The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 27 December 1965 — Page 3

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Calculate The Odds And Play With Them By Alfred Sheinw old

FOT R POSSIBILITIES There were only four poss-

ible 3-1 breaks after East had played the nine of diamonds:

* You must sometimes count West might have the singleton .up all the possibilities and make ace. king or ten; or East might ‘the play that will work in most have the singleton nine. cases. If you're practicing to Von der Porten ruled out the win the Las Vegas Prize Toum- possibility that West had the 'ament late in January, take a singleton ten. In that case East ■ lesson from the way Ron von would have A-K-9 and would .der Porten followed the odds as not have played the nine of dia.a member of the winning team monds at the second trick with in 1965. *’ ' ’ so little thought. . The other three cases remain.

ed. If West had the singleton ace or king, it would pay South to play a low trump from his hand. If West had the A-K-10 it would pay South to play the

queen.

It paid to play low in two cases and to play the queen in only one case. The odds were 2 to 1 in favor of von Porten's play at the second trick and it isn't often that you get odds of that

kind in Las Vegas. DAILY QUESTION’

Partner opens with 1 NT (16 to 18 points 1, and the next playier passes. You hold: S-J 5 4 2 S-J 5 4 2 H-Q 6 5 4 D-K.C-K 10 7 4. What do wou say? ANSWER: Bid two clubs, the Stayman Convention. If partner has a major suit of four or more cards, he will bid it and you will then raise to game. If he bids two diamonds, showing

After thinking about the odds no major suit you will raise to and looking suspiciously at 3 NT. * East, von der Porten current-

' ly played a low' trump from his hand. This limited the trump loss to two tricks and enabled him to make the contract If he had played the queen of trumps he would have gone

down.

South dealer

North-South vulnerable

NORTH '

A A 7

O J 8 7 4 2 A A 9 8 6 WEST EAST A J 5 4 2 A 6 ^0654 <?J9?2 OK O A 10 o A K 107 4 AQJ32

SOUTH

A KQ 1083

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O Q 6 5 3

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The Daffy Banner, Greencastfe, Indiana Monday, December 27, 1965

Leon Myers were recent callers on the Fosters. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Boiler and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Boiler and family had their family Christmas get-together in the home of her mother. Mrs. Ola Barnes in Terre Haute Sunday. Mrs. Barnes accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Boiler home for a visit. The Christmas dinner and church entertainment, including a visit from old Santa was well attended Satin-day evening.

The $10.50 per gallon federal excise tax on distilled spirits is nearly five times the cost of production.

PAM AM TO START CZECH SERVICE NEW YORK (UPH — Because of an easing of travel restrictions, Pan American World Airways will begin service to Prague. Czechoslovakia, July 16. It will be the first service by a U. S.-flag carrier to a Communist bloc country since Pan Am discontinued its Prague flights 15 years ago. The Pan Am Jet Clipper will ! take off from Kennedy Airport, New York. Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 p. m., stop at Prestwick. Scotland, the following morning at 8:15 and arrive at Prague at 11:20 a. m.

Sooth West

North

Fast

1 A

Pass

1 NT

Pass

2 O

Pass

3 O

Pass

3 V

Pass

5 0

All

Opening lead —

4> 4

Pass

Von der Porten won the first trick in dummy with the ace of clubs and returned a law diamond.. Ea>t played the nine, and declarer had to find the key

from his hand.

Rus-sells Furniture, Wright’s Electric Service and Public Service Indiana are shown presenting four new modern electric ranges free to the Cloverdale High School for their new Home Economics department. Allen Ellison of Public Service Indiana says. “We plan to replace these ranges every three years with four more new' electric ranges so tha Home Economics students can have modern new electric ranges to work with.” Shown in the picture are left to right: Don Hubble of Rus-ells, Connie Cress, Principal; Allen Ellison. Public Service Indiana; Miss Betty Dierdorf, Home Economics teacher, and Harold Wright of Wright’s Electric Service.

Fincastle News By Mrs. Maude Brothers, Correspondent

non and daughters and Mrs.! Nona Routh had Christmas dini ner with Mr. and Mrs. Werner Strewiovv in Indianapolis Sunday evening. The Maude Brothers family held its Christmas dinner and

in the home of Mrs. Mary Virginia Clodfelter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yarbrough of Cincinnati, Ohio, called on Mr. and Mrs. Orville Fosher Sunday. Mrs. Hazel

gift exchange Sunday evening j Sutherlin and Mr. and Mrs.

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STANTON Mo. UPI — Employees of Meramec Caverns on Route 66 here will be feted at a New' Year's Eve party in the

If the four missing trumps five-story deep cave's natural! Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Wilma were divided 2-2. declarer decid- auditorium. Jean Sawyer, co-hostess, served ed. the play would work; and “None of the neighbors will lovely refreshments of brick tt they were divided 4-0. no play complain about the noise at ice cream with a Christmas tree would work. He had to think this party.’’ said cave director center, cakes, coffee, punch, •nly about the 8-1 breaks. Lester B, Dill. « » nuts and candv.

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Mrs. Lida Mae Oliver was! Mr. Paul Robbins passd away hostess to the Fincastle Country | suddenly in his home here SatClub's Christmas party Wednes- urday evening, day afternoon. There were nine- 1 Many relatives and friends teen members who answered from here attended the wedroll call by guessing their se- ding of Miss Nancy Borden and cret sisters, who were revealed ^ Mr. Eric Reike, which was sollater when each received a gift emnized in the Gobin Memorial from the beautiful Christmas! Methodist Church in Green-

tree. There were three guests castle.

present, Mrs. Ronnie Algood, | Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brothers Mrs. Jack'Oliver and Mrs. Ros-: visited relatives in Greensburg

coe Oliver. Sr., besides the chil- Friday.

dren of the members. | Mrs. Edna Wilson and son Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Wilma Randel. and Mr. and Mrs. Thom-

as Blacketer attended the twen-ty-fifth wedding anniversary open house for Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon De Boy recently. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shan-

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