Page Siz _ THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Letter to Mother Explains How Son Met His Death A small wound in a vulnerable spot, caused by the horn of a wild buffalo, resulted in death through internal bleeding, two companions of Lieut. Bill Reish of State College revealed in a letter to his mother last week Lieut. Reish, son of Mrs. R, A Lepley, died in India, February 9, after almost a year's service with the Army Air Transport Command The letter from Lts. Henry Schaub and Al Hicks follows: Dear Mrs. Lepley: We're not much good at writing letters, especially one of this kind. But we thought you would like to know about the accident. We were both with him when he died, Bill, Al Hicks and I left here on the morning of the eighth to go up to our hunting camp. Arrived there late that afternoon so didn't go hunting until the next morning. Started out around six I should say to hunt for deer. We were only on the island right across from camp. It was decided that we should sep- arate about 150 feet or 80 as to cover the island good I was on the left, Bill next, then came the bearer, and on the right was Hicks We must - have been walking along about tairty minutes when Hicks heard several shot heard Bill for help thick underbrush at this spot but Hicks reached Bill in about 45 seconds. He was lying on back with his head up against tree. Standing about 50 feet awa) was this big buffalo. The bearer came up and the buffalo charged him too, but he yw away. (The buf falo was later tracked killed) Hicks was he was worried shout then was his CT Ae down and hoot Fin- to Bill wandered off examined Bll afraid anout buffalo immediate! - His head -was bruised a little and there was about a three-quarter inch cut in his groin, That was the ex- tent of the damage. Hicks carried Bill to the edge of the jungle where I joined them, I examined him again and could find no more cuts, ete. 1 had a first ald package on my belt s0 I sprinkled his wound and made his as comfortable as possible. Mean- while Hicks had sent {he bearer af- ter the boat. Bill was conscious all this time but seemed to be in great pain. I believe it was the shock of the whole thing and not his wound He complained of not being able to get his breath so I lifted his head on to my lap and bathed his face and lps with water. He dled In my arms, I'm not ashamed to say that I cried. He was one of our best friends, Mrs. Lepley, a boy you should well be proud ol We brought Bill squadron where the doctors exam- ined him. His main artery was cut and he bled to death internally. The doctors sald had the cut been any- where else on his body it would only have been a flesh wound 1 don't know if this wil comfort you or not, but Bill's funeral was the largest one that ever been held over here aud we have lost few men. It was a military funeral, the Kind that 1 get my time comes Lepley, pleas Cod Mavbe Hick back to the has quite a { howe lo when M1 LOO took him my turn, thin lake it he don't Bill and it will be nara O1 5 get would be gred Mrs. Lepley he world we let us know Very sincerely HENRY SCHAUB AL HICKS CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL IN THE WEEK'S NEWS Monday of Last Week Mrs. Nevin Rishel Mi Doris Ebt ton Gardner sit te Admitted and ARE George Spicer, Bellefonte to Mr Spring Mr R. D m and Weaver Mills, Tuesday of Last Week Admitted Marie Hoover fonte: Miss Mary Smith, State lege Discharge Mrs. Guy Eason and infant son, Bellefonte: Mrs. Charle J. Gresham and infant son, Boals- burg Admitted Tuesday and discharged Friday: Clifford Lambert, Bellefonte Admitted Tuesday and discharged Saturday Ardell Etter Howard Mu Jellefon R.D Belle- Col- te Harolg sunday Admitted: Merton Vebsteg fonte: Donald Benoher, State lege: Wayne Webb, State College Discharged Mr Bellefonte: Mrs monds ang infant Witmer son, Bellefonte There were 39 patients in the hos- pital at the beginning of this week Begins Army Training 1 Cadet Warren R. Cooper Edward Peters, J. 8ym- Ready for Sea Duty Thomas Kustanbauter mas Kust i] | Custanba { In Medical Corps Pyvl. James Hue Sea Bees Write Parody Training in Alabama George HH. Emel Pvt ne vi. John W "With M. P. in India — (etty vO Seabee Pacific March 9, 1944. On Gettysburg Address parody on Seabees written } iJ tn 1 piss las . . or 1} this rather iis menial in charge advanced, Tt is sickened by that Our Dour Ww those RAVE an ever. ATO The following Jncoin It Is for u burg addre Wi sOInew ner are Vo be here pet before us VOOK aevyolion ot note our we bulld here, reget the hash let us re. sweat shall Nn the this our nave THE POET'S CORNER HITLER'S PRAYER SPIRIT OF THE GOOD OLD UNITED STATES A Patriotic song Poem Brothers spend bPurlough at Heme, sil J. Ma: ’ r wer con- Air Base byrest 3 “Ct spent t their med in South Pacific Mrs. P. J Latz. of Ph ve ecuiveg worg ths 1 % abu Hele Lali ———— i ————— i mei —— Wednesday of Last Week 1 of Mrs. Rosanna Cooper, Lo- Admitted: Lirael Reitz, Boalsburg | R. D1 | begun Arm y Ali Discharged: Mrs. Edward Whit. FUTCe Wailing arden City, Ka Plc. Robert M Walter | WHEN WINDS taker Bellefonte: 4 ompletion Gardner, State College ret, Bellefonte, R. D. 3 Admitted Wednesda charred Saturday: Mis seri, State College Admitted Wednesday harged Sunday: Willlam ter, State College Thursday of Last Week Admitted: Mrs, Elsie Noll College Dischars Seitz An Mrs. Mik Mi Bellefonte, Birth Phil [RE 800) " {xo aid di John State wood Admitted Bellefonte II, Washington Braton Arm; CGeh- Tes. 0 and dis- § Kerstet- ‘0! wings and a commisison. Cooper mechani 60 Cimarron d Heute former of completed hours ary instruction at OKs - —— — Naz Flag Goes Back xl in Nort back expect wa Ihe Wi the nature La Guardia of New rt ) y of the purchased he privilege of » Was atiaci pling od to pound blockbuster to be drog v fits i ihe IU instruc | J. M. KEICHLINE INSURANCE AGENCY One of the Oldest Agencies In Centre County EDW. L. KEICHLINE Temple Court Phone 2521 rush. TOMATOES Bonny Best Sunnybrook Earliana Chalks Early Jewel Break O' Day Marglobe Matchless Stone Rutgers Ponderosa Scarlet Topper Stokesdale Oxheart Golden Queen Allegheny St. Victory Garden Seeds BURPEES and SCHELLS Buy now, while stock is complete and avoid the Mail orders filled. Schaeffer Hardware Store | CABBAGE Early Winningstadt Early Jersey Wakefield Golden Acre Danish Ballhead Penn State Ballhead Late Flat Dutch Enkhuizen Glory All Seasons Copenhagen Market Wisconsin Hollander Marion Market Drumhead Savoy Chinese Cabbage i Bellefonte, Pa. Atlan y K rp ’ ¥ WO S40 Daas trainin went ic at hit 0 Cami California ¢ Signal Cr ransfer Lake City spends Furlough at Home naly returned Seaman Lutz 15 months convoy Ie : to Biclly the service from a trip been Ir Army Nurse Dies t 4 Carrie T. Sheetz, American army Dusse and former state Health Department employe, died in action in the front lines in Italy, Feb 7% Lt. Bheetz was formerly assistant to Miss Edith OHalleran, director of the Bureau of Nursing At South Caroling Camp Pvt. William Phillips, of Howard formerly a guard at Rockview Peni tentiary, Is now stationed at Camp Croft, 8. C. He is the son of Mrs [Anson Phillips of Flemington, and has another brother, Plc. Raymond IA. Phillips, who is serving with the IAAF In the Bouth Pacific | Rporis at Army Air Field | Aviation Cadet John F, Prank, son {of Mr. and Mrs. John Prank of Os- |ceola Mills, has reported at Carls bad, New Mexico, {where he will receive advanced flight | brainis {ing and dead reckoning navigation, ] Completes Basic Training Pvt. Boyd ©. Hedman, 19, son of Mrs. Mary Heeman, of Philipsburg, has completed his basie training at Fort Knox, Ky. preparatory for combat duty with an armored unit. Army Alr Field, | in high-level bombardier- Will Train in Aviation J Holme C. Holmes Keesler Fie Force mination Rotx Rn rf on qualily a pre-aviation cadet ompieting Lhis WIA he wit tudy or dire or for either school {or tly to a pre-flight een training to . aviation eal — Grandmother of £ a WAL Pvt. Nellie A. Edward Waal is believed to be Uh of some Kind of WAC record. Army uiting district officers reported that Private Edwards was not only a grandmother, but eight times a grandmother. The grandchildren are the offspring of her two sons, (wo daughters and a step-stin Ams ns MP — TS —— Now at Pearl Harbor Plc, Leroy C. Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mills, of West Decatur, has notified his parents that he has landed safely at Pearl Harbor in the Hawallan Islands, He writes that It is an ideal place and that the weath. Omak holder ol recy {er there is as hot as our hottest day in summer He has been In the ser vice one year — ——————— ————————————— a few chops IF YOUR NOSE “CLOSES UP” TONIGHT Put 3. Vatrosnol up each nostril, 1 ps shrinks Soden membranes, (2) soothes irrtation, (3) relieves nasal cone estion ., 8 greater inthing Tuhigt. BE VATRO-NOL Lowek Haven Girls Juin Lp 2 IX] Mil HA Role Fink i i» furioug! ¥ith hi ERining communi Role’ Is I experience 1 wile and I Hel ot 0 is doing fine Samue] Stiver made adelphia last week on busine the Pennsylvania Railroad Cx reports good results of his mission Stiver, Mrs. Helene Mrs. Delaun Ane » Philipeburg last home of Bovd for Sam Mr Marion Spackman and arews journeyed week to visit the Humme] and to visit Mrs. Stiver sister, Mrs. John Dillon, who is a patient in the State Hospital. They returned with good report ne WO Mrs. Dillon's condition Delaun Andrews has just returned from visiting with his father, Col onel Andrews, who has been quite il at the home of Mr. and Mrs George Straw, Turtle Creek. Colonel {Andrews’ many friends sincerely wish him a speedy recovery i i We are very sorry to hear that Joe Willams has not been feeling fwell for some time, We hope to see him around soon Quite a number of the youhg men {of the community enjoyed visiting {With Ezra Auman Sunday afternoon {The visitors were motivated by won| dering if Ezvd was snowed in. «Thy all found conditions satisfactory The Misses Jenny Woodring and Noney Vioman visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs, N. R. Stiver on Sat- | ungLy evening of last week, . and Mrs. John Spackman vis. ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs Clifford Spackman on Sunday af- ternoon. ( Philipsburg Soldier No Longer Missing ail inoeg Ww 128 Hr ol an ans fngineer B-24 bomber serves General Claire J. United State Was CPnite ma mason ;m on February 5 acl stant Runs on a Ma jor FPourteent! i with Chenault 's Alr Foree in Ching missing in action Ir Jap<held Thailand Word that he was missing It was received in Philipsburg on Fe ruary 13 and no further vord was rece from then until Toesd: He ived night Through a telephone wile of a lleutenant who was also aboard the same bomber, the Tamil) earned that the men are not Jap-| anese prisoners and are in Anu rican | hands. The speedy handling of the good news” telegram was eredited | to the American Red Cross Mrs. Hassinger was overjoyed to learn that her gon is Uv'ng and well, She has been sick since receiving the word of him being missing. Hassinger has been overseas since August 17. Through the lambasting of Jap instalaitions in the Orient and the ability of Its combat crews to shoot down inleroepling Zeros, his alr group has earned the Utle, “Liberators of China.’ COAL DROPS 45¢ A TON Anthracite coal retail prices, ad- vanced 45c per ton by authority of the Solid Fuels Administration to compensate coal companies for double time Sunday pay tw mine workers, went back to their former level Mirch 5, accord wo an- nouncement hy the Williamsport District Office of Price Administra. Wl from the A Windstorm Policy Protects Tou From Financial Less. Bee John F. Gray & Son General Insurances Fhone 497-J Bellefonte, Pa tion. — HT IL ick Owners! | (4 Ee Atfention! Truck Owners! Truck tires can now be recapped without a ration certificate. To keep your truck on the road, call us for an appointment to re- cap your tires at night or on Sundays. a a “ 3 el Keystone Tire Service Dial 2427 Bellefonte, Pa. Fe i A A i... 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