Page Six THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. April 25, 1940, uh - | THE WAR IN EUROPE Hitler's decision to seize Denmark and attack Norway in miniature blitzkrieg becomes the fourth great surprise in a war that (1) amazed the world by standing still after (2) Nazi might blasted Poland off the map. Finland's herole stand against Red Russia was the other unexpected event. Regardless of the outcome of the campaign going on in Norway, much mystery surrounds German's motives in extending the wars into Scandi navia, thus presenting the Allies with the “new front” which disap- peared. amid many German heils, when Finland made the peace with Rusisa which Berlin proclaimed a major defeat for Great Britain and France, Did Tight Blockade Force Move? There is no way to know what goes on in Germany, but the only external change that altered outside conditions between the end of the Finnish war and the assault on Nor- way was the decision of the Allies to intensify their blockade and tighten the economic noose around the German neck. In line with this more rigorous policy a British squadron laid mine flelds off the western coast of Nor- way to plug the gap in the blockade that neutral waters offered German ships, many of them carrying ore from the Norwegian port of Narvik 140 miles above the Arctic circle. Norway was informed of the mine fields. The same day a German transport loaded with troops, was torpedoed and reports told of Ger- man warships, transports and mer- chant ships moving across the Skag- errak. For weeks the British know- ing that the armada was prepared, wondered where it would finally go. The attack upon Norway was the answer, Its success was due to sure prise and, in part, to the treachery of Norwegian officials and officers. Conjectures as to Hitler's Aim Various conjectures as to Hitler's purpose included: (1) To relieve economic pressure of the blockade by seizing Denmark to acquire her dairy products amd Norway to safe- guard the supply of ore from Swed- en; (2) to secure airplane and sub- marine bases in Norway (a) for in- tensified attacks upon British in- dustrial areas and shipping routes, and (b) to secure ports outside the British blockade; (3) to cripple the British navy in a sea battle that would prove the superiority of aerial fleets over surface ships; 4) to di- vert Allied strength from other vital areas where Germany expects to se- cure a decisive victory: (5) to con- vince wavering neutrals that Ger- man might makes it dangerous to cooperate with the Allies; or (8) to retain the initiative and regale Ger- man people with another offensive uccess German Navy Sacrificed Regardless of the motive the Ger- man navy took a risk that cost it dearly, losing nearly one-half of its fighting strgenth in battles with Norwegian coast-defense guns and British warships. Scores of merchant ships, including transports, were de- stroyed. The ore route through Nar- vik was lost and the British met the aerial challenge in a con- vincing demonstration of power that was felt in the narrow waters north of Denmark and in the Ballic Sea itself. The acquisition of supplies in Den- mark will give a temporary source of butter, bacon and eggs but the extension of opens the way for a tighter block- ade than ever. Bases in Norway for planes and submarines can be held, if acquired, only by a strong German | army which must be supported by supplies from Germany, In view of British naval action this may be ex- | tremely difficult and exceedingly costly, Ports outside the blockaded | area will be worthless unless some | access Lo Germany can be provided Sea Power Holds Prestige While reports of the fighting at! Sea are incomplete and conflicting, | are satisfied | that nothing has developed to indi- | cate that the value of sea power has | been replaced by aerial fleets. Ger. | man boasts of destroying British | neutral naval experts dreadnoughts with aerial bombs are heavily discounted by the obwious | succes sof the British navy in pun- | ishing German warships, in recap- | turing Narvik and effecting the safe | landing of Allied soldiers in Nor- way. There is little reason to believe that such Allied strength as may be sent to Norway will weaken other {| plications navy! warfare to Norway! vital areas. This explanation of Hit ler's motive is obviously wrong be- cause it is based upon the assump- tion that Germany expected her in- vasion of Norway to be frustrated! Moreover, the presence of a strong Allied army in Norway will present a threat to Germany that will tie up German troops of, at least, equal strength. Equally absurd, in our opinion, is the supposition that the invasion of Norway was undertaken to overawe neutrals or solely to exhibit German Initiative. Back of the venture is some reasonable explanation con- nected with Germany's prosecution of the war. It is either in line with Hitler's program of conquest and de- signed to augment German living space, which implies similar ven. tures against other neutrals, or it was dictated by exigencies connect- ed with his major warfare with Great Britain and France, either of military or economic origin - & a — FARM CALENDAR Timely Reminders from The Penn- sylvania State College School of Agriculture Turkeys Nead Pasture—Pasture flelds for turkeys serve two pur- poses. They must furnish succu- lent green feed throughout the growing season and form a dense tough sed which will wear well and keep the turkeys “out of the mud” during we: weather. A mixture of grasses is recommended by Penh State extension agronomists Feed Bees Syrup—For early feed- ing of thelr colonies, beekeepers use a heavy syrup, extension apicuiiurs ists of the Pennsylvania State Col- lege report. It made with 2% parts af sugar dissovied in 1 part of water. The syrup is cooled to $9 degree P' and the bees are fed when the outside temperature | above 54 degrees F Fertilize Gardens—Adequate feed. ing of vegetable plants izer is essential garden Manure, commercial ferti lime, wh needed, are Penn State vegetable gardeners Broadcasting of fertilizer js the general practice but hill row ap- sometimes are used Observe Tree Growth—Exiensio foresters of the Pennsylvania S College have just announced results 186 vears' observation of forest planting in the state If interested, ask your county agri- cultural exiension representative details crops » Ie AY as of ree for 100088. seed Plant Peas Early-—-To be ful in growing peas, plant the as early as the ground worked. Peas make the! growth belore hot ho weather: ome gardeners a planing matur dry Vegetable Penn State rgeommend three ar four varieties which in succession O rnamentals: Careful yrnamental I their appearance without patural character, Prune evergr PLANT PEAS EARLY FOR GOOD CROP AND QUALITY Few crocs in (he gar appreciated Wh more appetizing than freshly picked peas. They are best ag soon as the seed has filled the and while they are Mn are more al pod slid tender To be most successful in growing this crop, seeding should be made early, as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, says County Agent R. C. Blaney. This means early April in southern Pennsyjva- nia and not later than early May in the northern counties Demonstrations in the vicinity of Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock showed that peas planted April 15 produced twice as big a yield as seed oul of the same bag sown May 15 The best way to have good peas ver the spring period is to select three or four varieties that maliure in sugression, such as extra early and plant them all early. This second, early, midseason and late, method is much preferred over making succession plantings of one variety. The sialk or vine growth should be made before hot, dry weather occurs; otherwise the size of stalks will be dwarfed. Peas do best when spaced 12 to 14 plants 10 a foot of row. Esrly seedings should not be deep; from one to two inches is sufficient, Let This Be Your Invitation ! We invite you to come in and see the con- | venience of having Safe Deposit protection, No one else has access to your box—you | carry the key, and it is reserved exclusively for your own personal use. For less than one cent a day, you can put under proteetion your valuable papers in our modern fire and burglar proof vault. The First National Bank ‘Bellefonte, Pa. Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. | [hex signs.” ‘Pow-Wowing’ | And ‘Hexing’ | -— — (Continued from Page 1) | ladder.! Naturally it would be bad luck if the ladder fell upon you ‘See a pin and pick it up, and all day vou will have good luck,’ surely is a neat habit to form “‘Wipe the hex off the wash line with a damp cloth before hanging up the wash’ Is after all simply good housekeeping, for otherwise the wash would be solled from the dirty wash line, “Other superstitions are more primitive. A plece of grass sod nall- ed to the barn door Ig supposed to prevent rheumatism, Likewise a piece of hemp rope tied around a horse's left rear foot will prevent rheuma’ism “Equal parts of rain water and Communion wine are sald to be a cure for pneumonia “Six or seven peach kernels eaten daily will ease the gravel, and is also said to prevent drunkenness, when eaten between meals, Whoever his hair should pound peach kernels fine, mix them with new vinegar, and rub the mixture on the bald spo! “To heal a rusty nail, rub potato peeling ft COW “Cobwebs placed over a wound will stop bleeding. But the best cure to stop bleeding is sald to be, recite three times, “Blessed wound, blessed hour, blessed be the day on which Jesus Christ was born. In order to win a game chance, kill a bat and hang its heart your right arm with a red silk ik loses wound caused by a the wound with a and then feed it to of on A healing salve for wounds is sald to be made from Lobacco, green or dry: if green a good handful, if dry, two ounces; to this add a hand- ful of elder leaves, fry all in butter, press through a cloth, and apply freely to wound. “But the prize one is cure for dropsy. First get a stone jug. In four quarts of strong cider, add two handfuls of parsley, roots and tops, cut fine: a handful of scraped horseradish, two table spoons of brulsed mustard seeds; an ounce of squills (medicine plant), and half an ounce of juniper ber. ries. Place the jug by the fire and keep warm for 24 hours. Then strain through a cloth. An adult should take a wine glass full of that three times a day on an empty stomach If necessary increase the doses, al though it must be decreased as soon the water earrie¢ off. While taking, use dry victuals and exercise gently. This remedy was said to have been used by a woman 70 years old, who drop PF WAS her an ‘infallible’ it put badly she of bed for Tear Of course she had v 80 afraid to get out kin might burst they Was red ay the be - will be baby Lt down 80 M you step over a floor i suples wh moon will life and many A black cat coming to your house to live brings good luck, but if a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck “Among the Lenten superstitions the mos’ outstanding are that on Ash Wednesday you shall throw wood ashes on the cows or else make a ring around the barn with the ashes. Either will keep the cattle from getting May staggers “On Shrove Tuesday alwayz eat “fausnochs.” in order ‘0 prevent May staggers, “Although all these superstitions and pow-wow arts and hundreds more like them came into Snyder county with our forefathers, those pioneers did nos bring with them the hex signs seen painted on the barns of the eastern section of the Com- monwealith. These same signs, how ever, are to be found on the old coverlets, or as we in Snyder county say, Sehnee depica, named for Jose eph Schnee, one of the most suc- cessful weavers. Joseph Schnee re- sided in Preeburg. and operated his weaving plant during the middle eighteen hundreds. We know of one dated 1832 and one 1844, John Ham- , elton, of Penn township, ihen North- umberiand county, also wove covers lets, Both men used the tulip, eight- pointed star and crows foot, and many other hex signs in their cover- lets. One judges they did so merely for decoration. “Another interesting fact is that here in Snyder county, the daugh- ters had hope chests, usually decor. ated with their initials and date when the chest was started, while in the eastern part of Pennsylvania | these chests were chests and were decorated with the Mmalitry in lave - | SURVEY TO BE RUN IN UNION COUNTY —— An inventory and geographic sur vey of the agricultural resources of | Union county will be made this coming summer. The Bureau of Plant Industry and the Soil Con- | servation Service of the U. 8. De- | partment of Agriculture will coop-| the Pennsylvania Soil] | erate with Survey in the work. | Present plans call for a general land cover map showing areas in forest, grass, abandoned farms, crop | rotation, and those under continu- ious cropping. Information also | will be collected on flooding, in ad- | | dition to preparation of a regular | soil survey map. 00d at 407 Get Pep called dowry! RGLURGHESD Advent Church Shuey, Pastor. Sunday 7:30, Roy Leathers, Supt, with preaching at 11 Christian Endeavor 17.30, Watson, president Hublersburg Charge Services Sunday, April 28: Trine ity (Hublersburg)—8:15 a. m., Sun- day Church school; 10:30 a m., morning worship with sermon, Zion 9:30 a. m., Unlon Sunday Church school. 7:30 p. m., preaching service Rev. James B. Musser, minister, Dix Run Baptist Church Sunday School $:30 band Supt followed with Meeting: Christan Endeavor Mrs. Hogencamp, Pres, our invit tion is extended to all old and youn to meet with us and share in the blessings of the same, CC. C. Shuey Pastor c School followed o'clock; Nevin © Methodist, Bellefonte llege | Youth Killed (Continued from page 1, first sec.) State Co Keefe and Ortwein, both member ! nearby Simer Hos | H. Willis Hartsock, pastor, Church | at 9:30 a. m., C. C. Shuey Supt. Moming worship and sermon by the pastor at 10:46. Epworth League at 6:30 p. m. Evening wor- ship and sermon at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:40 Church School Board meeting at 8:30. Woman's Foreign Missionary Friday evening Milesburg Presbyterian Services Sunday, April 28: Bible school, 9:30 a. m. Senlor and Inter- mediate Christian Endeavor, 6:30 m. Junior Christian Endeaver day evening o'clock Matilda—Bible 10 a Morning worship, o'clock. Union- ville—Sunday Ever g wi ning. Bible study class E. Oakwood, minister school C eyelet y SOCieLy school 11 ho rship St. John's Lutheran, Bellefonte The Rev. Clarence E. Arnold, pas- tor. Filth Sunday after Easter, April 28. 9:30 a. m.. Sunday school; 10:45 a. m., the service and sermon “Friendship, Loyalty, Truth” The Order of Odd Fellows and the Re- beocas II attend this servi 7.30 m.. Vespers and sermon, wid 1 Stand at the Door, and Knock." The Missionary Society wil on Wednesday night 7:30 o'clock Howard Parish sday Al Ware War Pp 1 meet Evangelical, Schedule of Services 11 8th. Howard Unified and Sunday School #30 a jor and Senior m 8:45 M Pp ial Board meeting 7:46 m 1 chool Harry onda Unio hn Sermot » Thur & Reformed Lon St. John's Evangelical Rey C. Nevin First Evangelical, Bellefonte Halbert Pastor. 9:30 Sprin Rally. Fine The Lesson will whole , het » Program Choo! ace Divine The this aed Every 10) or h at 9:30 10:45 worship. Dedicatory service following will be dedicated at service, new indirect lights, pulpit. Bible, puipit scari’s, velvet drap- ery over the large window back of the pulpit. and the beautified terior. The dedicatory sermon will be preached by the Rev. N LHum- mei, District Superintendent of Williamsport. 6:30 pp m Young Peoples League, 7:30 p. m. Worship with sermon by the pastor. Prayer service and Bible study on Wednes- day evening at 7:30, The Official Board will meet after thiz service The Junior League will meet on Wednesday at seven. in- no a— PENN STATE MAY DAY COURT SELECTIONS MADE Belection of 12 women students to serve ag aides to the May Queen in the annual May Day exercises at the Penmaylvania State College on May 11 has been announced by the commiltee in charge. The May Queen will be Jane A. Romig of Stowe. Her attendants include: Ruth E Kennedy, Pleasant Mount: Betty Anne Albright, State College: Margaret BE. Warneka, Scranton: Janet H. Vanderslice, Coatesville: Dorothy ¥ Saizmann, Reading; Barbara Torrance, State College; Margaret C Seeds State College: Margaret K. Shermen., Girard: Marjorie D. Cousley, Philadelphia: Harriet H. Stubbs, Steelton: Mar- tha 1. Stringer, Windber: and | Jeanne 1. Witherow, Altoona. The co-chairmen of the exercises are Norma P. Stillwell, of Canal Zone. and Margaret RB. Roberts of New- ton, A ———— A — —————"; Truck Coal Prices Boosted (Continued from Page 1) run of mine vary with all lump coal double screened bringing the high est price. Three-quarters inch and under slack brings the lowest recome | mended price, | When lump or double screened | coal is subjected to any chemical, (oil or waxing process for allaying {dust the prices in schedules are ine creased ten cents per ton. —————c—-— Suffery Seriouy Injury Mrs. John Stull, of Mosherville. | formerly a regdent of Blossbure, | suffered a serious leg ' ing {| central ] i H | Kappl Phi, rooim-mates that fraternity State Police officer D. A, Valek of the Philipsburg sub-station, who investigated the crash, sald thet the ear, a 19390 Buick sedan, bad been stolen from State College late Thursday night The machine owned by C, W. “Buck” Taylor, of Siate College, was demolished as 1 over several umes before crashing trees Thela were at of the rolled ol into a # the Cloyd Thompson home (rove The ident happened at 1:15 0'¢ the ing toward Phill of speed Ha IOCK A youl were drive- sour in Privi ported that the car light wheel: around a long left n on i down grade when the right Y the berm pulled ma- the road when went kid seemed the barm somersal of " y an oil on The had chine partly back on the apparently One of the front have buckled, dug and caused the gedan to Police sald 10 the ground, leading oOo t belief we heavy sedan wag entir ir driver the cay ints a wheels to nw tar that a distance Yara Lhere were no marks ( a) i apparent Ay f top and rolled an Me distance ich before Philips DUI wis removed Heath oer ishment at Osceola A delalied accour (3 SHEE Mi d him was los to view time. Police declared at the #3 1 icaled that th ing at a high rate distance between the was found and marks on the berm Velek claimed Oriwels id the offi was riding in the back seal at the time, and ji: is believed that this factor prevented him from being kKilied. The top of the sedan soene of CAI Wa speed lace first o of i che wie 130 yards the Was afficer th al he 2.85 were | Hub caps ts tiie and other parts of Car iuried in all fons Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler Miesburg, an investigation Friday afternoon visited the accident scene and Heath Funeral Home in to taking the statements of all per- sons having direct knowledge of the accident. He did not consider an inquest necessary and certified that Keefe had met death accident- ally Keefe's body was City for interment. The Taylor car was taken from its parking place in front of the Glennland apartments, police said, ¢ of taken to Oil A ss ———- CLOVER FARM STORES 10TH ANNIVERSARY SALE Beginning Thursday, May 2. and continuing for ten days, Clover Farms Stores will celebrate “Ten Years of Progress” with a food sale of unprecedeniéd scope in the his. tory of the organization. Staple and fancy foods will be featured at rock bottom prices dur. the sale at the hundreds of Colver Farms stores throughout Pennsylvania, it is an- nounced by distric: headquarters The public is cordially invited to vidi Clover Farm siores during the sale to observe the fine quality merchandise handled in the mod- ern home-owned stores, the sale an- nouncement concludes. was | smashed down level with the hood | diree- | conducted | the addition | APPLY FERTILIZER TO SATISFY GARDEN NEEDS Adequate feeding of vegetable with fertilizer is essential fOr production of garden crops of high quality, reminds County Agent R C. Blaney Manure, if it applied Ww the ground plowed or sS00N as it dary Lime may be ground is turned into the soll, if need of lime Commercial fertilizer may be used at the rate of 400 pounds for a half{-acre, pound to 40 square of in a small hand-cul- tivated garden. The gested are 16 or 20 phate with manure on very fle 0-14-16 fertilizer with chicken manure on very fertlie 4-16-4 4-12-4 or 3-12-60 fertilizer on average or medium soll with ma plants available, can be garden and he spaded deeply as enough tw work applied after Lhe and worked deeply i sows Lh 5 4 a Le onhe feel more BUR ~ per- fer- analysis per cent Phe ie Oli, A Qii { nure; and a 5-10-86 or 5-10-10 fer- izer on sandy loam or shale soll A broadcast application may be before planting and worked Lhe and additional small amounts, about one-fourth Pint, may be applied Lo omalo. or similar plants, two inches from the three incheg deep made deeply Inlo BOLL, pliant and sweel corn, one | 1 from ; two inches deep. Placing in contact with the seed must or + Ne | tilizer wa be avoided POOR SCHOLARSHIP NOT EASY TO OVERCOME on hin enanoes two sirikes A 1 concerned B88 students ed to the School has far gradualion are Making a whe of the Liberal Arts after an ed absence of one semesler, { that succeeded falled remaining survey of were amit ‘ an sé 2% the only while and again rship C. Y. WAGNER & COMPANY WAGNER'S Quality Flour A Hard Wheat Pat Flour WAGNER'S Our Best Flour 50-50 Blend WAGNER'S Very Best Flour Wagner's 32% Dairy Feed 20% Dairy Feed Wagner's Horse Feed Wagner's Wagner's Pig Meal Wagner's Egg Mash Wagner's Chick Starter and Grower, Wagner's Turkey Starter and Grower. Wagner's Scratch Feed Feed, Wagner's Chick Feed Wagner's Medium Scratch Rydes Cream Calf Meal Esheé¢lman’s Dog Feed All kinds of high protein feeds for mixing with your own feed. Dealers in All Kinds of Grains BELLEFONTE, PA. GT RTO CEL TIE Gf DECKER MOTOR (0. 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