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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
BY Chic Young

yer platter, plus an extra trick.
On the heart 6, the 10 was
played from dummy, ] from East
and K by South. Seeing no good
way to 60 for nine tricks unless he
could get something n diamonds.
South decided to hazard the heart
suit being of on.y four cards. He
prayed for that luck when he led
the diamond J. which East Won
with the A. The luck he sought
did not develop. but something
better. When East returned the
heart S. it developed that West
had the hearts blocked. He scored
his Q and A, but couldn't put
East in again to run the last
two hearts. Consequently South
walked off with 10 tricks all told.
four in spades, one in hearts, three
in diamonds and two in clubs.
Just notice what would have
happened to South if West had
made the correct "unblocking"
lead of the heart c No matter
what South did about that Or any
other trick. he could not possibly
have made his contract.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
FIRE. On THE DARK by sc HA&x

against the perverse witchery,
sought to regain reason and in
telllgence. The queer spell mounted.
Don't look. Don't listen. some
thing whispered. He forced himself
TO count in his mind how many birch
trees were outside his window.
linen the hypnosis lessened, and
broke.
One by one, "Doc" led the masked
flgures away. Carlotta left the
room. When doc" did not return
Tor him, Bill had a prcscience that
a third degree was approaching
wherein he must match wits with
this hypnotic woman He called on
his secondary personality to live
now If it ever did; he must act
tlawlessly the part of a Nazi fanatic.
Steelcd to resist, Steuben sat there,
resolving to encounter those dis
turbing eyes as little as possible.
Carlotta came in with a tray,
holding a wine bottle and some
small cakes. Come up here please,
Number T." AS Bill took a chair
near her desk, she said kindly, "You
may take off your mask. Will
you have some wine?"
A harmless social device to put
him at his ease, talking of the rainy
spring, eating almond cakes and
slipping port. Business would come
soon.
She put down her glass, declaring
your name is William Steuben."
Eyes"
Twenty nine - unmarried
born in this country Of German
ancestry"
That's right"
"Your record has been rechecked
since Baalah recommended you.
There's one error. You were q
member Of the Bund only eighteen
months; not two years."
He looked alarmed. Il paid my
dues two years."
But you were not actually a
member for two years although YOU
said So"
ut was well into the second year
when l went to work on another
detail. Sorry"
You must be more careful in
statements. l was disturbed by it,
49,. The reason that you gave for
your German sympathies was found
to be true-your fathers persecu-
ton during the last war"
GOOD old dad! Bill had con.
cocted a story for him to tell if
they came fishing. They evidently
had. clear to Iowa.)
Steuben felt her scrutiny through
a long silence. The electrical i'm
pulses weren't so insidious as long
as he kept his eyes on the tray OF
her hands. He ventured h~esitantly,
as my work all right"
Il have had no complaints from
Herr Friedrich so far" Then
rather sharply, "Why don't you
look at me, Number y"
Color swept his face and neck.
He stammered c%onfusedly, Nervous
probably. You SELL didn't ex-
pect you to look like this. Someone
older, lots Older, was my idea"
She smiled demurely, not dis
pleased. "Nerves, taught" Carlotta
chided gently, you know they're
bad. You must control your nerves,
-. Some find the confinement of nv
school irksome. But it is necessary:
that, and the masks when you at
tend a lecture. 1t is for your own
safety that you must never see the
face OF a comrade-or they, yours.
Not one of our agents must. know
another"
"A wise precauticn."
ITO he contirued'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
1 haven't heard any dogs around

here" "ioui'o
You won't. Not now. I shot
him." S"o'
Doc gave a seamy half smile. he
was evidently suffering. your ey-
erclse tonight will be digging his
grave"
Had II been a dog? he asked him
self as he slipped the black hood
over his head. Looks like an ey-
ecutioner's mask, he thought.
oteuben went downstairs with
Doc who conducted him to \ room
near the front door where chairs
were arranged before a n~at-toppcd
desk.
AT first Bill was the onlv oc-
cupaht, but soon the folding doors
opened to admit another masked
Inquire, and then another, until nine
were seated facing the desk. It was
a scene from a medieval play or
some klan mummery. They sat
there like robots for about five
minutes before the folding doors
rumbled again.
This time Steuben was startled to
see a seemingly fragile girl, her
straight pale-gold hair cut with
bangs, her blue eyes wide and Sc
rious, walk to the desk and take a
seat She was a little older, a little
taller than Eleonore, and her
draped blue wool dress revealed an
exquisite figure. 1t couldn't be Car
lotta, this girl with the wistful
quality of a Joshua Reynolds por-
trait! But it was the Nazi queen!
Then Carlotta began speaking,
apologizirE for the need of the
masks. AS soon as Bill heard her
melodious voice with its trace of
German, ne stared at her long, try.
ing to extract from those lineaments
the riddle of her personality. Hmm
lers agent, yet no one could have
looked less lethal. Rounded check
bones, firm, yet delicately sculp-
tured jaws, an unrouged mouth
with a dent under the center of the
lower lip, a straight nose, and eyes
that came alive with carnestness as
she made her points.
perseverance, resolution, and re-
sourcefulncss are the three great
virtues of espionage" Carlotta told
them. "And l caution you to con-
ceal your knowledge of foreign
languages so that people will talk
more freely before you. Collect
every bit of information without
showing any interest in it; make nc
conspicuous inquiries about any.
thing you wish to find out"
Carlotta told them how to report
their findings in terms that could be
interpreted innocently. "Ten bomb.
ers r loaded to be shipped west
Write to your superior that YOU
spent ten dollars on the train west
Of Chicago" They must never bah.
bic or show off, for a loose wore
could cause their destruction. They
must avoid drink and drugs as they
would the plague; either might cost
them their safety or their lives.
So far it had been simple enough
the fundamental rules of spying
Then, with kindling face she swung
into a new phase, losing the peda
gogic touch, into a rapturous re
view of the value and triumphs OF
espionage. She told of spectacular
victories in past centuries, &C.
complished by the work of a single
spy.
AS Carlotta went on, a curious
thing happened to Bill. Her i'm.
passioned voice did queer things
+. He did not resent her any
longer, but was drawn to her by ar
irresistible magnetism. He fourh,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
DON'T HEAD HIM OFF

YOUR PURPOSE In leading a
three-card suit against a No
Trump game is perhaps partly to
avoid opening suits bid by the de-
clarel More important, however,
is the hope that you r leading
The suit you guess to be your part
ner's long suit. If you score a for.
tuitous hit, and your partner then
comes charging back with the rest
If his suit. you don't want to head
him off. You want the way open
for him, SO you should prepare the
way at the start, if your three
cards contain two honors. by u.s.
ing up one as your original lead.
Otherwise you may block him
later
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
SYNOPSIS
@ ~ AUyHoR

Fleonore Lawrence. Air Raid
Defense worker in Sweetsburg-a
town humming with war industry
and rumors Of saboteurs-has a
secret assignment from the Coun-
ter Intelligence Corps which ex-
planned that one of its agents,
planted in a group Of aliens nearby.
was having difficulty getting re-
ports to c. I. c. headquarters. The
coded messages were to be left in
discarded cigarette packets near
the Lawrence home. Eleonore
agreed to retrieve and mail them
to a certain address. The Law
renee household consists of
Grandma" Lawrence; Sukey,
Elconorc's small sister; and Ma
nie, maid of all work. Eleonore's
brothers, Arthur and Eben, are In
the Navy and Coast Guard respec-
lively. Eleonore was the recipient
of several spy expose books. and
secretly hoped the anonymous
sender might be William Steuben,
who had visited her months ago,
but from whom she had heard
nothing since. The adjoining
Wolfe estate has been leased by
B. Stead Jones of New York, and
Eleonore noticed an attractive
blonde on the grounds as she and
Roof, her police dog, returned
from their daily search. At home
she found Jones visiting Grandma.
He explained that his wife is an
invalid and that he is interested in
hunting Fifth Columnists". His
offer to rent the Lawrence house is
turned down. Jones warned Eleo-
lore against walking along the
mountain road because of the
rough crowds employed at the rub
Der factory nearby" A week later,
Roof disappeared. -. Unknown to
Eleonore, Bill Steuben is a c. l.. C..
agent. After posing as a Nazi
sympathizer in New York, he was
sent to the school of sabotage nov
being conducted at the Jones man.
sion by the mysterious Carlotta.
Bill recalls his first meeting with
the Nazi agent Baalah Jones. who
disclosed that Carlotta. "a very
demon of a woman" was seeking a
more secluded locale for her
Tower of Learning" Bill sug-
gested the Wolfe estate, where he
is now "Number ~. Baalah ex-
plains that when-and if-he quail
fled, Carlotta would give him per-
sonal instruction. Bill hears a
muffled shot outside.
CHAPTER TEN
Bill took another squint at the
roadway and to his delighted sur
prise saw a girl coming down the
mountain. Although reduced to al
most pin size, he knew her for
Eleonore. His dark mood was
erased. Memory leaped to those
happy days spent with tho Law
rences in September.
She passed from sight, but the
vision remained along with new
zest and courage. -. When a key
turned in the lock, Bill thought that
it was Herr Friedrich for the after
moor lesson, but doc" came in. a
black hood in his left hand. His
other hand was bandaged.
Number 7, you are requested to
come to the living room for a special
lecture"
"And that-that mask?"
Everyone will wear them"
Bill examined the hood. 1t was
made of black muslin, Sits for see
ing, a hole to breathe through.
"How did you hurt your hand7"
"Dog hita"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
Wife Preseners

When you are ready to use meat stock
that has stood in the refrigerator. loosen
fat around the edges Of the container
with the thin blade Of a knife. and remove
the cake Of fat. If stock is jellied. wipe Of
remaining small pieces of fat with a cloth
wlung out of hot water. II it 10 liquid. pass
small sheets of absorbent paper over To-
Of stock
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-01
Wife Preserve,s

II there are Worn places in a rug. guard
against expensive repairs by reinforcing
weak spots. Tack burlap or canvas on the
underside of the rug, and darn through
it with heavy matching thread and Z
coarse needle. Be sure to keep the stitches
loose 30 that the mended spot does not
quicker.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14
Radioactive atoms Used
In Plant Experimentation

Tagging" atoms by using the cy-
clotron to make the atoms radio-ac-
tive is one of the newer tools of plant
research. By tracing an irradiated
or tagged" chemical as it moves
within the plant, scientists of the
department of agriculture and the
Ohio agricultural experiment sta
ton think they will be able to ex-
plain some fundamental questions
not answered yet. They hope for
explanation of such puzzles as the
formation and action of chlorophyll
the green coloring matter of
plants-and how starch is formed
from the carbon dioxide the plant
draws from the air and water from
the soil, and how and where starch
changes to sugar.
With the cyclotron machine, DR..
J. D. Sayre of the agricultural re-
search administration explains, it
is possible to make many chemi-
Gals temporarily radioactive in
much the same way that radium is
radioactive. A delicate laboratory
tool, the Geiger Counter, is so SEN
sitive to radiations that it registers
the presence of a single charged
atom. This combination permits the
tracing of tagged atoms as they
move within plant. Fortunately,
even after irradiation, atoms still
combine chemically in the same
way that normal atoms do.
Thus, if a scientist uses an ira
dated neutrality-suspicious., for ex-
ample-in a solution around the
roots of a plant, he can use the
counter" to measure the number of
irradiated phosphorus atoms pass
ing up the stem of the plant. By
extending such studies of tagged
atoms it should be possible to find
out where in the stem-or leaves or
fruit-of a plant the phosphorus
ceases to move. This would point
out an area worth study to discover
whether the phosphorus had entered
into a new chemical combination
and the nature of the new combina-
ton. A man wise in plant chemis-
try might then be able to answer
some battling questions.
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"GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER
Associated Newspapers-wNU Featu,

your swooping neckline blouses are
copies of Victorian flower pins-like
pansies and such. Or has mother
got the real thing stored away in a
jewel box somewhere?
Among Your Strictly
for Sentimental Susans is the fad
for wearing HIS ring, together with
your own baby ring, on a ribbon
around your neck. AS the King Cole
Trio would say, Gee, Baby, Amt
He Good to Your"
Back Talk-Are you Coming or
Going when you wear your skirts
back to front with your gadget pins
on the pockets over your hips?
Makes you look Slap-Happy-and,
in some cases, Slap-HIPPY. Or,
should we say, "Rear-vealing"?
On Guard-To keep his ring from
falling off your finger, you top it
with a Friendship Ring, inscribed
with his initials. That takes care
of losing his ring-but it's not so
easy to keep from losing HIM, is
it?
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14
Naval P. o. Speeds Up
Magazine Deliveries

Aware that magazines and news
papers are essential for the morale
of men in forward areas, the navy
is offsetting the curtailment of in
dividual subscriptions by a bulk
shipment plan. Since August l, 1915,
$4,000 magazine kits are being
shipped weekly via fast surface mail,
and air transport where available.
Each kit contains 80 separate titles
including most of Americas favor
lite Weeklies and monthlies. The new
plan enables men to secure maya
zines while the news is still fresh.
They arrive in better time than in
dividual subscriptions.
The basis for the selection is the
result of research of the army spe-
cial service division, which has had
more than two years experience in
developing and distributing the
same kits to army personnel over
seas. Research on preferences, bal
anced reading diet, availability of
magazines, compositions of kits will
continue.
On July 1, 1945, the navy put in
effect regulations restricting the
mailing of newspapers and maya
zines. to navy, marine and coast
guard personnel overseas. Since that
date post offices have accepted only
subscriptions that are requested by
the addressee. Old subscriptions,
however, will continue to be deliv-
cred to the addressee provided his
address has not changed. If it has,
he must notify publisher of new ad-
dress. This policy will relieve the
gigantic strain on the fleet post Of
fees by releasing about $500 men
from the servicing of second class
mail. These men can now process
first class mail, which has increased
108 per cent in the last year.
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smooth high speed. Realizing you
are hungry you proceed to the Dine
Aire compartment where you choose
a table next to the large curved
glass windows which form the side
of the cabin. A pilot strolling by
stops at your table. "We have just
passed Dayton, Ohio" he says,
well be in New York in SIS min
utes.'
Looking out the window you see
two more jets are turned off. Then
you see the outside altimeter slow
ly unwinding itself, and the long
shallow dive to earth has begun.
At the moderate descent of 500 feet
per minute, it will take about an
hour to get down. And then sud-
denly below the wing tip is La Guar
dia Field. The clock on the instru-
ment panel shows you have been in
the air five hours and ten minutes.
And there you have it. Tomor-
rows nonstop, cross-country jet
flight. Not this year, nor next, nor
perhaps the year after-but soon,
engineers predict.
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He Recognized Dripping
Sarcasm, From, Elephant

One afternoon a famous con-
ductor was rehearsing an oper-
attic group for a performance of
Aida" The singers were all in
bad form and for the life of him
he could not get them to sing
certain passage to suit him.
He was about to give up in dis
gust when one of the elephants
which was to appear in the per-
Torrance numbered out from the
wings, lifted his trunk and drenched
them with a shower of water.
Observing the discomfort of the
singers with amusement, the con-
ductor turned to the elephant and
made a sweeping bow.
"Frightful stage manners" he
murmered, "but what a critic!"
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Jet Air Liners
WiuCross u. S.
In Four Hours!
Travel at Amazing Speed
Will Be Without Sensation
Of Motion, Say Experts

Air travel is on the doorstep of
dream! Within a few years the pub
Lie will be reaping the benefits
of jet propulsion, the latest flight
miracle which cancels virtually ev
cry complaint now held against air
travel. Coronet magazine pictures
a typical jet journey from Los An
geles to New York a few years
hence:
The plane looks like huge bullet
with short, stubby wings attached.
Nothing protrudes from its sleek
form except the landing gear, which
will be retracted in flight. No en-
gines or propellers are apparent, but
on the trailing edges of each wing
we can discern three round open
ings, the jet tubes. On the leading
edges there are intake ducts for the
jet engines which are buried inside.
Not ripple mars the perfect SYM
metry of the sleek body.
Climbing up the steps of the load
ing ramp, you walk into the spacious
cylindrical cabin. Soon all 200 pas
sengers are aboard, the stewardesS
closes the door, whirls several locks
in place, sealing the cabin, and
swish of air can be heard as the ven
tilating system is turned on. Sitting
comfortably by large double-paned
window, you watch the three jet eX-
hausts as a muffled sound is heard
and flame shoots out of the nearest
one. The low rumbling roar of the
jet increases in volume and the huge
plane slowly moves forward, wind
ing its way down the taxi lane to the
runway.
No Noise or Vibration.
The pilot opens the throttles and
the plane slowly accelerates. There
is no quick surge of power but rath-
er an accumulation. Absolutely no
vibration or noise is apparent as
you watch the altimeter's quick
change. One altimeter shows the
actual height of the plane above sea
level and another indicates the cal
titude" of the air inside the cabin.
When the plane reaches 10000 feet
the cabin altitude is but 8,000-a
comfortable, easily borne pressure.
Because the thrust power of the jet
increases with speed, it is possible
to cut some of them off as high
velocitieS are reached.
1t is serene in the beautifully ap-
pointed cabin. All is quiet, warm
and comfortable. The outside air
temperature gauge shows As de-
grees below zero, Fahrenheit. The
air speed indicator stands at a
steady 500 m.p.h. The bumps en-
dured at low attitudes have disap-
.peared and there are no clouds or
mountains to generate up and down
air currents. Weather seldom
climbs above 10000 feet, so there is
no danger or unpleasantness from
that source.
Dine in Comfort.
For the next three and a half
hours you cruise along, maintaining
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at the tops of
your ears. And
with those new
ear reve G
braid hair dos,
it's a trick they'll
talk about.
Dog Collar Clut-
ter-Those velvet
ribbons you're ty-
ing around your
n e C k S a r e a
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THIN AND BARE IT
All year I gorged Banana Splits,
And took my malteds Double,
But now on Goo, I'm crying
quits,
Coz I have Midriff Trouble.
My excess weight I can't dispute,
The scale presents a riddle
How can I wear a Bathing Suit
That's parted in the middle?
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14
Reds Order Gold, Coins
Turned in by Germans

LONDON.-The Berlin radio said
in a broadcast that the Soviet mill
tary administration in Germany re-
Gently ordered "all firms, organiza-
tons and institutions" in the Rus
sian occupied areas to turn in to
the state bank of the Soviet occu-
pied army, "all gold and silver
coins, gold and silverware, foreign
bank notes and coins, and all cur
rency issued in territory formerly
occupied by Germany"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14

Cats and dogs are forever break
ing into the news. Above, a new
fashion in the cat world is displayed
by this British feline, whose snow
white fur is accented by a black
"mask" and "gloves."
Below is Skippy, Hollywood dog
who has been retired on pension. His
late master, George William Bar
bier, character actor, left $1,000 to
provide Skippy with dog biscuits and
bones for life. BARRIERS will, dis
posing of an estate of S175,000, be-
queathed the two grand to Skippy
in return for "the dogs comfort to
me and my wife, Carrie"
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to the hdm the world 1t will seal nsd
" fup ~ fee across sand The immense
n meets h % the Olympic
an be tagd wi permnn night
the o re of pp chair # tn ecommis
inh hprOeC
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TRIXIE TEEN SAYS

IR71IE TEEN SA1S-
Do you go in for super.sophistication
and that 'In so tired OF it air look9 Do
you refuse to get excited oper anything
eren Van Johnson, epen bid to the senior
prom, epen phone call from the tUiliesi
loolt in fo,Un? What you don't seem to
kno,o is that, on you, enthusiasm ,oould
definitely be more becoming. It's hard to
get atoay ioith the ,poman-otthetUorld
weariness in a sloppy Joe and bobby socks.
Yes. Junior, there's usually ito let" sign
Out over gals tcho go into the Cloon-and.
Bored business.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14

sWoonderful parking space for your
favorite pin. Most effective with
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14
Lady Lumberjacks Are
Working in Sawmills

MT. STERLING, ILL. - Paul
Bunyan wouldn't believe it, but
lady lumberjacks are working at
sawmills here.
Mrs. Peggy Martin, 81, Yields
an ak and end of a crosscut saw
at stave mill and Mrs. Emmett
Seybold operates an edger and
fires a steam engine at her hus-
bands sawmill.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14

THE "pansy" dolly with its IL
L inch pansies crocheted in shad-
ed purple and lavender thread is
really a beauty and the 2O-inch
pineapple" dolly is one of the
laciest and most delicate looking
you could possible wish to have!
To obtain complete crocheting insruc.
tons for the Pansy Dolly pattern No.
STD and the Pineapple Dolly pattern
No. 5806) send 16 cents in coin for EACH
pattern. your name. address and the
pattern numbers.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14

Here's a home cooked beauty
masque. Two tablespoonful of
cooked oatmeal, two tablespoonful
of rose water, four tablespoonfuls
of glycerine. Blend until smooth.
Before using this masque dampen
your clean skin with warm water.
Leave your masque on for 20 min
utes!
Ledger Syndica,e-wNU Features.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-14
SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK
Two 'Topnotch' Doilies to Crochet

Due to an unusually large demand and
the current conditions. Slightly more
time is required in filling orders for q
few of the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to-:
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TRICKS WITH TRINKETS

It's not WHAT you wear-but
HOW you wear it, we always say.
Monotonous, huh? Anybody can wear
bracelet around her wrist, a ring
on her finger or a necklace around
her neck. But you do it the hard
way. In fact, you've written a whole
new set of "Rules for Jools."
Over the Top-That's where your
earrings are being worn these days