Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 26

6C January 18, 1976, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star Bridge Dear Mr. Corn: What is (ho mam advantage of the Gerber convention over BlackwoocP Aces Few San Francisco Answer: There are two Most important, one can play at a four level contract after finding too few aces With Blackwood, the response forces to the five level Another advantage is over no trump openings Jumps to four no a i i a i a therefore, four clubs is a convenient way to ask for aces The ACBL i tells i story "Are you THE Mr asked the sweet young i and John Gerber said, "No, I'm not the baby food i Whereupon the you.ng said. "No, not a one, 1 mean the four no trump one Dear Mr. Corn-. Are doubles of i three bids for takeout or for a i 7 1 a partner's double ot three diamonds and thev made an i Should 1 have bid ii 1 DRAWING BY DANIEL THOMSON History Rang 'Oer 4 7 2 'I 8 6 3 1'18-A Laid Out Fort Worth, Tex A a i a i i a to the a these doubles are a passes he has enough opposing to make a penalty a better bet a one's a Some play the Fishbein con- i which specifies that doubles of three bids are for penalties.

this con- i a i i usage a agreed a I would have i bid three hearts vour hand Dear Mr. Corn: I held all four aces and wanted to ask for kings I jumped to five no trump and we had a misunderstanding. Can you shed some light 9 Dark Contract Answer: A Blackwood inquiry for kings must be preceded by a four no trump bid "asking for aces." After the zero response, five no trump asks for kings and partner should know where all the aces are Dear Mr. Corn: I opened three spades after three passes and then persisted to four spades over the opponents four hearts. They bid five and went down I was told that my bid was unethical.

Can you explain Grand Jury San Francisco Answer: It is unusual for a preemptor to bid again with- a i partner However, there is nothing unethical about it at all It might not be good bridge but a has nothing to do i ethics Bv the way. a were two passed hands doing at four and i hearts'' Some Nebraskans brought their chunk of American history with them to the flat plains of the Midwest. On his grandmother's side of the family, Dean Thomson traces his ancestry to William Hurry, who is believed to have rung the Liberty Bell when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. There is some question to the authenticity of the claim, Thomson said, but he believes an old clipping from the Philadelphia Record and family tradition passed from generation to generation substantiate the story. The undated newspaper clipping appears to be about 50 years old and was written by Samuel Barbee, who believed the bell ringer should be honored in history: "There are a number of traditions, but no facts.

But William Hurry lies in the graveyard, where a very old monument is inscribed: In Memory of William Hurry, who departed this life Oct 22, 1781 (the day Cornwalus surrendered to Gen. George Washington)." More Information Barbee coupled the date of Hurry's death to an additional bit of information from the records of Philadelphia's Pine St. Church near where Hurry is buried. "The history of Pine St. Church contains the name of William Hurry as 'bellman and janitor of the old statehouse (where the bell was rune) and who is the reputed bell According to the inscription, (he) died on the day the news of 'the surrender of Cornwallis' first reached Philadelphia." Barbee Bell Rmgei Accord; Engagements the Plains then asked that a monument be erected in Independence Hall honoring Hurry with the words, "The Old Died for Joy." to the traditions handed down in Thomson's family, Hurry's son stood at the bottom of the stairs and yelled "Ring father, ring" when the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Tape; in Drawer "I have a tape in my drawer with the voice of my 100-year- old grandfather telling the family story with the words 'ring, father ring'," Thomson said. Blanche Klinefelter, Thomson's grandmother, brought the tradition the bell ringer to Nebraska in 1905 when she married He rbert James Thomson and moved from Pittsburgh, recalled the to Palmyra. The couple had eight children, and their grandson Dean adult descendants still living in Nebraska: George I and Keith Thomson, Palmyra; Alfred Thomson, Palmyra, and sons Dean, Palmyra, and Cloyd, Lincoln; May Lamb and daughter Janet Twohig, both Unadilla; Alma Caddy and her son, Greg, both Omaha, and daughter Paula Sitzman, Lincoln; Arthur Thomson, Palmyra, and his daughter Lorraine and son BaiTy, both Lincoln; Virginia Leith, Palmyra; Sandra Sykes, Lincoln; Rachael Johnson, Eagle; Vera Haupt, Lincoln; Linda Rosepthal, Lincoln; Wanda Hagstrom, Scottsbluff; and Carolyn Golden, Dunning. Women Esteemed in Pioneer Life Continued From Page 1C "I wore a white dotted Swiss dress made from one of mother's, but it was my new dress, and a white sunbonnet. That was a red letter day to me, 10 memory." When Arthur's wife Margaret died in 1927, her obituary reflected the importance women held in a pioneer home: "She came to Nebraska when it was a bare prairie.

There was no Palmyra or even Lincoln, She worked cheerfully in the fields or in the home striving to instill intb her children's minds the things worth while." During her 91-year-life she endlired much The death of three children in infancy, drouth and hunger. But she never lost her rock-hard faith in God and her love of the new land as her obituary recorded: "She often said she was living a new world as she saw the many wonderful inventions that ha Engagements come to pass in her day, the telephone, the automobile, the radio and the airplane." Dean Thomson learned much by tracing the history of his family. His three children, Paul, 10, Daniel, 9, and Sharon, 2. are well aware of their past and eagerly listen to stories of their ancestors. Perhaps the Frenchman de Toqueville could coldly disect the innards of the new world through the cultural window of 17th Century Europe, but he didn't understand the thumping of the warm, new heart that became America.

Scholl-Christensen Scholl-Cainpbell Mr and Mrs. Vern Scholl are announcing the engagements of their daughters. Deanna Lynn and Lorri Sue. Deanna Scholl and Kevin A. Christensen of Raymond are planning a Sept.

18 wedding. Christensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Christensen of Raymond, attends Southeast Community College in Milford. Lorri Siie Scholl and Patrick A.

Campbell plan to be married April 10 at Second Baptist Church. The bride-elect attends Joseph's College of Beauty and the University oiF Nebraska-Lincoln. Her fiance is a student at UNL. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Campbell of Princeton, Mo. Duplicate Club Bridge Winners Winners at Lincoln Duplicate Bridge Club sessions have been Gary Barth, Steve Allen, Rod Been-, Virg Stetz, Jamie Traudt, Kirk Carmaker, Mrs. Pat Mulligan, Mrs. Ed Welsh, Mrs. Clara Reed, Mrs.

Glady Brown, Mrs Glady Barber, Mrs. Ed Taber. Mrs. Rosie VanHouten, Mrs. Agnes Moore, Mrs.

Donna Cleavenger. Mrs. Jann Hammond. Mrs. Carol Black, Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Ude. and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kimberun.

The Grand National Teams Qualifying for the Lincoln area will be Saturday, 2 p.m. at the Clubhouse. New officers installed for 1976 are: Larry Traudt, president; Dave Abelow, vice president, Gary Barth, secretary, and Glady Brown, treasurer. Board members are Mrs. Ed Taber, Tom Calvert, Jim Porter, Harold Hall and Rod Beery.

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Northeast Community Church will be the scene of the ceremony. Steffens-Pierce A May 1 wedding is planned by Linda Rae Steffens and Larry P. Pierce. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin F. Steffens. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and plans to graduate in June from Immanuel School of Nursing in Omaha. Pierce is the son of Mrs. Bette Pierce of Bloomington, and Luther Pierce.

Schommer-Hartin Miss Pamela Schommer and Mark Hartin are planning a May 8 wedding at St. Marys Catholic Church. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. S.

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Miss Schommer attends LincoLn School of Commerce. Her fiance is a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture. Kirby-Hendrickson The engagement and June 26 wedding plans of Miss Rosalyn Kaye Kirby and Steve Ryan Hendrickson are announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W.

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Paul T. Hen- dnckson of El Centra, Calif. First-Plymouth Congregational Church will be the scene of the ceremony. Meyer-Rallis Plans for a May 15 wedding are being made by Miss Pamela Sue Meyer and John D. Rallis.

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