Page Four The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA. WALKER BROTHERS A. C. DERR PAUL M. DUBBS CECIL A. WALKER. ........ Editor Associate Editor «+01. Business Manager Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa, as second- | class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year if paid in advance $2.00 per year if not paid 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 issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special re- quest. 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. Ad- vertising copy received after Tuesday morning must run its chances. All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements. Legal notices and all real estate advertisements, 10 cents per line each issue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- tifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed CIRCULATION OVER i,5w0 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL If you haven't a new inspection sticker on your windshield it will be just too bad The cry of most taxpayers is “cut expenses, but don't lop off anything that will affect me or mine.” We hope Council's proposal to install traffic lights in Bellefonte is not held up by the “red” sig- nal Any worker can obtain a statement from the Social Security Board showing the wages credited to his old age insurance account up to January 1, 1939. The fellows we hear criticizing the American system of government ought to transfer their citi. genship to some country where they can try a dif- ferent brand If some stranger slaps you on the back and wants to shake your hand, don't be too eager to re- sent it. It will probably be a candidate fidence man not a con- Every candidate who filed a petition for county, borough or township office is listed in this issue Read them over and learn whose names will be on the primary ballot So this Is August How the summer has been speeding along to put us on the downward path to- wards fall-and winter. And. gosh, we still haven't any coal in the cellar Most unemployed men with whom we have talk- ed want work, not charity. If you can heip them by affording employment, you should do your part If not, don't criticize them t is estimated that 650,000 WPA workers will be laid off before September lst as a result of the provision in the relief act passed by Congress that all workers who have been on the rolls for eighteen months must take a compulsory furlough. Well. trout anglers, if you didn't get a strike up to 12 o'clock Monday night, you're out—for a whole year. The season officially ended Monday with only fair catches being reported by sportsmen. The pro- tracted drought conditions of recent weeks serious- ly hampered fishermen, many streams, including the larger ones, being seriously affected by the shortage of rain. Most people we have talked with favor action by the United States to stop the shipment of war ma- terials to the Japanese. When the 8ino-Japanese wir began, two years ago, the prevalling sentiment was for this nation to do nothing at all. Sentiment, it seems, has changed to where our people are dis- satisfied with the situation that finds us furnishing the materials upon which the Jap army advances in China. The next heavyweight title fight—Louis and Pastor--being scheduled 20 rounds, causes plenty of thinking on the various sides. Joe does not think the fight will even go 15 rounds, but with Bob it's a different story. Bob's camp figures that after the shuffie-up, Joe will have an empty space on his head where the crown used to be; that Bob will run him just about everywhere except out of the stad- jum; that it will doubtlessly be just another Tunney- style fight, with Bob winning on points. Sounds good The passing of Harry C. Yeager, Bellefonte shoe merchant, leaves another void in local business and welfare circles that will be keenly felt in the com- munity. As far back as most of us can remember there have been few civic or welfare movements in which Mr. Yeager was not interested He was al- ways eager fo help any movement for the better- ment of the town, and threw his time and energy behind every activity that might benefit his fellow. men. His type of citizenship ls becoming scarcer each passing year. We still think that the lirgest market for the products of American industry is to be found on the farms. Despite everything that has been done the farmers have had little of prosperity since the boom days of the war. Since that time they have been busy with droughts, surpluses and deflations. In fact, most of them did not even get in on the so-called Coolidge boom. It may be considered absurd by some of would-be economists but, just the same, our idea is that when prosperity hits the farms it will hit jndustry. Every farmer is a prospective buyer. There are a lot of them in this country and if they get a little surplus money they will start a buying gram look silly. Proprietors | | | | | | | | | | i | A physician says a woman's foot will be shap- ed like a horse's hoof in 100,0000 years, because of feminine footwear. Horseshoes would cost less anyhow, and wear longer, The planet Mars paid us a visit last week, or, at least, it was only about 36,000,000 miles away, Some imaginative people belleve its close proximity por tends war. We don't know. We only hope that If war comes it will be fought 36,000,000 miles away. Centre county's Grand Old Man and oldest citi- zen, Thomas Brew Hamilton, Is dead at the age of 102. Bellefonte's well known centenarian had a long and useful career and was remarkably active up un- til a short time before his demise. Not all of us how- ever, can adopt his formula for a prolonged exist- ence, which he was wont to quote when quizzed “Have long-lived ancestors.” Mr. Hamilton was very fortunate in that respect Word comes from the James administration that there are approximately 3500 jobs on the State payroll remaining for supporters of the preesnt regime, unless more jobs are abollished. There is going to be a lot of argument between the many factions of the Republican party as to who gets those 3500 jobs. We'll wager that if there are 3500 jobs open for the patronage seekers then there have been made about 35000 promises for the 3500 jobs. Promises always did get a lot of votes Few of us perhaps have had personal relations with the famous Mayo Clinic of Minnesota, although its founders, the Mayo Brothers, have long been familiar names. The death of Dr. "Will" as he was called, just two months after the death of his young- er brother, Dr. Charles H. Mayo, brings to a close two noble careers. Strangely enough, Dr. Will suc- cumbed to a sub-acute perforated ulcer, in the treatment of which he had galned wide fame as a surgeon. The fumed clinic, we understand, will be able to live on, due to the highly trained staff in- augurated by the sponsors Death's hired man—Robert G. Elliott—who as official executioner at Rockview penitentiary sent hundred convicted criminals to their eter. nal resting place, is sald to be ready to give up his job because of ill health. Although an avowed op- ponent of capital punishment, Elliott has pulled the over two switch on many persons in 13 years as an execution- er for the various penitentiaries where he presided For vears Elliott kept the nature of his work a secret from his two children. Now 65, he Is reported to have been unusually recent execu- tions. We envy him not his job nervous at Sunday anniversary, was Henry Ford's seventy-sixth birthday noted Industrialist spent it Except for atiending just another day In the life of the motor industry's leading active pioneer. A noticeable thing about Ford at 76 is that seems to have stayed the effect of time But for slight pears today exactly as he did a decade and a half enthusiastic about the future and convinced there is “nothing seriously wrong with the world excepting to those who seek an easy way to suc cess.” ' but the without special observance church services, it was eventful he the stoop of his shoulders he ap- RRO, FOREIGN BANKERS NOT AFRAID The United States has nearly two-thirds of the world’s gold Our banks are weighted with money that they “cannot lend.” It would seem that, under these circumstances, American money would be available to finance American industry. upon terms that would make foreign capital unnecessary Such, it seems, is not the case. The Douglas Aircraft Co.. one of the largest units in our infant industry, with a larger backlog of orders than any other company, recently concluded arrangements with a Dutch banking group to sell nearly 30.000 shares of stock abroad, thus getting new capital for the company It is explained that the company found it could save considerable money by accepting the “offer of foreign bankers” Apparently the foreign bankers are not afraid to invest thelr money in the United States even if American capitalists are too frighten- ed to take any business risks. In fact it seems to demonstrate that the capitalist system, as it oper- ates in the United States, is in need of some smart bankers who will function in the investment field. The fact of the matter Is that the money mar- ket in the United States has been stagnant for al- most a decade. Our capitalists have been seeing so many things under their beds that they have Jost their perspective. Until they regain their courage the economic system will suffer and the pressure for government action will grow stronger supply HEROISM ON THE FARM It often has been said it takes a crisis to un- cover the finest qualities in man. In a busy world, as the struggle for livelihood goes on endlessly for millions, we sometimes over- look the fact there never has been a monopoly on chivalry and bravery. But it takes a crisis, some- times a stroke of misfortune which requires quick, clear thinking, to bring these traits to the surface. We refer, especially to Farmer Albert Noss, 35, and his son, Bernard, 15, who are proud pPOSSessors of medals because they risked their lives in saving a bull and four mules when the barn on their farm in Montgomery county burned the past SBep- tember. The medals were given by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals “for conspicuous service to animals.” Parmer Noss might have stood in the chill night air to watch the barn go up In flames, He might have felt that insurance would cover some of the loss and enable him to buy another $200 bull and four mules. No one would have accused him of hav- ing been a coward had he, with his son close by, not dashed into the roaring inferno. But Farmer Noss thought as thousands of other firmers—aave the livestock first. He minimized the honor bestowed upon him because he “only did what any other farmer would have done” That appears to be the spirit of the thrifty Pennsylvania farmers. We know of no more sympa- thetic figure than the tiller of the soil, clad in bleached overalls, standing forlornly by the smoul- dering ruins of his barn, his whole life's work gone up in smoke in a half hour. But our farmers come of brave, sturdy stock. They may be downed by adversity, but it is hard to count them out. They have the will to start anew. They know what it means to conquer misfortune. Farmer Noss and his son merit the honors con- ferred upon them by the Pennsylvania Society for of Cruelty to Animals. We joint in congratulating them. | years at de outside will be on de inside’ ed the clerk THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. August 3, 1939, § wo ad THE Orrice CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” THE GREAT JEST A man comes to birth On this funny old earth, With one chance In a million to win, And finds he’s all through, And his funerals due, Before he can more than begin. Before he finds out What his life's all about The curtain's rung down on the show; He no more than gets set, Till he finds he's “all wet” “All washed up" and ready to go. He gets one fleeting look At life's mystery book— Just one glimpse, and that's all And never knows why He was born just to die, Or discerns any reason at all For the ferment and strife Of the thing we call life, In which man at best, is a slave, Bo he just goes it blind, Like the rest of his kind, Till he brings up at last, at the grave He eals, drinks and sleeps Laughs a little, and weeps, And builds up a structure of hope, But the thing never stands, For its thinly drawn strands Fall apart like a sand-woven rope, And all that he gets Is a record of bets That falled to cash in. and he's “broke” Nine-tenths of his time He's worth not even a dime And the whole thing's 8 h—— of a jokeg ———— We Do Our Own A lady had advertised for a girl for general housework and was showing the applicant over the house She had been very liberal in her promises of privileges—afternoons off evenings off and so on—and it looked as though the two were about to come to some agreement, when the girl suddenly asked “Do you do your own siretchin®? asked the puzzled mistress repeated the girl “Do we do our own what’ ‘Btretchin’’ “1 don't understand.” “Stretchin’.” repeated the girl a vittels on the table at dinner and fle them around?” second time. “Do you put out the treich for them, or do 1 have to shuf- TONY, HE TELLA US Meester Offls Cat I tella you da trouble 1 had lasts night You putta in da paper. Yes? I cranka da car, Baw! she no run; These automobile 8he's a sawn of a gun, Bhesa stop da middie Of da street ups town, I look In da carburator, But shesa no drawn, I pusha da clutch, Shaka da wheel, Knocip ia brake, Da han 1 feel; I look ina da tank What T seevas! Sawn of a gun! Shess outa da gas! Taking Shelter John, get up I think 1 bear a burglar” I'll crawl under the bed and see if he's there ™ Nervous Wife Husband Poor Illustration “What is your recreation, my boy?” sald a banker to his caddie “I'm a Methodist, sir,” was the answer “No, no; that's your belief I mean, have you any particular sport or hobby? Just as, for example, I myself am a golfer” “No, that's your belief.” said the boy. Always Open Season "Ever go deer hunting, John? “Joe, I'm looking for a couple of bucks right now.” A Turnabout, No Doubt “Better plead guilty,” sald Sam's lawyer. “The judge will give you | only two years in jail at the outside” “Yaas,” replied the colored man dublously, “de trouble is dem two! — § Real Help “Help your wife,” advises one home economics expert. “When she | | washes the dishes, wash the dishes with her. When she mops up the | | floor, mop up the floor with her” i Bring 'Em In | Lil was doing some of her spring shopping not long ago and walked into a certain store “Are you certain that these hose will do for evening wear?" Li} ask- | “Miss,” the polite clerk hastened to assure her, “I can thoroughly | recommend these stockings—why some women Wear nothing else” Toot-Didle-0 Toot A trainman, who when sober, was so competent that the officials had Winked at his occasional drinking lapses, was at last ealled upon the carpet. “What does this mean?” asked the train-master, sternly. “A month 880 you went on a prolonged bat when we were short-handed--stayed drunk a month. Then recently yoy were away on two different occa- sions, for a half week each time What does it mean?” “Why,” sald the trainman, “1 gm surprised that you should ask me what it means. You, who have worked on the railroad all yotir lifetime and ask me the meaning of one long toot and two short ones.” Some Man Right after the circus had reached town the strong man rushed away on horseback to call on Bill Stevens, farmer, and acknowledged the best wrestler in the county. He found Bij busy at his chores. “Hey,” yelled the strong man, dismounting, “I've heard a lot about you and have come to find out which of us is the stronger man.” Without answering, Bill picked him up by the neck and tossed him over the fence into the road. When the victim recovered, looked dazedly at Bill and felt himself all over for broken bones. ; “Well,” grinned Bill, “anything else 1 can do for you?” “N0-0-0-0, 1 guess not.” sighed the strong man. “Il be going back, now--{f youll kindly throw me my . That's all, folks. Bome girly say “ves” to everything because that is their pet expression. y wenn "BCAT | & brightness Poets’ Corner LIFE. IV's happy and sad, this thing call. ed le Is emotions mixed and scattered, We come 10 a crisis, pass and go on | As iM not a thing had mattered We're young at first and ready to meet The troubles that come to face us We're ready to conguer the world, you know On our own particular basis But then we grow older and wiser And find It not so easy at that, We do work hard, our very best And still don't know where we're at ~Mildred White MOTHER Children, don't forget your mother, She has always thought of you, Others may have you forgotten, But good mothers never do. {| Children, don't forget your mother, lend to her a helping hand; { Loving deeds will show you love her Treat her kind she'll understand Children, don't forget your mother, Always call her by that name, Never saying just “old woman ™ For indeed it is a shame Baby's sick and father's weary, Others 10 their beds have gone Through the night though tired and Weary, Mother oft Children, don't forget your Be it stormy dark or fair, When gall others have forsaken Look around, you'll ind her there Children. don't forget your mother It wag her who bathed your brow When the fever was a raging Children, don't forget her now Always speak io When ghe's gone could Flowers placed upon Will not do her any good Some may read and think of mother With & heart thats sad and Jone, Bhe is gone, a place is vacant, Mother's gone, the heart of home By C. W. Walk, Julian, Pa ——————. HOUSEHOLD SCRAPBOOK Matting and Window Shades Matting and also window shades ean be painted to look like new The secret of success in this work is to apply two three coats of paint, rather than a sin heavy coat Skin Treatment When red blotches appear face, a good treatment the face for about { a time in ooo] walter ternate hot and cold face t night has watched alone mother mother kindly you'idl wish you her casket or Light Sponge Cakes Sponge cakes are made light by the air that is beaten into the eggs used in making them. Beat whites and yolks separately and the beaten whiles Spotled Kid Gloves When your new kid gloves seem fro fod In | 10 have been hopelessly spotted by rain drops, don't jet them dry, but while they are still on the hands {and damp, rub very gently with a damp cioth so that the rain drops are scattered. If you do this time, they will not spot The Hairbrush Rub half a cupful of in salt and | flour, In equal proportions, through the bristies of a hairbrush and this will make it as clean as new Shake the mixture out well before using the brush Roasting Meat If a dish of water is placed in the oven while the meal is roasting, | will prevent the meat from soorch- | ing. Why not use 3 wide-mouthed | ginss jar as a container for buttons? | You can then see the contents from the ouiside and avoid a great deal of searching when a particular style of button js desired Cleaner Windows A mag dipped in paraffin wil clean windows perfectly and give impossible to obtain with water, Tissue paper, or any soft paper, makes a good polisher and leaves no lint. Prevent Slipping When the mixing bow] persists in slipping, wring a cloth out of oold waler, double jt, and place on the table. Set the bowl on top of this cloth and it will stand firm Lace Curtains To stiffen lace curtains so that {they will hang straight and keep ment carry on the buildings at Washington, D. C.? clean much longer, add two or three tablespoons of flour to the | starch. Or, add one tablespoonful | large saucepan of | of borax to a starch. Delicate Scent A pleasant, delicate scent can be imperted to the handkerchiefs by placing in the handkerchief box a blotter that has been slightly mols- | tened with perfume. sunburn. , going yachiing may be indulged In In comparative safely with regard to { | Query and Answer Column Sn —————— S—_— H. M.—-When did Mussolini proclaim the annexation of Ethiopia? Ans.—May 9, 1936, R. D~On what date did Good Friday occur in 1917, United States entered the World War? Ans. April 6 W. W.Can you tell me how to make a paper barometer? Ans. —Make a solution of 1 part cobalt chloride, 1 part gelatine, and 100 parts water. Immerse the paper in this solution and let it dry. The normal color is pink, which changes to violet in medium humid weather, { and blue in very dry weather Curious—Would it be legal for a Roman Catholic to hold the office | of President? ’ Ans.—The Constitution specifically prohibits any laws prohibiting free exercise of religion in the United States, and consequently Catholics | cannot be legally inhibited from occupying the office of President | G. H~Can a woman be elected President of the United States? Ans Yes, if she is a natural-born United Btates citizen and is qualified otherwise, nominated and receives a majority of the electoral | votes, Her sex is no barrier to her political rights in any governmental affairs E. M.—To settle an argument, will you please state which is the old- er of the Waner brothers, the two Pitisburgh Pirate outfielders? Thank you Ans. Paul 1s aged 38 years. Lloyd is 33 years of age C. R~How long did Queen Victoria reign in England? Ans Queen Victoria reigned British Empire sixty-four years. However, she was more or a figurehead: she exercised little potent influence, leaving the conduct of state affairs largely to the pub- ministers the year the the older over the eas P. D—~Who was Zedekiah as mentioned in the Bible? Ans —2Zedekiah was the Josiah: was the last king of Judah: captured by the Chaldeans at the siege of Jerusalem in 588 B. C., and conveyed to Babylon, where he was deprived of his eyesight. He died in captivity, and with him the kingdom of Solomon and David ended. M. H—Was there ever a justice of the United States Bupreme Court impeached? Ans. ~No. The only member of the Supreme Court to face such pro- ceedings was Associate Justice Samuel! P. Chase, Chase was an outspoken Federalist, and in 1803, while charging a Federal grand jury, he made a bitter attack on Thomas Jefferson. Because of this attack on Jefferson, impeachment proceedings were started. The House of Representatives voted impeachment, but the Senate refused to concur, and Chase Was acquitted T. W.—How high orid? And where located? + dl Ans —The shout five and one-hal!f miles The name is Mount Everest in India- China 0. Ans which is son of War is It highest mountain In above sea level the world extends D.~Cin you tell me what camphor | is extracted by distil] grown extensively made from? Camphor ation from the camphor tree, i of Formosa. The tree also grows been transplanted in Ceylon and Fioride growing to a height of 200 feet and having a 500 feet the islan on in China and Japan The tree Is massive circumference of m WwW. W.-When vices? and has some ore than was the cane the mass established in church ser- was established by and 604 A Pope Gregory 1 D. The exact date is tra- i al sunrise and sun- ses through thicker layers of mpure and limy material variety of clay which conlains make it non-plastic. It is so vinally, it was used, in a finely powdered form, chiefly g Rrease from a process called “fulling™ 8 earth readily absorbs impurities from oils and fats, and is com- monly used as a filtering medium in the purification of fits for SOA D- making. It is also used as a polishing powder W. C.—~Where are the highest waves? Ans —Bome of the highest waves ever encountered were in the Ate lantic Ocean. On December 22, 1822, the British Steamship Majestic en- countered a wave in the North Atlantic Ocein whose height was esti- mated to be eighty feet In the South Atlanic and South Pacific Oceans storm waves have been reported that reach fifty feet in their fullest development. The Bay of Biscay is noteworthy for the height of its waves J. M.—-What are the smallest nations in the world? Ans —The three smallest nations in the world in area are: The Princ cipality of Monaco, which has an area of eight square miles. the Re- public of Ban Marino with thirty-eight square miles, and the Principality of Liechestein with sixty-two square miles T. E. K~Are there any Army? to cioth and wool colored chaplains in the United States Ans. There are on active duty in the Regular Army two Negro chaplains, one with the rank of eoiohel, and one with the rank of major = E. D. H—Pleage describe Prime Minister Chamberlain's favorite um- ella Ans —The umbrella is said to have cost about $1475. The malacrs handle is spiked on a Tonkin cane and is decorated with a gilt band. The sik cover is hand-sewn and the hinges are riveted by hand. The brass ferrule is tipped with steel. Replicas of the umbrella have become very popular in London B. L—Please distinguish between the use of the words farther and further Ans -—FParther refers to distance and further to time quantity, or degree N. M—~What place is calied the Gate City of the West? Ans Omaha, Nebraska, is so called because of its travel facilities Ten railroad lines converge there and it is the junction of four National highways M. J—In which State were the largest number of Presidents born? Ans—Eight of the Presidents of the United States were born in Vir- ginia and seven in Ohilo C. H—~What is the average daily expenditure of visitors on the New York World's Pair grounds? Ans—It is estimated that the average visitor on the grounds spends about ninety-two cents a day. W. G. R~How much fire insurance does the United States Govern- Ans ~The Federal Government does not insure its buildings against C. R~How many Jews and Germans are there in New York City? Ans—New York City has 600,000 Germans and 2,000,000 Jews of vir- | us nationalities H. K~Is it true that the Rev. Martin Niemoller, who has been im- | prisoned in a Naz concentration camp for two years, is a member of the Ans ~The Rev. Martin Niemoller, pastor of the Jesus Christus Luth- | eran church in the Berlin suburb of Dihiem, was once a Nas! but left | the party because of its attempt to coordinate the church and because of its anti-Semitic activities. His insistence in preaching the doctrine that man caused his arrest and subsequent fr boys sent to their depen- Ans During the past six years enrollees of the Civilian Conserva- i tion Corps have sent more than $500,000,000 home to their dependents. my, J. 8~What is the origin of the name derby as applied to a man’s Ans This style of hat was first fire K. T. H~How much money have the DOC | dents since camps have been in operation? worn at the Earl of Derby's face g Felile :
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