BELLEFONTE, PA. February 9, 1939. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, — — —————— -— Tlie Centre Pemoceat, BELLEFONTE, FENNSYLVANLA PAUL Bi. DUBBSE....cvvninnninnans anoint Editor CBCIL A WALEER....... veins. Dusitesy Manager issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Botered In the postofice at Bellefonte, Pa. as s0C0nd class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, if pald in advance $3.00 per year, If not pald io advance The date your subscription expires is piainiy printed on the label bearing your name. All credits are given by & change on the date of label the first issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special request. Watch date on your label after you remit, Matters for publication, whether pews or advertising, must reach the Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Advertising copy received alter Tuesday morning must run its chances. All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements. iegal notices and all real estate advertisements i0 cents per illne each issue. Subscribers changing postofiice address, and not notifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued uniess otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COFiES EACH WEED EDITORIAL THAT TORRANCE LETTER Although Governor James professes to see nothing odd about it, the plan of patronage distribution outlined in State Chairman James Torrance’s circular letter to county chairmen throughout the State isn’t going over at all well with those who were selling the Governor's bill of goods to their followers before the primaries. The Torrance plan, it seems, gives the County Re- publican chairmen even more authority than had been anticipated, makes no distinction in counties in which the organization supported the Governor's primary opponent, former Governor Gifford Pinchot. When news of the set-up first got around it was as- sumed that in such counties the “original” James sup- porters would be in the majority on the patronage commit- tees and thus to some extent, at any rate, have things pretty much their own way. Not so, however, if Torrance's letter is correctly in terpreted. For it seems that the county chairman, regard- less of where they stood in the primary, are not only go ing to be given a place with the rest of the boys around the plum bucket, but are going to be in a position to rap the knuckles of anyone who tries to stick hie hands in the bucket too often. The State chairman's letter states that it will be “es sential that county committee members be consulted re garding patronage,” and goes on to say that the county chairman, “acting as sponsors for the coun'y committee” must sign all applications before they are passed along to Personnel Secretary John R. Royer. The plan doesn’t seem to tie in at all well with the Governor's recent statement that the “James people would be “seated at the head of the table and get a little bit of the manna before the others,” the Pinchot people. But the Governor has given no indication that he in- tends to modify the plan to bring it into better alignment with this statement. Asked if he had seen the lettér, the Governor parried: “What's wrong with it?” “In some cases,” his interrogator said, “it would mean that the James men would not get proper recognition.” “James still happens to be Governor,” replied the Chief Executive. The chances are that some of the Governor's early supporters are going to be knocking at his door to have a talk about the situation before the system is finally put into effect in all counties. Republican spokesmen indicated that Torrance must have sent the letter out with some misgivings. He is said to have had it ready for mailing to the sixty-seven county chairmen about two weeks ago. PLANES, OIL AND SCRAP Some of the nation’s statesmen on Capitol Hill, in Washington, appear to be greatly concerned over the willingness of this country to permit France to buy five or six hundred planes. The French, it seems,” faced with a shortage of air- planes, wish to buy planes in this country in order to bridge the time which would elapse before French air in- dustry could increase the output of airplanes. To some American congressmen, this seems like “taking sides” in the European line-up. However, if no military secrets of the United States are disclosed and France is able and willing to pay for the planes that she buys, there is nothing objectionable in the sale of the planes to the French. A sale would be entirely within the neutrality laws of this country and in strict accordance with international law. The congressmen who are so concerned over the shipment of planes to France do not seem to be worried about the purchases of oil that Japan is making in this country. Neither did they tear their hair about the im- mense quantities of scrap iron that Japan bought in this country, evidently in preparation for her attack upon China. Certainly, between Japan and France, the people of this country, if they are going to give the edge to any- body, would prefer to favor the French, The same obser- vation applies between France and Germany, or Italy. | There are some advantages to this country to encour- age the sale of airplanes abroad. To begin with, export orders will enable American airplane makers to increase their facilities and thus be better prepared to serve this country in an emergency. FRICTION DEVELOPING Generalissimo Franco's friends in Washington have informed American diplomats that he will not become a Hitler or Mussolini puppet when and if he conquers Spain. But Messrs. Roosevelt and Hall are keeping their fingers crossed. Franco, according to his spokesman, does not owe Hitler a thin dime; he has paid off the German dictator with exports of wheat, iron and other raw materials. They're even, financially. Mussolini will - be a far more commanding influence in the “new Spain,” for Franco's own people admit it will be at least two years before they can, through exports, discharge their heavy obligations to 11 Duce. They insist, however, that Franco has not allow- ed the Italian dictator to gain a political or economic foot- hold—no more, they say than George Washington did when he permitted Lafayette and Rochambeau to aid the struggling colonies. : . ranco welcomed Italian reinforcements as he would have accepted anybody’s assistance, so Washington hears. But the "Spanish do not like the Italians—indeed, are slightly contemptuous of their 20,000 brothers-in-arms. Whenever Mussolini's soldiers ogle Spanish senoritas in a cabaret or on the public square, the beauties hiss: “Guad- alajara!” There's no smile with the epithet. Echoes From the Past | Dr. Shoemaker and wife, of Lock |Haven, had the misfortune to break through the ice on the river while ideiving across at that place this week. It was through timely assis- tance that all were saved from drowning. Deaths: At Potters Mills on Janu- ary 20, Simon Long, aged 59 years, 2 months and 12 days——iIn George's (Valley on January 22, Daniel Lud- | wig, aged 66 years, 11 months and 12 days... . Near Tusseyville on Janu- ary 26, Mrs. George Reiber, aged 50 {years and 6 days Mr. H. T. Hutchison, formerly tele- graph operator at the Pennsylvania station, has been promoted to gen eral ticket agent at Bellefonte and will take charge of his new position this week. Mr. Potter, who had charge of both offices, freight and passenger, will remain in charge of the freight office A New grocery by Paul Sternberg has been opened on High Street in the room recently vacated by Ran kin's insurance office. He will keep a full line of tropical fruits, grocerie fish and other articles as his trade may require. AS an accommodation to the public, stamps and postals will be sold and all mail matter left there will be sent to the office in time for mall D. K. Miller ang family, of Juck sonville, attended the golden wed- ding of Mr. Miller's parents, Satur- day, and report having had a fine time. There were nearly one hun dred persons present, nearly all whom were descendants of the hon ored couple. Among the numerous presents were & twenty dollar gold piece, a gold headed cane and a pau of goid spectacles for each . Oi Quietly and with scarcely a word of warning our young hardware mer chant, Mr. James D. McEee, took the Tuesday moming twain and himsel! to Lemont, and there con- summated a contract which he con- siders the mast important event of his dife. At the residence of Mr John P. Moore a number of relatives and close friends assembled to wit ness the marriage ceremony of Miss Maggie Moore, thelr daughter, to J D. McKee. The ceremony 100k place about noon, and after partaking of an elaborste dinner u ey ook the 3 Pm. train at hijed Lemont for a Philadeiphia and other point An exchange alludes to the fact that there is a bill at present before the House of Representatives, making it compulsory on parents and other having children in charge to send them to school at least 16 congecutive weeks In year: also providing school books free to those unable purchase themn. The stale should In opinion adopt a uniorm system { text books and make them free to all, under certain restrictions it would do away C the 90 with the constant change of books. At present Wown- ships, towils and boroughs contigu- ous are using an entirely different set of books, and the expense, neces- sarily. is no small trifle. Philadel- phia has adopled & free book system and it is working satisfactorily. Why not make it a state affair and pub lish our school books trip Wo Fifty Years Ago There were 20 cases of measles in Jacksonville and vielntly, A charter was granted al the state [depurtinent to Ww Sterling Cowl | Company, of Harrisburg, with a capital of $200000. The directors are: J L. Spangler, Wilbur F. Reed er, D. H Hastings, Charles »P Hewes, all of Bellefonte, Hewry Kel ler, of Harrisburg, Edward McHugh, of Easton, and Robert B. Baker, of Philadelphia. The object of the cor poration is to mine and produce coal coke and other materials, and fo: transportation and sale thereof Marriages: Couch-Jackson Al the residence of the bride's parents a! Beaver Millis, by the Rev. Jonn Craig, Mr. John C, Couch, and Miss Martha J. Jackson, sll of Beaver Mills. . . .Cramer-Koch,; at the bride's home in Benner WWIALID, January 28, by Rev. GQ, P. Servis, Samliel Cramer and Mattie Kochi, all of Cen- tre County Alkens-Bathurst: In Bellefonte, January 17, 1888, Ly John B. Linn, Esq, Mr. Willam H Alkens of Milesburg, ang Miss M Bathurst, of Mt. Eagle The Hastings Herald is name of a new paper started at Hastings Pa. and made 18 SppPeRran an February 1, with R M. Huston as editor, The first lssue comes oul with a glowing account of Hastings when founded, and it6 general his. tory. Centre County Is well repre- sented as Governor Beaver, General Hastings and Major 4. 1. Spangler Have large investments in the coal fields ang the "operations being cat ried on. H. D. Van Pelt, of Centre Hall, 5 also Interested in real ¢ late the OWI ang is several Harris, of Belle g clerk for the coal company Nannie tie 4 in erecting Swellings. Soott fonte ne ang is &uppn Coxe if you take notice Ge that the thrifty farmer when he comes tb WO Diane Wald JWI OWUL AWARE take pains is horse before he nim worthless and man will drive into town, team for sche saloon, tie it = of the lines and go In for sling, leaving his horses gweal 10 stand oul in the cold and shiver. Eminent horsemen say It matters little how hard a horse ie driven if care is taken him down and blanket him ahieh him. Thousands of Keg annusily by over improper care ing n thes reed Caves gniiftiess nead nus i one 8 Walseey wel with 0 rbd 10% are { dd UNLIaNEsteQ Everybody admires the new Senger CepOt al hls peace buliding is s0 small that i ; very little admiration to co At last it has been completed was opened up for service on Monday of this week. ‘With all that has been sald in regard to this pullding =e must admit that it is a very cozy and handsomely equipped structure The exterior is really artistic and displars the work of an architec: in de - sign. The bullding is of BEE with a siste roof, atid 5 one story high The interior {8 divided Into 199 walling rooms, with a ticket office and closets. All are handsomely finished and present & beautifal ap- pearance. What of the buliding a sucess ll H Twenty Years Ago Henry Kline was preparing to ouild a home on his property Le'ween the ‘brick school house and the McDer- mott property on East Bishop Street He expected to close the Hug Hote! ONing to the enactment ¢! the pro hibition laws Dr. Edith Schad, of Bellefonte, re- ceived word that her son, Prederick Sehad, employed as a machinist in the government shipbuilding yard at Corton, Conn, had fallen from & scaffolding and hag the ligaments in his left kneecap torn Marriage loenses were issued to ithe following couples: Robert W Blerly, Rebersburg, and Madeline Coble, Milthetm . Orlin Brooks, Miles- burg, and Kathryn A Grady, Elwood City; Edward M. Shields, and Sarah R. Galbraith, both Bellefonte. Two members of two Port Matilda families succumbed to influenza They were: Maudie Laird and Hugh- ie Laird, daughter and son of Mr {and Mrs. 8S. 8 Laird, and Uriah P laird and Jonathan B. Laird, sons jof Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Laird. | The Potters Mills schools had lost two teachers. Miss Bertha Miller had accepted a clerical position in the war department at Washington and Mrs. Ellis Hennigh resigned her ‘position. She was to be succeeded (by Walter Wolf, of Spring Mills. | The Rev. M. C. Piper, of Miles- burg, while driving in his horse and buggy to conduct revival services at Pleasant Gap, was slightly injured | when the buggy was struck by one jof Emerick’s busses. He suffered bruises of the right hip and shoulder and lacerations of the forehead. | Prank Compani, of Rellefonte, nearly lost an eye while engaged in tearing apart scrap of the Central iRaliroad Company of Pennsylvania. As he struck at some twisted metal {with a pick, a small piece flew up | sthiking him at the side of the eye, | inflicting an ugly gash. No per- {manent ill effects were expected to | result. | E& A Woife, of Bellefonte, a guard at ¥ i! i i Lidl : Fire originating from a defective flue destroyed the two-story frame deelling occupied by Mrs BL Frantz, near Bald Eagie Balleys' orchestra rendered appro- pridte tunes while the members of the Centre Social Club enjoyed sau- erkraut and weihers at thelr annual banquet held in thelr rooms above the Beatty Motor Company store room Milton Weaver, of near Blanchard arrived home after receiving an hon orable discharge from Uncle Sam's army He was recovering nicels from a shrapnel wound of the left ankle, suffered during the battle of the Argonne Forest Roy Ruli, of Bellefonte, was home on a furlough after having missed going to Prance becaise of an ex. plogion of musterole gas at the Als- bamga arsenal where he was training He and approximately 250 others underwent hospital treatment for some time after the blast Miss Eleanor Cook, of Bellefonte departed for Nea York preparsisrs to sailing for Turkey to engage in ‘general educational work among the Armenians. Between 200 and 250 teachers hag volunteered for the work and they were to sall in a group They were required to remain in {their posts at least one year and the work was largely self-sactificing for the remuneration barely pald living expenses. Bdward Shields and Miss Sarah Galbraith were married at the parish of 8%. John's Catholic church, Belle- | fonte, by the Rev. Father William E Downes. Joseph Hazel was best man and Miss Elizabeth Galbraith sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. Affer a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs Frapk Galbraith, the couple depart | ed for a wedding trip 0 New York, Joseph Nolan, who was employed by the Pennsylvania Rafitead at | Pitcairn, spent the weekend with nis iwife and daughter at the family home on North Spring Street-—Clar. ‘ence Rhoads, one of the P. BR Rn“ right hand men ifi the Altoona shops, | and Mrs. Rhoades, spent the week- end with friends in Bellefonte § $1,800. into the | 3 tT thing : 4 THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” PERHAPS WE'LL LIVE FOREVER You should smoke Bpuds, wear Woolrich duds Take Carters liver pilis Eat Krispy-8nacks, and grease your back With Vicks when you have chilis Take Doans for pains Perunas stops a cold Then Aspirin will, either cure or kill Use Bayers, we are told Miles cures chilbisins Or else begin, with Anacin And Yeastfoam may help too There's Epsom salts, to remove Or Hinkles pills may do nats italian balm And Glo-Coat shines the floor Bquibbs cleans the pearls, for prety Men should smoke Luckies more makes laces calm, girls Malena has Ola Dutch is Use Lifebuoy And Jad Baits the best of salve the best clealiser It sweetens make You LOO you sienaer There's Castile soap, FOI cieanlng baby: And Burma-Shave when When Direne if dandruff makes Take nineteen cents And ask for i's the best dope undies will make church on 8 folky rave youre in inaay: YOU Use your nalr is clean you Uiue Oo the Qrugstore gents Fitch Shampoo These products all They're after that loose penny But it's & sock, to the guys named ‘Doc For soon we'll not We From any They Cause Toiks put cut their cai neeg any cure all lis, with a few pink pilus roer-store do 8 let's plow up Hell gie LO more Will a husbana exhibit getierous the ought to been to her If a girl expects u 2 ture-——CI eise NOW generCus nature has Both Eligible man had been founda d and ordered confined to The Crary man's orother was deputized to take him to the In The two men looked to much alike that the warden could not tell which was the wie. He telephoned the sheriff: “Which of these one-I can't tell one from the other?” The sheriff werden to talk to them and find out In that way. The warden that he had talked with them. “One of them sald he is Napoleon other claims President Ho helped the farmers. Danged if 1 both crazy Qemente an insane BEYIUT craz In is the crazy ad the repiing and the don't think they're INET It so + Ta ra t i008 = falige Dut A Violator? i of a Junjor Sportsman Club, the leader expliined Virginie deer. Michigan deer, and Pennsylvania deer. He the boys identify each Kind A short time ister a ttle came 10 the ieader and 101d him he had seen 3 Duck crossing the Al 2 Tecent outa we have 0 Wig Ww 10 flow What leader DUL | suppose it wag a Mi w his horn, and he was doin’ sixty Kind was i177 asked the I Gont Know Was Lhe aT2wel for he didn't bi I VARWGS NOT SO STRANGE A schooiboy-the son of a tanner, Vas smoking a Ug, strong "Havana When he suddenly cried Revolution--inside ADG Dehaved in 8 Very strange manner Just Cause and Provocation A colored man was the ridewsalk and a man came slong and atked him what happened. The darkey answered: "Two irishinen came beat me up What did they beat singin lying on siONg and for?’ asked the man was doin you up I was jus £ party Singing 8 song? iI was there & SONg. det’s ah 1 jamenied the in ireg What you singing? ireland must be heaven ‘Cause wWeTe jes singin iy daammy callie fF rosn from According to Geometry A straight line is the shortest distance between two points Then we suppose a bee line is the shortest distance between two pints How They Increase Yes gir” panted the new farm hand, “i got all the had to run some to get those lambs sheep in, but I Lambs?” wis the iet’s see what you got Looking into the shed jack rabbils astonished farmer's repiy ‘I have no lambs the astonished Owner saw fourteen Paniing Trouble Aplenty He dashed up ta the bar and hollered: “Gimme g doubie-header fore the trouble starts! The bartender did, and he drank it Glmme another double-header before the trouble starts! Bartender, puzzled. did, and asked: “Before what trouble starts?” He replied sadly: “It's started now. T 3in't got any money.’ be How They Marry in Texas “Say, guy, jlove thiz jane? “Yep, yer honor” “This your bimbo, girlie?” “You said a mouthful, judge’ RL) 5 “S'nuff He's yourn. You're his'n. Ten bucks and take the air on the’ right” \ Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! The fond parents were talking sbout thelr courting days and hap- | pened to mention a circus both had enjoyed Why wasn't I along, Mamma?” demanded little Elsie ‘You weren't born yet, child,” said her mother “Well,” sniffed the tot, “you might have walted a few years” Sharp Practice &| Cruse was wrecked? Where | Mary Roberts Rinehart, writing in “My Story” about her resources | ful grandmother, says: “Completely untrained her needle” "Reminding one” comments A. W. “of the man who sat down on the spur of the moment” Rich Sardines The school teacher had brought a giass bowl containing goldfish to school. “Now,” she said, “can anyone tell me what a goldfish is?” “Yes, Teacher,” repiied a little girl. “It's a sardine that has got very rich” Business Man A beggar was seen standing on the corner holding a hat in © hand. A stranger approached and asked what was the idea of two hats he bum grinned: “Business has been so good that I've opened a branch office” RE .., Running a Temperature “How's the patient in room 46 progressing?” inquired the doctor. And the nurse retorted: “Not half as fast as he thinks he is, the fresh — Oh, Waiter Angry Customer—"Say, waiter, just look at that chicken. Why it's nothing but skin and bones. Walter—"Well, what do you want on it, feathers?” That's all, folks. Some girls are like rac | | | out notite and very ilttic on after | | | Query and Answer Column ww PROBLEM--In one lnning of a regular baseball game the fourth | batter up hit a terrific home run with three on, and still not & man soured Well, well! How cule? (Answer elsewhere in this departioent ) READER What Is the name of the land upon which Robinson I cated? Where 1s M1 Aragat? Robinson Crusoe was not shipwrecked. Alter 4 quarrel with the captain of a pirate ship he was put off, at Crusoe Alexander Beleirk) request, on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the coast of Chile, where he lived for four years on fruity and wild gosts The island belongs to Chile. Mount Aregst is Wa Armenia nesr the boundary be- tween Persia, Turkey and the Russian possession | 17325 feet ALOVeE BER level FW What is the dein of England, Italy. Prance States? This 18 10 setlie BN SrEWOENL tha! our country indettedners han the oountrie: Ans LHonegd if not avallsie IS more than double thst by vililon H 48 the outgrowth of t the interest, much Finisnag Ans end the United CulTiey 3 greater BOVE OunLres men United Slates Lis wag OC~ World nations figures of the Indebtedness of the « However he Indetednews of 1 of Englund, Prance r ils die this C0 War t of th Ihe exact w Al aoliart ntry by qld waoria u cationeq Lie je ary e | in Does Japan wi Me Hawallsn Japanese Mal hi like The or other p Mine in in the warag Lake nm produce: ere in New York City? city and the Society [ere are NIPRT- i the ates thet Omposer, chosen Fair's theme music listened cntemporary American mnu- and decided that the From a Deserted Plinta- if work needed. Subsequent - Sill wedding day: out gent : fication nox As ue ana Vie Mr 10 Thvine abot (1) ted for the HO POSET was which begins 10r health GI Crosse: Wednesday the Saturdsy no WK sien of the Ad 8iraz ss applied to the is- on whi iocated? An As earls applied by Other used « ianag Hh the prison is Alcatraz was first § hite Island” or “Bird Island Alcatraz” That ward. was that inhabited the island back to the Arzhic end was retort. The Mexican defini- novn a referred to a Is pelicans or sibatrote suthorit that the goer express the idea of recovery from a cepted one 1797 it was Mexi er i ar ie Qs ans to sim wala is the 8 W. MH Ans Approximately Dam in 1538 R. C. F~—When did President Roosevelt say that the United States would not allow Canada 10 be invaded by any foreign country? Ane —On August 18. 1938. President Roosevelt in accepting an hon- orary degree {rom Queens University at Kingston, Ontario said “The ! Dominion of Canada is part of the terhood of the British Empire i give you my assurance that the people of the United States will not stand idly by if domination of Canadian soil is threatened by gny other em- pire : C. F. S~What prayer before the battle of Trafalgar? Ans —The prayer found in his diary October 21, 1805, was: “May the great God whom [| worship grant to my country and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it, and may humanity after the victory be the pre- dominant feature in the British fleet Answer to problem: Both teams were composed entirely of girls of course, no MAN scored tion How Dam? visited Norris people vitit Norris 1.000 O00 persans mans 5 | was Nelson's anc hr. a LR I AMAZING BARGAIN AT THE FACTORY ’ WORTH 325 MORE Special Value ~ - r J and with no openings! outside of school teaching for women in those days, she fell back on | 23 J guaranteed $ Jan. 19-inch oven Pn “Floats ia lame,” bakes 10 one pound loaves Sopper Reservoir. All fuel grates. Double coat Porcelain fish. Oaly $6 down. Easy monthly terms. See it today at Factory Display Room. We repair all makes of furnaces KALAMAZOO STOVE &« FURNACE CO. 112 West High Street, . Phone €3-R. 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