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Page 10. The Guardian Friday., July 20 1656 BEDTIME STORIES

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By B. JAY

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By Thornton W. Burgess

toes and chuckled again. "I guess folks who wear feathered coats and fur coats have got to be really wet before they feel it,"

I tell the world when feeling good. ll everybody alwayi Sllwldo ,stlckytoes. the Tree Toad.

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YOU are "01 '-iallmg rain?” aske "Tha ou Stick 'toes," said Blacky the! Crow of Stickytoes thellslackyflk y 3 Tm T03 - . . "What for?" asked Stick toes. "Ce”al”ly'.l do'" mphgd sulckll "For tellinz me y r ymes l-ll mlglwcan mm! lb 05 that you are callt1niE- Nowwhen my "me and n .-lwuldnl rmgl folks tell me that you are callinS we drop or ram lsuch thing You are calling be- Mrhe" M” l5 ll mm mm alllcause youlare feeling good and ways l”""w5 3"" an” wwu Mull that is something that everybody been Callmg 3 lllllm ackllshould do. 1 would do it myself i Named m k””"' ., right now. only Im not feeling "It doesn't Elli-'Dt ,l”ll”ll- 79' good. It is too hot and too dry." lorted 5llL'l'i.Vl(ll'K walks Justlsaid BlackY- thinii it does." lie began I0 Call again.

Blacky walchcil him for a iiio-

ment or two. "lllien ll is true Mar. AUtO Ass,"-

that you are not calling for rain." 0 laid Blacky. Jumps b

..I did,” say that." returned Stickytoes somewhat sharply. "Cal- EAINT JOHN g(CP) - W. N. ling for rain is notythe same wickwiregof Halifax. president of thing as callinggrain. Calling 1'31" the Maritime Automobile Associa- means that rain will come for non, said Wednesday in his an- the calling. N0 0"? llml 1 km” nual report that membership of can actually Call ram. Hl1U'- 3"Y' the association has jumped 15 per (Ody C31! C13? 30" rams I 0! and cent in the last year.

Blacky lie 9'” ” M . w' k ' '3 . Iectd uiouglhtfullynscratched fhis blricolf presI;demicki:;irea viseimrs test-.m cat bill. I see. said he a ter I V , gd E . 0 h ff.

,, 1 the one ay m eting. ter in i m""' S””' that doesnl exp am cers include: Vice - piesldents. why ll ls mi" 50 One” ram comes F W Annand of Halifax and

1 after you have been calling 3 - . l ”"y - Oliver Vardy, St. Johns. Mid.

W 'wh”e' Directors include: .I.E. Murphy, Moncton; Dr. George MaeDoug- all, Sussex. N.B.; J. H. Proulx, F "nundston; Mayor R, Whidden Ganong of St. Stephen, N.B.; R. J. R. Nelson, Mr. Annand, James Myrden, Mr. Wickwire. D. F. Macisaac. K. A. Blakeney and George Tingley, all of Hali- fax: C. Wilmot Dean. Harmouth; D. F. McLeod, Sydney; Earle C. Baker. Charlottetown and Mr. Vardy.

A motion was passed at the meeting commending the New Brunswick provincial government on its road building program de- signed to lead to beettr driving signed to lead to better driving ' conditions and increased tourist ' trade.

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Keep alert while you drive-chew gum!

"But how can you know thalgraln really .is coining?" persisted Blacky.

Stlckytoes chuckled. It was a funny little chuckle down in his throat. "It is because I don't call until I am quite sure rain is com- ing soon." said he. "I dont call when I'm not feeling good. andl I don't feel good when the weath- I er is too dry. But when I know- that rain is coming soon. I beg gin to feel good and I like to telll, folks that I'm feeling good.'

"But how can you know that ruin really is coming?" persist-, ed Blzicky .

Again Stickytoes chuckled thatl funny little chuckle of his. "I can feel it," said he.

Blacky bllnkcd bolli eyes. '-what can you fecl?'f he demand-i "When rain is coming there is always dampness in the air first If there is the least teeny, weeny hit of dampness in the air I can: feel it. Dampness makes me feel good all over. When my skin is dry, it is most uncomfortable. This morninz I felt dampness. I still can feel it," said Stlckytoes. Blacky looked at him sharply. "I don't feel any dampness," said

Alert drivers are safe drivers. Avoid drowsi- ness and driving jitters. Chew gum while you're behind the wheel. Chewing helps relieve strain and tension- hclps keep you feeling fresh and alert.

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he. "Take off your feathers and perhaps you will." said Sticky-

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1. Five clubs. The three club ebid approximates a hand with

just why it is six or seven good clubs and a high card point count around 16 or 17 points. urges, but does not command the responder to bid again.

The jump rebid

The responder reacts by pass- ng if his first bid was of the

meager variety: by" bidding four clubs, with club support. lhand is worth around 9 poliits. l'1'hus. if the king of clubs were vthe deuce. a four club raise would be in order. But when, as in the lpresent case. there is an excel- lent trump fit, a singleton. and 9 high card points. the values are shown by leaping to five clubs. The opening bidder is invited to continue to a slam if he has the wherewithal.

if his

2. Pass. The opener is asking for additional strength beyond that shown by the first response. The answer should be: "l-Trightfully sorry, old boy. but I just donll have it. Better luck next time."

3. Three diamonds. Game is sure. but we just can't tell where to play it, The chances are the best contract is in spades or no- trump. By bidding three dia- monds, the opening bidder is given an opportunity to bid three spades if his hand is suitable, in which case we will bid four

TAKES FILM AWARD

LUXEMBOURG 1AP) e The British film The Prisoner. starring Alec Guiness. has been awarded the 1956 grand prize of the Inter- national Catholic Office for the Cinema, The prisoner castu Guin- ness in the role-obviously nat- terncd on Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty-of a bishop inipri-s- oncd by the Communists who ri- nally confesses to crimes after months of questioning.

DOCKWORKERS OUT

LIVERPOOL, England (Reut- ers!-Bctwecn 60 and 100 ships needing repaifs have been held up in the Liverpool docks area strike of 900 boiler-makers and shipyard workers, it was announced Wed- nesday. Boilcrmakers union mem- bers are backing the strike, now in its eighth day. by boycotting ships from Liverpool seeking re- pairs elsewhere. The men want a 50 per cent increase in basic pay.

BUSY BEES Production of a pound of honey requires about 35,000 trips from the hive by the average worker ee.

Chew any brand you like, but chew while you Eive. Itmurally we recommend refreshing, delicious Wrigley's Spearmint Gum-for lively, full-bodied flavor and real, smooth chew- ing enjoyment.

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Of course. we have a strong preference for spades. as against diamonds. but partner will sel- dom be able to raise diamonds, and even when he does. he will have four of them. The opener will learn much more about our hand by the diamond bid than he would by a three spade rebid.

4. Six clubs. Instead of using point count, quick tricks or play- in: tricks, a better prediction of the potential can be obtained by asking ourselves what kind of hand partner is likely to have. If we start partner provisionally with six or seven clubs to the king-queen and two side aces 413 high Card Poll"-ll. we are already l-IP 10 l-en or eleven winners.

He will have to have more than that to justify his three club re- bld. Perhaps another three points in. high cards, or pronounced dis- tributional features which we can only guess at. -

N. B. Holds First Potato Blossom .

Festival t

ANDOVER. N. B. lCPl-Prelti Odette Ouelette of Grand Falls. N.B.. was crowned potato queen Wednesday as 6,000 people from Andover and neighboring Perth celebrated the province's first potato blossom festival.

The three judges chose Wilma Godbout of St. Andre and Jac- quelin Fraser. Central Blisville as attendants from 22 provincial finalists. All the girls, to meet contest rules. had to be single and between the ages of 17 and 25.

Agriculture Minister C. B. Sher- wood crowned the queen.

Other highlights of the celebra- tions. much like the Annapolis Valley, N.S.. apple blossoin festi- val. included a chicken barbecue for 3.000 persons. a gigantic par- ade. a western jamboree, dances. floats and lunches.

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