Diéinber 22, ¥i35. THE THE CENTRE Sewer BELLEFONTE LJ PA Page Thfee Sarah Ann's THE RED & WHITE NEWS Vol. V. PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF BELLEFONTE HIGH scroot. Number 5. ——— Modern Etiquette “THE STAFF Seas Tiny. Tony Boscaino Peter Cratchit, ...... Dick Valentine Cratchit Girls, . Mary Beaver, Bar- i B. 0H S. BECOMES BOOK-CON- SCIOUS Circulation of 302 non-fiction | books, and 36 magazines, a grand to- | tal of 1208 volumes, was reported for the month of November by Miss | The November, 10388 circulation Shope, Miller, Joan Vogt, Carr, school librarian, gE Sly [was an increase of 206 books over | Witmer, Al © len Hewitt. en TRUSS Mas Gingher, loretta izabeth Fetoer. F ADVISORS—Marie G. Oart, AY Dubbs, Paul 8. Beaver, CHRISTMAS IN A NEW. LIGHT. “Behold there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East and are come to worship Him" As we approach the Christ- mas season, we should not let the giving of gifts nad other festivities blot out the real meaning of the day. The Wise Men instituted the giv- ing of gifts when they brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ child on the first Christmas Day. These gifts were very signifl- cant. Gold was a gift appropriate for a king. By this gift they ack- nowledged that He was the King. Prankincense was used in the ser- vices of the temple and is associated with to God. Thus, the Wise Men their worship acknowledged His deity. Myrrh was used in pre- paring bodies for burial. This speaks of the atonement that was to be made by His death. Thus, the Wise Men scknawledged His kingship, deity, and atonement in their wor- ship. ‘Since the twelfth century the English have gloried in their Christ. mas celebration, their feasting, their home merriment, their carol singing, and above all, the joy that came from sharing with others the glad- ness of the Christmastide. The love of holidays and feasting Him of whom WK- lo the bells more loud high | our high school because of our crowded condition. However, . Miller, high school coach, in health, marching and other current 2 fhe i : i K g ¥ | sf Cratehit..........o idl Ghost ......Dick Me Christmas Past....E Girl ........Darothy Yi Serooge..... Robert N Mrs. Orptehit ssrssesssreidb he | Of the “Red and White News” Ohare | the circulation of October, 1938, and an Increase of 137 over November, 1937. November 28, 1838, set a new high in book turn-over with 118 vol umes being borrowed by the student body. Freshmen and Sophomore reading | lists, designed to ald perplexed Pus pils in their selection of proper books, | have been prepared. Subject cards| which makes reference books easier | to find are being made for the card | catalogue, An order for new books amounting to approximately $167.00 has been) placed with Baker and Taylor. Over | half of this amount will be paid | — UNE TETE FRANCAIS Tuesday was a big day for the | French II class. The French siu- | dents forgot they were dignified se- niors and had a grand time at their party the fifth period. Names had been exchanged, and each one re- ceived a small gift. Of course, the part which was most interesting was the delicious lunch that was served at the end of the period. Ra MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS GIVEN During the past few weeks Dr. Barlett, County School Medical Ex- aminer, has been busy examining B. H 8 pupils. 200 out of the 27 pupils examined have physical hand. icaps which can be remedied. Five of these pupils are undergoing treat. iment for thelr defects. These ex- | aminations were completed Decem- ber 14 for the month of November, 1938. Miss Keichline, the school nurse, has received clothing from the Needle Work Guild and Jr. Red Cross which was distributed to needy children in various townships. Many lies were collected and distributed by the Needle Work Gulld also, A system of distributing milk to 76 | pupils was established this past {month, 23 of the 7 bottles of milk {1s paid for by the Junior Rad Cross {at the Bishop Street Bullding. — 83 | (IRLS’ SEASON LOOKS BRIGHT ! | | team will play Milroy. The girls started pradiice last | | Tuesday with three members of last | year's Varsity present. These were! Fleming, Rote Ann Brach- , and Sara Emel. The girls are coached by Mis Purnell in the nds of Miss Ebert. No caplain elected as yet, because 1 is Ss custom Lo postpone an a few minutes before . (for the players but not for me. | captain during he season. Winnie Fleming, star forward of | last years team, told a representative {the prospects for a successful season are quite good. SOR OUR LATEST INTRUDER One day when everything was going alone nicely in study hall, a strange looking pupil entered. The imonitor didn't notice him at first; 50 he proceeded to the back of the | _, reaching his destination, : : : IEE i} ¥ i 2 38 i | tography ! ‘some luck sometime, DEAR DIARY. Wednesday, December 7th, Dear Diary: Surprise | Surprise | Is Mr. Dubbs | happy brand new refrigerator own- er! Gee, Is he lucky! and try to win and I never win a thing te, 1 guess. Mr. Dubbs’ ability to take pictures had a lot to do with his winning; but if you ever have geen Janet Forsburg, you will see another reason why he won, He took a picture of Janet, ironing doll clothes on an electric mangle. She Is a typical little schoo] girl. Guess I'll take up pho- Maybe 1 1 can try #® Friday, December Dear Diary, Looks as though there is going to th, be another good assembly before X-mas. I happened to peek in on the first practice of the “Christmas Carol” which still remains a favorite | among young and old. The play is in the capable hands of Miss Forbes and Mr. Dubbs head directors, of the damatic depart- ment, \i Saturday, December 10th, might have | —— 1. 1s it good manners for a host or hostess to discuss the “high cost of foodstuff,” while at the table? 2. Is it good taste for one to use | heavily scented body powder? 3, When introducing a man to a | woman, should the woman's name | always be mentioned first? 4. Where should the attendants of the bride assemble to go to the | church? man of fifty on the strives? 6. What would be the proper sal- | utation in a letter to a priest? 7. Is it ever permissible to in-jthe left hand or keep it on the plate? | to make ft dk Answers at betioms of eolumm. pe verrupt a person who is speaking? 8, What are the customary vis iting hours when a woman does not observe a regular “at home” day? 9. What should be done with the | napkin when a person leaves the table? 10. Is #t good form to praise any member of your own family to out sliders? 11, Do the expenses 12. When buttering a Words Often Misused Do not write “Your's truly,” Yours | is a possessive pronoun, the same as | tour and mine, and does not require {the apostrophe, Write “yours truly.” {Do not say, “In so far as I know, he | told the truth.” Omit in. Say, “So | Weekly English Lesson Words Often Misspelled Buede; pronounced swede, a as In ald. Bale (a bundle); bail (secur ity). Cinnamon; observe the nn. Bucocor (ald); distinguish from suck« er. Abscess; three g's. Chief; not el from other than school board funds. | far as I know." other contributions for needy fami- | The girls’ basketball season will | officially open January 3, when the | {Dear Diary, | | Jingle bells! Jingle bells | Thank | | goodness Christmas comes once 8 year. I did my Christmas shopping this afternoon and was never so {glad to get home in all my life. Then | tonight and with my poor feet near- {ly dead. It wasn't such a boring {I had to go to the movie with Oliver | {movie after all; s0 I'll have some (thing to dream about instead of | Oliver \a | Sunday, December Tih | Dear Diary, A beautiful day in Bellefonte and not a thing to do. Finally we decid- ed to go for a walk, and were we glad [we did. We saw the cream of the crop from B. H. 8. out for thelr Sun- {day afternoon stroll. Some of the persons we saw were Cyrene New- ‘comb, Jean Clevenstine, Bob Wehr, { Bob Tressier on a return trip from {Lock Haven. Dot Kline, Virginia | Capers, Ralph Moerschbacher, Ray- | many Popson were also seen in | Ralph's little black limousine, Eu- gene Wehr and Abe Miller were in the little blue truck, and so, dear | diary, ended a perfect day. | a Monday Dear Diary, | Coody! Goody! Well at least, (if we can't have a new school dbulid- ling, we can have some Improve- ments, The school board discussed |some plans concerning future im- | provements on the house. Wish ithey'd add a couple more wings {while they're at it. % Tuesday, December 13th. i Dear Diary, At last we had a basketball prac. tice. Since Mls Ebert was injured {in an accident, we haven't had any practice, and gre we glow! We all lactad Uke retired basketball players jon the floor. After a while we fin. (ally got loosened up and, boy, did we igo to town. For once, since wo, {haven't had any dances, the floor {was in such a condition that you foould stand on it. This was free {fell down so much that they prac- | tically had to carry me off the floor, ! and now I'm going to bed. | SER Ne | LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS Dear Santa, | We need los andiiots this year, first: | Charlotte Penrad-—-needs a car {bring her to town. | Bob Wehr—needs a wagon to hold this horn In the parades. | y Eyer—swwants hair dye, but + | Kenny Fromm-—a book of new jdance steps. {| Mr. Dubbs-a new camera to win | accept such an offer.” tend to accept such an offer” is pre- soon.” i ate; accent first gyliabie ~ HOUSEHOLD Do not say, “Directly ghe appeared | on the stage the audience applaud- ed.” Say, “As soon as she appeared.” | Do not say, “I don’t know nothing about it.” Say, “I dont know any-| thing about it,” or “I know nothing | about it." ! Do not say, “I do not propose to “1 do not in- ferable. Do not say, “He is apt to be here Say, “He is likely to be here soon.” Apt implies natural ten- dency; likely means probable, Words Often Mispronounced Apropos. Pronounce ap-ro-po, a as in at, both o's az ni no, accent last syllable, Gymoasium zi-um, four syllables, zhum Habitue. Pronounce ha-bit-u-a, first a as in ask unstressed {| as In bit, the tu as in picture, gecond a a5 in day, principal accent on last syll- able. Ecru. Pronounce ek-roo, ¢ as In neck, 00 as in 100, or a-kroo, 4 as in i Pronounce Jim-na- not Jimena SCRAPBOOK Steaming Eveglasses Eyeglasses steam easily when en- tering a warm room in cold weather, This may be avoided by applying o thin layer of vaseline or soap on glasses; then wipe them dry. {treatment will Jae at Jeaw a 'day or! two. New Pen By holding a new pen in the flame (of a match for 3 few seconds, the oll | finish that prevents the flow of ink is burned off, and the pen will write i} the least difficulty Coffee Drip Bag. The drip bag used in making coffee should never be allowed to dry. Al. | ways keep is submerged in clean, | cold water when not in use, Removing Auto Grease ; Automobile grease stains can be removed from silks and fabrics! which cannot be washed, as follows: | Cover them well with powdered mag- | nesgia and rud thoroughly into thei fabric, allowing it to remain for two or three days. Then brush out. Any | clinging powder may be removed! with a soft cloth Badung Threads } Before pulling the basiing threads out of material, cut the thread every few inches. This will avoid leaving holes in the material i Don't forget that too much water) ] . oul in the pie crust will make it tough | i .} i Joan Vogt—some one to set with 3rd. pd. Betty Heverly—a heater to keep her warm while waiting for her girl friends. Ban Wetzler—a new shade of lip | keep her boy friends straight. David Thompson--some cold tonic, RAIDERS SCORE 35-13 OVER MILLEE™M 8 seivesiane E 1 Beesssnananannin’ PRO O% OO vay raw {disappear in a short time, Keep and hard, and that too little flour | causes the crust to break 100 easily. Ironing Hint Be gure never 10 fron directly on fabric which is moistened with peroxide. Walt until the peroxide is fore attempting ¢o iron. Otherwise you- are liable to leave a rust stain where the peroxide was formerly. Fresh Bread Do not put fresh bread into the box con stale bread. The hice fresh te of the bread will the box cleaned out, and there will be no difficulties of this kind. Red Tiles When the red tiles of the fireplace or porch become dull, rub them with 2 cut lemon and a little salt; then wash with warm soapy water, Oily Skin, Try the following astringent lotion for olly nose or skin: Alum, 3% grains; rosewater,-3 ounces; thick almond milk, 6 drams. Dissolve the alum into the rosewater, and pour the mixture slowly into the almond milk, beating it constantly with a ellver fork. Apply several times daily with a soft linen cloth. a Advertising in The Centre Demo- eral won't work any miracles that we ever heard of, but, if you want your business to grow and are will. ing to put some thought of it, ad- vertising will make the people know what you have to sell. | Word Study. “Use a word three times and it is yours. Let us increase our vocabu- lary by mastering one word each day. Words for this lesson: VERITY; quality of being true, or real. “The beautiful fables of the Oreeks are uninversal wverities Emerson. AMTITY; peaceful relations; mu- | tual gaal will, friendship. (Pro- nounce the a as in am), “Amity was finally established between the two countries.” CREDULOUS,; inclined to believe, especially ont slight evidence, { Is nothing but eredulous superstition.” INCAPACITATE; t0 deprive of capacity; disable; disquallly, nounce third syllable pass, accent third syllable), a man for all public duty.” Burke, DISSUADE; to divert by persua- S00; 10 turn from a purpose, (Pro- nounce di-swad, | & in did, 4 as In ald, accent last syllable) “They failed to dissuade him from his de- termination to go.™ AXIOMATIC; self-evident is an axiomatic truth.” “This I HEALTH Continued stomach cause a man to worry This is also true, vice-versally. Any individual who indulges In worry of one sort or another over a long period of time will invar- lably develop changes in ‘he gastro. trouble wil the | intestinal tract Many of those who feel "all up- set” in usually upset in thelr minds only. They are speedily cured as soon as thelr minds are sel aright, A tase on record describes a man sho worried 30 much and 0 long over the fact that his wife was 1) with stomach Wofrs thal he devel oped the same type of uloers hime self. The wife was cured under treat. menit and the husband ceased to worry about her, and his cwn disor der cleared up with little difficulty Ilinesses that are a result of emotional stress and strain usually show marked improvement as soon a4 the cause is removed The patient with a neurotic, or mental lliness, often suffers as much, if not more, than the Indiv. idual with a structural disease. The up-to-date physician consid- ers these compisints as real-not imaginary. The physician realises the close | relationship between mental physical ailments In many such cases the patient is led to a new and healthier men- tal attitude. He is encouraged to get thoughts under discipline, In not a few Cases, where phy- sical upset is primarily caused by worry, the patient can talk himself and his i Cooking Class Christmas is the time of merry-| fe, | (Pro- | “Vice incapacitaies | their digestive processes ure | making and hospitality, of giving and good eating. The star at this time 15 the turkey, but he has 10 {share honors with a lot of other attractions, Here are some recipes | {for the holiday season. Take your {cholce, and a merry, merry Christ. | connected |. 6, Should a boy of twelve or fif- | with use of the church and hotel | teen lift his hat when he meets a ballroom come under the financial | (obligation of the bride's parents? | piece of of the quantity of pineapple juice {bread, should one hold the bread In {and enough canned raspberry juice Christmas Orange Juice, To the orange juice, add one-third stinetly red. Cut little stars of canned pineapple and drop | lone in each glass. Chill very thor. | tourghly before serving [| | | Cranberry Ring with Waldorf Salad | Wash 1 quart of cranberries and {add 2 cups of boiling water and cool {15 minutes. Add 4 cups of sugar and stir until dissolved. Pour into indi- vidual ring moids. When ready 10 | serve, unmoid and fill with Waldorf salad. Garnish with holly Waldorf Salad Mix equal parts of chopped apple | minced celery and chopped walnuts {Moisten with cream dressing well | seasoned Veal and Ham Pile, 1% pounds veal shoulder 1 pound ham 4 teaspoon Peper 1 bay leat onjon, sliced tablespoons flour cups broth 2 hard bolled Past ry Cut veal and ham and cover with boiling water | pepper, bay leaf and onion and cook slowly until meat is tender—aboul % hour or an hour. Mix flour to a smooth paste with a lUtUe cold water Add to the broth (water in which the meal was oooked) d bring slowly to the boiling girring constantly until thi Add tand some salt, 1 6 3 ores in small pleces Add v aly rar ryt Poin x | appointments in t J meat : if needed. Pour into FUE aunt Echoes From the Past TWENTY YEARS AGO TRAGEDY ATTENDED OPENING OF AIR MAIL SERVICE HERE One of Four Pilots on Initial Flight Killed in Take-off at Elizabeth, N J. Other Items From Files of 20 Years Ago - the Davi- {thot Tragedy attended fortunate landing third son the inaugura- tion of alr mall service between Elizabeth, N. J... and Bellefonte, when one of four planes scheduled to make the inital flight failed a moment after leaving the Elizabeth field and plunged 500 feet to the ground, bringing death to its C. B. Smith The other three planes made flight uneventful to Bellefonte one of them In landing tree limb which deflated causing the ship 0 nose over landing. The pilot, Julian Byks Cleveland, was not red, but some diffculty in safety belt and « damaged plane The Lt of land was piloted by C of Chicago, described a timer with a wooden grouch manner. Sykes next piane plioted bry of Cleveland and Dan landed w py planes were all the De- Haviland type, with 400 horse-powe: Liberty motors and a 50-i00t wing span. They were sald 10 be extreme ly difficult to handle, To chart their airmen were given a th their route indicated by a this and Ml 4 COmMpPpans Lhe pliot COUT the but struck a _ one wi rec tire of inju firs the three planes C gr ef mage nl Bergeant Louls Schad, of Belle- fonte, one of the [first men called for special training Bowmar School In Lan« nome and resumed hi First National Bank Major H. Laird Curtin mad it the aster nea retur d the he Reserve Corp fonte, was and Private one, was John Walle George Walls reported kil ber 27. After rece Militia cavalry Charles B. Musser promoted Ww David F promoted to a Qquaaron of Belle Sergeant Reed Ty- Sergeant of ra f 21 of M1 rd in action on Nos a shallow casserole and arrange thin slices of egg on top. Cover top with pastry and prick well with fork to allow all steam to escape. Bake in an oven 450 degrees for 10 min- utes reduce heat 10 400 and bake 20 minutes longer Roast Park Ham 1 leg pork 4 onions 4 tablespoons fat 4 LAAEPOONS 5a) % LPASDOON DEPOT } cups soft bread crumbs 1 large tart apple Have the Dulcher bone pork and remove the skin the fatty side of meat smal squares, and sprinkle with sali, pep- per and flour. Chop one onion fine and fry in fat until a delicious brown Add malt, pepper, bread crumbs and {grated apple Mix well. Put the stuffing in Sloe (he other ofion and lay in bottom of roasting pan Put the meat in pan with a Hide hol water. Roagl in a very hot oven 525 degrees for 16 minuies, then re- duce heat 0 375 degrees and ©oOk until tender, basting occasionally Allow 25 minutes 10 a pound. When ready to serve insert small grapes or cranberries at intersections where the meat has been scored. AlTange pineapple slices around roast and place individual molds of cranberTy jelly on slices then the wg of bey piel Sweet Polgio Mountains {3 cups mashed sweet potato 8 slices pineapple i teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butler ¥% cup crushed pineapple Marshmallows Saute pineapple slices in a little butter until brown. Add melted butter and salt to mashed potatoes and beat until light. Add the crush- | ed pineapple with the syrup from (the can. Pile lightly on the pine- apple slices, Top each one with a | marshmaliow, then brown in a hot loven. Serve hot well by proper guidance of his phy- | sician Mental hygiene protects not only | the mind-—but the worry yourself sick. DO YOU KNOW body. Though Atak ‘Gs sho¥n carrying | the world on his back, the workers carrying the heaviest loads support | them on the shoulders or suspend- ed from a band across the forehead Mexican watersellers carry loads up to 300 pounds which are suspended to bands across the forehead. Pellagra, a victim of deficiency disease, was first noted In the United States as early as 1854. Further Ald For Airport Do not | 12 tabiespoons of gelatin cup of hot chicken broth 1% cups whipped cream. | BSaften the gelatin in a little water, | {then add the hot chicken broth and | stir until dissolved. Add ham, oel- | jery and eggs, fold in the whipped [eream as mixture begins to thicken. | | Pour into bread pan which has been | lolled. Chill several hours. Slice anid | {serve on lettuce. Garnish with wal- | inuts, blanched almonds and stuffed | | [olives ! Gov. George H. Earle has set Score and aside an additional sum of $35000 in state funds for the further ex- | tension of the Black Moshannon | airport, according to word received find released by Sen. Edward Jack son Thompeon. To this fund, Sen- ator Thompson disclosed, will be added an additional $150000 in WPA funds. The money will be used to extend thé north-south run- way and place 3 hard surface upon it and to construct the necessary buildings at the huge central Penn- i es Miller, of St by y & Mr ate blinded the proaching ¢ became the first r from Unionville to War whe in France had been thoy ¥ Wee John Derstine, wh thri rip on the the wer brother residing He wa about 28 wrecking firm, purchased 1 tral Railroad Company of fonte, including everything but real entats atid buildings The oon«| ideration was $150000, it was rum ored. Th Wa ifter the wrecking company operated a ial train over the line to inspect the property. They planned on scraping the railroad as soon as possibie Gilbert nace boy Je ile Francis daruggist hothe after f Poti Green veteran of Bellefonte, died st his 1 two months” iihes stroke of ivsis. Hq wis a of Joseph herd Miles Green and was Ix } ¥ great-grandfather was Miles who laid out Milesburg and who French and Indian Revolution under Isaac Wayne, ther of Mad Anthony Wayne Green was survived by his wife, th former Miss Sarah Harris of Lew- isburg: a son, James Harris Green and the following daughters: Cath- Miles Dingess, Emma Wistar Green and Mrs. James R. Hughes delieionte. The Masonic Bellefonte conducted ser- the grave the owing — Lowing pari deal Closed ’ spec WO @ at Mliles- 1834. His Bamuel town of bur re Oclober apd: Cc the fought in War and o Be Williams, a Martha Fur- was reported to be in hospital in France, receiving treat- ment for wounds . Bgl. Gervis E Stover son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G Stover, of Millheim, had arrived in Portsmouth, Va. and was expected home for Christmas. He was recov- ering 8 hip wound Fred Hartsock, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Hartsock, of Fillmore, was given an honorable discharge from Fort Thomas, Kentucky a n from erine on of all of lodge of vices at outsells any book if you want %o widely read bl It is about time for forward- looking folk to lay the foundation plans for 1939 resolutions The Bible still published know, is and still ® Go straight to Mother's heart with this practical Christmas present—a beauti- ful, big, new General Electric Triple Thrift Refrigerator She'll use it and appreciate ite modern convenience every day for years to come. It will guard the family's health, and food budget, 100! The O-1—First Choice of Millions =is New Popularly Priced! 56) REFRIGERATOR THRIFTY IN PRICE! THRIFTY 18 CRRRENT | TRRUTY In WPREEP! Simple, Silent, Sealed-in- Steel G-E THRIFT UNIT with Oil Cooling The Ssiginal sealed -in steal “cold that revolution. 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