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Evening star., 1954-10-24
Duplicate Teuser

Preventing the danger"
hand from getting the lead
was East's prime concern on
this hand at the Stephan
Studio. Paradoxically, the
North hand was the more dam
gerous from declarer's stand
point.
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East opened the bidding with
one spade. South doubled,
West raised TO two spades.
North passed and East bid
four spades.
South selected the spade ace
for his opening lead, then
shifted to the diamond queen.
North signaled as encourag-
ingly as possible with the four.
Declarer's proper play at this
point is to let South hold the
lead with the queen, thus pre-
pairing at trick two for the
subsequent end play. A dia-
mond trick must be lost in any
event and it should be lost to
the safe hand. A holding such
as j, 10 and a small diamond
in the North hand could easily
defeat the contract.
When the queen holds,
South's best continuation is,
of course, q diamond. De-
clarer wins, cashes the ace Of
diamonds and the ace of hearts
and gives South the lead for
the last time by playing a
small heart. Any return South
makes after winning the heart
king gives declarer his con-
tract.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

film or paper you may not
need before the expiration
date of the material. On the
other hand. don't be caught
short. You might keep a
dozen rolls of film on hand. al
ways using the oldest rolls
first. Papers should not be
acquired in excess Of actual
needs and here, too, the Oldest
should be used before opening
another batch Of the same
style.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

Postage due stamps became
part of the Philatelic Agency's
stock in trade on October Is.
Collectors buying them are no
titled that they are mot valid
for either the prepayment or
deficient payment of postage"
They also are advised to keep
all such stamps as far away
from water or dampness as
possible.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
PhiI0tefc News
Rich Find Whets Zeal
For Columbus Stamps
By james Waldo Fowcett

Netherlands Philatelic Serv-
ice. The Hague. at Is cents
United States equivalent. Col
lectors are advised to send
wrapped quarters carefully
taped in their letters to pre-
vent loss.
Greater Rockford, ILL.,, will
dedicate its airport October 81,
and the Rockford Chamber Of
Commerce will service free of
charge all self-addresSed
stamped envelopes sent to it
for processing on the day OF
the ceremony.
Israel has produced two new
stamps illustrating postal his
tory-60p blue, yellow and
black, mail coach in front Of
19th-century post Office in
Jerusalem; coop dark green,
red and black, modern post
Office van in front Of 20th-
century post Office in Jeru-
salem. The designer is o.
Wellish.
A view of the new Batista
tuberculosis Hospital at Topes
de Collantes is reproduced on
two recent Cuban stamps. VAL
ues and colors: SC purplish
grey; SC airmail dark green.
Unclaimed stamps and coins
will be sold at auction by the
Dead Letter Division of the
Washington Post Office in
Room 3083. Post Office Build
ing. North Capitol street and
Massachusetts, avenue, NV,
November 8. beginning at 8
am.
Slogan cancellations are
available at post Offices in
Lowell. Mass; Dallas. Tex;
New Orleans, La; Farrell, Pa;
East Orange, N, j.; Muncie,
Ind; Columbus, Ohio, and
Tampa, Fla.
Coin collectors are gather
ing today at the MANA con-
vention and exhibition at the
Hotel Washington, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fifteenth
street NV, and stamp col
lectors are especially invited
to join them.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
PhH0teiic News

The finding Of q treasure
trove Of Columbian Exposition
stamps Of 1893 In London has
created q furry Of interest In
those issues. Collectors who
had given up hoping to OBJ
tain specimens Of the first
true American commemorative
adhesives now reasonably may
make new efforts to secure
them.
The mysterious owner Of
the long-hidden property has
instructed II. r. Harmer. Ltd,
Of New Bond street to sell 1t
at auction as one single lot.
But 1t Is likely that the buyer
viii be q dealer who In turn
win market 1t piecemeal.
This would mean that the
stamps would have worldwide
distribution.
Some Of Proffered Items
Included in the material to
be offered to the highest bid
der are:
Twenty sheets Of 100 copies
of the 1-cent deep blue, Colunl-
bus in Sight of Land. after a
painting by William H. Powell.
Twenty sheets of 100 copies
of the 2-cent dull purple, Co
lumbus Landing on Guanahani,
from a painting by John VAN
derlyn in the rotunda OF the
Capitol OF the United States.
Two sheets of 100 copies OF
the 50-cent slate black, Recall
of Columbus, from q painting
by Augustus q. Heaton in the
Capitol.
Two sheets Of 100 copies of
the 81 venetian red, Queen Isa-
bella Pledging Her Jewels,
from a painting by Munoz
Degrain in the Parliament
Building in Madrid.
Unstated number of blocks
of the 50 brown red, Columbus
In Chains, from a painting by
Emanuel LeutZe.
Unstated number Of blocks
Of the So bronze green, Co
lumbus Describing His Third
Voyage, from a painting by
Francesca Jover.
Unstated number of blocks
Of the 81 deep rose, Queen Is
abella, after a painting by an
unknown artist in Madrid;
and Columbus, after q painting
not an authentic portrait
by Lotto.
Unstated number Of blocks
Of the S. black, profile Of Co
lumbus after the Columbian
50-cent piece of 1893.
Cost 81 Years Ago, $l,l34
The original cost of the
stamps to the unknown in
vest6r 81 years ago has been
declared by Harmer to have
been $1,134. Current catalogue
nstings are: 1c. 70c; &c, soc;
soc, SIG: 81, $45; So, $47.50;
50, $40; 81. $50: IS, $95-all in
mint condition, of course.
Whether the sale will bring
out any facts about how the
Columbians got to England,
and where-and why-they
have been hidden so long. is
problematical. One theory is
that they belonged to an
American who conveyed them
to a Britisher who did not ap-
preciate their worth and that
they remained out Of the mar
ket until now because their
very existence had been for
gotten.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

Collectors are advised that
coil stamps of the 1889 presi-
Dental series are in short
supply at the Philatelic Agency
and may be withdrawn with
out notice any minute.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

subject to easy damage as are
the glass Thermometers.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

A view of the new Batista
tuberculosis Hospital at Topes
de Collantes is reproduced on
two recent Cuban stamps. VAL
ues and colors: SC purplish
grey; SC airmail dark green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24

Science pupils and their teachers
may obtain a free copy Of q new Uncle
Ray leaflet entitled Fascinating Facts
Apout me Slanets; SIMPLY sena
your request to Uncle Ray In care Of
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Fumous Fables
By {. (. Edqor

COOKING: General Of
the Army Henry H. Arnold.
Air Forces Chief during
World War II, was in charge
of the California CCC dur
ing the mid-Thirties.
One day, he received a
letter from a boy complain
. ing about the fooda Three
hours after the receipt Of
the letter. a swift pursuit
ship came to rest in a field
on the outskirts of the
camp. The pilot, none other
than the future air chief
himself, climbed out of the
cockpit and strobe briskly
across the field to the camp
grounds.
Arnold had timed his ar
rival well. The boys were
just filing in to lunch. He
took his place in line. &C
copied his portion and sat
down to eat it. There was
no doubt about it. The cook
ing was not too good.
General Arnold dropped
in on the startled cooks and
offered some suggestions.
After that, the quality of the
cooking showed marked i'm
provement-for the cooks
never knew when their un-
practicable boss would drop
out of the sky to dip a ladle
into the soup or a fork into
the frankfurters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24

Underline the word which you
think best explains the num-
bered word at the left. Give
yourself 10 points for each cor
rect choice. 100, of course, is
perfect; 80 is excellent; 80 is
very good 10 is fair; 60 or below
is not so good.
/. Raillery: (a) banister; CD
banter; (c) angry talk I'd boat.
2. Rudiment: (a) conclusion;
(b) elementary; (c) proposal;
Cd battlements.
8. RecompenSe: ca Inherit
ance; (b) award; (c) injunc-
ton: Cd remuneration.
4. Whimsical: (a) witty; (b)
variable Co capricious; Cd
wizardly.
8. Credulous: Ca absurd; CHI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Uncle Rays Corner

There was a special reason for
the natives of Easter Island to
want the hats and caps of the
British sailors who went there
with Capt. Cook. No trees grew
on the island. and the headgear
gave protection from the hot
sun.
While exploring the place, the
British saw many stone statues.
In the majority of cases, a
statue showed the head, neck
and part of the chest of a man.
Some of the statues were in
upright position, but other had
fallen to the ground.
Capt. Cook left after q visit
lasting four days. Accounts of
Easter Island were published in
Europe and elsewhere soon after
ward.
A Frenchman, Count Jean de
Ia PerouSe, was among those
who read the reports. He was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
A Word to the Wise By mrs. fro"t Colby

hard; Co spacious; Cd gullible.
6. Dotage: (a) allowance; (b)
senility; Co dole; Cd dowry.
7. Perverse: (a) meek; CD
stubborn; Co reverse; Cd pro-
voking.
8. Retinue: (a) taxes; CD
tenants; Co part Of the eye;
Cd retainers.
8. Precept: (a) idea; (b) sa-
gacity; Co advice; Cd instruc-
ton.
10. Zealot: (a) leader; (b)
fanatic; (c) bigot; I'D reformer.
Answers.
/. (b). 2. (b). 3. Cd. 4. (c).
5. Cd. 6. (b). z. (b). 8. Cd.
8. Co. 10. (b).
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Strange stone statues on Eas-

Strange stone statues on Eas-
ter Island.
shocked when he learned that
the natives were without live
stock or trees.
The kind heart of La Perouse
led to better days for Easter
Island. He was chosen by the
French government as the head
of a party on a voyage Of dis
covery. After sailing into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Contract Bridge
washington, d. G.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1854

-
By EosIey Blockwood
The key bid in today's deal
was Mr. Masters three-diamond
bid. When you have very
strong hand and exceptionally
good support for partners SUIT.
it is often necessary to tell that
story by bidding a suit which is.
technically, not biddable.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Masters)
AIS
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1AKQ
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WEST EAST
(Mr. AbeD miss Brash)
AKQ4 A1097532
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SOUTH
(Mr. Dale)
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vr1oa bidding.
South West North East
] heart 2clubs dia'nds Pass
8 hearts Pass hearts Pass
s hearts All pass
In this pleasant situation you
forget about technicalities. There
is very little. danger in respond
ing in any suit, regardless OF its
length, and no danger at all in
responding in a suit of lower
value than partners.
One thing to remember d.
when you do find it advisable to
make a jump response in a nom
biddable suit, make sure that you
choose a suit in which your prin-
cipal high-card strength is To-
Gated. For example. if your
choice lay between a six-card
suit headed by a jack and a
three-card suit headed by ace.
king, by all means choose the
latter.
In doing so you are lending ma
terial assistance to partner in
determining how high the bid
ding should go.
In this deal Mr.. Masters knew
the hand was going to be played
In hearts. If he had jumped i'm
mediately to five hearts, it is I'M
likely that Mr.. Dale would have
gone on to six. The actual three
diamond bid covered" Mr.. Dale's
sad holding of four. trey. deuce
in that suit. Mr.. Dale figured
Correctly that his partner was
doubtful only about the posi-
hility of quick losers in the black
suits. Holding ace-queen in one
and ace-SiX in the other, he was
glad to bid the slam.
Although it wasn't a laydown,
the right play was easy after the
king of spades opening. Mr..
Dale won with the ace. took one
round of trumps, cashed three
diamond tricks, then led spade
to put Mr.. Abel in with the queen.
At this point a spade OF dia-
mond return would let Mr.. Dale
ruff in dummy while discarding
the queen of clubs from his hand.
Mr.. Abel sensed this and led
club. hoping his partner had the
queen. But that gave Mr.. Dale
his contract. too.
NoSpyright, 1854. General Features Corp)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
By Ramon Coffmon

South Pacific, he visited Easter
Island. He gave the natives pairs
of sheep, goats and swine, and
his men planted orange and
lemon trees.
La Perouse looked with wonder
at the strange statues. Nowhere
else had they seen this special
kind of sculpture.
Let it be pointed out that the
statues are far from being great
works of art. On the contrary,
the images are Of rather poor
quality.
Despite that, the brown
skinned sculptors were clever.
Without any metal tools, they
were able to carve faces of huge
size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

(which President, in a
message to the Senate, wrote
that the U. S. was anxious to
encourage Latin American
countries "by strengthening
our ties of good will and good
neighborhood with them?
2@The picture of which
President is on the $40 bill?
3-The inaugural address Of
which President was the first
given on TV?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star., 1954-09-20

jaywalk Is taking N, q lot Of po-
lice time. The eity's motorcycle
police have set aup 8 regular pa
troll Of heavily -trav veled thorough
fares to shoe oadhOgging cycl-
lists out Of the traf1c lanes.
The a1ti-noiSe campaign, In
short, is threatening 10 change
the whole boistel;ouS competitive
character Of French driving. And
IL Mr.. Dubois has his way, q
number Of other sleep-rohbing
noisemakers will be similarly
outlawed. An edict on unmuff1ed
motorcycles is In the works for
early next month. Milkmen,
garbage collectors, radio enthu-
siasts. circus managers and or
gan grinders are all about to feel
the official pinch with q view to
making Paris q more peaceful
place to live.
The idea. Mr.. Dubois told us,
was spreading. All the big cities
in France hHd written FOR copies
of his anti horn regulations. "A
campaign was already under way
in London. Mr.. Dubois was par
ticularly pleased with an inquiry
that had come in from Tokyo.
u understand they blow their
horns a lot in Tokyo, he said.
Glad to help them IN any way
we. can"
Evening star., 1954-09-20
G. W. Medical Students Told
Of Atomic Ages Challenge

necessary. You must examine
the wounded and sort out those
that need priority treatment"
On the brighter side, Gen.
DeCoursey described how atomic
energy is being put to work In
medical research.
Useful as Tracing"
The speaker described one
finding where radioactive salt
was injected into vein In the
right arm and within rs seconds
found in the sweat Of the left
arm. Another tracing Of radio
active salt showed that so pounds
Of salt goes in and out Of blood
vessels every day.
In another field, the atomic
age, has contributed to industrial
safety.
The general described radio
active finger rings" worn by a
woman who must put her hand
dangerously close to q cutting
tool on a machine In an indus
trial plant.
"She wears the ring that holds
a kaleidoscope. The hand comes
to the danger line, and q radia-
ton detection instrument clicks
high danger. This stops the ma
chine" the speaker said.
Opening ceremonies were at
tended by top officials of medical
installations Of the Washington
area. Taking part in the exer-
cises were DR.. Walter A. Bloc
dorm, dean of the school, and DR..
Cloyd H. Marvin, president Of
the university.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
D. {. Gets More Rain
After Electric Storm

More rain came to Washing
ton today after q brief storm
which soaked the area last night
and brought slight damage from
lightning.
Scattered showers also are
likely tonight after a high tenn
perature of IS today. The low
tonight will be around 66.
Last nights electrical storm
and winds felled wires and trees
in the area, and darkened lights
in some sections.
The Fire Department reported
wires down at Thirty-first and
Tennyson streets NV: at GAIL
Thirty-first street NV. and at
6130 Utah avenue NV. Light
ming struck a house at 80 Sheri-
dan street NE. causing slight
damage.
A tree blown down III the 200
block of N street NV. smashed
the windshield of a parked car.
and fallen tree limb blocked
traffic in the 34o0 block Alabama
avenue Sc.
Observers at the National
Airport said winds reached IS
miles an hour there at the height
of the storm. with gusts up to
so miles an hour.
Small areas in Bethesda and
Alexandria were blacked out
briefly by power failures caused
by the storm. ...., g.. e
The wind shattered q plate
glass window of the Giant Food
Store in the Arlandria shopping
center in che $500 block of
Mount Vernon avenue.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

had been any increase In the
accident rate.
.As q Inatter az fact. the in
surance companies have come
out with figures proving there
are actually fewer accidents than
before. It's a short time. I admit,
to make any firm predictions.
But ! think people are just nat
urally driving more carefully
than before and walking more
carefully, too."
Had the flow Of traffic slowed
downP Mr.. Dubois thought not.
AFTER all. a horn isn't an
accelerator. The bus companies,
who check pretty carefully on
this kind Of thing, tell me that
the difference is q matter Of sec
onds. OF course there are still
plenty Of traffic jams. There
always will be as long as we
have too many cars for the
number Of streets"
Jaywalking Problem.
With the motorists responding
nobly. the problem now, said the
prefect, was educating pedestri-
ans and bicyclists. Jaywalking-
the normal Partisan way, of get
ting across the street. IS, being
cracked down on. Handing out
fines OF 800 francs (83 cents) per
Evening star., 1954-09-20

quasi-judicial proceeding such as
an expulsion matter, can a sub
committee file a valid legal re-
port when less than half of its
members have heard the evi-
dence?" 3~s
Il would think so."sreplied the
parliamentarian. fad
The charge that Senator Nc
Carthy showed contempt for
the elections subcommittee was
among five main groups of
charges on which the special
committee held public. hearings,
concluded just week ago.
Now Working ON Report.
The committee now is working
on its report to the Senate, and
Senator Case, Republican. of
South Dakota, a member, said it
might be ready in time for the
Senate to be called into session
a week from today to consider
the censure resolution.
The resolution was introduced
by Senator Flanders. Republican,
Of Vermont, who contended ac-
ton by the Wisconsin Senator
had tended to bring the Senate
into disrepute.
In new letter to the study
committee. made >plIblic last
night, Senator Flanders said
Senator McCarthy's tactics sap
pear to parallel those Of the
Communists" There was no
comment from Senator Nc
Carthy.
Speaking Of hearings before
the Senate Investigations sub
committee which Senator Me-
Carthy heads, Senator Flanders
wrote:
Witnesses were called about
whose identities there were
doubts and sometimes errors;
the rights of witnesses were
trampled on and guilt by asso-
citation seemed to be the new
rule; on fimsy or irrelevant in
formation a lifelong reputation
would be denounced via tele-
vision while the defense would
have a difficult or impossible
time getting the rebuttal into
the record" " @@..<
Evening star., 1954-09-20

by congressional committees and
by the HHFA has furnished a
vast amount of material indicat-
ing naladminiStration of these
laws. The Justice Department
has and will give priority for such
study and action as is called for
and will vigorously prosecute all
offenders.
"While the majority of en-
ployes were loyal and faithful,
there was distintegration of per-
sonal integrity among others in
the housing program" added
Mr.. Brownell. Mr.. Brorwnell
called attention to the HHFA re-
port to the effect that the prac-
tice of receiving gratuities from
contractors and others doing
business with the agency was al
most an accepted norm of oper-
alton. in many F1A Offices.
Each United States attorney
also will be instructed to present
any evidence arising originally
in his Office.
Mr.. Brownell emphasized that
the grand jury inquiries are not
to be limited solely to possible
bribery but to violations of any
appropriate laws in the Federal
criminal code in administration
of Federal housing programs.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

like drinking wine and chasing
girls.
Next to wheels, the horn was
the most essential feature of
every automobile. It was more
than a warning device. It was a
weapon. offensive and defensive.
1t was the only way to make red
traffic lights turn green. It kept
bumptious pedestrians in their
place. It was the ultimate in
self-expression whether the emo
ton was anger, derision, scorn.
fear. impatience or just simple,
everyday joie-de-vivre. And. as
everyone knows. you can't
change national habits just by
passing a law.
Naturally. they laughed back
in August when Andre Dubois.
Paris police prefect, sat down
to write his edict. outlawing the
use of horns-"sonorous warn
ers" the French call them
throughout the Department of
the Seine.
The laughter died away in the
general hush that followed.
Strange things are happening in.
Paris. While driving to work
recently we stopped at a red
light. signalled for a right-hand
turn. A French car drew up be-
hind. We stayed where we were.
watching the Frenchman in the
rear-view mirror.
There was a moment of
expectant waiting. Then, the
French driver shrugged eloquent
ly. The situation was explained,
with gestures to his companion.
Finally, the Frenchman emerged
from his car and drew alongside:
II excuse myself for deranging
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Tito Would Reject
NAT0 Bid; Objects
To Political Hue
BY The Assoeioied Press


BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Sept.
20.-President Tito says Yugo-
slavia should spurn any invita-
tions to join NATO because the
Atlantic. pact sis increasingly as
suming political hue-a strug-
gle against communism"
"We are painted a socialist
hue" he told a rally in the Slo-
vene village Of Celje yesterday.
end "there is no place for us in
a bloc which has an anti-social-
ist. tendency"
He added, however. that CO.
operation with the North Attain
tic Treaty Organization was pos
sible and would be continued by
his government. In addition to
receiving Western military aid,
Yugoslavia is allied in a mutual
defense pact with Greece and
Turkey. both NATO members.
Would Welcome Soviet Gestures.
Referring to his Communist
regimes relations with Iron Cur
eain countries. Marshal Tito said
he would gladly accept any ges-
ture of good will by Russia"
Yugoslavia has been at odds
with the Soviets and their satel-
lites since Marshal Tito broke
with the Cominform in 1948, but
he has remained a staunch
Communist,
(American informants in
Rome pointed out that the
Yugoslav leaders apparent
overture to the Kremlin did
not indicate switch in policy
as he has made similar state
ments before. The sources
said he actually has turned his
back on recent Russian friend
ship gestures because he feels
the Kremlin still wants to in
terfere in the internal af-
9airs Of nations which come
into its orbit.)
Wants Deeds, Not Words.
Marshal Tito said the Russians
seem to be realizing lately that
relations with Belgrade can be
"normalized" best through deeds,
not words alone.
He declared that better terms
with his Northern neighbor
would not disturb Yugoslavia' s
present foreign policy of CO.
operation with the West in
preventing aggression and pre-
serving the independence of
Yugoslavia and Western coun-
tries.
ANY theological struggle or
any preventive war is out of the
question for u.s." he added. I'VE
cannot Cooperate in those"