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Evening star., 1948-11-23
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. C1one

Score one point for a correct so
luton to each of the first five
problems. The last problem counts
five points.
l. A gangplank should be associ-
ated primarily with the
Communist platform Ship
Lumber yard Prison
2. Which one of these creatures is
not a ruminant animal?
Lion Deer Cow Camel
3. A cooper shop would contain
which one of the following?
Barrels Farm implements
Fabrics Liquor
4. If the following balls of equal
size were dropped from the same
height upon a concret sidewalk
which ball would bounce the high
est?
Zinc Steel Cooper Iron
S. The word strike" is not employed
in which one Of the following?
Fishing Horseshoes
Bowling Baseball
6. The five words shown In the left
hand column below are to be match
ed appropriately with the corre-
spending terms in the right hand
column to which they pertain. You
are entitled to one point for each
correct judgment.
Evening star., 1948-11-23

| Opening LEAD: king OF diamonds.
The holdup play has various pur-
poses. At no trump it is designed to
run one of the defenders out of the
suit so that if he subsequently OBJ
tains the lead he will be unable TO
return it to his partner. At suit
play, the very same principles may
be applied Here, however, the
holdup play is usually calculated TO
prevent a ruff. There is another
end to be attained by the holdup
play, and that is the gaining OF
time. Time is very important in
cases where a discard will be avail
able after certain cards are built up
as winning tricks.
In todays hand we have a very
clear example of such tactics. The
final contract is perfectly logical
| though there may be some question
as to Norths response. The jump raise
to four of major suit is generally
confined to those hands which con-
tain a wealth of trumps and sin
gleton, but not much in the way of
high cards. The textbook limit is
liz honor tricks. This hand con-
tains somewhat more than that but
since the excess Il honor trick is
more or less synthetic no quarrel
should be picked with North on that
score.
The opening lead was the king OF
diamonds and when the singleton
appeared in dummy West promptly
shifted to the eight of clubs. The
10 was played from dummy and East
put up the jack. The king and the
nine thus became marked in East's
hand. If declarer should win this
trick. he would be left at the mercy
of the spade finesse, for if it failed
another club lead would provide the
defense with the two tricks needed
to set the contract.
Declarer, however, made the prop
er play of refusing to win the trick.
East, of course, could not continue
with the club attack and this gave
declarer some precious time to es-
tablish a spade trick in dummy.
East actually returned trump and
that suit was cleared up in two leads.
The spade finesse was then tried ana
when it failed West continued with
a club. This trick was taken by de-
clarer, who cashed the ace OF Spadeso
entered dummy by ruf1ng a dla-
mond and discarded a club on the
now established queen OF spades.
Tomorrow's Problem.
AS South you hold:
AKJ94 0AJ9 UQ104 d A @
The bidding has proceeded:
so,,tb West North East
l No trump Pass 2 Diamonds Pass
+?
What do you bid now?
I Copyright, 194S, by Charles II 6oreh.'
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Word Game

Find q or more common English
words in
UBTURB barry,
meaning, situated under turf. y
Average mark is IS words. Time
limit, 20 minutes.
Rules of the game. Words must be of
four or more letters. ? Words which acquire
four letters by the addition of IS such as
bats" cats" are not used. 3 Only one
form of word is used. 4. Proper names
Tomorrow.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Halifax TB Seal Campaign Head
Calls Attention To Some Facts

Miss Fanny Marks, chairman
for the 1948 campaign of the Hal
'ifax County T. B. Association
calls attention to the following
tuberculosis facts.
T. B. causes more deaths a.
mong persons between the ages
of Is and A than any other
disease. Yet accordingf to auth
or,ios, the disease can be pre-
vented.
1t is for this purpose that the
Halifax County T. B. Associa-
ton conducts its annual sale of
eChristmas seals to raise money
to carry on it's curative and pre-
ventitive work, and concurrent
ly with it, an educational cam
.itgn,
Miss Marks, chairman of the
1913 campaign and her commi-
tees are assembling envelopes
containing Christmas Seals, and
the public has been asked to buy
them so that the work of the
:. association can be carried on in
ethe highest degree of efficiency
and for the greatest benefit to
the public.
The 1948 Christmas Seal pic
lures a child sitting before a
fireplace at which stockings
have been hung, awaiting San.
ia Claus, Reminding us that
Santa Claus comes to life when
we do something to help others
at Christmas. We can help 9th.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Subterranean Fire
Burning Is Years
MAY Be Quenched

AMIDON, N. D. (U.P.)-Con-
struction of proposed dam a.
cross the Little Missouri River
may in a few years suff out
North Dakota's fires of He'll"
The proposed dam promises to
inundate flames which hanv bur
ed steadily underground for mre
than rs years. Over that time
a vein of Ignite has burned stead
lily below the earth's surface,
creating three miles of miniature
badlands.
The burning coal mine now is
only three miles from the big
bend of the Little Missouri,
where the bureau of reclama-
ton is considering construction
of a dam. The 90th congress
appropriated $4,000 for a sur
vev of the area and the state
water commission has put up a
similar amount,
No one knows what started
the underground fire. But leg
end says the fire was burning
at least rs years ago. That
ligure is verified by the molten
rocks and baked earth which
mark its path.
During the past 20 years the
flames are known to have inched
their way about mile and more
than three miles of area show
the results of past burning,
There is always crater
through which the burning flame
can be seen.
One rancher described the
by saving, "You look a
bout 80 feet into He'll"
Legend says that in the early
days a cowboy called Tex got
drunk and decided to ride into
the burning coal mine. He told
his friends about his plan and
spurred his horse through the
snowdrifts toward the mine.
Neither Tex nor the horse, sc
the legend goes, was ever seen
again.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

ers and ourselves by buying and
using Christmas Seals to sup
port the fight against tubercu-
losis, which is being waged
throughout the country by the
National tuberculosis Assoc.
iation and its 5000 affiliates.
A communicable disease, it is
spread by persons with "open''
T. B. doctors maintain. Unfor.
tunately, tuberculosis has nc
symptoms in its early stage
when it is easiest to cure. But,
fortunately, it can be detected
early by means of a chest X
ray. Taking chest X-rays, is one
of the activities of the Halifax
County Association. The assoc
iation conducts clinics through.
out the year for the discovery
of tuberculosis and the subse.
quent treatment. 1t is impor-
tant, Miss Marks said, that
treatment begin early; impor.
tant to isolate active cases to
avoid their coming into contact
with tuberculous persons fre.
quently; important to watch
school children who may be un.
derweight or undernourished ID
with the view of building them
physically so that they will no
become affected by the disease
All this work is carried on witt
money raised by the sales o1
these little seals that have beer
appearing annually since 1907.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Seeing Eye Dog
Faithful To Sick

Medford, Mass. (U.P.)-T h e
steadiest visitor at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital barks at the
door instead of knocking.
The called is Gal, a six-year-
old German shepherd seeing-eye
dog. Gal makes daily visits to
her blind mistress, DR.. Muriel
Anderson, 81, an osteopathic
physician from David City, Neb.
Inseparable for five years, Gal
and DR.. Anderson were parted
temporarily when the woman
was struck by a truck while Wis
iting friends in Medford.
Despite DR.. Anderson's long
disqualification with a fractured
leg and hip, Gal never failed
her blind mistress. The dog eats
and sleeps at the home of DR..
Anderson's friends.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Poison Oak Leaves
Good Horse Fodder

Berkeley, Cal. CUP. P.)-Horses
eat poison oak leaves with re-
lish, according to Arthur w.
Sampson, professor of forestry
at the University of California
college of agriculture.
Poison oak is as nourishing for
livestock as most shrubs and
more so than grasses, but most
animals eat very little of it.
Sampson says.
1t is more nourishing early in
the season but maintains a high
level of protein content during
later stages. Horses eat poison
oak without damage to their di.
gestive tracts, and not even the
slightest blister appears on the
outside of their faces, Sampson
said.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
New-Fangled Bus
Thing Fools Driver

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (U.P)-For
% years, Andrew Ondash was a
trolley operator who knew every
inch of rail along the line. He
knew, too, that everywhere the
tracks went, the trolley was sure
to 60. Then his company put
buses on the line he served
those many years.
The new mechanism was un-
familiar. But Andrew took a
firm grip on the wheel and turn
ed. The bus left the highway,
hurdled ditch and ploughed 10
feet into underbrush.
Andrews bosses said it was
all right. They felt everyone
must learn, some time.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Prosperity Wrecks
EskimOes' Teeth

Lincoln, Neb. (U.P.)-Pros-
perity brought dental woes to
the Eskimos, according to DR..
Carl ]. Henklemann.
The Lincoln dentist was sent
to the northernmost tip of Alas
ka by the federal government
for a dental survey with the ma
val Arctic research laboratory.
He examined about 600 Eskimos,
he said, and found their teeth
to be "in terrible shape"
Eskinios employed at the
Point Barrow naval base draw
$500 to $500 a month as labor
ers, Henklemann said, and use
the money to trade their former
diet Of seal, fish and walrus for
the menus of Americans.
Cavities and aching teeth re.
suit, he said.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
New Machine Spots
Old Blood Stains

St. Louis GU. P.)-Criminolo-
gists soon may be able to detect
bloodstains that are a year old.
With newly-discovered infra-
red magnifier, it is possible to
see into the texture of opaque
substances.
In the field of crime detection,
0he infra-red viewer could be US
ed to bring out bloodstains and
other substances that are invis-
ible under ordinary microscopes.
Under the magnifier, the sub
stances show up in a character
istic and easily-detected color.
The infra-red device was ex-
hibited here at a regional meet
ing of the American Chemical
Society.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Lots Of Noise Brings
Town To Breakfast
ALAMOGORDO, N. M. CUP.

ALAMOGORDO, N. M. (U.P)
of the Otero County
Fair agreed they couldn't have
thought of better way to as
sure heavy turnout at the kick
off breakfast opening the fair.
At $50 a. M, one hour before
the community breakfast, Als-
mogordo broke loose in a deaf
ening uproar. Police cars roared
through the streets with sirens
going iull blast, the fire siren
was cranked vigorously and ev-
cry bell and whistle in town rang
out.
Alamogordo turned out en-
masse for the breakfast.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
1900 GALLONS 1-12
1900 Gallons OF
Gasoline Forgotten

Colma, Cal. (U.P) - Work
ers on a building project uncov-
cred 1900 gallons of gasoline,
buried and forgotten for a de-
cade and a half.
A bulldozer turned up a buried
pipe which none of the plans
could account for. The workmen
dug farther and came on a large
gasoline storage tank, filled with
fuel.
Investigation showed it had
been installed Is years before
for service station which was
never built.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04
Prison Wants To
Know Why They Don't

Reading, Pa. P.1-B e K s
County prison officials are try
ing to solve the mystery Of the
missing rag rug sales.
Loomed rag rugs are an i'm
portant industry of prison inmat-
es and sales are now the lowest
in more than 80 years.
Charles Seifert, president Of
the prison board, said nobody
but country folk and people in
the anthracite regions are buy
ing rag carpets these days.
Three prison inspectors have
been directed to find out why.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

To beavers 60 the distinction
of having played a greater part
in the exploration of America
than any other animal. So valu-
able were their pelts that trap
pers pushed faster and further
than anyone else, paving the way
for frontiermen and settlers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

The real name of the common
chicken hawk is red shouldered
hawk. Actual, game and do
mestic poultry comprise less
than 2 per cent of his diet.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Planetoids or tiny planets
were formed, according to one
theory, by the explosion of
larger, primitive planet.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Planetoids, also called aster-
iods, are tiny planets revolving
around the sun, mainly in orbits
between Jupiter and Mars.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Peru has some so coastal rivers
that flow from the mountains to-
ward the sea.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Even in the hottest season j.,
snow stays on the mountains Of
Peru above the 17,000-foot level.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Ceres is the largest planetoid,
and is about 480 miles in dia-
meter.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-04

Some peaks of the Andes are
more than 10000 feet high.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17

The Milton Fire Company was
called to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur ShOckley on Sunday morn
ing to eXtinguish a chimney fire. No
damage reported.
Joseph M. Lank purchased from
VIM. Market a building lot on Ben
nett Street. Selling price was not
made known.
Mr.. and Mrs Harmon Warning
ton of Briar Cliff Manor, N. Y, and
Miss Elisse Roe of Greensboro, Md.
spent several days with Mrs. GOldie
Owens.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farmer and
family Of Atlanta, Ca are spending
their vacation with Mrs. Farmers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dom
Ovan. Mrs. Farmer is the former
Miss Virginia Donovan.
Paul Williams has purchased
from Raymond Spencer a house and
plot of land in Cave Neck, east of
the .MiltOn-HarbesOn Highway. Mr..
Williams and family will move into
the new purchase as soon as reno
Vations to the interior have been
completed
The new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Belts, Jr., on Broad Street.
Is nearing completion. They are ex-
pecting to occupy this property
within the next few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Parsons had as
their weekend guest, Mrs. Parsons
grandmother, Mrs Carrie Kroh of
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Postles vist-
ted Mr., and Mrs. Oscar Givens and
family in Laurel on Sunday.
Miss Catherine Parsons visited
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Chesser sew
eral days last week and on Satur-
day Miss Parsons and Miss Marga-
ret Jefferson motored to Milford
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Doster and
family, Mrs. Esther Lofland. Mrs.
Anne Clarke have returned home
after spending several days at
their cabin in the POcono Noun
tains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyson Spencer were
the Sunday guests of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Spencer.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Clendaniel
and son, Clennie, have been spend
ing several weeks with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Clendaniel
and Mrs. Clarence DickersOn. Mr..
Clendaniel is attending the Univer-
sit yOf Delaware and has been TAX
ing summer courses, which will en-
able him to graduate in June of '49,
completing four years study in
three years The Clendaniels will
return to Newark. Delaware, the
latter part Of September when Dom
aid will resume his studies.
The 223rd anniversary of Cool
spring Presbyterian Church will be
observed on Sunday, October 10th
at 2 p. m. The committee of ar
rangements will announce later the
speakers for the occasion. Every
year this anniversary celebration
brings from many parts of the u. S.
A., former residents Of the COM
munity. Further details as to the
program will be published
Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall en-
tertained at dinner on Thursday the
following guests: Mr.. and Mrs. FL
lis PhillhOwer Of DaUer, N. j., Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Vibbert of Shaw
nee, Mr. Webster Warren of Ellen
dale and Mrs. Mary Hazard of Mil
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson en-
.tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Johnson and son, Billy, and Miss
Ruth LOveland, all of PHILADELPHIA.
over the Labor Day weekend. They
helped Mrs. Johnson to celebrate
her birthday on Labor Day
Goshen Methodist Church serv-
ices, Sunday, September 18th:
9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. Quar-
terly Temperance Day. A program
especially planned will observe the
day. Miss Mary Anne Beck, who re-
Gently won first prize in a speech
contest conducted by the Brethren
Churches, will deliver her speech
entitled 81 Do Not Want to Smoke. 4"
11:00-MOrning Worship. Sermon
by Rev. Harold Davis
A cordial welcome is extended to
you TO come to these services.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17
FREDERICK

Mrs. Anne Dendler is spending
some time with her son in Buffalo,
N Y.
Marie Knots has returned home
after spending the summer with her
sister, near CheswOld.
Mrs. Marian GerOw entertained a
number of friends last Wednesday
at the Country Club, at RehObOth.
Mrs Shippard of near Milford,
spent last week here with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Mcbride
Miss Kathryn Mcguire of Ches-
ter, Pa, has returned home after
spending sometime as guest of Mrs.
Alice COVerdale and Miss Mildred
COverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Woodland
and daughter, of Baltimore, Md ,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruark Woodland.
Mrs. E. S. Massey of LeWes, is
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Burris
Mrs. Alice COVerdale spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter EN-
Ory Of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Hendricks,
who are spending the summer
months at Dewey Beach, spent Fri
day here.
Friends were sorry to hear of the
sudden death of Mr. G. A. Dennings,
former resident here. He is sur
yived by his wife, the former Belle
Buckalew, who lives near Dover.
Ruth Ann Stevenson spent last
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17
week in New JERSEY.

week in New Jersey.
Mary Ann Culver, of Lewes, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
HOey Gross. .
MRS. Mary Remick recently enter
Ialned Mr.. and Mrs Fred Deacon
and son, John, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Omer Harrington of New Jersey.
MIS-. Remick accompanied the Dea-
cons TO Annapolis, Washington, the
skyline Drive and williamsburg.
MISS Lizzie Lank spent Sunday at
Atlantic City, N. J.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Burris spent
several days at Houston with reIa-
tives.
MIS- haughley Slaughter and EN-
ma catherine were at their home
here last week.
Ralph Gray, of the U. S. NAVY is
spending a twelve-day leave with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jester. He is to
report to Tennessee next Monday
Mr.. Harold McCurdy attended an
A r. y. meeting in Boston, Massa-
chusetts, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hincklev
spent several days in Pennsylvania
recently. 90
Beulah Kelley and Ann Filler and
sons, of Philadelphia, spent a cou-
PIE days with Mrs. Hettie Palmer
iasC week. Mr.. Frank Filler and
MRS. Lucille Kelley were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Palmer.
A bake and rummage sale is tn
De neld Saturday morning at 10 o.
CLOCK at the firehOuse for the bene-
NJ NJ OF the WOmen's Society of
Christian Service. -
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17
MILTON


Donald Emory, a member of the
1948 graduating class Of Milton
High school, addressed the local
Lions Club at their meeting in the
Parish House on Monday evening.
"a April Of this year, Donald was
awarded a one hundred dollar
prize and selected as the most OUT
standing public speaker in compe-
titiOn between representatives of
the various Future Farmer Chap
ters in the state Of Delaware. On
September 23rd, he viii represent
the State Of Delaware and compete
with eleven other state champions
in a regional contest to be held at
Springfield, Mass. Lions Clubs
throughout the various states are
designating the week of September
18th as 1000 attendance week. The
Milton Lions Club hopes to make
this year one Of record attendance.
The BrOadkill Post No. 1884, Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, at their last
meeting, decided to enlist the aid Of
all Miltionians is acquiring a list Of
blood donors in case Of emergency
Anyone wishing to help the v. F. w.
in this project may do so by con-
tacting Commander Ray DOdd. Vol
unteers will be called only when
their particular type blood is need
ed during an emergency.
In a hard fought game Sunday on
the Milton diamond, the LeWes AAA
defeated the Milton nine at a score
of 7-6.
The Receiver Of Taxes, Louis v.
Spencer, has announced that he will
sit at Milton in the Sussex Trust
Co between the hours Of $3.50 a..
M, to - noon and from D. m. to
2:45 p. m, on Friday, September
18th. Mr.. Spencer also announced
that this will be the last sitting date
on which taxes shall be paid with
out the penalty
The Milton School Band, still in
its infancy, has compiled a prize
winning record we'll to be proud of.
Still in its first season, it has cap
tured several first and second place
dWaEuh dJ tuS various t1remen Pa
rades of the past summer. It's latest
award was the second best band
prize at the Smyrna parade at
which time our band was in compe-
tition with ten other organizations
in what is believed to be the largest
parade held on the peninsula.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. WagamOn,
Sr have returned from trip
trip through Washington, D. c.,
Front Royal, over the Skyline
Drive to Charlotte, Va, Williams
burg, Virginia Beach, Va. It was a
most enjoyable and interesting trip.
Willard Short, who has been
spending several days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Mamie Reed, returned to
Smyrna on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McCurdy
and children and Mrs J. B. Der
ricksOn spent Monday at Rehoboth.
Last week, Mrs. 1. w. Belts, Sr.,
entertained for the week when her
guests were her granddaughter.
Miss Sylvia B. Dodd, Peabody Con-
servatOry student and an assistant
at the child study center, BaIti-
more, Md. and Miss LaClaire Bunke
secretary at the center.
A Chicken Salad and Fried Oys-
ter Supper to be held in the Fire
house, Wednesday, September 29th.
Will be sponsored by the NJ VA. f.
OF Trinity Methodist Church. Admis-
sion is slips. First serving at 5 o.
from any member Of the Organiza-
from an ymember of the Organiza-
tiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17
FlagpOle Climber At 81

HOUSTON, Tex. II (R - At 81,
3. E. Pullman Of Houston still
climbs iagpOles. Until 10 years ago,
he had a hand in erecting most of
the tall smOkestacks around Hous-
ton. Now he's in semi-retirement
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17
Fish With Armor Plates

The armored catfish does not have
ordinary scales, but rather over.
tapping armor plates. The fsh, good
scavengers, lay eggs in bubble-nests
in plants at the surface Of water.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17

but when the halyard slipped from
5O-foot lagpole in his front yard
he shinnied to the top and fixed it
English-bOrn, he got his start as
sailor.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-17

The Chinese always write their
family names first.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-14
Seattle NAACP Elects
Chas. Stokes as Head

sEATTLE-The Seattle Branch
of the National As ISOLATION for the
Advancement of Colored People
held their election of officers FOR
1913 at the First A. M. E. Church
Attorney John Pnmm acted as
moderator in the place of President
Letcher Yarbrough, whose name
appeared on the ballot as candi-
date for the executive board. Var
brough, who has served for two
years as president of the local
branch, was succeeded by the nomi-
mating committees choice = Attor-
ney Charles Stokes.
Stokes formerly served as legal
adviser for the Branch and had
been active in many positions which
have helped to determine the sue
cess Of this Branch. Lewis Watts,
neighborhood secretary of the Sc
attic Urban League, was elected
vice-president and Melvina Squires,
social worker and formerly FILA.
manager, viii be the secretary for
the ensuing year. The Rev. e. D.
Chapelle also was named on the
executive committee.