Page Fou? THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. June 27, 1940, The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA, Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoMoe at Bellefonte, Pa. As second- | class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year...... mmo +++. o. 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. Bubscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- tifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK NATIONAL EDITORIAL HI Err DEMOCRATIC TICKET For United States Senator JOSEPH F. GUFFEY For State Treasurer G. HAROLD WAGNER For Auditor General F. CLAIR ROSS Ep For Representative in Congress WILLIAM M. AUKERMAN For Representative in General Assimbly JOHN W. DECKER EDITORIAL a m— ; S—— eee DEDICATE YOURSELF ON THE FOURTH The Declaraion of Independence was passed by the Continental Congress on July 4th. 1776, but the historic document was not actually signed until later, Now, after many years, the people of the United States appreciate the significance of the action taken many years ago, when the delegates of the colonies went on record in favor of the proposition that all men “are endowed with certain inalienable rights” and that “among these are life, liberty and the pur- sult of happiness.” The rights of the individual so long accepted by the world, are now under challenge from those who do not agree with our famous declaration that governments derive “thelr just powers from the con- sent of the governed.” The world of 1940 is far removed from that of 1778 but, in one respect, there is little difference Again the liberty of men requires courageous action on the part of liberty-loving people. The rights of man are being questioned by planes, guns and mo- tarized equipment upon the fields” of Europe and there is little assurance that the issue will not be joined in the Western Hemisphere In this editorial The Centre Democrat urges all refiders to take time enough to read carefully the Declaration of Independence. July 4th, the anni- versary of its passage, is a good day to dedicate to the ceremony. Afterwards, inspired to support the ideals of freedom, may we not, as Americans, “pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” Incidentally, what has become of the Kellogg- Eriand pact outlawing war? When Petain asked Hitler about peace with honor. he should have sent the dictionary along, It takes four years to consiruct a battleship Moral, build your battleships four years before you £xpect Lo need them. Congress may have economized on defense in years past but the boys are certainly ladling out the cash for the cause now. The presidential campaign, one might say, is underway. The chief executive elected in November might face a new kind of world. Germany is powerful because every German works for the common goal, The United Btates must have the loyal support of every citizen to re- main powerful We see nothing undemocratic or unpatriotic in universal draft systems and inasmuch as they are the most efficient method of building up an army, the United Stales might as well adopt the idea, and . The v tes would refuse to recognize anything, that the United States will go prevent the selzure of: territory in this hemisphere Major Sunde D. Butiery death before he it I cleaning up that city in the fashion Major Butler would have done had there been no interference, With so many persons still on relief, it seems incredible that a labor shortage faces the farms of Pennsylvania. The Federal and State Departments of Agriculture sponsors the statement, Certainly it is somebody's business to ascertain why with relief rolls still heavy with unemployables, farm crops may imperilled at harvest time for lack of work- ers, Harvesting is not precisely a job which any person can do, but many classed as common labor certainly can lend a helpful hand in tossing hay and helping with the other chores in the fields No citizen of the United States knows today whether this country will be fighting for its life within the next few years or not. Such a ba'tle ix easily possible in & world that moves as rapidly as it has in the past nine weeks. However, there is not a certainty that we will engage In a tremendous struggle, The safety of the United States cannot be bused upon a guess and it would be only an opin fon If we based our national policy upon the ass sumption that we will not have to fight. Conse. quently, the people of the United States are today urging Congress and the President to make greater and increasing strides toward the development of a complete defense of this continent, The decision of the people is plain but it Is the duty of Congress to enact the legislation to make it effective. The suggestion has been made that a universal draft law should be enacted This is thoroughly democratic and the method that should be used when neces- sary to Increase our armed forces, Along with it there should be something like a draft of the wealth of the nation to meet the crisis. ‘The details may be difficult but the idea is eminently sound Bicycling is attracting many new devotees. Not all are youngsters. It is observable that young men and young women are taking more generally to the bike than for years back. Increased use of the bicycle, particularly on city highways, has increased the problem of traffic regulation. Many cyclisis, espec- tally young boys and girls, seem fo have a notion hat they are exempt from the ordinary rules of traffic. They go through lights and cross at ihtersec- tions without regard to moving traffic. Many run their bikes on the sidewalks and only a comparative ly few cyclists think of putting a rear light or reflect- or on their bicycles, Many accidents have occurred as a result of this neglect. Pennsylvania s&s regu- late bicycling as well as other forms of traffic. Re- cently in Detroit Judge Maher reminded two youth- ful offenders that “our traffic laws plainly state bieveles come under the traffic act” and added, “The rules set down for automobiles must be observed by cvelists.” Needless to say the genera] observance of this rule by cyclists would reduce the danger to the lives of motorists and pedestrians, It is not too much to ask cyclists, old and young. to observe the law G. 0. P. BLUNDER By now even Republican National Chairman Hamilton must realize his “bonehead” play when Le and his associates read out of their party Col Frank Knox and Henry Stimson for having #fc- cepted posts in the Roosevelt Cabinet Astute political leaders would have seized upon this circumstance to broadcast to the Nation that the President, desperately in need of help in hand- ing the difficult and delicate problems of the in ternational crisis, was compelled to tum not to his own party but to the Republicans for men in whom the Nation would have confidence Just to support that thesis Chairman Hamilton, if he had been a wise national chairman, would have claimed that the President acted with the same motives when he called into service as pllota of industrial preparedness such outstanding Repub- licans as William Knudsen of Genera] Motors and Edward R. Stettinius, banker And as final touch- es for the picture, Mr. Hamilton could have added pat also in the Cabinet were two other Republi. cans, Mr. Wallace and Mr, Ickes In his rage over the Knox and Stimson ap- pointments, Chairman Hamilton with his associales apparently lost all balance and dashed off a diatribe which amused rather than convinced the public and left ‘hem wondering if the Republican leader. ship really was alive to its opportunities and really was going to get anywhere with the political wind. falls tossed into iis lap MR. LEWIS AND THE G. 0. P. (From Sunbury Daily Item) That old saw about politics and strange bedfel. lows had another exemplification in Philadelphia last week. when John L. Lewis for years the big mogul of the United Mine Workers of America and more recently No. 1 man of the CIO, addressed and fraternized with the platform committer and the early arrivals at the Republican National Conven- tion in Philadelphia That Mr. Lewis’ castigation of President Roose. velt on the forgotten unemployment problem and other issues was sweet music to the ears of the GOP cohorts is quite obvious, despite the fact that ths CIO chieftain was harsh in his appraisal of Republican labor policies in recent years. The pur- pose of his visit was to ask the platform committee for planks pledging preservation of labor's right to organize, extension and improvement of social se. curity legislation, repeal of the poli tax laws of eicht southern states, passage of the anti-lynching bill. new tax laws which would eliminate as far as possible sales and excise taxes and a guarantee to preserve civil liberties Mr Lewis is a spokesman for labor, has every richt to suggest party policies, but the belief that he carries afound in his vest pocket the votes of 4.000.000 workers is an illusion that has been shat. tered many times, including the 1038 state-wide election In Pennsylvania. A rampant supporter of the Roosevelt cause in 1932 and again in 1936 when he contributed a cool half million from the CIO war chest to help elect his candidate, the price he has placed upon his support has apparently alieniated him from the recent national administration It's up to the Republicans to decide whether Mr. Lewis politically is an asset or a lability and whether he can be counted upon to retain his seat on the band- wagon when he develops a dislike for the tune be- ing played. ONE SOLITARY LIFE From “Dumb Animals” we reprint the following short, vivid tribute to the man who has had more effect on the modern world than all other men put Here is a man who was born in an obscure vil- lage. the child of a peasant wommn. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30, and then, for three years, he was an 3 : g 12 Esels FHA i E g Hg i be fE : gF E32 2 2 ™ | THE | Orrick CA “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” Ugh! How nice, beneath the bending shade Of maple boughs so green, To walk with one you love the best And squeeze her hand unseen What thrilling, queer sensations as Her lips you slyly smack, And feel a wooly caterpillar Crawling down your back No Gotta Da Time An Itallan who had applied for American citizenship Was being éx- amined in the naturalization court “Who is the President of the United Slates?” he was asked “Mr. Roosevelt,” was the reply “Who is Vice President?” “Mr. Gamer.” “Could you be President?” examiner continued The applicant's face took on a worried look. He answered quickly “Mister, you ‘scuse me, please; I verrg busy worka da mine.” the A Flank Attack In days of old, when knights got bold With the daughter of the farmer, And she would tattle, the shot would rattle On the seals of the gol-darned armor Reliefers’ Troubles A few of the actual letters received at the office of a large city’s relief agency “Gentlemen I want my money as Quick as you can send it. T have been in bed with a doctor a whole week and he has not done me Any good. I am going to try another doctor. Milk is needed for the baby, and the father cannot supply it." “Dear Sirs: Regards to your dental inquiry right, but the ones on my bottom hurt terrible.” the teeth on top are all | “Gentlemen: Please find out if my husband is dead, as the man I am now living with will not eat or do anything unti] he is certain” Ain't It the Truth After you've spent a lot of time teaching the new baby to talk, you've gut to start teaching him to keep quiet Terrible Mistake Arriving home from the party, the wife confronted her spouse TH never go to that house with you again as jong as I live “Now, what?” he asked in amazement “You asked Mrs. Jones how her husband was standing the heat” “Well, what's wrong about that?” “Why. her husband has been dead for two months” Keeping Busy Johnnie "Teacher the room? Teacher wells.” may 1 leave No, Johnnie, stay here like a good boy and fill up the ink. Silly, Isn't It? Hush little brassiere Don't you Youll be abreast of things Bye and bye ery. We've Learned To Know Those little white striped skunks are much pretiier than slley cats but handsome is as handsome does No Rushing Business How's de collection at yo' church, Brudder Moses?” Wal Brudder Hepzibah, Ah ain't had to stop la'ely in de middle ob de collection to go an’ empty de box.” Pome There was once a man unique Who fancied himself quite a shique; But the girls didn't fall For the feliow at all He made only twenty a wigue Proof Woman of the House "Who are you and what do you wani®» Man—"T'm the iceman. you told me to collect for the ice every day as T left it” Woman--"Bul you haven't left any ice this morning ” Man-—-"Yes, 1 have. beggin’ you pardon for contradictin’, I brought it five minutes ago. Here's the wet spot on the door step to prove it~ | i Shoe 'Nuf . Instead of saying “Heil Hitler” we say “Heel Hitler” | got a Jot of tongue and no soul When Fat Helps Nell-"T envy that fat woman when she laughs” Stell "Why?" Nell "There seems to be so much of her having a good time ™ : It's the Truth A mother takes 20 years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in 20 minutes - Behind the Bars i “If you would walk on your ail-fours, you wouldnt have sinus! | trouble.” asserts a physiciun. i | Well. maybe not, bul we'd have indigestion from eating peanuts | folks would throw at us because he has 1 Should Have Remained Neutral The Girl Friend—-"Aren’t you feeling well, Arthur?” Art—~"No, 1 ate some German potato salad with French 8ressing for supper without remembering that they were at war. Now my tumntie jis like it Is being bombarded on the ‘western front’ " : In the Good Old 49's i It took Grandfather longer to get there with a covered wagon, bat | | he got there just the same, ; Old Abe Up to Date i You can fool part of the boys all the time and you can fool all of th | boys part of the time, but you can’t fool all the boys all the way home. Try This Sometime i A friend tells us that he avoids the embarrassment of bills by putting them back in their envelopes and returning them riled inscription: “Opued by mistake.” Home Economics Note fd He Sure Would A husband would ra ok tha =3is Hh: | quite popular Louisa’s Letter \ — Dear Louisa We are (wo girls aged 21 ang 22 We are considered good looking and However, we do not drink, pet, nor do we approve of parking. A few weeks boys few we met two dated them a have in every ago and we have times. They | way measured up to what we call gentlemen, but one of our boy friends has told us that they have & bad reputation in their home | town. Please tell us if we should not date them again or should we wait until! they prove themselves other- wise? Both are fine young men and both have cars of their own We are between the devil and the deep blue sea, 80 please tell us whay we should do In the earliest possible | Issue of The Centre Democrat POLLY AND CHIC North Carolina ANEWER: It is do under you what Uc oO! hard to advise the circumstances | course you two girls are old enough to be pretty judges of the men you go but some of Lhe rottenest men can put up a good front when they want to. On the other hand, the boy who warned good with a, | you about them may be interested in keeping them away The safest thing to do is to find out about them {rom some respon- sible person in their home town and. if they have bad reputations let them alone, no matter how at- tractive they seem. IL never pay: to play with fire Good luck LOUISA Dear Louisa TI hope and can hel; me I met a boy about two weeks ag with whom 1 fell in love at first sight, I have been in Jove like this before. 1 can't eal, sleep or study for thinking about him 1 can tell by the way he talked to me that he loves me 00. 1 am sixteen and go 0 school, while he is a college boy The way I met him was at a con- cert and when he left me that night he asked where I lived ana smiled at me. 1 saw him two days inter and spoke (0 me and smiled Don't you think by he loves me and will touch with me? pray you never he this jetier that ry i in gel IN BLUE EYES ANSWER My Dear “Blue just ar the age love at sight is in the world to do world looks so rosy Eyes.” where you are falling In the easiest thing The whole and romantic | 10 you that a nice boy who is just ordinarily polite (0 you can seem 10 return your adoration If this boy iz really in love with you or even attracted by you he may be sure. You know him gightly that if you were to know him better, you would probably be quite disappointed in him You see, you are imagining him all the things you would like him to be But if he doesn’t date you some- one else will come along presently and you will fall for him just as hard as you have for this young man. : a] Best wishes LOUISA DO YOU KNOW? 1. What is the population of the areas conquered by Germany since he war began? 2. In what year did the Prussian Army capture Paris? 3. How did the 76's get their name? 4 What is the Italy? 5. When did President Monros issue his famous Monroe deciara. tion? 7 What prominent union re joined the A. FP. of 1. after being associated with the C 1. O07 8 What i§ the difference be- famoug Frence population of { tween a congressional recess and | an adjournment? 9. What are “machine tools?” 10. 1s New R1 closer to France than to B Answers 1. About 45000000 non-Ger- mans 2 In 1871 3. From the size of its projectile | Tomm. or 295 inches jn diameter, 4. 45,000,000, 5. In 1823. $. The British Expeditionary | Foroe of the First World War, said | to have been referred to this term 7. International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers Union, headed by i David Dubinsky. | 10. From New York to Rio de Janeiro is 5446 miles, to Le Havre Ra of 's Ka-N HY o-Mor | | Query and Answer C olurmn | {Therefore he PROBLEM: A horse in a race against ten other horses came under the wire at the finish well ahead of the others, and still did not win the race WEY? (Answer elsewhere in this depar meat V. F.«During the Civil War was the number of stars in the Ameri can flag decreased because of Btates thal seceded? Ans. No. Although 11 Btlates declared themselves out of the Union there is a Federal Jaw that precludes any State from seceding During the war two more stars were added--West Virginia and Nevada R. S~DLces England provide ald to her farmers? Ans Yes, England will Joan her farmers up to 76 per cent of the as sessed valuation at a Jow rate of Interest and taking a first morigage The loan and Interest are payable in payments extending over a period of sixty years W, S.~If a woman b governor Ans In this case the correct title Is to mean a female governor is care, management household A. F~In what home runs? Were el | elected governor of a Blate Or governess? what is her correct title governor now ohsolete and rare children Coverness” used It is confined to the and instruction of especially in a private did Babe Ruth make hi them ever broken by any Years any greatest number of of major league play - Ans Babe Ruth's were in 1921 and 1927, when he homered 59 and 60 respectively. Neither of these records were ever broken by any other major league player: the it was by Jimmy Foxx cf! Boston and Hank Greenberg of Detroit 58 circuit blows each N. F~Why do Arg Because thi flower does 0. T~To setile a dispu was fought on Saturday Ans two greatest years nearest io with flowers bright eslors? L Ingects SO many nave helps Lo attrac just as the perfume of the * please answer whether or Bunday? the Battie of Water. oo The battle was fought on Bunday. The order was given to open hostilities on Saturday, but because of heavy rains Saturday and Satur- day night the opening of the battle was deferred until daybreak on Bun- day morning H. M.--Will Aru The National Medals for the best poem cn National Authors’ Day N. P~What keeps 2 polar bear from Ans on the ice R. O-What is the Churchill? Ang there Fal: Center will again a Worlds Poetry from each State on November | be poetry contest this year? award World's Fair The winners will be announced 1940 slipping on the ioe? The soles of the animal's feet have bristles to facilitate walking religious affiliation of the Honorable Winsion The T. 3.—~How long does Ans It takes ten profitable and the most Prime Minister a member of the Church of England it take orchids to bear for commercial purposes? r an orchid seedling to become commer. remuneralive plants are older years fc cially C. S.—~Who Invented the ferris wheel? Ans —The was invented in 1802 by George Washingion Ferris, and was erected on the Midway at the Columbian Exposi- tion in Chicago in 1883 J. J~Har a Ans term of office ferris wheel Cale President of United Bales ever been Arrested? Ulysses 8 Grant was the only President ever arrested during his He loved fast horses, always had several in the White House stables, and had taken the highest mark {for horsemanship in his { West Point. His record in the high jumps has never been equal. » day he was driving a spirited team in Washington, exceeding » speed limit, and was arrested by a Negro policeman The President put up a deposit of $20, but never appeared at the police court, and oom- mended the Negro policeman for doing his duty G. H-Where is Beabiscuit the famous Ans. —8eabiscuit quit the turf on March 12, 1940 i Howard ranch Ukiah, Calif the race horse? and is now on lhe near where he will perpetuate H. B~Where was table damask first manufactured? China was ie first country to make the fabric we damask. India, Persia and Syria. then Byzantine Greece [followed long intervals. About the twelfth century Damascus so far outstripped places in the beauty fabric manufactured there that the name came fabrics the Ans no doubt the Oey of the to denole all such * | ~Id President Andrew Jackson kill his opponent in a duel? Ans Andrew Jackson slew a man named Dickinson in a duel which vas fought because he resented a remark made concerning Mrs. Jackson E. 8. ~What is the average sum paid for greeting card verses? One of the hrgest greeting card manufacturers pays from fifty io 81 a line for contributions from free lanoers T. C.—Did Mark Twain say, "Everybody talks about the weather bit po one does anything about ft? Ans Charles Dudley Warner is the originator of this famou; witli cism which was written for the editorial page of the Hartford Courant T. C.~What was the St. Valentine's Day massacre? ” Anz On Pebruary 14, 1928. seven Chicago gangsters, members of the George (Bugs) Moran gang. were trapped in a garage on North Clark sireet by members of a rival gang and killed with sawed-off shotguns and machine guns fired at close range. All of the gunmen made heir escape H. U. R—How much rent did the United States Government pay io France for trenches in the World War? Ans ~The War Department! says that the United States has never paid rent to the French government, or to 8 French citizen, for the occupation of trenches in the battle line. The rumors in regard to this matter have probably originated from the fact that the United Slates rented ground for training purposes, and paid a certain amount for dam- ages to property when training trenches were constructed J. C~Please give the number of people employed by the Velerans Administration Ans The total number of employes of the Velerans Administration, including field and central office employes, as of April 30, 1940, was $l. 415 I. H. S~Please give the deriviation of the word carnival Ans It is from the Latin, carne vale, which means farewel] to flesh, R. K~—Who made the first movie with a story? x Ans <The late Alexander Black was one of the pariiest oEners en- thusiasts. He conceived the idea of arranging a series of posed plioto- graph slides. to form, with oral narration, a story. The first of these “Miss Jerry,” was presented at his studio on October 5, 1854 MM Mm MM E. J. H-When was the Liberty Bell cracked? Ans The Liberty Bell cracked as it tolled during the funeral pro. cession of Chief Justice Marshall on July 8, 1835 IL. V~What is the quotation in the Bible about a woman's hair being her glory? Ans —The passage in I Corinthians, chapter 11, verses 14 and 15 is as follows: “Doth not even nature itself teach you that if a man have Ans - cents {long hair, it is a dishonor to him? But if a woman have long hair, it is # glory to her; for her hair is given her for 3 covering” Answer to problem. The horse went under the wire ahead of the field all right. but he was rideriess, having sccidentally thrown the jockey. was disqualified lost the race. sa ~ i Ce ET ee — A —— We Settle Estates Wisely A prudent father, while living, can see that his money is used wisely for the best in. terests of his family. By means of a Will, care- fully planned, drawn by a lawyer, and the selection of an Executor with experience. The First National Bank has had years of experience in settling estates, as Executor. # ‘Bellefonte, Pa. Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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