I Victory At Midway Island
Balked Jap Invasion Drive
-he Pacific Fleet, June 22.—•
^p)_Theft is no doubt now that
..Japan* -e thrust at Midway Is
r',1Lj> this month may be term
a,, nattle lor tlic invasion of
V,:,t':.-/ West Coast.
' 1; . :;i 1 but reliable tabulation
. j;l\ •idieittes Japan's abortive bid
,jt iwer utilized a force which
' ;d a regarded Midway Island
: ,i t!u> smallest of pawns.
I'.,! re included four battle
| \ c aircraft carriers. eight
• plus destroyers, submarines.
. i . tankers and seaplane
tenders.
'I'nr Japanese armada was strung
hundred' of miles, creeping
.ivv;ird 1 first liny goal when car
,, | : . -I tho United States Fleet
>,(i !.iiid-b;i'cd aircraft of the Army
iicj isl their most amazing counter
assault.
Up ..it three days this unpreee
denteilly large long-range invasion
: id been scattered over a
,;a a id the Pacific.
I . S. Claims Conservative
f;x..i 11 > how much of it ever got
|i,,!::c .iy never be determined. It
f,m P( aid, however, that from ttie
.;., n (I at of an observer at the
, - nt action, tile American eoni
muui'i c "ii losses to the enemy
. , ..'I most conservative.
TP < Navy communique- indicat
ed ' ■ a t two Japanese aircraft
and a destroyer were sunk,
' a r aircraft carriers possibly
mk. and l" craft, including three
: p::i up-, damaged. Some of the
; -hips were regarded a-1
.. y destroyed.)
ofM*hua> ’:r immedi«te objective
V , V h "Vad,"« '"Hr, is only a '
ii ‘ ' 11 I1- -bip and jump from
i; Hawaii to the!
Wl"' bs not far'
u (|.. ' 'be reach of modern j
, M,,(iyln wai in dramatic phases I
ai ‘’i./ed the battle of Midway j
b1 1' planes, dive bombers
ua\> bombers and lighters—it was I
11which told the story.
, Had air superior ly been' lost, sur- 1
, ‘ 1,1 ‘-nurse could have gone
action in a last-ditch
■Hand against the invaders. liut that
m \ er became necessary.
Sh l a " inch fought off repeated
aeiial attacks in their necessary I
supporting role to the carriers, kept
a ,T1,,rry pursuit of the harried
1 nemy. out each time they caught up 1
wdh the last scene ol action there !
wa. nothing left for them to light.
On Separate Patrol
J b‘‘ sink mg of a destroyer, the
only American vessel announced as
lo-t in the engagement, did not come
'be prime phase of the battle
‘K’ destroyer was torpedoed while
"h separate patrol.
1 be damaging ol an American air
'■'■ai! carrier was the finale of Japans’
b'd b>r power in the Midway area.
1 be earritr weathered two attacks
mid within three hours after the
mst one there were no enemy car
■ •er planes reported in the whole
i) roa.
'be lull import ol the far-flung
engagement, extending over hun
dreds of thousands of square miles
of the Pacific, was hard to grasp at
BARCLAY ON BRID'GE
By Shepard Barclay
| "The Authority on Authorities"
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SHOWING GREAT LENGTH
MORE AND more fine players
are refraining from using an in
formative double when they have
appreciable length in two suits,
but show one of the two suits at
onca.J If the h%nd is strong
enough, they do it with a jump of
one more than necessary to over
call the opponent's bid. By thus
showing an unbalanced hand to
their partners, they encourage
suit showing in response, instead
<rf No Trumps when possible stop
pers of the hostile suit are held.
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♦ 8 54 ,
♦ J 6 4 2
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42 N ♦ K J 5 4
*A 932 W E 4Q92
4 None o * K 10 7 6
♦ A 9 3 -£
♦ 10 3
♦ 10 6
♦ AKJ 10 763
+ Q8
(Dealer: South. East-West vul
nerable.)
South West North East
D 1 4 ' Dbl Pass t NT
Pass 3 ♦ Pass 3 NT
2-14 2 4 Pass 3 ♦
Pass 4 ♦
Notice what a tough job East
had to select the right bid after
his partner doubled at Table L Hr
feared that 2-Hearts would be too
weak, that his hand was not
strong enough for 3-Hearts, and
that 1-No Trump would show just
about his degree of strength, In
cluding a likely diamond stopper.
West was afraid to bid only 2
Spades after that, so probabl^fld
the best thing with 3-Spades. East
now could nof show hearts at four,
but had to bid 3-No Trumps!
which could not be made. After
the diamond K, South switched to
the heart 10. East ran eight tricks,
then had to lose one to North,
whereupon diamonds defeated
him.
When West showed his 'Strong,
but unbalanced, hand with 2
Spades, East shied away from No
Trumps to proclaim his hearts.
West naturally took that to game.
As the cards are located, a grand
slam got made, which might have
been bid if West had cue-bid the
diamonds after East r, showed
hearts, and then had Blaclcwooded
to find what kings East held In
the other suits. By that method.
6-Hearts would have been con
servative bidding after the origi
nal sound start with West’s 2
Spades instead of a double.
• • •
Your Week-End Lesson
Why is a major suit game con
tract usually preferable to one at
No Trumps when you and your
partner possess a fit olOfour
trumps in one hand opposite four
in the other, with each of you hav
ing a side doubleton in different
suits?
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At the end of ,t there was many
a tired sailor like the bewildered
gunner who stirred his eoliee a'u
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wonder that something big has hup
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FSA Clients
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Raleigh, June 22.—Thousands of |
farm Ronnies, in the low income
group who did not produce enough
food for their own livelihood be
fore coming on the Farm Security
Administration program, are now
able to produce a surplus for market
and thus contribute substantially to
the -ood-l'or-victory program, said
Vance E. Swift, FSA state director.
Swilt pointed to figures which
show that FSA borrowers in North
t arolina made a 62 per cent increase
in net earnings last year and have
almost doubled their food produc
tion.
I he average FSA borrower in
North Carolina increased his milk
production for home use from 251
gallons before acceptance on the
program to 323 gallons in 1941. or
Vfi per cent; fruits and vegetables
canned increased from 135 to 294
quarts, or 118 per cent; and meat and
poultry increased from 333 pounds
to 655. or 97 per cent. The figures
are average for the state and are
taken lrom the annual, nationwide
survey made at the end of each year,
based on reports from county offices.
Last year the average North Caro
lina family also stored an additional
37 bushels of fruits nd vegetables :
and produced and used 143 dozen J
eggs and 13 gallons of lard.
Families represented are low-in- 1
come and financially handicapped
farmers unable to secure adequate
credit elsewhere to carrv on effec
tively. Loans arc made through
county FSA supervisors who assist
the borrowers in making out their
farm plans and help them to im
prove their farms and their farming
methods. More than 29,700 families
are now being reached by FSA I ans
in North Carolina, including some
1.900 former tenants who are buying
farms through the Farm Security
tenant purchase program.
Feed Markets
Much Higher
Raleigh, June 22.—Feed m rkets
were unsettled but advanced sharp
ly during the week ending June Hi,
according to the U. S. and North
Carolina Departments of Agriculture
in the weekly market news service
review.
A scarcity of wheat feeds and a
very active inquiry from feeders and
mixed feed manufacturers for spot
deliveries caused milled feeds to
advance to the highest level in recent
weeks Oilseed e Kw and meals were
also higher with the sharpest ad
vance in soybean meal pending fur- I
ther government action in respect
to price ceilings. The index number
of wholesale feedstuff prices adv anc
ed nearly 5 points to lfifi.fi compared
with lfil.8 for the previous week
and 117.8 for the corresponding work
last year.
Prices of farmers stock peanuts in
North Carolina and Virginia con
tinued to s g although millers and
warehousemen are buying very lit
tle, pending a settling of market
levels. Spanish termers stock is
nominally $1.75 per 80-pound bushel
and best Virginia farmers stock is
around 5 I-2 to fi cents per pound.
Meanwhile, rainfall during the
oast week was helpful to the grow
ing crop of peanuts, especially the
late planted stand.
Showing the first seasonal decline
in 3 months, creamery butter pro
duction for the week ending June
11 was 2 percent lower than in the
previous week, for the correspond
ing week of 1911 only a fractional
seasonal deelint occurred. Wholesale
values of 92 score in Now York
closed at 3fi 3-4 cents per pound,
unchanged from a week ago.
Strictly good and choice medium
weighty steers closed 15 to 25 cents
lower and spring ; nd shorn lambs
dropped 25 to 40 cents in Chicago.
Hog values, however, finished 10
to 25 cents higher. A similar swine
upturn developed on the Carolina
and Virginia outlets. Tops for good
and choice offerings closed at $13.25
in Rocky Mount and at $13.50 tit
Richmond, up a quarter while the
Clinton and I.umberton outlets picked
up 20 cents and the Fayetteville and
Florence m rkets a dime to $13.50.
Paying prices t'-. candied and
graded eggs advanced 1 cent pe
dozen but values -'at. eggs arid
live poultry were utie.-iaoged :n iiie
Raleigh area when cn pared vv.tn
last week's close.
Cotton Prices Fluctuate
Cotton prices fluctuated within a
w,dc range tilts wee-, a id ad need
1.10 a bale. Activity in pot market-'
dccrea-ed Dninestic . :11 d u mg '.he
first half ol June appa ••ntlv con
tinued to operate at or i• I . e to
record high levels Pi n of other
c .miiiodilic- strengthened and seen
ritit-- declined slightly The weather
wtit reported most I ivoralrle to the
cotton crop, although wet woollier
and low temperature la cored weevil
activity in sonic are...-. The tm mar
ket average price of 1,T'!4 cents for
middling 15-1 f> on Friday, June HI.
was 22 point- higher' than a week
ago and compared with 11.0!) a yt ar
ago.
MAY INSTKCCTOKS
Greensboro, June gg Recently
appointed member of lin- Green -
boro Coll-, ge facility are Mrs. Oliver
Perry, as associate prop m- of
speech and dramatic art and acting
head ol that department, and l)i
Mary K. Humphreys, a Aslant pro
lessor ol biology, according to an
nouncement by Dr. Hullicr L. Gob
bel. president.
KII.I.I I) I5Y LIGHTNING
Warrenton. June gg. — Robert
Davis, colored amn of n ar Warren
ton, was killed outright by lighten
ing late Friday afternoon dm.tig a
sever storm. It was -dated he had
just put his bat// down on a bed
and walked across the floor to the
bedroom when he was struck.
NORTH CAROLINA STOCKS
The National Association of Securities Dealer-. .
District No. 11. published the following i•-•tail pact,
based on quotation- furnished to it by certa n deal--: ;
a- at a p m.. June IP*. 194'.’. Th A ociation ..
no responsibility lor the e puces a- they are oniy in i •
native of the general current mi.rlu t."
Description Rid A keil
Acme Spinning Cn. Cow. . . PI"
American Trust Co. Coni. . .. 380
Amcr. Yarn ft Proce - ng Com. . !(7
Atlantic Coat Dine of Conn. . ... 2:'1 i
Ba.-ett Furn. Ind. Com. 1 I' ;i
Mibb Manufacturing Co. Com. 94 pm
Brandon Corp. “A". 48 <11
Carolina Insurance Co. . 2 1 i 27
Carolina pwr. ft 1.1. Co. $0 pfd. ... till 100
Carolina Pwr. ft Id. Co. S7 pld. .. lm!G 110' .
Carolina Tel. ft Tel. Com. 125 130
Chadwick-Hoskins Co. (Am . 9 i
Chadwick-Ifoskins Co. 8<% pfd. 99 1 102 1 .
Chatham Mfg. Co. flG pfd.. 1011 111
China Grove Cotton Mills. Com. .. In 1 197
('resent Spinning Co. Com. 80 84
[Colonial Store-. Tnr. 5pfd. 40 12G
| Colonial Stores, Inc. Com. 11IG
Dixie-Home Stores, Inc. Com. 77.s 9' .
Duncan Mills Com. . . 27 41
Durham Hos. Mills Class "A” pfd.. -11 43
Eagle Yarn Milts Com. . 84 —•
Kl'ird Mfg Co. Com. 81 85
Erwin Cotton Mills Com. 18 20
Flint Mfg. Co. Com. 151 •* 17 a
Georgia Home Ins.. 21 23 G
Gossett Mill Com. 51 54
Guilford National Bank. 39 42
Hanes, P. II. Knitting Com. 11 G 12,
Main . P. II. Knitting 7C pfd. . 114 1 1 (11 .
! Home Tel. ft Tel. Co. Com. 5r,i, fl ' i
I Jefferson Std. Life Ins. Co. Com. . 18 20 G
Description Bid A?ked
Majc tic Mlg Co. Com. ! la
May. McEwtn Kaiser Co. 1 ’ , ii
Monarch Mill? Coin. 85 Ji..
.Moore, ville Cotton Mills Com. .hi 211
\T. C. Railroad Com. Jfio 1(57’:
X.i’ional Yarn Mill? Com. 7” 75
( iri idcnial I.ife In Co. Com. 1 ’ i
i ■ Cotton Mill? Com . ... 55 (in
I’c:'ocCiai Spinning Co. C. m.. 8 ’ 88
Piedmont and Noi tncrn Rv. Com. 42 Hi
:' •-,) out Mlg. (Coin. :’8 81
1’ lot I- ill Fa . llo. . Mill? Com. 1 5
l‘ lot F II Fas. llo,. Mill pl'd 1!)' ■ 20'..
1o ido ft Dan River Mill Cor,. lip 1 ■
l; o aloft Dan Hiver Mill.- (!'• pki 85 OH
Ro,o' 5, in, ;>5c Stores, Coni 22 2(>
S- r a itv N:|. Dank Com . I l1 i Is ,
Smyre, A. M. Mfg. Co. Com. in 18
Sonnet, Products ('urn. . . ?! :■ 1
S (' Power SO pl'd. 77 iai
Sotnia-rn Webbing Mill-' Com. 5:-.| 7
Sterling Spinning Co. Coin 81 85
SI owe Spinning Co. Com. 8D 85
T wlor-Col(|iiitt Co. Com 25 27
T> ,1 lit. Inc. ('om. ... 2.115 2.70
'I? \'t lie? I nc 4C pfd. . 121 • 15
T.dew ali r Power SO pfd. Ill 24
Tub i/e ChatillMi 777 pId. 08 102
Union Buffalo Mill? 7r;. Ft. pfd. ion 102
Union I in! fain Mills 577 2nd. pfd. 2., 28
Virtor-Monaghnn Co. Com... 52 55
Va. Pub. Service 077. pfd. 42 47
Va. Pub. Ser\ ice 7C pfd . 17 52
Wachovia Hank ft Tr. Co. Com. . 42 44
Wa hington Mill Com. 120 120
We. 1 Point Mfg. Co. Com. 21 24
Wisca : ett Mill? Co. Com. . .. 12.5 120
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