbl.
Pass IA Pass 3A
Pass "A Pass Pass
Pass
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
JAPANESE BOMB
ALLIES AT BUNA
Enemy Town OF Ambon Hit
By Our Planes In Re-
prisal Raid

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS m
AUSTRALIA, Monday, Feb. IT,
(R-Japanese warplanes yesterday
bombed Buna, Alliedoccupied town
on the northeastern coast OF New
Guinea, the high command reported
today.
The former Japanese base, which
was captured by the Allies last Do
cember IA, lies about IT'S mil be-
low the strong Japanese strong.
hold of Lac 1t was the first time
the enemy had bombed 1t since u
was wrested from their grasp.
Allied heavy bombers, meantime,
struck strongly at the town OF AM
bon and attacked shipping In the
harbor. Clouds prevented observa'
ton of results but two Of six inter.
cepting fighters were shot down,
while all our planes returned.
Another night attack scored heae
Willy against the enemy airdromes
at Kahili and Ballale in the BUN.
Faisi area. Large fires, visible from
a. distance Of so miles, were started
in the dispersal areas and at least
two enemy aircraft, caught on the
ground, were destroyed.
"The hangar was demolished ana
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
By WALTER LIPPMANN

Bit by bit we begin to see why
the men who conferred at Casablan-
ca were so much more optimistic
about what they had done than was
the world which studied anxiously
the first official announcements.
The advance notices had promised
a more dramatic agreement of the
United Nations and at first it look
ed as if no agreement had been
reached.
Yet subsequent events have
shown that in addition to the mill
tary decisions there was very SUBJ
stantial progress toward political
agreement. It seemed as if Russia
had stood aloof or had been left
out. Yet Immediately afterward
Mr.. Churchill went to Turkey and
soon it was evident that Russo!Tur-
kish relations are improved to
point where an understanding about
the war and the postwar settle
ment has been reached or is in
sight. Turkey is on the vital south
ern end Of Russia's European from.
tier and is therefore an acid test OF
what can be done to reach con-
structive understanding between
Russia and the western nations.
This was followed shortly by a
speech Of the Polish Prime Minis
ter, General Sikorski, which point
ed to Poland's need of East Prus-
sia in order to give Poland firmer
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
Walter Lippmann Says:
Results OF Casabldnca
Farley Becoming Clear

access to the sea than was ever
possible through the old corridor
General Sikorski is in London, has
been in Washington and will, 1t is
hoped, be going to Moscow. A Po-
land with assured access to the Bal
tic would be strong and no longer
inclosed in eastern Europe. II
could, therefore, satisfy the Rus.
slams that its policy would not be
anti-Russian. Assured on that cru
cial point, the Russians would have
no interest in dealing harshly with
the Polish frontier, and a very
strong interest in dealing with II
SO as to win the confidence of Po.
land and Of Poland's friends.
It seemed that China had been
forgotten at Casablanca. Now we
know that Field Marshal Sir John
Dill and General Arnold went from
Casablanca to Chungking and to
India, and obviously they did not
go as sightseeing tourists. Upon his
return the President told us that
I'VE do not expect to spend the time
it would take to bring Japan to
final defeat merely by inching our
way forward from island to island
across the Pacific" The President
would not have said this while high
British and American staff officers
were comforting with General Chi
ang Kai-shek if China were not to
Continued on Page Three Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
BRITISH and REDS
AGREE ON POLICY
Eden Says Countries Ii
Accord On Principles
For Peace

LONDON, Feb. 21.-tR-Britain
and Russia are agreed on the
broad principles of collaboration
for peace as well as on the utter
destruction of the Axis, Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden said to-
day in a speech commemorating
the 25th anniversary of the found
ing of the Red army.
Eden spoke at one of a series
of meetings throughout England
manifesting solidarity Of the two
nations.
Prime Minister Churchill ano
other high government officials
were I'm his packed audience al
Albert Hall. A letter from Pre-
mier Stain expressing confidence
that 'joint offensive operations
to smash the Axis would soon be
possible between the armed forces
of the two countries was read.
Before similar meeting al
Newcastle, Production Minister
Capt. Oliver Lyttleton said that
Britain and the United States hao
already sent Russia enough tanks
to equip 90 armored divisions ano
planes for 400 squadrons.
Eden declared that "where Hit
ler's generalship has failed, the
wiles of Goebbels Nazi Propa
ganda Minister Paul Joseph Goeb
bels) are now in play; every ef
fort has been made and will be
made to foster suspicion and en-
courage dissension between the
Allies
"All the old paraphernalia 1.
out again." Eden said.
"a part in this puppet show i.
played by the bogey of bolshev
ism."
But, he added, 1--WE do not fine
it hard to recognize this highly
colored figure. He is an ole
friend-a survival from the earl
lest days of the Nazi regime"
Stalin's message expressed
thanks to every man and woman
fHov.%sx.,rnI ~. D. r-I
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
CHINESE REPEL
JAPANESE push
Enemy Attempt To Cross
Salween River For 3rd
Time Is Broken

CHUNGK1NG, Feb. 21-(P)-Jap
anese forces trying to extend theil
grip along the Burma road in West
ern Yun1lan province attempted tc
cross the Salween river yesterday
for the third straight day and again
were driven back, the Chinese high
command reported today.
A Japanese attempt to smash the
Chinese in northern Kiangsu pro
vince also was foiled, the com.
munique said. It added that the
Chinese withdrew before converg.
ing columns, carried out count
er encircling movement and at pre-
sent are sandwiching the enemy
with considerable success"
In that area, north of Shanghai,
the Japanese are trying to COM
press a 45-nile semi-circular line
through the lake country from
Paoying to Fowning, near the sea-.
The communique reported no
change in the situation on the HUI
nan front.
Describing the fighting in Yum
nan, the communique said "the
japanese on the west bank OF the
Salween in areas southwark from
Mamienkwan advanced to Mong-
yungkai February 2, but further
progress was halted by the Chin
ese, who inflicted many casual
ties"
"The Chinese also suffered loss
es," it said. meanwhile the Jap
anese, after receiving reinforce
ments, pounced on Lichaipah and
made an unsuccessful attempt to
cross the river the same evening
.'The invaders renewed thrusts
in the direction of Mamienkwan and
registered gains, although they
lost more than 300 men. Heavy
fighting is progressing in the areas
eastward from MamienkWan.
"On the Mingkwang front the
Continued on Page Five Col.S)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
(Continued on Page Five Col. 81

Senator J. E. L. Wade is expect
ing to have introduced Monday
night. into House and Senate OF the
General Assembly simultaneously,
a bill which will give the City Of
Wilmington permission to institute
plans for the purchase and opera
tion of the Tide Water power com.
pany here, the senator announced
Sunday night.
Senator Wade is interested in OBJ
tanning joint hearing on the mea'
sure.
Under the proposed enabling act
the city will be entitled to pur'
chase and operate Tide Water hold
|ings in 16 other nearby countess
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
PLUNCINC AHEAD
New Setback For u. s.
Comes After Rommel
Puts Infantry In Fight
BRITISH HITTING FOB
Eighth Army Occupies Me-
denine And Drives To.
ward Mareth Line

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN NORTH AFRICA,
Feb. 21. - up - German
armored columns have captur-
ed Kasserine pass in central
Tunisia, smashing through
green American troops, and
have plunged through that
key gateway into the batter
ed Allied front along the AL
gerian border, it was an
nounced today.
This new setback came
swiftly after Field Marshal
Rommel had flung his veter-
an Nazi infantry up the
mountains early yesterday to
clear the route for his arm
)red forces.
Turn Back Aromored Thrust
The Americans had turned back
an armored thrust there Thursday,
leading military authorities to be-
lieve that the ''tide has turned"
but it now is clear that Thurs
days action was only an explora-
ton of American strength on the
heights.
BY striking simultaneously at
both Kasserine gap. 35 miles from
the Allied base at Tebessa, and
at Sbiba gap to the northeast with
strong armored forces both on
Thursday and again yesterday.
Rommel was able to conceal which
of the two was his main objective.
British armored units, rushed
southwark to this grave sector,
were thrown into action support
ing the hard-hit American armor-
ed division.
American gunners had only a
few hours to select mountain sites
for their artillery and to camou-
flage their weapons before the ini-
tial Nazi assaults began. Their lack
of experience may have been a
crucial factor in determining the
effectiveness of these preparations.
The French high command late
today said RommePs thrusts
against the French yesterday near
Sbiba had been completely
checked after several hours fight
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
STATE LEGION
HEAD SUCCUMBS
Henry L. Ingram OF Ashe-
boro, Dies Suddenly
AT Residence

ASHEBORO, Feb. 21-(P-Henry
L. Ingram, 46, commander of the
North Carolina department of the
American Legion died suddenly of
heart disease today at $3.50 A. M.
at his residence here.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 P. M. at the First
Methodist church, with the Legion
in charge. Department Chaplain
L. A. Watts of Raleigh will be as
sisted by the church pastor, the
Rev. Paul Martin, and past de-
partment Commander r. L. Nc
MILAN of Raleigh.
Long prominent in business, civic
and political affairs of Randolph
county, Ingram was completing the
eighth month Of his one-year term
as commander of the American
Legion's North Carolina depart
ment. Only last week he was com.
mended by national headquarters
for his part in giving the state de-
partment the largest enrolment
in its history.
The department executive COM
mittee will meet in about two
weeks to select a successor as
commander.
Ingram had served as post COM
mander at Asheboro, district COM
mander and department member
ship chairman before his unani-
nous election as department COM
mander at the Asheville conven-
ton last June. National Com
mander Roane Waring appointed
him last November as vice chair
man of the World War II iaison
committee, and Commander In
gram recently attended the Florl-
da department convention in this
capacity. He was considered an
authority on Legion organization
and was mentioned as potential
candidate for national command.
er.
Ingram served as an officer with
the 81st and seventh divisions DUR
ing the world war and was wound
ed in the Meuse-Argonne often
sive. He wa awarded the Purple
Heart medal.
He was born in Farmer, Ran
dolph county, April 10, 1896, and
was educated in the Randolph
county public schools and the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Ingram was a state senator IN
1888 and 1887, and member OF
the board of trustees of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He was
engaged in the oil and gasoline
business.
Survivors is his wife and two
sons, Henry L. Jr., and John Ran
dolph Ingram; his mother, Mrs.
II. T. Ingram of Raleigh; and four
sisters, Mrs. E. Champion Land
and Miss Foy Ingram of Raleigh,
Mrs. w. H. Redding of New York
City and Mrs. Sherwood B. Smith
of Washington, D. c.
Commander Ingram apparently
| fCor+;,,,od nu page Five Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22

our aircraft returned safely
from both the day and night
operations.
Hits were scored on one large
ship and two medium-sized YES.
sells at Naples, a favorite target
of U. S. bombers, the conmuni.
ques said.
The important supply port on
the Tyrrhenian sea coast in south
ern Italy was raided last on Feb
ruary 16.
At the Ionian sea port Of Gro
tone, 200 miles to the southeast
on the ''sole of the Italian boot, "
the U. S. bombers scored hits on
chemical factory as well as on
targets in the harbor area, it was
announced. Many fires were re-
ported seen in the chemical works.
For the second successive night,
Liberator bombers raided air
dromes at astelli Pediada and Ke-
rakleion (Canada) in Crete and
large fires were observed.
Meanwhile, Malta-based fighter
planes shot up a factory in south
ern Sicily, a communique from
British Middle East headquarters
announced. It added that an ene-
my raider attempting to attack
Alexandria Friday night was shot
down into the sea.
Can italian high command COM
munique, broadcast from Rome
and recorded by the Associated
Press, said Allied bombers raided
Naples ana a half dozen other
communities in Italy and Sicily
yesterday and that Axis anti-air-
craft guns brought down six
planes.
The broadcast admitted dam
age to "civilian buildings" in Ma
pies and said 119 persons were
killed and 1892 injured there.
('Our planes raided Tripoli, in
Syria, and Beirut, dropping bombs
on oil refineries and Dumps" the
communique said.)
The British communique said
poor visibility prevented air oper.
ations over the battle area in Tu.
nisia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
FDR AND S0L0NS
HITTING TROUBLE
Some Republicans Call For
More Caution In We
toing White House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 71.-tR-
Amid increasing differences between
President Roosevelt and Congress
some Republicans called today for
more discrimination in the over
riding of executive policies lest inn
portant governmental functions be
impaired.
Senator Taft (R-Ohiol for one,
proposed the creation Of a "vigi-
lance committee among Senate Re
publicans to survey the drastic ac-
tions recently taken by the House
and make recommendations to the
minority on the course it ought to
take in furthering the elimination
of some government bureaus with
out Gripping the war effort.
The latest issue to be joined be-
tween the White House and the
Hill is the proposal of Senator Nc
Kellar (D-Tenn) to require Senate
confirmation of all appointees max
ing $4,000 a year or more. Presl'
dent Roosevelt's unusual and
strongly-worded expression OF op
position yesterday sharpened the
controversy, which will come to a
showdown in the judiciary commit.
tee this week. The Republicans
may be found upholding the Presi-
dent; Minority Leader McNary OF
oregon opposed the bill, saying that
if the Senate passes upon all the
appointees it will assume responsl'
bility for their conduct of their
agencies.
Taft and others were principally
concerned, however, with the dan
ger of eliminating some valuable
federal agencies. :.
1--WE ought to exercise discrin1-
nation and not be against some
thing Just because the President is
for it," Taft commented. Neither
should any member be for a pro-
posal lust because the President Is
for it."
Taft classed the controversial
question Of the size Of the Army in
the latter category, observing that
Congress had the right to make its
own decision despite the Presidents
assertion at press conference last
week that he had settled the matter
as commander-in-chi
Senator Aiken (R-Vt) said that
attempts in the House to kill OFF
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration without making some
provision for continuing its work
Illustrated that Congress could GO
too far.
Continued on Page Five Col.3)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22

Cut More Than Half
By Point Rationing
Good Bargain Is Had
By Housewives When
Canned Goods Stored

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-(M
Housewives who stocked nm
on canned goods before sales
were halted got a bargain.
For every can on hand in
excess Of five per person, re-
gardless of its size or con-
tents, eight points will be de-
Quoted from the ration book.
But most common sizes Of
canned vegetables under ra-
tioning beginning March 1 will
cost 10 to 16 points; fruits
Is to "a points.
The differentiaI between the
eight-point deduction and the
actual values, officials said,
may unintentionally benefit
hoarders but the aim was to
avoid a complicated system of
pantry inventories and hard
ship on farmers or others who
customarily stock up heavily
in the fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
GERMANS PIERCE AMERICAN
LINES, TAKE KASSER|NE PASS
RedArmyH yHanmering At German
Defenses 81 Miles From Dnieper

LONDON, Feb. 21-(P)-The
Red army hammered at Nazi
defenses "a miles from the
Dnieper river tonight and &C.
cording to the regular midnight
Moscow communique gained
As miles In the drive south Of
Voroshilovgrad, fallen Donets
basin capital.
No new progress was report
ed In the drive toward Dnie.
peropetrovsk and Poltava south
west Of Kharkov after last
nights special bulletin told of
the capture of Krasnograd and
Pavlograd.
But the communique, record
ed by the Soviet monitor here,
said the Russian army operat-
ing south of Voroshilovgrad in
the Donets basin had taken
three more localities, including
Dyakova, which is As miles
below Voroshilovgrad and only
Is miles northeast of Kuibish-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-22
HAVE HARD GOING
Enemy Artillery Pounds
Hills And Plains For
Thirty Hours
YANKS STILL FIGHTING
Tired And Dirty, Defend
ers Come Down From
Hills Ready For More
BY ROSS MUNRO
Press Staff Writer

Canadlan FfeSS StdII WIAtcE
WITH U. S. FORCES IN
TUNISIA, Feb. 20. (Delayed)
- (P) - German artillery
pounded the Kasserine Pass
and the surrounding hills and
plains for 80 hours before
forcing the stubborn Ameri.
can defenders to give ground
and withdraw to a flat val
ley to the west.
Nazi Infantry Moves In
The prolonged artillery concen.
tration with tank thrusts against
the entrance to the pass enabled
German infantry to infiltrate into
the American hanks. Early this
afternoon American infantry came
down from positions in the hills and
from the pass and tank-destroyer
units which had been operating in
front of the pass withdrew through
it to the west.
1 drove in a blitz buggy toward
the Kasserine pass this afternoon
and saw the Americans coming
back from their ordeal on the hills.
They were infantry, engineer and
armored troops. The German in
fantry worked its way into the hills
last night and there was consider
able close-quarter fighting with au-
tomato weapons and rifles rs the
Americans beat them off. But par
ticularly heavy artillery concentra-
ton in the area of the pass at
noon led to the withdrawal and
the troops fell back, tired, dirty
and unshaven, but still game and
keen to fight again.
The spirit of these Americans
certainly is not tagging, even after
this day and a half of fighting in
which the tide turned against
them.
Tank-buster crews with sef-pro-
PEELED guns said they were in ac-
ton against a squadron of Ger
man tanks on the plains just east
of the pass. They said they de-
stroyed or damaged about l5 OF
the enemy vehicles.
The withdrawal to the plain
seemed orderly enough as we
watched from a knoll two miles
from the pass. American tanks
moved along the road to take up
covering positions about a mile
from us. For a while it looked as
if the German tanks would try to
come through the pass and fight
it out on our side, but nothing hap
pened. The American vehicles kept
moving about at the foot Of the
hills, helping the infantry and en-
gineers come out. Two German
aircraft flew over on reconnals-
sance and every gun in the val
lev let go at them.
Then four American manned
Spitfires swooped over us at zero
height to strafe the Kasserine pass
Continued on Page Five Col. y