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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
LEARN Bridge FAST
9-The Value uf Cards

kfPRAlSING the value "i your
oaidS Is called hand valuation
telling your partner what YOU
mold Is by means of vcur bidding
system. Most good players urv.
hdaEs bid III about the sam" way.
using what Is usually clli-d nat.
ufal bidding That - not uulT the
easiest kind to learn. lTt II o. m.h
W efficiency. ana Furthermore. -
Nhe foundation for the uurIiui.i
or artificial" systems So let
consider natural bidding
To tell what you hold. YOU mist
INST know the meanings attached
10 bids by the players vru air
sure TO have as partTrr,--au
opponents - most of the time.
Practically all are agreed that a
SouAd opening bid of suit such
as l'Club or l-IIcart, shoulJ mol
ue made unlcss hand contains a
c't better than two high card dc.
iehSive tricks. I, usually called
9ulck tricks or honor tricks
me simplest way TO count them
S 10 have at least n total OF two
made up Of these combinations
H'k' 2. 40. 1i:. a. /. K-Q. /.
ana Xxx. !! The "x" means any
10" card Or cards The bit better
man two" can consist of an extra
nan trick. or n o.. or a couple Of
SS Your hand also should have
number Of other qualitic. II ynu
n'sKe bid. so that. If YOU wind
up as the dcclarcr. YOU may cx.
pec' TO take your share Of The
lumber Of tricks for which you
o'u. Your high cards are more
'aiuabIc then. because you do not
provide against their being
Jumped by the opponents after
.wo rounds. You then will usually
touht ,ht on three high-card tricks
"e'hg taken in any suit in which
you you nave that many cards So you
s'a aI Value your high cards on
oMefcht o.. basis Don't try to mem.
WIG 'hese. but look them over.
Distributed ty King /
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31

Those values are the ones which
the cards VIII have. on the aver
aye. m actual play. If You or your
partner should become the declur-
,r they are based on funda-
mrr'il raj" of play, about which
vuI "Eii hear more later. II IS
this An honor combination usual
lv has I greater value when led
to"Iri than when led from. For
instance. If thcr" IS an acc-qlicen
IN your hand ana you lead one OF
those cards. you probably wlB
take only one trick But you woulI
expect 10 lead toward the COmbi-
nation from the other hand
When you 10 that. il the first
opponent plays low card. YOU
put in the queen. which viii win
trick If the first opponent had
the king. but not If the second
one has IT. Hence. half Of the time
you will get two tricks with the
aCc.uuecn and half of the time
only one. its average bcirg III
tricks
In that same fashion. leading
'oward guarded king. you get
trick with II # the first oppo-
ucnt has the ace and none IF the
second has So its average Is a
half Ry leading toward the other
combination shown. you will IN
the long run average the NUM-
hcr Of tricks stated after each.
Study them and see why. A king
lack plus small card or cards.
for instance. will thus take two
tricks If the first opponent has
both the ace and queen and none
II The second one has both, hence
the average is one trick. Rcmcm-
bcring how to value them will EN-
able YOU 10 do il at the table.
without mcmorizing all OF those
figures,
Tomorrow: A Sound Opening Bf.
a,urss Syndicate. Inc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31

DIR. Clcnd"mimg will answer
Questions oi general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31
'CAlAM1IY TOWN b. ELLERY QUEEN

Good morning." h. uroo,,,
rhrsrdMIly. Enjoy the lecture last
;. II was interesting" Nora looked
distressed. and IIcrmionc preoccm.
p!'H' 5" hilcry began to go into the
house. ''' ''ie
"Mr: Smith" said Hcrmy. "Ob
dear, ! don't know how to saw ~
Nora dear" ~.
"W hat happened here last
night asked Nora.
"iiappcmcd?" Ellcrylooiedblopl
:. l mean with Pat and Carter
You were home"
"ls anything wrong?" asked FL,
lcry quickly.
III course there is. Pat wont
come down 10 breakfast. She y,r.t
answer any questions. And when
Pat Sulks-" ''
II Iatcr'S fault" Ifcrmy burst
out. 81 h"aght there MAS son,.
thlng queer about her headache
last night! Please. Mr.. Smith. if
You know anything about it-if
something happrncd after we went
To Town Hall last night which her
mother ought to know"
Has Pat broken off with Cartpr
asked Nora anXiously. "No. Won
don I have TO answer. Mother. you'll
SIMPLY have to give Patty a talking
to: She cant keep doing this sort of
thing 10 Cart"
EIlcry walked Nora back to the
little house. As soon as they were.
out OF CarshOt of Mrs. Wright. Nora
SAID: OF course you had something
To do with it,"
- parr.cd Mr.. Queen.
We'll -. don't You agree Pats
IN love with Carter? I'm sure you
could help by not making him jcal-
Gus"
Mr.. bradford" said Mr.. Queen,
would Ice Jealous Of"
81 know. Hes 50 hothcaded. tool
On. d"ar.' Nora sighed. "l'm max
ing u mess Of il. Will you forgive
me? And come III to brcakfast?'
YES 20 both questions" And as
he helped Nora tIp the porch stems
he wondered lust how guilty he
really WAS.
Jim was full of pulitical talk and
Nora she was wonderful. No
other word for il. though, F,ll.rv
and listening. he could
detect 10 least tinkIc of falsitv. II
WAS Il termination TO dismiss the lei
ter incident of the previous eve
ming Us fantasy.
Pat arrived. With Alberta and
eggs. in a rush.
Mora, How nice" She said ne
If nothing at all had happcncI
Morning, Jim, Eurrv, ! iust f.I,
the impulse To look in ON thr love.
birds :"
jim stared. "Lo, Patso?" He
rrirn"d. Say. You are rrnwn-up,
Let me look. Yen. \ real glamour
girl. Smith. envy you. If | were
:. bachclnr--"
Ellcry saw the swift cloud darkcn
N"ra'S face. She pressed more ,of-
fee on her husband.
Pa, Lcri ,.,,,,cr;r,, cho ..
, yc,v Good nr,rcse rorIJr,, Inal,
linn in Inc eve Ent Nor, xae s',>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31

on the carpctins. Il moment later a
door bang.
rat MAS gaping at the spot Jim
mad Just vacated.
EiIery got up and walked with
out noise To the foot of the STAIR
case. After Il moment he returned
to the breakfast table.
lies IN his study. think. Heard
nm lock he door d. Here's Nora"
"Whcrc's Jim?" asked Nora IA
she Set the eggs down.
Upstairs. answered F.llcry.
Jim she called.
YES. Nora" Jim rcappcarcl on
the stairs, pale but ri.idly con-
trollcd. He had his coat on, and car
ried several unopened letters OF a.-
sorted sizes.
Jim! Is anything wrong"
r"nr?" he laughed. II never
saw such a suspicious wuiu,r,I
What should b" wrong"
Il don't know. But you look SO
pale"
Jim kissed her. "You ought to've
been nurse. Well. got TO hc going.
oh. by the way. here's the mail.
The usual junk. Bye, Patty! Smltnl
See you soon" Jim raced out.
After breakfast. Ellcry said
something about strolling in the
woods behind the house and excused
himself.
y half hour later Pat Joined him.
She came hurrying through the un-
dcrbrush. looking back over her
shoulder as if someone were chus-
ing her.
Il thought I'd never get away
from N"ra,' Pat painted. She
dropped 70 a stump. "Whon,"
E!lcry blew smoke thuughtful!y.
Pat, we've got to read that letter
Jim just received. 1t stirred him
tremendously. Somehow this morn
inE's letter ties in with the re-, Of
this puzzle. Can You lure Nora out
Of the house,"
shes going TO High Village this
morning To do some shopping.
There's tn" station wagon"
Pat kicked Il twir. Then she
sprang oil the stump. Il fee! awful
spying on her" sh" moanvd. But
what els" can We do"
81 doubt ii well find anvthiur"
said Ell"ry as Pat let him into
Nora's house with her durlirnt.
key. Jim locked the door when he
ran upstairs. lie didn't want to be
caught doing whatever It WAS
he did"
In Jim's study, Pat set hcr back
against tn" door. She looked iII
The aEthur-dctoctivc smifrrd. And
went directly to the iircnlace. II
was clean except for a smaI! mound
of ash.
He burned IT," said Pat.
"Hut not thoroughly cmough.-
El!rry. you've found some
thing!"
"A scrap that wasn't consumed
by the fire.
Fat flew across the room. Ellcrv
was examining Il scrap Of charrcI
paper carefully.
Part IF the cnvclnpc?"
THE flap. Return address. But
the address has been burned of.
Only thing left is the scndcr's
name"
Pat read: Rosemary ITaight.'"
Her eye. widrmcd. "Jim'S sister
Rosemary! lhc one he wrote those
three letters 10 about Nora"
Its possible that" E!Icry did
not finish.
"fou were going To- say its pos
sib!c there was II mrz, letter ",
didn't find. because he'd already
scEt 1t! And that this is the re-
mains of his sisters answer"
"lcS." Ellcry tucked the burnt
scrap away in his wallet. But ON
second thought I'm not So sure.
Why should his sisters reply bother
lim 50 much. il that's what i, is,
No, Patty. this is something G:f-
.vrrnt, something new"
But what"
"That," said Mr.. Queen. "is what
we've got to find out" lie took her
Irm, looking about. Lets get out
i here
Go be continuoD
C,.Hr!.lt l., I.';lr Err,uSC 90:
Di,'gIGg.-i ., klUg l-AttI-s ~.t....,lr I.s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31

slippery mud baui.S or concealed
tree trunks or Swapping turtles.
or poison IVY or Sns.l"s. IL l. =
great improvements all ri"ht and
don't want to be Il xii. iuy Lut
without precautions tuvr" Is dan
ger Of nasal infections and rom
s"quent ear infections from pro
!ongcd and under water swimming
pool aquaticS.
IL may come "a complete sur
prise To you hut If you think about
II little you'll see that i; is true
that humaD beings wvrc urvc!.
meant for an underwater exist
encc. This is not entirely To say
that they are not fishes. because
lots CT wnrm-blo0dvi and air
breathing animals spend a lot Of
time under water. But such, like
The hIppOpOtamus and the pur-
poiSr and the manatec and TIA.
pciican. were cauug cuOu~h t. go;
1t liked up with Muturr Ea,ur.
that water doesn't enter their
HOStS OF ears.
The pelican. for instance. has no
eN;eina! opening To the nose -.
all, ~ that whcu their bra;s are
closed. a. they are when diving. 40
water gets into the upper Y,spiru-
tory Passages.
If you 20 up real c,u.c 20 a
hlpp"pOtamus Il -, this ...rnl
handJ you will lind that wlr.. Eu
has very larg" nosuIis he uAs a
membrane that he can close r.,.r
them and the nose and throat sru-
cIa.lsts to the hipPupo,uuIi ;yH mo
hc does close them Whenever U.
submcrgcS. So also ma.at,...
seals and alligalurs. Althou-h IA,
p"rpo:Sc spends his entire lIfr IN
III" water lis nasal mucous m..4-
bgamc is little better adapted than
mans 10 contact with sea water
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31
SYNOPSIS

lnCOknitO Us ElleTy omlth, NJ {. g..
Queen is visiting war industrial
WriEhtsvillc to write Il novel. He
leased 4 house from J ohm L. Wright.
a banker. which had been designed
by the latter and his wife, Her
mione, as honeymoon home Tor
their eldest daughter. Nora. Her
hance. James Haight, had disap-
peared on the eve of the wedding.
Her sister, Lola. lives apart from
the family. The youngest Miss
Wright. Patricia. is going with"
the county prosecutor. Carter Brad
ford. Suddenly Jim" Haight re-
appeared and soon lie and Nora are
married. At the wedding, Ellcrv
saw Frank Lloyd. Nora's former
suitor. skulking behind ] weeping
willow. Before the honeymooninr
Haights returned. Ellcry moved to
the Wright home next door. and
resumed his novel, thinking the
supposed Calamity House" link
has been laid. He called on Nora.
who. with Pats" help. was install
ing books on Il shelf, when three
envelopes fall from volume.
Nora paled as she read the enclo-
sures: then tainted when her hus-
band entered, frightening her in his
halloween mask. Later, Pat" sur
pTised the author hunting for those
letters and calls him "Ellcrv
Queen" They found the letters in
Nora's hat box. the three addressed
10 Miss Rosemary Haight, Inns"
sister. and dated in red crayon:
ll/2S. l2/25, and ~. The letters
are ominous. The book from which
they had fallen originally is one on
toXicology; 4 passage on arsenic is
marked in red. Ellcry asks Pat"
TO keep secret watch on Nora and
Jim" Outside. Cart" Bradford
suddenly looms in the darkness be-
fore Ellery and Pat" and is de-
nouncing the latter.
CHAPTER TWELVE
you lied to me" raspcd Garter,
He matcrialiZcd: no hat. and his
chestnut hair angry. Don't hide in
y bush, Pat!"
I'm not hiding" declared Pat,
"and it isn't a bush, it's a tree" She
came out of the darkness, too; and
they faced each other.
You told NE over the phone tha,
you had Il hcadachcw
YES"
you said you were going to bcd." |
81 am"
Don't quibblc!'
"Why not? You raise such unim- !
Portant points. Attorney Bradford" ." |
Carriers voice cracked. "You lied |
to get rid of me. You didn't want !
me around. Iou had u date with |
this scribblcr! Don't deny it,"
IL do deny it didn't have :. date |
with Ellcry."
That" remarked Mr.. Queen |
from his observation post, hap
pens TO he the truth"
Don't you butt in. Smith"
shouted Garter. I'm trying To keep
my tcmpcr.'
Mr. smith" grinncd and held his |
peace.
you don't have to be sneak.
Pat! II you don't want me, say So"
blazcd Carter.
This has nothing to do with my
wanting you OF not wanting YOU"
said Fat.
"Wcll. do you or don't you?"
Pats eyes fell. "Nou'vc nn right
10 ask me thnt-hcrC-now."
"AIl right! Have It your way"
"Curt !"
His voice came back in "a below
Of defiance. I'm through"
Pat ran Off toward tine big white
house. Thought Mr.. Queen as he
her slim figure race across
the lawn: In - way it, better
much better. You don, know what
uu're in for. And
Prosecutor Carter Bra ford may
very we'll be an enemy, later on.
When Fllory returned from his
pre- breakfast walk th" nest morn
ur. he found Nora and her mother
v u Lspering on Tn. Wright porch.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-31
Wife Preservers

q nice way 10 cook soft boiled cgys ia
70 hiing saucepan OF water 10 full roll.
ing Doll. using a large saucepan and
plen'y OF water Slip the eggs in, turn of
lhe neat cover closely and allow eggs 10
and serve.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Here is fourth article on what
Other Cities Arc Doing" about
postwar planning.)
BY NELSON SPRINGER

The developments of postwar
planning in the Pomona-San Ber-
nardino-Re edlands area are particu-
larry significant for three reasons.
The first is. as stated in previous
articles. that they have been emf
nently successful.
This success is explained in part
by the fact that postwar planning
is meeting with a ! m oc t no resist
ance To a very considerable extent
every industrialist in the United
States is thinking in postwar terms,
knows that he must plan now for
reconversion.
This leads tc the disclosure of an
obscure but effective reason why
small communities are finding no
difficulty in obtaining suitable in
dustrieS as part of their postwar
economy. The postwar problem, the
reconversion problem is building up
a battle between big and little in
dustry which already has begun.
What that battle is over already
has been spelled out fer us by the
departure Of Donald Nelson from
WPB. Nelson wanted to reconvert
now. The big industrialist didn't
want to reconvert now. Here was the
trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Scouts Fail Goal
On Paper Drive

Boy Scouts and Cubs of FL Cen
tro. Imperial, Holtville, and CaleXico
voiced disappointment Monday be-
cause they failed to reach their goal
of a carload of newspapers in their
drive of last Saturday.
A total of 23,2OO pounds of old
newspapers were collected in the
four cities. The amounts turned in
by various cities:
El Centro-14,620 pounds.
Calexico-4390 pounds.
Hol.ville-1980 pounds.
Imperial-17l0 pounds.
The boys did the best they could,
said FREQ Sterling, Scout commits
sioner. Many of the trucks canvass
ed their districts several times. More
than 100 boys took part"
The groups participating were
Scout troop "a and cub pack 14l
of Holville; troops / and and pack
los of Calexico; troop 85 of Impe-
rial: troops II and rs and packs ITS
and IT'S of Ell Centro.
There will be no more collecting
OF newspaper salvage, it was an
nounced There may be a magazine
Crive later if the boys can make
satisfactory arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
New Drier Aids
In Output Of
Needed PeniciIIin

CHICAGO, Nov 20. CUP)-Dr.
George H. Brown, Princeton, New
Jersey, research engineer of the
Racio Corporation of America, an
nounced that he has invented an
all-electric drying unit which in
cne month can exceed the combined
monthly production of all the peni-
cillin plants operating in the United
States six months ago.
Brown told an audience at the
National Chemical, Exposition that
ready-to- ampules of the drug
can be obtained at the rate of 200,-
100000 oxford units an hour from
a single electronic installation re-
quiring 400 square feet. less floor
space than the average business Of
flee.
He said the system, based on the
electronic science of radio-frequen-
cy heating, reduces the concentrat-
cd penicillin solution to a dry state
for shipment. 1t was constructed
principally from rotator. vacuum
chamber, metal belts. electronic
plates, revolving table, and radio
heat chambers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Finis Written
On Tin Nine

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Nov. 20. GUP)
The last chapter of the story OF
an English syndicate that attempt
cd to mine tin near here-but grew
oranges instead-has been written.
In the middle of the last century,
the British group purchased Csc
acres of land it thought contained
tin-bearing ore. The land was part
of an original Spanish grant of 4O,-
900 acres known as the Rancho E.
Sobrante de San Jacinto.
The tin-mining experiment fail
ed, but w. E. Pedley, English en-
gineer ard father of polo star Eric
Pedley, planted tic ground to or
anges.
The groves thrived and the synd
cate gradually-and profitably-re-
duced its holdings.
The last of the "tin mine"-a ITO.
acre citrus grov~-was sold by the
syndicate today for 100000 to E
group of Riverside citrus growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
70 a Carpenter
who wants an
unusual Job

Cut on the Southern Pacific line =.
out where the grass skitterS when
the train whisks by :. where there
is room to breathe :. eyes, and to
swing a hammer, the railroad has
a Job for you. Building bridges,
culverts, doing railroad construct
ion work with men VINO figure
carpenter too can hammer out
victory tune. CThis, believe us, is
real war work, because your work
speeds the war trainsD Now, down
to brass tacks: You1l live with a
good gang .. i'll Outfit Cars fitted
UP. No housing problem here!
Board at very reasonable prices.
Railroad pass privileges. Medical
services A fine pension plan. Lib
eral age limits. Above all, a job
with a permanent company. If this
sounds good. come in and see us.
We think you'll go for this job.
Apply to local S.P. Agent or SIP.
Employment Office. Room 506, Pac-
ific Electric Building, 9th & Main,
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20. (UP)--
The California youth authority has
submitted to the finance depart
for control of juvenile delinquency
in the state during the two years
beginning July l. an increase of
nearly so per cent over the amount
the agency is spending in the pres
ent two years.
Karl Holton, director of the auth
ority. explained mat the agency'S
program has been expanded rapidly
since August of 1943 when it was
given full jurisdiction over youth
tul offenders committed for state
offenSeS.
One new school each for boys and
girls has been established, he en-
phasized, as well as four new camps
for boys. An additional camp for
boys. at a site to be chosen, is
scheduled to be set up during the
coming two years, he said
Holton also disclosed that the
standard payment of $50 a month
for youths working in camps estab-
lished at Stockton ordnance depot
and Benica arsenal. Previously
youths have beon paid the prevail
ing wage, with expenses deducted.
The authority expects to spend
a total of $6,718,584 during the two
year period, Holton said, but will
receive nearly $1,o00,G00 from army
contracts.
Requests for support appropria-
tons for the various authority in
StitutionS included:
Nelles School, Whittier, $801 ,767,
Preston School, lone, $1,573,485,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
State to Expond
Juvenile Work

Ventura School, Ventura, S518,l77:
Frecot School, san AndreaS, 1923, ,l78,
and Los Guilucos School, Somoma.
S2l9. .562.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
JUDGE HAS SUGGESTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov 20.
UFl-When Robert l.. Keiser told
judge John McNelis that he was in
terested il improving traffic condi-
tion5. the judge suggested that h.
take the strCetca" and leave his car
at home Keiser had nine overtime
parking ctickers and one signal dis
obedience charge against him when
he appeared in court. He said that
he received many overtime stickers.
let them accumulate and paid them
off about twice a year
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
THREE FOUND DEAD

SAUSALITO. Calf, Nov. 20
CUP)-Police Monday were investi-
eating the deaths of two men and
a woman whose bodies were found
in gas-filled Sausalito apartment
Sunday.
Police reported they found the
bodies of Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, 40
Corte MADEIRA; and Claude G. Nc
Collum, as, lying unclothed on bed
The body of Frank Meyers, 81, was
in an adjoining room, fully clothed
Both men were workers at Marin
Shiryards. The trio apparently had
been dead since Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Imperial Valley Press

r;staDusnea fpr. 20, 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday, in combination with the
Sunday Posi- PRESS. by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company. 625 State
St, FL Centre, Calf,
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President.
A. c. Johnston. Vice President and
Advertising Manager; Mrs. Logan II.
jenkins. Secretary.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn. West-Holliday
Co. Inc. national representatives.
Rates, dncluding Sunday Post-Prcssl ::
Single copy SC; carrier paid-in-ad-
vance: l month, 81 90; 2 months.
S2.75; 6 months. S5.25. ] year. $1,000.
BY Mail: l month. S1.00: , months,
$3.50: months, $3.50; l year, $500.
Outside of California, SIC per month
flat.
Entered al El Centro. Calf, rost
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
SPEEDIER RECONVERSION

The small industrialist, with a
payroll of not mere than 100000,
could convert almost at will. The big
industrialist. with huge plants, with
a vast array of tools, most of them
worthless except for the production
of war goods, needed time. The big
industrialist had grabbed off most
of the war gravy. He wanted to be
able to grab off most of the post
war gravy. But. if he could not delay
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Ell CENTRAN FACES CHARGE
OF ATTEMPTED MURDER

A charge Of assault with intent to
commit murder was filed against
Frank w. Riddle, 36, Fl Centro serv-
ice station operator. accused of
threatening his wife with a gun at
their home at 1923 Eldorado last
Friday.
He is held in the county jail pend
ing outcome Of legal action.
Mrs. Riddle appealed TO deputy
sheriffs fer help, accusing her hus-
band of threatening to kill her.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-20
Germans Retake
ItaEial, Town

ROME, Nov. 20. CUP)-German
forces have recaptured Monte For
tino, five and half miles south
of Faenza, a ccmmunique announc-
ed MonC ay.
Capture of Monte Fortino by
troops of the Eighth army was an
nounced Saturday but headquarters
said later in the day the Germans
1etook the city in a vicious coun-
terattack and pushed a mile and
Q half south to launch tWo attacks
on Conversallc before they were
Stopred by Polish units.