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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Study Foe's Habits And Win Games
By OSWALD JACOBY
ONE
NE of the most entertaining hands I have seen in years the recent In was played
In championilpa national Washington by Sam Fry, Jr., who has been one of America's
many yo great players for
YOUR BIRTHDAY
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16
THE CHINA MAIE,
THURSDAY DE
CROSSWORD
# STELLA
BORN today, you have a brillance all goes well. You must always be
of mind and
ability to the "bow," yourstar-given talents Fond of travel, you will probably which should place you in the front visit moet of the countries in the You ranks of your profession at an early world, during your lifetime.
fond of beauty AES. Your ambitions are high and ate exhortillantly your impatience to reach the top in all its forms and cannot be happy may tempt you to "play to the gal under conditions of ugliness or dis lery" of popular approbation, rather unity. Unless you find someone who than wafirist for the fullness of in absolutely attuned to your own 30 is quite Your intent to mature. Your conceptions of life.
wh exhibit ital possible that you may never wed. originality
you do. Your sons Your intimate friends are love, but everything of humour can sometimes be bling your loyalties are intense. wattro-or mere buffoonery||
who were born on Among those
Santayana, this data are: George you are so critical of philosopher; Although
Abbolt Lawrence, others, you cannot endure being scientist: George Whitfield, evango- criticised, yourself! You are so sure list: Jane Austen, novelist; John that you are right, that you find it Grimke, noted jurist; Lillan Rural), dimcult to wait for texting actres; and Noel Coward. period. You want to be accepted. To find what the stars hava je it unser you are self-reliant store for you tomorrow. Select your
you also find it hard to co- briday star and road the corres operate with others in a veature. As ponding paragraph. Let your birth. Long is everyone pece it your way, day was be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17
Sam brought home an ponible" slam largely because e knew that he was playing against a fallible human being. Don't let the bidding disturb you. Fry and his partner were
no their only SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 1)-- using two clubs
Now you can forge ahead and make Perhaps forcing opening bid, North was a trifle too ambitious, will the idea you've been anything you want to do, specially
holding back on. but he can be forgiven in view of the result.
We didn't know whether to Lend a diamond or
spade, but he tossed a mental coin and opened the deuce of diamonds, This was good luck for Sam Fry. the declarer, since a spade jeud would have settled his hashm- mediately.
About two Bevanda after the i chimny had appeared, Sam made his brillant play. It'll take us a little longer.
The slam was pretty cold if East had the king of hearts, for South would finesse for it and could afford to lose one spado
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 203- Get going on an Important job and you can finish it successfully before the day in over
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IT PAYS IT SURE DOES
то
I LOSTA ADVERTISE) RING, PUT ZAN AD IN THE LOST AND FOUND AND THE VERY NEXT DAY I FOUND THE RING,
IN MY PURSE
AQUARIUS
19)- (Jan, 21-Pez, This is a fine, all-around day for
good for new business ideas.
20-Mar. PISKCES (Pub.
A propitious day for all your efforts. Your profession or career is well- favoured. Act now.
ARJES
21-App. Mar Morning hours are Ane for all a pects of business expansion. After- noon isn't quite wo auspicious TAURUS (Apr. 21-May
An early start vouchsafes the com- pletion of a task before nightfall. Evening could be for pleasure! CRANE EMAY 2-June
11 Examine Ideas for practicability, X they pans the test. then develop them quickly for best results
CANČER (June 12-July
AL
23)-
This day when you seem to be inspired! All your ideas turn out to good ones. Pul them Into operation.
LE O (July 24-A46. A)- Originality, Inspication and good Judgment combine to make this ■ fing day for all your efforts, VIRGO (Aug. 24-Bepl Wind up your working wook with accelerated action
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job which was begun a long time ago,
LIDRA Bepl 24-Oct, Good fortune twould smile broadly whatever you attempt now. Take full advantage of the aspects.
SCORPIO [Oct 24-Nov.
Morning
event
resulta.
22)
good afternoon fair: eutral Plan your day ac
to get the best possible
Across
1. Omar gilda saah petai of the
presumably. (0)
7. Employ after the 10. Bir bird from
morning, to
10. Zybay should tell a good story.
11 A good one saves tiims after
#hampoo,(BEYA
1
This kind of talk can be boring to non-shoppers, 4) 14. 19'a wil my oral di
17. Herb of odice. (4)
19. King of Shakespeare? 21. A river of Shakespeare, (i)" 23. This often provides a burning question for the car owner. (B) 23 This kind of value is not always'ı
Appreciated. (B)
24. Bozers, do, osiemen go for them ...diers in addition, (6)
Down
1. Balkon dia (ansg.). (9)
2. Here's a place where you can
tise your imagination. (01
3. Change as you drive in. 14:
Oast made at for hormon. (6)
6. Bign of an oleograph. (9)
0. Hung up, maybe, awaiting sho
sack. (0)
8. The start of the Dower fust
*bove, (9)
13. Orr it in a book. (5)
18. You do this to victory (27
washed clothes. 18. 21
OUTRAL
10. It's found
1
ACTOR, (51
17. Street might
16 One mole
into the condensed Oirli Ber TICO. (0)
20. Big
Attrac tion (4)
Yesterday's solution,
CHESS PROBLEM
By W. MAY
Black, 9 plecos,
WOMANSENSE
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This Is Just The Thing For HIM
By SHIRLEY LOWE
* Place, those two scuff sections, witch small, hem at the other right sides together, edges even, abort end. Maching stitch... right round, Fold the case in 'half width- leaving 21⁄4in open Trim wise, right sides together, having
Incfies for the flap,
IF you're looking for a ber sole, plus in all proms, turn to the right side and the rounded and protruding five
Christmas round, for solo.
last-minute present for the man who The caso is just one piece, doesn't smoke, doesn't Blins, by 7ins. drink, and is stocked · high
Slip-stitch the open edges to- gother. Placo 'the scuff in poal- tion to the sole and stitch. Now the second scuff.
Machine-stich the aldo odges together. Trim seams, and turn the case right side out and presa, Make the scuffs by plac- with ties and socks in every ing the two sole sections to-
Turn in the row edges on the conceivable design and gether, edges oven. Machine-
Lap and slip-stitch in position: Next comes the case, Round stitch all round, the corners at one short end of You will find that a' quarier of leaving space the case section, and machine- an inch le allowed on seams, for inserting Bole.
colour, try making him a pair of towel- ling bathroom lippers. You'll just have time.
a
You will need one-third of yard of towel- ling, 88in. wide,
the Turn towelling sole right side out, insert the rub- ber sole, slip-
ENGLISH
COATS
in
Follow this diagram ...
of men's rubber stitch the edges. pair soles, and a button. Cut out the pattern from the dia- gram (a square equals one inch).
Trim the seam and prese open, Repeat this with the remaining
sole sectionA
Now place the two scuff sec- Cut eight pieces by the ions together, edges oven, und pattern from the towelling machine-stitch the centre front to make the scuff, and four beam. Trim the seam and press
open. Repeat this with pieces, the size of the rub- other two sections.
FOR HIM
Soft Wools,
Smart Tweeds
and
the
Popular Street
Velvets
SIZES
10-18
WEST
J954
❤ KI
3732 4033
NORTH
K 73' 32
♦ Q054
J754
EAST
27
A 10 8 02
▼ 10 7 4
◆ K 10 8 0 40
SOUTH (1)
AQ
AQJO03
♦ A
AKQ 10 2
Both sides vulnerable
South
Worl North
Kasi
2
Pass 20
Pass
2 ❤
Pau
3 N.T
PABA
PASL
54
Pank
Pasi
Pozs Pass Opening lead-♦ 3
trick. The alam seemed doomed West had the king of hearts (which was the case), for then West would take the king hearts and lead a spade to set the contract.
Can declarer do anything Improve hls chances even
West has the king
or
to
BY
THE. WAY
by Beachcomber
HERE something
to
en-
ከደ
and he is going to put
by sharing work theory to the test
is cage with them. One man's meat is another man's python. in his attempt, If he succeeds what then? Are there people with the inclination the leisure to spend weeks in a cage with python? The bore-
of wat day dom
Fuch in Indescrib- would be company oble
courage
all ปก harder. A Rumanian lathe operator "is 40 years ahead of his work quota," and is already the fot production starting year 2,000. The report does not say what his males think this conscientiousness, surely the manager factory will let him slip out for an hour or two in. say, 1959, even if only to encourage his colleagues.
Interim surpay
of
of
his
VERY day now some trans-
"II
Boys of hearta? port spokesman Sam Pry format such a play, by this goes on, the trafe in the the queer of dia- | streels of our glties will soon putting up monds from the dummy ut the be completely* immobilised.' frst trick
vory
I's sure. to play the queen dummy when you know you're going to have
Lo natural,
your own singleton sce
Already the statisticians BTC computing lost work-hours and
be play-hours and man, woman, from and child-hours. A London of
what immobilised truffle would to play the country
£7589473217 on the
to
the
week, or words to that
Cost
а
effect.
rick. As it happened, however. But the 500000 new cars placed on the roads every month are there was no way for East
Burc that South had
a convincing sign of great pros-
is perity, which
why blank ace
penal Laxation must not be interfered with As long as everything is booming on the Stock Exchange and the cost of living continues to rise se rapidly that
He covered the queen of sija- monds with his king, and now the play of the ace of diamonds was not a givenway.
the ten
of
Sani
Jed Dexi club to shimmy's jack and Im- mediately triel the heart thesse, veg
chance
East no to signal with a high spade on a second ог third round of
trumps.
West won with
the
king of hearts and had to make the crucial ploy.
sip one
ان
we can
11
many OT
White, 13 plecer.
White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, KC-K3. ! B8; 1.
K-K2; 2, R- K-Q1; 2, Kt-Q5.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
A Trip to Buy Groceries
A
-Everybody Asks Knarf to do an Etrand-
By MAX TRELL
NARF, the shadow-boy with
the turned-about name, was walking down the street. As be walked he sang at the top of his voice:
"It's half past three And a quarter to four, I'm on my way to the grocery
store!"
Just as he reached the maple tree in the middle of the block, 9 singing at the top of ha vulce, a Cricket stepped out from behind the trunk of the tree and said: "Pardon me."
afford to import coal and frozen food. the overall Beunamle situation may be said to be proving, especially as regards the bag barikes. Say Shibbolac 4OU just can't tell it from real French Cognac," said
Tansy, Rim-star Trivia
after the now
Doing A Favour Naturally West tried cash taking the Jack of diamonds, expecting liqueur, Sulbbolag. Snibbolac is
"Hello, Cricket," said Knari a sparkling, non-alcoholic drink South to have at least
made from the choicest English "Are you really going to the small diamond
his hand.
chemicals at the Snibbo labora-
grocery store?" asked the Much to West's surprise, South
tories, No wonder
the wine Cricket. ruffed, JTCW Lwo rounds ol
waiter
photograph in our trumpa,
roonil of the
beaming. He likes
sophisti- "Oh, yes," sald Knarf. discarding dummy's ed
cated customer who knows how going to buy a dozen eggs and a The rest
to order, and Trivia will tell all quart of milk and a sick of her friends about this British
hearts,
and
in the procESS,
ensy.
ת!
one
was
♥CARD Sense?
TODAY'S QUESTION
With neither side vulnerable,
the bidding has been: North
Taxi
1 Spade 2 Clube
Double Puss
South
Puss
?
West Pass
a
is
liqueur. which is becoming so popular among the younger set,
(Advt.)
One glass of SNIBBOLAC
contains more HYDROLIN
than a magnum of Champagne
You, South, hold; Spadey 8-3- In passing 2. Hearts Q-0-3, Diamonds
3-2, Clubs 9-5-3-2. What You do?
Answer Tomorrow
EDITORS PREEN SERVICE, IND.
7-
do
FRENCH Zoologist belleves
chewing gum."
"I'm
"I'd like you to buy me some-
don't mind,”
"I'd like a shred of cheese and a wisp of cinnamon."
"I'!
of buy you #shred cheese and a wisp of cinnamon, Mrs Spider," said Knarf. "But they will cost you something."
"I know," said Mrs Spider, "here's a fly's wing. Mind you don't lose the change.”
walked on, Krart again:
singing
"It's half past three And a quarter to four, I'm on my way to
grocery store."
aut
the
"Please buy me something, Knarf," said Cricket.
the whisk
And he
And near the corner, from
He stopped and looked under under the porch of Mr Part- land's house, a Mouse looked the porch of Mr Portland's house and gave the Mouse a crumb of cake and from the whiskbroom. gave the Mouse half of the hair from the tail of the cat, "That's **Thank your change," he said. you very
sald the Mouse.
"Would you buy me some thing at the grocery store, little boy?"
"I'll be glad to," said Knarf. "What would you like?"
"I'd like a crumb of cake and one whisk from a whiskbroom."
much."
A Successful Shopper
****21 bo glad to buy these At the wooden fence in front thing," said the Cricket, "if you things for you," said Knari. of Mr Boston's house, he gave "But they will cost you some the Spider the shred of cheese and tho wisp of cinnamon, thing."
Then he gave her half of the "Here's a hair from the end wing of the fly. Then he
"I don't mind at all," said Knari, "What do you want me to buy for you at the grootry store?"
זיי
want you to buy me walnut and half a turnip,"
Д
of a cat's tall," said the Mouse, stopped at the maple tree and "Please bring back the change," Then Knart went to the gro-
A fow cery store.
minutes
"I'll be glad to buy a walnut Inter, he walked out, and as he that it is possible for a man and half T turnip for you, walked down the street he mang: to live in an enclosed space for Cricket,
with a python or two, something." weeks
"One thing about the furniture that Jeff makes t
sturdy!"!!
But
that will
cost
"I know it will," said Cricket. "Here's a drop of honey and please bring back the change."
Then Knarf walked on.
"It's half past three
And a quarter to four,
I'm on my way in the growTy
store,"
Knarf sang again as ho walk- ed along.
Obliging A Spider
As ho passed the wooden fence in front of Mr Boston's house, a Spider, said: "I ber your pardon, young man."
"Oh, good morning, Mrs Spider," said Knarf,
"If you're really on your way to the grocery store," said the Spider, "I'd be obliged If you'd buy me a thing or two"
I don't mind at all,” said Krazi. "What do you wint mè to buy for yOU?”.
"It's hall past three
And a quarter to four, I'm coming back from
grocery stores."
gave the Cricket the walnut But the only and half turnip.
loft: from the change he had drop of honey was a lick on the end of his finger.
Then Knard went home with the dozen eggs and the quart of
As for the milk.
stick of
the chewing gum, he was chewing
Rupert at Greyrocks Cove-49
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