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DECKER EDITORIAL Before military technicians stop matching wits we'll see warships which carry planes, which Carry tanks, which carry pianes, which carry—oh, weil, a. , So far as we can judge, it looks like Herr Hitler will have to fight before he can conguer Great Brii- ain. The menace of Hitler is not the kind of gov- ernment tie is giving Germany, it is the governunent Se Is trying to give other nations 4 _¢ “Item from Fort Worth, Texas newspaper: “Re- pblicans were looking forward to the day their Dew nominee will be addressed as President Willkie, but Frank E Record, 810 Pennsylvania Avenue, looked backward to the time he knew the GOP standard bearer as ‘Windy Willkie’ That was back in the days of the Ranger oil boom when Willkie was there 45 & tol dresser.” ' The 1940 spring pig crop, totaling 48 million head, was about 8 per cent smaller than the 1839 spring crop. Indications are that the 1040 fall pig Crap may be about 12 per cent smaller than that of & year earlier. These decreases in the 1940 pig crops will result in a material reduction in slaughter supplies and possibly higher prices during the 1940- 41 hog marketing year Hog prices advanced sharply fo late June and early July. ‘. “This cowrftry will witness the greatest peace- time troop mobilization in its history. Simultaneous id exercises will be held by the country's four mies, with a total of more han 300,000 Regulars, ational Guardsmen and Reserve Officers partici- The railroads will have a heavy burden in ‘more’ than one-third of the soldiers toi uvre areas in New York, Wisconsin, Louis- {Ans Minnesota and Washington, . HOW HITLER CAUSED WAR Bitlal ude 4 Spetels Jast Wek i Berlin fh sO i people of all voice as he uttered the bash suitersly that feature the German language. «Mr. Hitler's statement might be important if xyvody. could any dependence whatever upon : tragedy of the past few years in THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. ph The Farm Security Administration will this year assist 0,000 tenants, sharecroppers and farm laborers to buy farms of their own, Already some 13.000 farm families have been helped in this way in the past three years. We have no accurate nfor- mation, at this time, as to how these fwmilles are solving their difficulties or whether most of them are making good use of the opportunity afforded them under the government's program. It may take scme years to determine the real value of the plan adopted in the effort to reduce farm tenancy and increase farm ownership ————— na One of the most noticeable causes of traffic ac- ¢idents is the failure of drivers to stop at the stop sighs. Those who are driving on highways that are protected by stop signs usually proceed at about the prescribed rate of speed, feeling secure in doing so As a result, when individuals drive in front of them in disregard of the signs that indicate a stop, they are unable to avert a collision. All such offenders, upon conviction, should have thelr licenses suspend - ed for a period long enough that when they return to the road they will have the lesson so well im- pressed that they will not commit the offense again This 1s a matter in which lives are at stake and it does not warrant a weak-kneed policy on the part of the authorities The 1940 national election campaign by the nomination of Wendell Willkie develops into a clean- ly drawn contest between the forces of insidious monopoly and progressive democracy. He is repre- sentative of the type of ruthless American business man, who is without regard for the rights of others and cares not who or how many may be crowded down or crushed in achieving his purpose Charac- teristic of Wendell Willkle's attitude is the pseudo humorous remark he made in his Denver speech the jist of which was—if you are ~~ me all right if not-—-you can go jump in the lake. Logical reaction to Willkie's wise or unwise crack was that if the nation should suffer the misfortune of seeing him placed in the President's chair he would direct its affairs to sult himself and cohorts and the rest of the people could ‘go jump in the lake’ LET'S SAVE THE BRITISH CHILDREN The anxiety of the British government over the possible fate of millions of children If German air raids are intensified is easily understandable The effort to send as many children as possible into the safety of the United States and Canadas is commendable. The willingness of men and women in this country to accept these young people and to care for them during the war is an expression of humanity at its best Just now, we hear, there is a shortage of ships in which to transport British children across the At- lantic and some British citizens are suggesting that gs & humane undertaking, the United States might make available some of its merchant marine for the purpose. If necessary, it is sald American destroy. ers might be used to safeguard these vessels, loaded with innocent children, on their voyage to safety The proposal may be debatable from a stand- point of public policy but it is hard to believe that the people of this country will sit idly by and wit- ness the slaying of thousands of young people, COop- a up in tiny islands that are being deluged with serial bombs Whatever one may think of the grown- ups the children of the British Isles, at least had nothing to do with the issues that precipitated the piesent war How foolish is it to wait for these children to become the victims of bombs and then wage a Cam- palgn for funds to relieve their suffering when by acting now we can save them from injury? How many British children will die because they are un- able to get passage to hospitable refuges in private homes in this hemisphere we do not know but, so far ac we are concerned, the shipping of this country should be available for an errand of mercy and the warships of cur navy should be ready to guard them on their way. . If Germany and her allies choose to dislike what we do to help little boys and girls to escape mutilitation and death, we should not be intimi- dated WILL WILLKIE KILL HIS PARTY? What a Republican member of Congress thinks sf his party's candidate for President was given by Representative Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota, prior to the Republican convention In a speech in the House of Representatives and reported in the Con- gressional Record Mr. Burdick, who was loudly ap- plauded when he finished. said “Mr. Speaker, I hold In my hand a DNEWSpPaper published 75 years ago describing the funeral of President Lincoln at Philadelphia. Lincoln was the first national leader of the Republican party I hope that the forthcoming meeting of the Republican party at Philadeiphia will not in the near future be described as ‘the funeral of the Republican party at Philadelphia’ “Is the great Republican party of Abraham Lin. coln to be sacrificed on the utility altar by nomin- sting Wendell Willkie for the highest office of our country? We Republicans in the West want to know if Wall Street, the utilities, and the international bankers control our party and can select our can- didate? “1 believe I am serving the best interests of the Republican party by protesting in advance and ex- posing the machinations and attempts of J. P. Mor- gan and the New York utility bankers in forcing Wendell Willkie on the Republican party. Money 1 know talks “What the Republican party needs is the votes of the American people, and it will not get them by being dictated to by Wall Street and letting them select a Democratic utility president as our candi- date for President of the United States “Let it be remembered that Willkie and his co- horts in holding companies put over the sale of millions of dollars worth of stock on the American ple and today that stock is almost worthless. Let pd be remembered that Willkie within the past few months has changed from a Democrat to a Republican. Evidently, like Rip Van Winkle, he has but recently found himself in the Republican party I have always appreciated Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle, but I do not favor this Rip Van Winkle “There is nothing to the Willkie boom for Pres- ident except the artificial public opinion being created by newspapers, magazines, and the radio The reason back of all this is money. Money is be- ing spent by someone, and lots of it. This is a good time to find out whether the American people are to be left slone in the selection of a Republican candidate for the Presidency, or whether the ‘spec. is] interests’ of this country are powerful enough to dictate to the American people. If that power cannot be broken, then this Republic is lost. “If the Republican party ts to control J. Plerpont Morgan and the bankers of New Y 1 fully expect in the future to read about the fu- neral of the Republican party at Philadelphia in .|NEW YORK POULTRYMEN TO VISIT PENN STATE i i i | i | rested for speeding down the main highway last week | Cuse for doing TO?” i | halr —— er THE OrrFice CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men" Got What He Wanted A Very nervous young man went up to the desk of a swell hotel at thie seashore. It was evidently his first experience of hotel life, and he hardly knew what to ask for “1 want-—I want" he stammered “Yes, sir?” encouragingly said the clerk “1 want" squeaked the nervous visitor, blushing to the roots of his and looking miserably around "Quite so, sir. What is it you want—qa room? The visitor plucked up his courage and blurted out his request all in one breath and in this form “1 want & room and wife’ for myself and the bath he blurted out New To Her sald the clergyman In grieved tones, us he modern young woman tear off some of the have you heard of the Ten Command- “My dear young lady’ listened to the extremely very latest Jazz on the plano ments? Modern Young Lady you “Whistle a few bars and I think I can follow Ringing Wet A midnight scene rain, sleet g drunk in & doorway, a cop Drunk—"1 live here Cop Why don't you go in? Drunk I lost my key Cop—"Then ring the bell” Drunk—"1 rang it an hour ago Cop—"Ring it again Drunk—"To hell with them let ‘em wait He Learned Fast A rich Indian bought a $5000 car and drove away | Was D&ack at the agency limping and swathed in bandages Drive shiny car; step on gas, trees, fences go by heap last; pretty | soon see big bridge coming down road to let bridge go | Bang! Car gone—gimme ‘nother one The next day he end said tun oul Uy Was He Tough? Old Settler—"My grandfather was the hardest-drinkin i shootin’, quickest-killin’' bad man on the Texas border Tourist—"Did he carry two guns? Settier—"“"No, when he had two men Fill Er Up Again lad had been permitted to try corn on the Ob most delicious fastest kill, he made « bliliard A little Bellefont: the first time one day last week, and he found i When he finished he held it yp triumphantly and asked Mama, would you please put some more beans on my for slick.” On Board the Ark (as the skunk comes aboard) I never w Captain Noah Can you swim?” The Bkunk-—"No, sir Captain Neah--"Then good conduct earned Ho remember, your safe passage depends ou Your Good Neighbors On & card in the front window of a certain home appenred the f0l- lowing notice “A Piano For Bale In the window next door another card appeared with Jus) cone word “Hurrah What! H This? Sign at corner of Bellefonte liquor store bullding reads “6 Gallons for $108” Whoa! Now walt a minute! It refers to gasoline sold by the service | station next door Overheard | in » the Cow Pasture City Girl—"Is tha: a Holstein cow over there?” Country Boy-—"1 dunno Guernsey for yourself” It's the Truth In mother's day they weil for a drive in the park In daughter's day they vice-versa in the dark SKUNK HOLLOW NEWS (From Our Own Correspondent) of this place, had a Dew answer for the Cops when ar- “What's your ex- asked the cop. “Well” said Jim “it's like this 1 have hay fever and every time 1 sneezed my foot slipped on to the &c- Jim Oliver | celerator’ | | i | Ing. Jim Crooker protested that Tom Burger Joel Stone's chicken house was destroyed by fire last Thursday night | with the help of neighbors and the bucket brigade Squire Hawkins’ office was the scene of a lively case the other even. 73, wouldn't let the politica) campaign die. Last fall, Burger switched from Republican to the Demo- | Sratig party. Since that time he has been shooting rats in his barn, toss. ing the carcasses into Crookers back yard and shouting “There's an- other dead Republican for you" The Squire ordered Burger to Cease and desist or go to fail. He sald he'd cease ! Mrs. James Jerk split her new corset Friday going up the front porch steps Miss Nettie Blight, 18, has come out Miss Haley's tea room has installed a new spittoon The Welfare League put Miss Luttie Gush out by a Vote of 8 to 1 Luttie voted “no” but lost. No reasons were given and Luttie says there bad better not be. Our Classified Dept. PERSONAL--Young man with bottle of bourbon would like to meet a beautiful girl with three bottles of ginger ale Object: Highballs WANTED Actor wants job-small parts, such as dead body or tree in the forest scene LADIES-—For $9985 we make dresses for ladies of rough material GIRLS8--You should exercise for slimness A word to the wise is suf. ficient, Make an appointment with Gertie's Gymnasium WANTED--Young lady unencumbered with good character, to do home AUCTIONEERS--We are capable of selling your property, purebred cattie and real estate. Don't be fooled by our competitors, telling you | i we're no good. Prove it yourself, That's all, folks. Don't be fooled: That “stop, lock and listen” sign | at railroad crossings is not intended 1x 4h the angines. wen “BOAT mr YOUR HEALTH The first 100 hours are the hard- est. In the last 25 years the death rate of infants under one year of age in the United States Nas been reduced more than one-half, Yet: in that time the death rate about 60 per cent of all deaths with- v LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa I ami very much in love with a by not far away from me He came to see me once and 1 wasn’t allowed 10 date s0 1 told him and he asked me to write him whenever I was allowed to have dates Bo 1 wrote to him and he never answered, so what should 1 do? B M ~Penna ANSWER 1 couldn't answer although you requested me to be- Cause there was no stamped en- velope sent, bul you see what 1 have done Now, if you have any believe that the boy has celved your letter you might 12 him again Det ler still him §f he ever got 1 If you think he not write again, for he will think you are running after him. Most men are rather conceited anyway ANd some boys enjoy bDragring about what heart-breakers they good many of them are nt showing letters they get from girls 10 other boys and girls est thing do is to ask about letter ang refrain from writing. Ul he has changed his mir abou! WADLING a date, there is very little it Bincerely LOUISA this personally reason not ve write or Ask received it. 4d are and » abDOVe 80 the sal [ the Lo th 4 Wa YOu can 40 about Dear Louisa I am a bov of 17 years and have fallen ove with a girl who says she loves me. But for the pas’ week she will not give me a date but will give other bovs dates Some times at school she acts af if she was crazy about me and then again she won't have anything « say and acls like she is mad abuoh something She says she still lovey me, but 1 do not believe it, by the Way she acls Please let me know what think in the Centre Democrat JUST A PAL 1 Carolina r ai you “A Sorte Well I gon’ Pal to be think that loves you, either eripuion, 1 should ov ve with some one else and Just Using you to make him jealous On maybe, she thinks she can keep you the string and have several other boy friends at the same time If neither of these solutions soive perfectly frank she acts like she From your oes- think ghe was In your probiem I 1] I y is that VErY tempera mental judge her b3 how she acts than by what! she says Te tio 4, * 4 youl ee £ i% and 1 would rather luck LOUIBA GooA To the young girls who wrote sbout the boys who seemed to dis- like them $0, let me say that the) are Just at an age where they like {0 tease girls They don't know exactly what to do with themselves but a few years all of this will be changed and they will probably be trying to date you two girls. Near- i¥ all boys go through this stage but they get over it WHO KNOWS? 1. What position did Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill hold during the World War? 2 What is the size of the U EB public debt? 3 What is the Townsend Plan? ¢ The President of what South American country retired from of- fice In July? 5 When did the British aoquire Hong Kong from the Chinese? € Mexico held an election for President last week When will the results be proclaimed? 7. British-French warships fought off the coast of Africa last week How long had it been since British and French fleets fought each other In 8 major naval engagement? 8. When does the fiscal year of the Federal! Government begin? §. What three supply routes available to Chasing Kai-Shek in his war sgainst Japan? 10. How much money does the Federal Government collect through taxation? The Answers 1. First Lord of the Admiralty 2. The public debt of the United |Btates on June 30 was $42.967.000,- | DOO 3. A proposal that the Govern- iment pay ils elderly citizens sixty lor more years old a monthly pen- | sion of $200 in » form of money that must be spent within the month. 4 Robert M. Ortiz, of Argentina, ‘on account of ill health. 5 In 1841 6. In September. i | 7. The last previous major ses | battle between Britain and Prance whs off Trafalgar in 1805 when Nel son destroyed Napoleon's fleet. ! 8. On July 1st of each year. AND See + rv Bren in weve sav Te ove Bre lcuses. It was he who persuaded P. T. Barnum 10 enter the 9. Through Indo-China, through | _ August 1, 1940. Air Query and Answer C clam > - FROBLEM: A common yardstick, as you may well know. is df into inches which are numbered 1, 2, 3 4, etc. Now then, the g How many of those numbers are on the full length of the yardstick? your guess before looking it up. (Answer elsewhere in this departtnent.) N. F~In the game of trumps? Ans ~No. The ranking suits in trumps are as follows Bpades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs. A 1 Heart bid can be raised by & 1 EBpade bid Likewise with the other suits in the order named above E. T—Was Major Andre executed by the American Patriots, foliow- his capture? If so, how? Ans Major Andre was hanged on October 2 J. B~How does fear affect one's ver, if at all? Ans When the ad: ena) glands are preparing your body for » fait for instance, one of the Uiigs Liwey ao is 10 elect the ver so that sofas of its stored-up sugar is "poured out instantly into the blood This sughs then becomes avallable as a quick food supply for the muscles in case they have to work very hard fighting, running or other very strenuous work T. H-—-When Ans The Vv Ls Ans, Yes not be seen by hight. They will light does. They iitle shorter th K. F week? An . Bridge, do Hearts rank sbove Spades lo No rg Yer 1780 Tit Was wrecked on was the steamer anic wrecked? April 15, 1912 invisible light? Titan there a thing as The waves which are shorter than 70,000 to the inch cag. though they are otherwise Just the seme a8 rd themselves on a photographic plate Just as Called “ultraviolet” rays because they mre just 8 Visible Violet ravs And what was the day of the such our eyes eVYenL reco are the | Bl ays of ~ When was Daniel Boone born? Boone was Why do Daniel riday, Pebruary 11, 173% Il winter and then sprout ia BeeGs lie In the ground & wpeds LO 3 ’ we y EPTON In order for lemperature enough oxygen. During the & they need three things: First a Water soaked wp inside the seeg: the winter the seed takes yup the waler I gels warmer and some of the water Jut of It. Air gets in and the seed gets tg bn the temperature are both sufficient, the seed be. second a supply of in the spring it all winter runs Oxygen. When this and guns Ww sprout D. 8-—1It is Ang insect said ti keep little cows Is that true? . really little cows, but are little These aphids live on plants end produce a sweet gather Lhis liquid and carry it off to the ant fll for food to be eaten by the ants of thelr own colony only F. H. T~What was the longest National convention of the Dems. or Republicans? Ans —The longest the Democratic van Licket was T V-What is Ans Jt the Intern the commities itstanding nw | 3 A Whe at ants The animals ants aphids ish liquid The aphids KeepD are not calieq vot Crais national convention of a major party sioce 1880 in 1024, lasting seventeen days before the Davis. nominated the Florence was Br Nightingale medal? is the highest award of the nursing profession and is given Red Cross Committee The medal was struck firs n 1919 and has since been , given every oiler year % ses Lhrg the ational yughiout woric name GOL § Woman itis use after she has been divorced? Customary for a Woman to use the married name For exampie, diss The name which she uses after C. FIs the fiy Ans It from Ecclesiastes the apothecary to send forth him that is in reputstion for C. TAL Ang cold D Mn the a Bibl 10:1 Dead flies & stinking sav wisdom and intment al phrase? Cause Lhe cintiuens our; so doth a Little #0 none » of ENB a oy what temperature should carboneted beverages be kKepil r thelr best when neither 100 ‘warts nor Approximately 40 degrees is the most satisfactory temperature W.—Who was the man who rode & bicycle from California 10 Ate City? h > 4 wed ; Ans —In 1827 Clarence Wagner rode a bicycle from Newpori, Bedth Calif, to Atlantic City, N J. covering the 3168 miles in a record time of twenty days, seventeen hours A. B—What is the seating capacity of Soldier Fieid in Chicage? ' Ans —Soldier Field, the stadium in Grant Park, has « seating taphg- ity of 125000 It contains an arens 300 feet wide and 1200 fee: long. H. D—Does Roscoe Altes, the actor, reslly stutter, or is his speech affected? Ans —The comedian stutiered in his youth but at the age of 18 over- came the impediment Years ister when appearing on the vaudeville stage he fumbled over a line and reverted to his stammering The aud. lence Was so amused that he decided to become a professional SWitener. He now rehearses every speech, selecting words over which he will sume Carbonated drinks are at Just hie G. 0. —Where Ans Jt is Valican is the smallesi State in the world? City in Italy, with an ares of 108.7 acres L. M~—What is the oldest syndicated newspaper. festure? &» fe Ans The oldest feature in the newspapers todey is Dorothy Dix's column which was begun in 1886 A. K~—~Who invented pop? tn Ans In 1807 Dr Philip Syng Physick a Philadelphia phyweiin, | duced a chemist Townsend Speakman, to prepare a carbonated for his patients. Speakman added fruit juice as 3 flavor and thé soit avidly icdustry was started in this country ; F. H—Please give the quotation about a man's love for ly wot that was recited in the motion picture “Beau este.” ty Ans —The Arabian proverb is as follows: “The love of a man fof & {woman waxes and wanes like the moon, but the love of brothet for ther is steadfast as the stars, and endures like the work of the H. B—If anyone loses his Social Securily card, is it possible to ‘oh tein another? wo ie Ans —A duplicate may be obtained from the Social Security Bod at Washington, D C. H. BWho first conceived the ides of having & circus in more Wan one ring? Beng fe circus ‘ J. W.How many Negroes were in the World War? Ans — Ans —Over 400000 Negro soldiers participated in the World War win the American forces. Nearly one-half of this number went overseas. Ther were 8800 Negroes killed during the war C. 8. M~Piease Gescribe the ice formations in the Coudersprt ter A W Coup In 1869 originated performances in | Mine in Pennsylvania Ans —Cienerally the ice forms in icicles of beautiful and thapes, but occasionally it appears in large slabs heavy ledges, Orin walls several feel in thickness. Every summer icicles of various sizes b fiom the sides of the shaft, Some are no lager than a lead pencil others are larger in circumference than a telephone pole. The jets Ing process begins at the close of winter, sometimes as early a8 : and again as late az May. WY Answer to Problem: The numbers on a yardstick is 1 to 8 sive. Some of our readers thoughtiessly said “36.” but they did into consideration that “36” is at the end of the stick J. M. Keichline RE 9% ANN W. KEICHLINE, Bepreseatative Temple Court wennen AT se HECLA PARK OUTDOOR POOL Lifeguard on Duty Pure Chlorinated Water 10 Cents? 33h avd vio Lav, IN Bet: Ww - rx
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