THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. The Contre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA A. OC. DERR.... Editor PAUL M, DUBBS.....covvirvsrrsssAmociate Editor CECIL A. WALKER... wooo Business Manager CE EE Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Butered in the postoMee at Bellefonte, Pa., as second class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, If pald In advance $2.00 per year, If not pald in advance The date your subscription expires Is plainly printed on the label bearing your name. All credits are given by a change on the date of label the first lssue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special request, Watch date on your label after you remit, Matters for publication, whether news or advertising, must reach the Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. 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He answered then the costs and just where will you cut them. Mr. Roosevelt in 1932 thought that the Hoover bud- get could be trimmed at least 25 per cent, and one way to do it, he said, then, was not “to center control of every- thing in Washington as rapidly as possible,” because fol- lowing centralization was “the unprecedented bureaucracy in Washington in the last four years” with its “innumer- able boards and commissions which have grown up as ex- scences on the regular system With such unerring discernment of one of the causes of the high cost of Government, the President is not faced with an unsolvable question when he asks where to cut the costs of Government now. Again quoting from 1932 the President today can say with equal assurance for himself and his countrymen that “from the moment we set our hands openly and frankly and courageously to this problem (of cutting costs) we shall have reached the end of our long, hard, downward road and shall have started on the upward trail.” At that time the President added: “Join me " The country today accepts the invitation patient to be on its way. Cres So and let and is im- or so, CHINESE INEPTITUDE BAFFLING Hallett Abend, New York Times correspondent in China, says that foreign military observers are baffled by Japan's achievement and China's seeming ineptitude in the face of conditions that exist. Japan has occupied more than six hundred thousand square miles of Chinese territory south of the Great Wall. Her front line is more than two thousand miles long and behind it are more than 1,250,000 armed guerillas. Despite this, Japan has less than 800,000 soldiers who continue to run railways, operate steamers and develop trade. Mr. Abend says that the Chinese guerillas are inef- fective doing nothing more seriously than occasional in- termittent fighting. He reports that foreign military ex- perts believe that 30,000 American, British or French troops, armed only with rifles and machine guns, could make Japanese occupation of this immense area unten- able. This situation is somewhat of a mystery, particular- ly if one visualizes the enormous civilian population which, in rebellion, should be able to exterminate the invaders except at their main troop concentration points. As it is, if the Chinese do nothing, the Japanese will be able to ex- ploit the country by developing trade and industry. In this connection, however, it is worth pointing out that the Chinese population is largely ignorant and inade- quately trained. Whether the guerillas are sufficiently armed to harass the Japanese soldiers is questionable. Anyway, Chinese forces assert that Chinese military lead- ers forsee a long war, now entering a phase in which the Japanese will try to suppress the guerillas and due to end when the Chinese have trained and equipped a new army that, they expect, will attack the Japanese in two or three years and drive them out of China. LOOKING AHEAD Talk of the “off year” elections of 1939 has begun al- ready with a reminder that Pennsylvania's two highest judicial positions will be at stake. Election of successors to Chief Justice John W. Kephart, of the Supreme Court, and President Judge William I. Keller, of the Superior Court, will lend a state-wide aspect to the voting this fall. Justice Kephart cannot succeed himself under the Constitution. Judge Keller may run for re-election. The election calendar also shows three municipal court judgeships in Philadelphia, fourteen common pleas judgeships in various counties and two orphans court judgeships in Allegheny county will be at stake. A number of mayorality elections will be held, topped in interest by the Philadelphia contest. Two additional Superior Court positions will be open, those held by Judges Thomas J. Baldridge and Arthur H. James, the Governor-elect. The latter's successor, un- named as vet, may serve only until the election, Local option voting may be held. Petitions to place it upon the ballot must be filed with the State Elections Bureau before July 14. HITLER FOLLOWS TWO RULES One of the charges that Herr Hitler makes against democratic countries is that public opinion is not control- led. He insists that irresponsible newspapers, by printing inflamatory articles, create bad feeling which eventually lead to hostility. Upon the basis of this argument, the Nazi Govern- ment reaches into other countries and attempts to pre- vent the publication of articles, that are injurious to Nazi prestige. However, in Germany itself, where the press is absolutely controlled, one finds no reticence to print in- flammatory articles against other states. This was notably the case against Czecho-slovakia and, even now, controlled German newspajers create trouble in Rumania. As near as one are printing con make out, articles designed to the German Govern ment has two rules, one of which it attempts to apply in other countries and the other it uses in Germany. Stated briefly, disrupt other countries and under one they encourage anything that might help the spread of Nazi doe- trines and under the other they try to surpress everything that is the least critical of Hitler and his regime. CAN RELIGION BE AN EFFECTIVE FORCE? We have been very much interested in the opinion ex- pressed by many leading citizens of the world that relig- ion is the only force able to compose the differences of mankind and God is the only leader able to save the peo- ples of the world from the them, atastrophes that threaten No sane and sensible man will dispute these conclu- sions. At the same time, they are general in their nature and unless the people of the world are intelligent enough to devise methods and is distant. machinery to apply current problems, the prospe religion to ct of help for the human race To begin with, the people of the world do not agree in their religious views, They r differ in their worship, i iii their interpretation of eternal “principles and in their ideas of faith. These differences exis it not only between members of various religious organizations but between members of the same general religious body, medans and the followers of is a wide gap, we find the same diversion no uniform understanding as to religion throughout world, and between members of the Christian faith, is no general agreement as to its application to the lems and perplexities of the Let us consider, principles of religion in the should these principles or those of the Christian principles situation, we Here we rights the aggression of are confronted have Japan. but between the and the followers of Christianity the gap is wider, limit our observation to members of for example, an effort to apply be those of Japan, those of Ci Christian nations? should be applied in the two nations, , involved in a bloody war, undoubtedly provoked by Do Christian principles require Between the Moham- Confucius, for example, there members of these sects If we the Christian faith, Obviously, there the there prob- of views, is modern world. the Far East. In the first place, Mina that Far Eastern problem, If we determine with a new each entitled to equal that the people of the United States adopt the same atti- tude toward the what extent is there ians, the Let us consider a people, fundamentally great, ston th What should fullness of the 3 faith, to so filled with | along paths of agygres world in a great war. Christian people, in the uation? Should they | ward the German people ti gardless of what the Christian principles require to stand idly by when the viously, dey in what the nn the ending achings of far as we ianity are based gation upon all followers to to apply this observation to world causes considerable upon the mre Japanese as to the an obligation, to help the stricken Chinese? Cisse wat they must stand aside Hitler regime A strong oppress there are two answers to most of these questions, dividual wishes to emphasize founder of Cl can determine, r } ot he upon eer Chinese? If not to resting upon Christ- we have Jedd the Faction of of Germany. Her being progressively at eventually will involve be the his sit- to- , Te- undertakes? Do individual, for example, the weak? Ob- Hs 4 i love srothe Th the iristianity. the principles of Christ. il truth, This places an obli- worship truth, but any effort the current problems of the confusion. POMONA GRANGE NEWS this the begin year. May we so live Wiese twelve months that definite results may be our or- der, and our communities Quarterly Pomona Meeting The quarterly Pomona meeting will be held the fourth Siturday. January 28, 1039. at Logan Grange Hall, Pleasant Gap, with Marion Grange of Jacksonville as hosts. A full lecturer's program, fifth degree with some new features and other good things are planned for the day This being the “resolution” sea- on we adopt the following: WHEREAS, we believe the Golden Rule to be most effective in bring- ing joy to others and happiness to ourselves, therefore be it RESOLVED that we, the Grang- ers of Centre county, earnestly strive to promote good will among men by speaking kindly of one an- other Taking this thought as our incen- | tive we have chosen for our motilo that favorite of Frances E. Willard, noted temperance leader: “Now let something good be said.” for our devotional inspiration, Philippians four, eight Greetings of our new on ng Cen in us, OUR AIM We are now at the beginning Of another untried year; ‘Happy New Year,” is the grecling We are always sure to hear If we wish it to be happy. We must learn to make it so, By our acts and words of kindness We, through love, to others show. If we say that we are Christian, And our acts fail in the test; | How can others long to follow In the way we e aay is best? PLEASANT VIEW (From last week). Master David Meyers suffered Ibealed ears the past week. Others lon the sick lst were Mr. George {8picer who suffered with an immense {carbuncie on the back of his heck {and Charles Shearer had a large lone on the back of his right hand. | Miss Lois Jean Hook spent severau | days including Christmas Day with! | her grandpgrents, Charles Packers. | Miss Aricne {Prank Wagner of Woodicrest spent [Thursday with their sister, Mrs | Myrtle Meyers. | Mrs. George Spicer received word {from her sister Miss Alice Walker | of near Tyrone that she had broken | {her leg and sprained her ankle while | Ber son Wilbur Spicer of Oak Hall’ ol ER recovering. Mr. and Mrs, Woodrow Meyers spent Tuesday evening at the home of his brother Charles Meyers. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Packer and | { children, Edna, Clair and Myrle and | Mrs. H. W. Houlz were turkey dinner | guests with thelr son and daughter | Mr. Mann on Christmas, Mrs. H.W. Houlz rettirned to her | home at Stormstown after having spent a few months with her daugh- ter Mrs. Charles Packer. Hendershot and Mrs | {was in bed with pneumonia. He is and Mrs. Doyle Packer at Axe- | Let us then be very careful Of the words we speak thi May we talk about our neighbors As we would if they were near For we would be In that number That will lead in many a throng-- Yes, we long to be a member Who will help to right the We have found much inspiration And much joy anticipate: In the Word of God we find it "Tis Philippians four, verse eight Come then, follow In His leading As was Frances Willard led let her theme be our molto "Now let something good be said ~Phocbe M. Cronister YOAT, ” wrong Written as the theme this year's Grange work honor of the One Hundredth day anniversary of Frances E lard Our slogan for this year's Grange work is one we think will appeal to you as “catchy” and a good goal Thi slogan is “Tuckabalchee ” meaning “add to and stick together" and that is just what we hope to do. don't we? poCm and Birth- Wii Young People The Grange Youth Commitiee, with their advisory group, have prepared an outline of their year's plan of work. It will be educational, recreational and social and prom- ises to be very good. We hope a large number of our youth will take advantage of this opportunity to learn and laugh together. Their first meeting is scheduled for Mon- day evening, January 30th. Plans more in detail will be presented in an early issue. i. SS Visitors at the Wilbur Spicer home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Grover Rockey, Misses Alice and Bthel Spicer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shear er. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hook enter tained a number of guests 10 a (urkey (dinner on New Year day Those {who shared the repast were Mr, and |! Mrs. Charles Packer and children! | Edna, Clair, Myrle, Elwood and Wil ‘son also Mary Ellen Garbrick Mr. and Mis. C. W. Meyers both attended Supreme Court gat {Uamsport as witnesses on Wednes- day a week ago. Robert, Carl, Margaret and Calvin | Batcheler, of Philipsburg, tract in | Kline spent Thursday evening sled- | Phillis, 81, i riding with the Packer children. FARM MACHINE REPAIR Proper maintenance and repajr of | Florence M. Gummo, farm machinery is very effective in ‘reducing time lost in the fields be. {cause of breakdowns, according to V. 8. Patterson, extension agrieul- tural engineer at the Pennsylvania { State College. When a machine Is taken from the shed to the field, its mechani cal condition should be such that (it can be used throughout the seas | son without the fallure of some part {to function properly. : i iF. Crater, et ux, (tract in Centre Hall, $50. | | i : Philipsburg, $1. SAVES TIME IN FIELD ian, to Clair Carver, et ux, of Flem- | | Bateheler, of Philipsburg, tract in January 12, 1939. ! “A Little Is Relish Orr icr CAr Nonsense Now and Then, ed by the Wisest Men” THE LONE CASE That “T'wo can ll ve as cheap as one’ I don't think for a minute It's Just a saying And there is nothing in it handed down, The womenfolks of early days, Shy, Began it, Of gu cagey ¥8 Into I've To be exact And been in double plenty; carefree A satisfying dallied Through I've mar And From doctors I'wo CANNOT At least not any other pi Whose tastes In fact, the rang Thus manage hat just one A farm- Nor horse lads deceiving, and they fooled a lot had some years of slaved to meet domestic live re of Cal believing. single life just twenty harness, 100 all alone iy blissful summer bills, down to plumber: as cheap as ond man and woman, adr, 1 think, and ways are human things that can is 80 narrow we curs Lo me sparrow! YELPS FOR HELP | BEL Relief I BOM thelr following are iwvestigators report Bab been fed The wife had a doctor on charged bill on ¥ Nas Woman and house neat supported parents before ‘oman has no job to be ar Ww xs fe savine uns for an 1 GInAn iS SAVINE up ior an a looks like a temporary } ie breaking home for ip needed baby an nis Ouse Keeper thelr condition ter Florenoe been ind employ nK wl BISHOP ST R odd ang know ps id ha vation arien i curious obser to headqu milk.” her { but bare” marriage mentioned’ arent Iness are barciy able wo gel Th " v Can make ie Qanner tureg Some thing shoul ving Aas w da i a bath i their money Pie ice a able £4) with ' t school Jive and ho spent : oO buy a black ig out ou s trouble kees f H our Morders=—all 5 EET BLUES Where are you going, my pretly malig?” “To meet it Is.” And quoth he, “a my husband, sir” she said pleasant day,” then made off the olher way Funny Breaks the All 1 » Wi Bedfor this contracia) date ive East fools In The News Press) for wi Lg Mo . fare Kale /naG (louis) QD Texas, News) da, I »il not be responsi -James Conn Tried Before you in { Onex fae ior pr Save the returning home met at door by a new maid, hir the | handed her “Present these to Mrs ounce,” he said “Well,” cautioned the maid, she expeots the oid man any Ie TOUS A guy remarked to us the other if it keeps on Well, if i on we keeps rosiration and onoe for {1 a huge bouquet Brown and tell her that 1 wish Te don't car his court before? wed ni ancy F ow ers after a long business trip ed during his absence ang was Tie head of 10 see her at u'd beller make it snappy, because minute now.” day that our hair will soon be grey ¢ what color it becomes Jew ish Persecution Rebecca~"Ach, Aaron, I vos reading in de papers dot in Berlin society hafl now ostracized Aaron—"Vot! Again?” dose Germans all de Joosh people” Making love to an old maid is the pig squeals like catching a greased pig—<cxoept Willing But Careful Doctor There's no need 0 worry about your wife You'll have a different woman when she gets back from the hospital Anxious Hubby-"And what if she finds That's all, folks ing Postofiice ne SC AT.” ASS SERRE a = i REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS George M. Margarel, et ux, to E. | W. Spicer, et ux. of Mill Hall, R. D., tract in Walker Twp. $1,000. Julia L. Hale, estate, to Mark B, | Plank, of Philipsburg, tract in Rush | Twp. $2500, James 8. Davidson, el ux, to] | Blanchard Lucas, of Bellefonte, R. 'D. 2, tract In Marion Twp. $1. Mary Catherine Flick, wo James | of Centre Hall, Esther E. Smith, to Mary E. Mary E. Batcheler, to Nellie K. Bellefonte Trust Company, guard- ing, tract In Unionville, $1350. et al, to Laura Ellen Glossner, of Mill Hall, R. D. tract in Marion Twp. $1. Mary ©. Biruble, et al, to Zion Union Cemetery Association, of Zion, tract in Walker Twp, Bertha C. Taylor, to Margaret A. Taylor, of Bellefonte, tract in State College, 81. Treasurer Raymond N. Brooks, to Thomas Pletcher, of Howard, tract in Liberiy Twp. $80.16. Thomas A Pletcher, to Trustees = it out?” A girl doesn’t get pouches under her eyes from play- BE ne NN | $1. Lillie J. Beck, et 21, % Edward | | James Graves, of Howard, R. D., | tract in Walker Twp. $1. Wo M. Young's heirs, to Charles | E. Young, et ux, of Bellefonte, tract | ‘in Bellefonte borough, $1.500. G. Edward Haupt, et ux, to Thur- Iman T. Davis, et al, of Belicfonte, tract in Deliefonte, $225. William F. Way, et ux, to Herbert | C. Way, of Port Matilda. R. D., tract In Halfmoon Twp. $1. Mark W. Williams, trustee, toi Bellefonte Trust Company, Belle | fonte. tract in Walker Twp. .| i Mark W. Williams, trustee to F. | Glenn Rogers, et ux, of Howard, R D., tract in Walker Twp, $4300 | Inspection Deadline Jan. 31 The current motor vehicle upto. tion period ends on January 31, and after that date all motorists whose y | | HE | United States | was given in favor of { south A -—— - -——— tet dA] ES —— Query and Answer Column PROBLEMA stranger went into a shoe store and purchased a pei” of shoes priced at 85. He handed the proprietor a 20-doliar blll, The pro- prietor could not change it, but ran into a bank and gol it changed into four $6-bills, He gave the customer the shoes and three of the bills Shortly after the customer departed for parts unknown the banker rush- ed in and wid the shoe man that the 20-dollar bill was counterfeit and demanded the return of $20. The shoe man complied. How much id the shoe man lose? (Answer elsewhere In this department HH, O~What is meant by the Alabana Claims? Ans~The Alabama Claims Is the name applied the claimmseof the government against Great Britain for ships equipped and manned from British ports during the American Civil War. A declhlon the United Btlates by a commission sitting at Gen- 14, 1871 an B [] VO Switzerland N. MIs | legal voting? Ans. Yes It 172 sh a allots In LT r candidates Blale and Congressional ele { lesting the and 15th Amendment w the Us refused pay the penalty, and It wat W. F.-~When a bar Is drawn mean? For example if ¢ does It signify Ans It means that that particular eva Ben Anthony was once fined $100 tor U- "e 14th Ww 4) ( ‘ oT for the purpo fut Blals never collected on ied Constitution $e over Roman 1 | ne dravn over “X what ? 10005. When ictler Is m it means a bar Is drawn plied by wed R. G.~When a aiden Lhe man « ame as he erm in the service of hi th union labor lecad- 4 . ~ pot LAS oh 3 Lhe ell at he yer emp mt Las government of Germany conlris all sChoos School properly in some instances is still osned such as ithe Roman Catholic church, bul the super. schools is hands of the government Gover: $9 PS saris Diic and privais Ly certain churches, vision of even those term of oflice in the a nilional political motion by Henry Cabot temporary chairman Cag 0 In 1884. Lynch mus er Offices. He wag an Of Roosevelt Cqnvention in Ci} of Congres heid oll we rank of caplain Theodor: Ras chosen Republican et OTA A men Yaa ATT 4 4 paymanicr three time and Army he $i ALG Tooming hou 1 ONO retry fryer pee 11.000 rooming houses and smal holeis M. 8. M-What COROT peculiar A $14 ry the Peg f Missouri? og between it of efforts parallel of 36 dog the new State 1 and boundary line al souticast Ang. TT w Blale of Misson said to be Lhe re of the uded ithoast corner Gf Francls Rivers, i oRTIer who ry) tether PaanlalIon son «af property o ‘panhandle the Mississipg of a prominent recs ae or iri HW and lived 30 minutes have his inci in J. BH. R.—Plcase give Florida Ans ~The fos Florida, will be H. K.—~Which {ree is Afis. ~The birch 8, G. D.-~Whose act as “the greatest thing accomplished Ly armics of Europe? ns Marshal York in U Argon ind an automatic the date of the Orange Festival at Winter Ha- ven, of citrus exhibits from all ic 28 of peace? parts which includes from January 23 through tival neid the emblem of bravery was characterized by Marshal Pech any private soldier of all the the heroism of Sgt. Alvin C. 1918. Armed with a Springfield rifle twenty Germans, caplured Hill No 223 and compelled the swrender of 132 of the encmy including a major and three leutenants), and thirty-five machine guns. He was awarded the Medal of Honor by the United States Government, and the Croix de Foch thus described ne on October 8, revoiver, he killed af Guerre by General Foch personally. E. M. R-—What weekly magazines have the largest circulstion? Ans ~The net paid circulation of the four largest weekly megaznd: in the United States i8 as follows: Saturday Evening Post. 3,065,123; Collier's, 2.633878; Liberty, 2.485.305: Life, 2.020.761 E. 8. G~Where is the largest chrysanthemum plant in the United States? Ans A. B. Katkamier, of Maoixion, New York, has grown an Asind chrysanthemum plant which is over eighteen feet In circumierence and produced over 6000 blooms during October. This nlant is believed to We {the largest ever grown and has been viewed by thousands of visitors See S| jof Hunters Run Methodist church, | Liberty Twp. tract in Liberty Twp. | K. H. GIs fur farming profitable? Ans ~The annual income to fur farmers ‘rom che sale of pelts is ap- | proximately $12,000.000. This represents 20 per cent of the total value of i furs taken annually in the United States Answer to problem: The shoe man's loss was $15, plus the pair of | shoes. J. HH G~What is the largest jce-skating rink in the world? Ans —The one at Chamonix, France, with an arca of 40.000 square i feet is said to be the largest in the world J. 0. K—~Who was the first Pope to issue an order forbidding Cath | olics to become Masons? Ans ~The first Papal bull against Freemasonry was issued by Pope {Clement XII in 1738, enjoining temporal and spiritual communiiics against entering the society or spreading or defending Hts principles of admitting it into their houses, on pain of excommunication. RHEUMATISM MUST GO With This Reliable Scientific Remedy That Eliminates Polsons From the System PAIN EASED AT ONCE Riusumatic Posons onnse Jepontta id Ro ee and clog an
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