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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
WORST LEAD or ALL

THERE IS one opening lead
shich Is nearly always the worst
.hat can hc made. from the stand
point OF logic. against either No
trump or suit contract. That is
lead of the suit which had been
bid by the player who eventually
becomes the dummy-if hc had
hsd only on" suit aside from the
declaration IN which the deal is
being played Besides losing a
unit Of timing for Your own
side. III helping to set up winners
N some other suit. IT grants the
icclar"r that privilege instead.
helping him build up assets first.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Society News
TIE SQUIRRELS MESSAGE.
Nv Lille krOnk Lee.

One time | SAW little squirrel
A-Slttin@ on tree;
He cooked his head and waved his
tail,
Then looked right down al me
As il 10 say--"Wcll. what's the
news?
And how are you today?
| think this is 4 jolly world
In which 10 work and play
"Oh yes, work, I'm gathering
nuts
To last all winter long:
They'll feed me when I'm hungry,
and
They'll help L. make me strong.
When Spryngtlmc comes around
again,
III work and play some moic:
So life wIll be- Just lots Of fun,
And never be Il bore"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Club S Open House
Declared Success

Members al the West Ed Country
club reported a mos, enjoyable eve
nInG at the clubs open house last
hIGh,. There was no set program
IUt members ChoS" their OWN means
-! entertainment and 4 delicious
Nupp"r MAS served at il:3O O'Clock
Lovely arrangements of red roses
We're used tor decorations.
Several rounds "l DinGu were pllv-
ed and several tables oi bridge were
III progress.
The house committee -. Tn" CIuh
plans some activity fer the third
Friday night o. each month and c!ub
members are asked lo reserve that
night Tor club night
About 100 We're present al the open
house last night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20

Winston Salem. - The National
Conference o.! Christians and les
mas opened Il regional office here 10
sc!yc the area %, North and South
Carolina. \ regional membership
drive VA, begun at Durham tins
week with Dr. Il. l.. Flowers. prcsi-
dent ui Dukc University. IN charge.
One hundred prominent mon and
women of Durham make up tnat
c"mmum.,y'S original mem pcrShjp
list.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20

!ooM' INC ccntcHp!ecc tor the table
oeihS OF yellow and white sweet
hSar' roses Crystal holders held
white lighted tapcrs.
Al one END OF the table was a huge
oir!haay cake, in honor OF the host
eSS birthday. The cake was served
ny MIS-. X. F. Thompson. mother of
the hostess.
Al the other end OF the table. lime
PUnch was served by Mrs. ". ".
paws. Mr.. ANA Mrs. d. p. Coshill.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Rose. and Mr.,
Thompson served cream and fancy
cakes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Return TO Oklahoma

Captain Franklin Way. 4. s. Army.
and his wife and small daughter have
returned to Fort. Sill. Oklahoma,
after spending II l5-day leave here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper y. Hicks.
and Mr.. and NrS. George Boyd. and
with other relatives in Raleigh and
NORFOLK. Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20

warrant OFFICER Joseph II. Rcnn.
of Henderson. was recently trans
lCrrCd 70 parachute tropp school at
Fort BCnning. Ga. For the past two
years nc has been stationed al Camp
Hood. Texas. and for several months
AZ Camp Bowie. Texas. MIR. Rem
serves in capacity of band director
snd mas organized several bands ana
dance orchestrss since his induction.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Return to New York.

Mrs. 4. J. Romeo and Mrs. James
Nicholas left today for their homes.
III MasScna. \. y. Mrs. Romeo has
been Al the home of her mother.
NrS. Salic Burchctt during her ILL
ness from a fall four weeks ago III
which she broke an arm. Mrs.
Nicholas arrived this week 10 ac-
company Mrs. Romeo back 10 Mas
sv0d. -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
JaSDcr Hicks To Teach.

Jasper B. Hicks Will teach the
Mems Bible class q! the FIRST Meth
OdiSt church tomorrow. il was an
nounccd today. Service men and
visitors in town are always welcome.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Cues To Wilson

Mrs. T.. i. Barrier left this mui aiming
f,r Wilson. where She will Spcnd
the week -rud with her mother. Mrs.
Mrs. J. Il. Mclean.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20

gave " wedding bvcaNra>, for Inc
PowrI.-Lanicr bridal party on the
day oi the wedding at thclr home.
Those present at the wedding
were: Rev. and Mrs. J. +. Lanicy. of
WIntun: DR.. and Mrs. O. L. Bell OF
RlchlandS: Miss Margaret Lanicr. Of
Washington. T. G.: Mr.. and Mrs. b.
w. Powell, Miss Edna Earle Powell.
Miss Hilda Powell Mrs. Thomas l..
Harris. and Alr and Mrs. J. r. Prit-
chard. ali OF Henderson: Nr. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Sylvester ana Mis-.
Avis Whit;cd of R!chlands
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Eastern Star Chapter to Meet

James L. White Chapter No. l99.
order OF Eastern Star. will meet
Monday night al eight O'Clock i'll the
Masonic temple. II was announced
:oday. Members are urged 10 attend
and visitors are invited.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Vile Preservers

To bake pastry she'll. turn pie plate
upside down and put the crust on the
outside. Make heavy edge hy cutting
the crust larger than Is needed and
crinpins II with your fingers. Of hy build
ing a rim ~ narrow strips Of pastry
which have been dipped IN cold water.
Prick the crust all over 10 allow steam 10
ssesp: aad II. Gus. vii not blister "
.t15aE. ,...-..-..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
X X X 4 X X
4 WITH THE COLORS \
X X X X X 4
Arrives Overseas

Mrs Ray Hicks. $50 Andrews Ave-
nuC has received word that her son.
PFC. Ralph l.. PcrkinSon. has arrived
safely overseas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
Small Gains
For Cotton

New York. May 20 Cotton 'r'urc.
opened ten 10 - cents bale higiCr.
Cotton futures closed i've 10 ten cents
u bale higher,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20
FIRST BAPTIST.


Rev. =. Novi.cr' Gardner. Pastor.
Church. II nc morning Worship
hou.. In ~, evening AZ eight o.Cipck.
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pei.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-20

TIE SALVATION ARMY.
Envoy and Mrs. Charles Cooke.
Sunday services:
10 q. m. Sunday school.
II y. IN. prcachinG service.
$50 y. m. Y. = l. Meeting.
: y. m. Open air meeting.
T:3O y. IN. Salvation meeting.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
BY PETER EDISON

Charges by Russ Nixon, Wash
ington representative Of the
United Electrical. Radio and
Machine Workers OF America,
c. |. O., that $4,000 workers in
small arms ammunition plants
would be laid off before April
/ through war contract cancel
lations and cutbacks, today TO-
cuseS attention on one Of the
toughest of the readjustment
problems faced by War and
Navy Department, War Produc-
ton Board and War Manpower
Commission officials.
These officials, while admit
ting that Nixon had put his
finger on one of their worst
headaches. deny his charges that
in scheduling cutback and lay
offs. Baruch report proposals
for planned reconversion were
being violated, that no consider
alton was given to manpowcr
ALLEGATIONS. that most efficient
plants were closed down while
least efficient plants were kept
in operation, that preference
was shown privately-own d
plants, over government-oWned
plants, that preference was
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
LATIN AMERICAN RUBBER

Dr. Earl NJ Bressnon Of Costa Rico, in article
prepared for the Office Of the Coordination Of Inter-
American Affairs predicts thot production Of rubber
in the tropical Americas will survive postwar COM
petition both from oW-cost plantation rubber from
the Far Eost and from synthetic manufacture.
Technically this is true Undoubtedly there will
continue to be some natural rubber produced in Lot
in America land purchased by the United Stotes and
European nations. This true even before the war
created sellers market for Brazilian rubber
But we may just os we'll be reoIstic The amount
Of Lotin American rubber flowing to world markets
is ooina to be small unless the entire setup down
there is revised fost
BroziI, Bolivia and Peru, principal rubber-produc-
inc countries Of the Amazon basin, original home OF
the heveo broziIienss, relying upon wild rubber,
which is costly beyond all competitive possibility.
In Haiti and in Central America some plantation
trees have been storted There ore not enough to
supply the major world demand for rubber. And labor
costs even in Haiti ore pretty high in contrast with
those in Mooyo
If DR.. Bressron is saying thot tropical America
can obtain some economic benefits by producing
some rubber for the industrial nations, then he is
correct. II he nferrng that the United Stotes, for
example, con hope to rely upon tropical America as
its principal postwar source Of rubber, then he is
much over-optnostio, SO far developments thus
far ore concerned.
That is too bad This country would like to get
rubber from its good neehbors in order to have
to supply thot would not depIete petroleum
resources and hot yet could be cut off by the
aggression Of future Nipponese generations.
1t is not Unavoidable If the Amozon countries
choose to open up plantations, which could begin
producing in around seven years, they count up
on hearty cooperation from
But if they have any deo thot we going to
continue paying triple and quodrupIe prices, and
even higher for rubber, otter it becomes available
at normal prices, they due for sod disoppont-
ment
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
GIRL SCOUT ANNIVERSARY

Girl Scouting in Mount Clemens is 20 years OF
age end its sponsors look back with iustitoble
pride to highly successful contribution to the vel
fare Of the community at large.
The fact thot but five commissioners have heod-
ed the organization here throughout its full score
ysors Of service to srhood indicates the firm grasp
that each successive commissioner hos demonstrate
Cd and the progressive spirit that hos dominated
their efforts to insure better physical ond moral
stondard for the generations to come.
Girl Scouting, as a nationwide institution, is Y
years older thon the purely IoeoI enterprise ond had
for it's inspiration the lessons learned by it's founder
JuIistts Gordon Low. from Lord BodenPowel fo-
nous originator Of Boy Scouting ond through his
wifss experience in the English Girl Guides.
Girl Scouts not only help themselves under the
organisations splendid program but contribute
countless hours Of service to hospitoIs, doy nurseries,
the Red Cross and nony other similarly worthy en-
tsrprises.
Girl Scouting builds character ond serves as in
suvanes asanst the evils that beset humanity.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10

ity tney are bias which lay the
groundwork for the correct
contract. When I saw today's
hand played, the bidding went
as shown in the box. When
South bid four spades, he was
amazed to hear North pass.
South had opened the bidding
with one club. Over one spade
he had bid two diamonds, a con-
structive bid.
North, with his six-card dia-
mond suit, should have sensed
Immediately that there was q
slam in the hand, and that
South's our-spade bid over four
diamonds was not signing the
hand off. South had bid clubs
and diamonds, and now sup
ported spades. Certainly North
should have bid either five dia-
monds or five spades.
There is no trouble in making
a small slam. Declarer does not
even have to take the heart fin
esse. He can throw the heart
away on the ace of clubs, give
up a diamond and ruff any other
losing diamonds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-What is a magic square?
Am arrangement of num-
bers in the form of square, in
which every column, row, and
both diagonals add up TO the
same total.
Q-When did the famous
Swedish singer, Jenny Lind,
visit this country?
Am 1880: she stayed near
~ two years, under the manage
ment of p. T. Barnum.
Q-From what is linseed oil
produced?
A-From the seed of the
common flax.
Q - How is Myitkyina, Jap
stronghold in Burma, pronounc-
cd?
A-"Mich-in-auer.'
O - What South American
country is sending the U. S.
quantities of quinine?
A-Ecuador.
Q-What is the national quota
of household fat set for 1914?
A-23O, 100000 pounds, near
~ double that of l943.
Q-What is filigree?
A-Jewel work made with
twisted threads Of silver or gold.
Ireland reached the peak OF ar
tistic perfection in filigree work
in the 10th and 18th centuries.
Q-When was the Great Fire
Of London?
A-September, 1866; the fire
burned for three days.
Q-How many bathtubs will
be made during the coming
year?
$50, 000-for war housing
only.
Q-What and where was the
Field of the Cloth of Gold?
Att was the meeting place
of Henry VIII of England and
Francis | Of France in 1920, sit
uated between Guines and Ard
res. A temporary palace for
Henry covering 10000 acres was
built. decorated with gold.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. SO THEY SAY

Unless the new organization
whichsWe are going TO erect aft
err this war attends sufficiently
we'll TO the economic conditions
among mankind, we shall again
get into the troubles which ruin
ed world recovery after the
last war.-Prime Minister Jan
Christian SHUTS, Union OF s.
Africa.
Any rocket weapon likely TO
be used by the Germans may
we'll be ill-aimed, and will IN
any case produce only. the kind
of damage that we are already
familiar with and can take
shelter against. The real an
swer TO all the enemy's weapons
is. defeat him as quickly as pos
sible. j. Desmond Ber-
nal, British Combined Opera
tons adviser.
We must guard against &C.
ceptlng war emergencies as per-
manent fixtures in the Ameri-
can PATTERN Livingston w.
Houston, vice-president Rensse-
laer Polytechnic Institute.
In the event of military OPP
erations in Belgium, on no ac-
count take flight along the
roads. than in your own homes.
II you hamper movements of the
Germans they will shoot you
down ruthlessly. - Brit | h
broadcast TO Belgians.
II is one of my dictums that
the man who does not do more
than he is paid for doing Is not
worth what he is paid. DIR.
Daniel l.. Marsh, president Bos-
ton Y.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
Rowing Reporters

In fact, no government official
may be a member. The national
committee represents 16 organi-
cations, including the U. S,
Chamber of Commerce (scnior
and junior, the big three Ia
Dor organizations, the National
Association of Manufacturers,
veterans organizations, service
clubs, farm groups, and others.
Present reemploymhent or
ganization and practise promises
that when our service men and
women come home, they will
find that their job-seeking will
not be routine, serial-number-
ed matter, but personalized
problem.
Already there is congressional
legislation pending TO give vet
Grams mustering-out pay, loans
to reestablish them in business,
guarantees of their Social Secur-
ity credit. The President has
asked that funds be provided to
help them continue their educa-
ton, and the request probably
will be granted.
SENIORITY ASSURED
The law guarantees veterans
their former jobs or one equally
good. Civil Service assures them
preferential treatment. The U.
S. Office of Education is now
offering short, intensive, voca-
tional training courses in 200
colleges. The labor unions are
protecting the seniority of their
members in the armed forces.
These aids, and others like
them, will help the new veterans
over the rough times ahead. AS
one Army officer in Selective
Service said: The social and
economic future of this country
depends upon the way we do
this job of reconversion and re-
employment"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE

The bobby sock, that badge Of the Frank sinotro
oddict, is not only rotoned in England, but is going
to stoy rooned the House Of Commons hos decided
Mr.. Sinotro might we'll reflect upon his good for
tune that it hasn't happened here Sinotro without
his bobby.socked ooterie Of odn,irne junior misses
is os unthinkobe as Sinotro without his ncrophone
But who knows, he might have remoned an unknown
IL the younger set had been required to she'll out
stomps for sooks-Sundoy, Monday and oIwoys
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. BARBS

IL Dad forgives poor report
card the way Uncle Sam for
gives taxes, Junior can expect
a trip to the woodshed.
Those who wonder about
Mussolini once in a while need
not worry. He probably took
along his own social security.
It's hard 10 see how some of
the candidates find time TO do
any OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so
busy talking.
Among the synthetics the
world could get along with less
of we might list radio applause.
A headline says gun-toting Is
on the increase. Lots of room on
the hip where we used to carry
billfolds, or something else.
Sympathy is great stuff unless
il makes you want more.
After all, Congress doesn't ar
que over a bill as long as some
husbands do.
sop up the gravy, squeeze
the grapefruit dry, pick up the
bones and tip the soup bowl"
suggests Judge Marvin Jones.
war food administrator. A man
after our own heart.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

George Sanders - He's mo-
vietoWn's No. / amateur lnven-
tor. Among other things. he's in
vented land skis with wheels
and a new way of dialing tele-
phones that works on the push
button method.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS .

y
rect social usage by answering
the following questions, then
checking against the authori-
tative answers below:
!. Should you belittle the
work the women in the different
branches Of service are doing.
if you really have no first-hand
knowledge of the jobs they are
performing.
2. Should you introduce
man who is captain in the
Army as "Mr. Smith," II you
knew him before he was in the
Army to call him captain?
3. Is there any excuse for
civilians not knowing how to tell
what an Army or Navy officers
rank is?
4. When girl and her date
60 to church together, should
she put in her own contribution
to the collection?
5. Should little boys be taught
to shake hands as soon as they
are talking we'll?
Answers
No. And if you do have first
hand knowledge you aren't
likely to belittle what they are
doing.
2. No. Introduce him as Cap
tain Smith.
3. No.
4. Yes.
S. Yes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

siioWl W TIE OlQeT anu more eS-
tablished plants in the east over
newer plants in the middle west.
Specific layoffs which Nixon
listed were these:
$4,000 at u. S. Cartridge Co.,
st. Louis. Mo. government.
$500 at Western Cartridge
Co.. East Alton, Ill. (private).
$500 at Twin City Ordnance,
Minneapolis, MINI. govern
ment).
5000 at Evansville Ordnance,
Evansville, Ind. (private).
1000 at Des Moines Ord
nance. Des Moines, Ia. govern
ment).
$500 at Denver Ordnance,
Denver. Colo. (government).
1900 at Remington Arms,
Bridgeport, Conn. (private).
VARIOUS AMMUNITION
TYPES
While these figures are con-
firmed by War Department and
Manpower officials, they do not
appear to tell the whole story,
and a closer look at the entire
small arms production picture
today helps clarity this situa-
ton and illustrates some Of the
problems that keep procure
ment, production and manpower
officials in a sweat, not just in
this one industry, but in all war
plants.
There are three sizes and
three types of small arms am
munition-.30, AS and Social
Der ball, armor-piercing and in
cendiary. Not all plants make
all types, but some make more
than one.
Demands for the various
types vary with the tactical situ-
alton. Some campaigns use less
than was anticipated, and sur
pluses develop. When SURPRISES
develop, what do procurement
officers do-stop production re-
CARELESS of where it may hit, to
save the taxpayers money. or
keep on full production to keep
people employed?
Total employment in all small
arms ammunition plants as OF
Jan. 81 was $4,000. Total cut
backs scheduled must, unfort-
unately. lay off 41,300 men, or
about Is per cent Of the work
ing force.
LAYOFF FIGURES
On cutbacks in the industrial
east, which are in Glass I, criti-
cal manpower shortage areas,
layoffs at Remington in Bridge
port will be from $500 to 1900.
at Winchester in New Haven
from $500 to 100. The total
layoffs will be 1900 out of 7100,
or a 60 per cent layoff, which is
greater than the cut in the west.
Both these cutbacks, it should
be pointed out, are in private
plants.
That does not appear to be
the whole story, either. In July,
1943, employment on small
arms ammunition at Winchester
was 500, soon to be cut to 100,
or over 80 per cent; while en-
ployment at Remington was r.
600, soon to be cut to 1900, or
IS per cent. So the east. in tight
manpower areas, has taken
more of cut than the midwest.
The four government-owned
plants at st. Louis, Salt Lake
City, Denver and Minneapolis,
employing 10000 out of $4,000
small arms ammunition work
ers, will be cut back to $4,000,
or 81 per cent.
War supply is admittedly the
most tickle business in the
world. Readjustment Of these
varying demands isn't easy. In
the process some people are 60
ing to get hurt. A perfect solu-
ton to every situation may not
be possible, but this today is the
number one problem of the Pro-
duction Executive Committee,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
. IN HOLLYWOOD

in a night club, it's iced tea in a
zombie glass.
Tallulah Bapkhead - Sixth
lady Of the stage who is hit
in the film, "Lifeboat." Holly
wood would like TO film her life
story. But | keep thinking she
says, that | ought to wait until
I'm about 80 to sell the movies
my life story"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10
Sigmund Romberg - Severa

Sigmund Romberg - Several
years ago Romberg wrote a
song, Long Live the Night"
which failed to create much in
terest. When Warner Bros. re-
Gently filmed The D e Sc t
Song" they needed another tune
for Irene Manning. Romberg
dug up hisobscure song and now
it's headed for the Hit Parade.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-10

So light that two men can
handle it, new filtering appar-
atus in England can draw water
from bomb crater and, in a
few minutes, render it suitable
for drinking.