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Evening star., 1952-07-13

Also he put US at our ease Immediately.
He himself poured, and made the rounds of
the table, pressing cakes and sandwiches
upon his guests. Austerity dominates even
the country houses of Great Britain; servants
are scarce, and Chapman, the housekeeper,
chose to ignore US, though he beloved for
her twice.
The Lord Mayor was hungry - as well
he might be- He ate all of the slender sand
wiches placed before him, and we surrep-
titiously slipped him additional tidbits from
our plates.
And that is why, Lady Manvers, by the
time you arrived at the table to prepare for
the shooting party, there was practically
nothing left. The sandwiches were gone and
most of the cakes, too.
Maid Marian at Tea
UNDER the circumstances, l think you had
a right to be annoyed. But you kept your
poise admirably. If the outlandish appear
ance of Joan at your tea table - she was
still in Maid Marian doublet and tights -
astonished you. you kept your astonishment
to yourself. If you thought Miss Rice over
stepped the bounds when she chucked the
Earl under the chin - that girl is as
irreverent as press photographer you
gave no sign of it.
It is true that on one occasion. and l am
sure without intending it, you seemed
snippy to Mrs Kathy O'Brien, but the Earl
rescued that situation with lordly tact.
The sight of the sandwiches disappearing
- and Joan ate even more than the Lord
Mayor must have been too much for any
one to bear. And with the shooting party
expected.
We saw the shooting party in the great
hall as we departed. We stared curiously at
each other but no one spoke. They had
been out i'm the moOrs, NO doubt, or
wherever one hunts for grouse or wild
boar. And they looked hungry.
What they said, or how they looked when
they saw the ruins of the table you had
spread for them, do not know. hope you
did not scold your husband, the Earl. for not
notifying you that we were coming for tea.
Men are that way even earls apparently.
All of us feel terrible about it. All except
maybe Joan Rice. That girl wouldn't be
bothered if we blew up the castle. A regular
Maid Marian, she is. The End
Evening star., 1952-07-13
ROBIN HOODS GIRL FRIEND
Continued from page nineteen

tank. In any event, his car came to dead
halt.
We lost good half-hour fussing under
the bonnet (hood) of the two-seater, but
none of us could find the trouble. Finally
the Lord Mayor waved US on, suggesting
that we stop at garage to notify me-
chanic. He himself elected to remain with
his car, but my wife crowded into the
limousine with us. She was carrying the
sandwiches that were our substitute for
lunch, and since time was pressing, we ate
them en- route, without giving thought,
must admit, to the Lord Mayor.
1t was good three hours before we saw
him again; the mechanic had never showed
up. The Lord Mayor was still in good
temper, however. Il suppose, he remarked
jocularly, you've eaten up all the sand
wiches."
Our faces dropped. We had, in fact -
every last one of them - and all that re-
mained was spotty pear that no one had
wanted.
''Never mind" said the Lord Mayor,
accepting the pear, its time for tea"
But the photographer was not ready for
tea. He still had some shooting to do of
Maid Marian, in medieval tights and doub-
let, against the Great Oak where Robin
Hood and his Merry Men once held rendez-
vous, according to local legend. No one, not
even royalty, can interrupt a photOg-
rum1,Ap and nm Sve waited
This made US late, will admit, for tea.
The Earl of Manvers was waiting at the
gates of his Tudor-style castle Quilt, he
informed us, about 80 years ago, the original
manor house having burned DOWN. He was
fdgety.
The Eaxl Serves
we EXPECTED you hours ago." he bel
lowed "And there's shooting party my
wife invited to tea later on. But never mind"
The Earl of Manvers, your husband,
endeared himself to US. He turned out to be
a rare gentleman, stalwart and hearty in his
late years; with n1enacing voice, but with
a twinkle IN his eye. He is a Robin Hood fan;
there is statue of the legendary outlaw on
the grounds of the castle, and the exploits
of the Merry Men are carved in oak
around the huge fireplace He had much
information to give us about the Robin
Hood legends.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Man Reaches go
AT Work in Fuctory
BY the Associnfed Press

PROVIDENCE, r. 1.-The loud
hammering at a workbench of a
heating concern the other day
was just 90-year-old otho Lighter
celebrating his birthday in the
way he likes best-working.
II don't know what I'd without
work." explained Otho, who left
school at IA against his fathers
advice, to learn a blacksmith's
trade.
Otho gets up around $3.50 am,
prepares his own breakfast. and
a friend drives him to work by
5:45 a.m.-the first man on
the. job.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
A One-Minute Test of Yoi
Ne1DS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

1. SAD-There have been
an estimated 2,129,31O mill
tary casualties in the Korean
war. How many of these were
U. N. losses? =
2. HOMAGE - What COM
memoration was held in Kitty
Hawk, N. c., last week?
3. PAGES - Sixty = seven
new page boys for Congress
will be appointed by the Re-
publicans. How much are they
paid?
4. ACES-What two base
ball pitchers boast the best
lifetime marks among pitch
ers still active in the major
leagues?
s. QUOTE-When did Pres
ident Truman say: "Hysteria
impels people to destroy the
very thing they are struggling
to preserve?"
Answers.
/. U. N. casualties number
1854, $40. Of these 127,65 are
United States casualties. 2.
The first flight of the heavier
than-air machine by the
Wright brothers 40 years ago.
3. Monthly pay is $285 5.23. 4.
The Giants Sal Maglie (Na-
tional League) with 81 vic
toriees and % defeats ard the
Yankees Vic Raschi (Ameri-
can League) with lot wins
and A defeats. 5. At a care-
mony placing the U. S. Cons
stitution, the Declaration of
independence and the Bill of
Rights in the National Ar
chiveS Building.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Fertile Africun Plain

A project under survey in the
Pongola area Of Zululand would
cultivate one of the most fertile
coastal plains in South Africa.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Contract Bridge
Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1852
By EosIey BIockwood

BY EosIey BIockwood
So much is written about the
opening lead that you might gain
the impression there isn't much else
Of Importance in the defense of a
hand.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(MrS. Keen)
asa
KJ106
HJ65
%A64
WEST EAST
(Mr. Dale) (Mr. Champion)
A92 AK107
VQ943 V872
HAK7 DQ982
%8753 %J109
SOUTH
Mr.. Muzzy)
AAQJ653
Us
11043
%KQ2
The bidding:
North East South West
heart Pass spade Pass
2hearts Pass 3spadeS Pass
4Spades All pass
Actually, the killing defense on
most hands. if it is discovered at
all, Is discovered after the opening
lead.
The opening lead is the favorite
subject of bridge writer's because it
lends itself readily to neat classi-
fcations. Compact little charts
can be easily prepared, listing the
various openings in the order of
their desirability. A certain open
ing can be labeled with some au-
thority) as a good" opening, while
another is called a poor" one.
The opening lead is blind, in that
the opener has not yet seen the
cards in dummy. After the first
trick, however, he has seen those
cards and they may be sharply at
variance with the mental picture
he had formed, based on the bid
ding. He may have had it in mind
to lead a certain suit the next time
he got in. But the looks of the
dummy and the entire play to the
first few may show that lead to be
absolutely hopeless. He then turns
his attention to some other pos
sibility which, however remote its
apparent chances for success, still
offers the only hope. In any case,
the latter defense is based on judg-
ment and hard thinking about a
specific situation.
In today's deal Mr.. Dale opened
the king of diamonds. I believe
Mr.. Muzzy would have chosen the
same card. 1t was routine.
Mr.. Champion flashed the nine
and Mr.. Dale continued with the
ace and third diamond. Winning
the third trick with the queen, Mr..
Champion paused to think. For his
jump bid in spades, Mr.. Muzzy must
have six-card suit. He had al
ready shown three diamonds, leav-
ing him four cards in the other two
suits. Those four could be taken
care Of by dummy's high cards in
hearts and clubs. Therefore, if the
defenders could find fourth trick it
would have to be a spade.
Mr.. Champion therefore led the
18th diamond at trick four. That
was the killer. If Mr.. Muzzy ruffed
low, Mr.. Dale would win with the
nine of spades. If he ruffed high,
he could not avoid losing a trump
trick to Mr.. Champion.
fCnnvriphk 1850 Ganeral F,aa tiirn. Earn 4
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Cuts New Teeth at 90

Antonio Pirro. 80. of Acadia.
Italy, went to his dentist with q
pain in his jaw and discovered he
Is cutting q new set Of teeth.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
African Womun Of the Year

The Federation of Business and
Professional Women, at Pieter-
maritzbuPg, will select the South
African Woman of the Year.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
Massachusetts Signs U. 5.
Accord Under Point 4 Plan

Massachusetts, has signed the
first agreement with the Federal
Government to provide public
health leaders for service abroad
under the Point Four Program,
DR.. Van zile Hyde of the Techni-
|cal Cooperation Administration
said yesterday.
DR.. Hyde spoke to the Asso-
citation Of State and Territorial
Health officers. meeting at the
Federal Security Agency.
He said the contract. which is
concerned particularly with the
Point Four health program in
Pakistan. is an important pio-
neering step, which could be ex-
tended to other states.
Under the contract, Federal
funds will be transferred to Mas
sachusetts to enable 1t to recruit
or lend a technical staff for a
cooperative health and sanitation
program in PakiStan.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
Richmond Resfauraieur
Gets ) Years In Tax Case
By the Assoeiotsd Pres.

RICHMOND. Dec. l2.-Kenneth
A. O'Connor. Richmond restau-
rant operator and real estate in
veStor, was. sentenced yesterday to
three years in a Federal prison
and fined $4,000 on charge of
income tax evasion.
Judge Sterling Hutcheson of
the Federal District Court here
said he had concluded that "con-
finement would not hurt O'Connor
physically" despite an attorneys
plea that his 50-year-old clients
physical condition be considered.
O'Connor was sentenced on
three counts of concealing income
for the years of 1914, 1945 and
1916. He was found guilty by a
jury after a week and a half
trial. at which more than 100
witnesses testified.
r. ]. Herle, O'Connors attor-
ney. said he would appeal the
courts Judgment to the United
States Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
French OfficiuIs PIun
Expansion of TeIevision

PARIS. A plan to blanket
France with television transmit
ters by the end of 1853 has been
worked out by French officials.
They propose that money be
raised by local governments or a
limited amount Of commercial
programming.
There now are televiSion towers
only at Paris and Lyons. France
has only $4,000 Tv receivers in
operation. compared with nearly
million in Britain and more
than 10 million in the United
States.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
Soldier on Leave Shoots
Himself in Lea Here

A 22-year-old soldier on fur
Tough from Anchorage, Alaska,
accidentally shot himself in the
leg here yesterday, police reported.
Corpl. Frank E. Wright, jr., who
was staying with his wife and
her family at 4157 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc, was "fooling around"
with the .25-caliber pistol in the
backyard when the shooting oc-
CURED. police said.
The shot caused q flesh wound
in his left thigh. Corpl. Wright
was treated at Casualty Hospital
and transferred to Walter Reed
Hospital, where he was admitted
in not serious condition, accord
ing to police.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
100 to Be Initiated
At Leoion RuIIy Here

More than 100 new members o1
81 posts of the District Depart
ment of the American Legion will
be initiated during a membership
rally at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Legion headquarters, 433 Thirc
street NV.
District Department Commander
Robert A. Bunch will address the
new members.
The initiation will he condu"ted
by the ritual team of Grand Vol
ture, "a, of the District Forty
and Eight.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
12O District Employees
With 40 Years Service
To Be Honored Today

Ceremonies honoring 100 Dis
trict Government workers who
have given the city 40 or more
years of faithful and conscienti-
ous''' service were to be held at 3
pm. today in the Commerce De-
partment auditorium.
Led by the District Commis-
sioners. dozens of civic, Federal
and local Government leaders
were expected to participate.
Among the invited guests were a
delegation of Senators and Repre-
sentatives, the Citizens Advisory
Council, former District Commis-
sioners, representatives Of the
Civil Service Commission, news
paper editors and labor union ofn-
cials.
DonOhue to Speak.
Presentation of service buttons
was to follow an address by F.
Joseph Donohue, president Of the
Board of Commissioners. Brig.
Gen. Bernard L. Robinson. Engi-
neer Commissioner, and Commis-
sioner Renah r. Camalier also
were to speak.
The guest speaker was to be
Robert v. Fleming, chairman of
the Citizens Advisory Council.
and the master of ceremonies,
William A. Xanten, superintend-
ent of sanitation. The Metro
politan Police Band will play.
Majority Are Teachers.
Most of the recipients of the 40
year awards are school teachers.
Seven others, sensitive to mention
of their length of service, chose to
stay out of the proceedings. At
the last minute. their names were
deleted from the award list. They
will get their pins anyway.
The list follows:
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.
AuGDsAHRRif GpDEPARfMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
o0'e' A'niHi FIRE DEPARTMENT,
Hanback,. r. B. Kefauver. A.C.
AuF'eyi ybiEMPARTMENT " OF GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION.
srsnPsnP Ee1aHd n Of Rt'f fHaRTs 4 HsElReTFs
Cain. Cornelius J. Gardner. R.V.
chAfsi bEiF4RTMENT f2Rsfsnser OF INSPECTIONS.
CniVes' FFeo pTipIJc Tri vJRRARy.
Evening star., 1952-12-12
Pan American Lecture

The YMCA Pan American Club
will honor Honduras in the sec
|ond lecture Of the winter season
'at 3 pm. Sunday at 1885 q street
NV. DR.. Don Rafael Heliodoro
Vale, the Ambassador of Hon.
duras, will address the group.
Evening star., 1952-12-12

l. Block magic on the bodice ond halter
velvet and rhinestone applique oIsene full
Black velvet collar bunny
econdF Street.
l. OF white the
bright bow Christmas Red Matching S4o95
Junior Shop ForhFo Street
mist OF nylon tule, tucked bodice
French Room, Floor Street tond Ave
Evening star., 1952-12-12
Points for Purents-sy tsy'h rhens. won.e.

Bedtime handled better By parents tpho
sleep suggests relief fatigue adults only
interruption OF activity to children.
, 1952-08-15
THANKS and APPRECIATION

We take this opportunity to gioe or heartfelt thanks to
he doctors, nurses and other personnel Of the Medical De
oartnent for the oery prompt and kind assistance gioen tohen
or beloOed father, Christopher George tDas fatally injured.
Especially do tDe tOish to thank also, Mr., Laurence Mer
III and his staff at Estate Longford for their extreme kind
'osses u relieoing Us Of ohraoly al expenses and problems
hat confronted as.
Finally our thanks to the seoerdl friends and dcquain-
ances toho offered sympathy and sent tokens Of appreciation.
M and Mrs. valde,nar George
Christiansted
, 1952-08-15
PUBLIC NOTICE

Consumers Of electric energy from
Estdte La RENE to FrederikstedtoWn Gre
hereby notified thdt the power will be off
every afternoon from MonddY to Wed
nesddY August 1920, 1852. between the
hours l2:30P.M. to 4:OOP.M. in order to
muke repuirs to our distribution system.
Virgin Islands Corporation
Power Division
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
SS United States Sets New East-West Atlantic Record

NEW YORK, (P)-The super liner United States, new queen of the seas, came home today to a roaring reception with another jewel in her crown.
 Droning planes zoomed over head and vessels in the harbor sent up a thunderous chorus of welcoming whistles as the big ship docked at the end of her double speed conquest of the Alt lantic.
 In marine annals, it was his toric homecoming. Twice, on her maiden voyage, the sleek, 53,000- ton liner had far outstripped past ocean-crossing records, both east bound and westbound.
 In setting the new, east-west record, the trim, black hulled United States had covered the 5000 miles in three days, 12 hours and 12 minutes-nine hours and 36 minutes quicker than ever before.
 The fast voyage brought the mythical blue ribbon for Atlanic crossings to this country for the first time in a century. Britain's Queen Mary held it since 1888.
 The United States beat both the east and west records of the British Cunard liner Queen Mary, bettering the Queen Mary's east ward record by 10 hours and two minutes.
 An average of 34.51 knots was maintained by the United States on her homeWard trip.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
Night Clerk Saves
 Lives In Pioneer Fire

FAIRBANKS, (P)-Calm action by night clerk David Littlefield was credited with helping hold down the casualties in the Pioneer Hotel fire early Monday.
 When he discovered the flames at the top of the staircase, he ran to the switchboard and pressed down all the buzzers that were connected to rooms on the second and third floors.
 Then he ran down the first floor corridor, kicking and pound ing at doors. Then he ran up the rear stair to the second floor to continue awakening guests. He reached the third floor before being driven back by flames and smoke.
 The structure was a mass of flames when he finally left it.
 Two persons in the hospital credited the buzzer with awak- ening them.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
INVITATION TO BID AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION

Sealed Bids, in single copy. will be received until 10:00 a.m., July 25. 1852, then publicly opened for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for the construction of a public airport located at Circle Hot Springs, Alaska.
 Plans. specifications and project docu- ments may be obtained from the Direc- tor of Aviation, Department of Aviation. Territory of Alaska, Glover Building, or Box 2215, Anchorage, Alaska, where copies of plans are requested. A de- posit of S25 will be required to insure their return. Plans may be reviewed at the offices of Frank A. Metcalf. Terri torial Highway Engineer. Juneau, AL aska; the Associated General Contrac- tors, Seattle and Anchorage, or the office of the Department of Aviation, above address.
 TONY SCHWAMM,
 Director Of Aviation,
 Territory of Alaska. Publish June 25. July 2. 9. l6. 1852.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
Government Agency Loses The Right To Discharge Own Employees

WASHINGTON, (P) - T h e Civil Service Commission Tues day took away from the National Production Authority the right to fire it's own workers because of irregularities in selecting em- ployes last year.
 It called for corrective ac- tion"-meaning dismissal or new assignments - for possibly more than 100 NPA employees. In some cases, the commission said, vet erans' preference in hiring was ignored.
 The commission ruled that all future hiring must be referred for prior approval to the Department of Commerce, the parent organ ization of the Emergency Produc- ton agency.
 Commerce Department and NPA officials questioned on the charges, said they will carry out the commissions orders com- pletely and will cooperate fully in matters of hiring.
 They did not deny that abuses had occurred, but said they were in 1851 when NPA was striving to build a staff quickly to deal with mushrooming load of work in administering priority and al- location controls.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16

Secretary to E. l.. Bob) Bartlett Delegate in Congress from Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
Washington News Letter
By Mary Lee Council

By Mary Lee Council Secretary to E. l.. CBob) Bartlett Delegate in Congress from Alaska
 TRANSFER OF FISHERIES
 The Bartlett bill to transfer administrative control of the AL aska fishery from the federal to the territorial government failed to win approval of the House In- terior and Insular Affairs Com mittee. Previously it had been un- animously endorsed by the sub- committee before which hearings were held. Instead, a motion was adopted that further considera- tion should be postponed until adequate hearings" have been held. The vote was strictly on party lines.
 There was a solid Republican vote against postponement and a solid Democratic vote to put the bill over. Rumors were heard that strong political pressures h d been exerted. In statement made before the committee, Dele gate Bartlett charged the Depart ment of the Interior with "betray- ing the people of Alaska" He pointed out he had introduced the bill only after being assured by Secretary Chapman of a favorable report.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16
WITHHOLDING TAXES

Congressional action was com- pleted on a bill providing a pro- cedure for withholding taxes by the federal government and ter ritorial government of state and territorial income taxes from the salaries of federal employees where the laws impose upon en- ployers generally the duty of withholding taxes from the com- pensation of employees.
 The bill was enacted after decision was made that a volun- tary plan long urged by officials of Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont and Oregon, where territorial and state withholding laws are in force, would not be feasible.
 The act provides that the Sec retary of the Treasury would be authorized and directed to enter into an agreement for withhold ing with the states and territories within 120 days of requests for agreements from proper officials of the states and territories.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16

A GALVANIZED household pail, set aside for decorating use, makes any paint job easier a nd heater. It eliminates spattering when stirring and mixing paint. A wire across the top makes it easy to wipe excess paint from the brush. After the job is done, rinse che pail with turpentine, rub clean with newspapers and store for the next paint task.
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16

Cor Good Printing Call Main l2s
The Nome nugget., 1952-07-16

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-09-01
"a Texas Irnportation

A good many years ago, Jules
Duke Gustafson of Havre brought
the horse, Gold Crevice, here from
the Davis ranch in Texas. He went
back to Lamplighter, and though he
was later sold out of the state, he