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DECKER EDITORIAL ee ee i The first defense line of the United States is not the Atlantic ocean; it is the British fleet, Wonder what is being sald today by the Con- gressmen who were so certain, last summer, that there would be no war in Europe We have the greatest admiration for the British lion who roars his deflance at the German-Italian cutthroats, but have some misgiving as to his abi} ity to hold off the howling pack. We feel like Josh Billings who said he loved a rooster for two reasons: one was his crow, and the other his spurs to back it up, '. After investigating the remarks of the German Consul General in New Orleans, the State Depart- ment promptly warned the Germ Embassy that the right of foreign diplomats to remain in this country. is contingent upon their avoiding public discussion of American policies, The Consul was quoted as saying that Germany would not forget that the United States had given help to the Allies in the present war. He later explained that he had not spoken for publication. The réport that a speed limit of 70 miles an hour will be allowed bus companies on the new Pennsyl- vania turnpike will, we hope, prove untrue or inac- curate, Speed like that is too much for safety. Both the “human element” and the mechanical operation of automobiles are too likely to break down at such speed. “Besides, permitting such fast driving will make the highway unattractive to the majority of sutomobile owners who are not accustomed to such speed and who do not like it even if they have the opportunity. $ The French, usually a sensible and well bal- anced people, heeded the sirens of easy living. less work, more pleasure, the deceptive magic of produc- tioh without effort. This program was all the more viciols because it was exactly the opposite of that being followed by her traditional and historic enemy, Germany. There is no more heart-aching figure in ail history than France prostrate and of her own making. There could be only one still more pathetic figure. That would be Uncle Bam, weazened, shrunk- en, feeble, stupefled by the potion of false social and economic doctrines, It seems that Governor James has stirred up the hornets in Lycoming county by asking for the resignation of George B. Wolf, Williamsport Demo- erat, and other members of the board of trustees of the Btate Industrial Home for Women at Muncy, Al- though a Democrat, Wolf's five years on the board has won him praise from Democrats and Republi- alike. 80 much so that the Williamsport Sun Governor has made a “major error,” We call this particular instance a “major er- on a par with his entire regime characterized as a “tragic error.” Democratic nations, if you haven't noticed it, are getting scarce, The defense of the United States is a matter of concern to every citizen, You can't defend a country with talk alone. There probably is ng man in the country who has been more bitterly denounced by Republican spokesmen than John L. Lewis. They have given every sign of detesting him and hls theory of labor organization, But if he makes & gesture of political support they welcome him with open arms. That may be good politics but it also carries certain indi- cations of insincerity. The gold standard of the United States has passed the $20,000,000,000 level and some Americans continue to wonder whether it will prove a benefit or not. Of course, our supply of gold will not do the nation much good as long as it remains locked in the vaults at Fort Knox, Kentucky. If the United States can declde to use the gold stocks wisely, it will be 4 tremendous asset throughout the world, To as- certain the value of our gold and the keen desire of other nations to possess it, all that we have to do 1S to make some arrangements for the other peoples of the world to get & chance at it A commercial passenger airline is now operat- Ing between Seattle, Washington, and Alaska, with the trips taking just a few minutes over five hours This should interest Americans, concerned about national defense, because a commercial plane flies around 160 miles an hour, but “bomber time” Is 300 miles an hour. This means that Japanese bases, off the tip of the Aleutian Peninsula, are just about nine hours flying time from the State of Washing- ton. These figures explain the desire of army and navy officials to develop alr facilities In Alaska and their regret that Congress walted more than a year to give them the money for this purpose British Premier Churchill's ringing statement that “we would rather see London lald in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely taken and en- slaved,” comments the Harrisburg Patriot, is the kind of gallant spirit—the only kind--that can be effective in meeting the Nazi invader That kind of spirit manifested in works had it prevailed during the unrecallable months and years which have pass- ed, would have prevented the deplorable picture which Europe presents today. Englishmen would not have falled to respond to such a challenge, nor would the Prench or Belgians whose spirit was of different stuff. It is the kind of spirit which we in America have for those who would strip this land of its freedom and seeks to put it under a dictator's heel. Things being as they are, it Is impossible to de- termine just where the Churchill gallantry will lead England, but it is certain that the path leads to heroism and honor and to deeds hallowed by no- bility and manhood. Relations between the United States and Japan are evidently to become somewhat critical. Last week, “Down with America” signs were posted In Shanghal as Japanese soldiers expressed discontent over alleged “mistreatment” of Japanese police ar- rested by U. 8. Marines, Denlal by Marine officers that any mistreatment was accorded the Japanese who pushed into the American zone against reguls- tions, means nothing to the Japanese who seem to be seeking the basis for an “incident” against this country. Japanese dissatisfaction wun the policies of the United States is not of recent origin. Taking advantage of the world situation, the Japanese are shoving the Prench around and threatening serious military activity against Great Britain, Naturally, the Army of Japan is putting out feelers to see what kind of reaction will come from the United States. With Japan intent upon ousting Western netions from the Far East, Tokyo is also concerned over the export licensing system covering certain war materials in this country. The Japanese fear that the systemn may be used to prevent their get- ting necessary war materials from the United States In addition, the Japanese do not like the presence of the American battieship fleet at Hawaii IT CAN HAPPEN HERE (Pittsburgh Press) As we read this headline—~Politicians Vote End of French Republic”—it's a good time for all of us to look in the mirror. “Liberty, equality, [rater nity” were not self-perpetuating and there is noth- irg automatic either about “life, ilberty and the pur- sult of happiness” The notion that our rights are something the forefathers handed down to us in perpetuity is » common one—as common as it is fallacious And it is always easier to forget that corollary about eter- nal vigilance being the price. As kids we go to school We read the textbooks We listen to the teachers. We accept that which we hear as that which is, and always shall be. In later years, on the Pourth of July and similar occasions, we listen to oratory about our precious heritage. It's all quite soothing. Life rocks on, and seldom if ever do we take the trouble to dust off the Constitution and re-read about trial by jury, habeas corpus, right of assembly, free speech, freedom from unwarranted search and seizure, freedom of worship, etc. Rather, we Assume thiit all this has been taken care of. 80, as the years go by, and life grows more com. plex, and economic difficulties come upon us, we split into pressure groups and try to get ours—being not teo finicky about how it's done, or how our govern- mental processes may be affected; thinking always of our rights as citizens and seldom if ever of our obligations. More and more we put the emphasis on the “for” and less and less on the “by” the people in our appraisal of what our government is all about. We see across the ocean another form arising We find ourselves vaguely worried because democ- racy seems to be going out of vogue in a lot of places. But the Allies won before, didn't they? And France has the best army in the world. And oid England always somehow muddies through. Then, suddenly, Prance caves in. The nation which to our generation has been so much a symbol of democracy joins the rapidly lengthening caravan of dictatorship. One day we read—"Politiclans Vote End of French Republic.” And pb same day, if we are smart, we go in for self-analysis as we never have doe before. Health Letter a 8 THE Orrice CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” PEIN Dizzy Pome Bhe doesn’t drink, she never smokes, She doesn't spend her dimes on cokes, She doesn't like to stay out late, Bhe'd rather sleep than have a date, 8he doesn't neck, she doesn’t pet In fact, she doesn't walk as yet Going Down Here again is one of those triangles. The idea Is not particuiarly new but yet It is amazing that despite its staleness, lack of sex and humor, most everyone will read this all the way down to the very, very end She Took a Nip A farmer once called his cow “Zephyr Bhe seemed such an amiable hephyr But when he drew near She bit off his ear, And now he Is very much dephyr -— Singular Question If all the girls in Bellefonte that didn't neck were gathered in one room, what would we do with her? Just Keep Going According to most of the shelks and shebas around town, the main thing is not the parking problem-—it's the problem after parking No Kiddin’ In the old days, when a fellow told a girl a naughty story, she blush. ed at it. Nowadays she memorizes it Peculiar, Isn't It? Men are peculiar, just as women have long suspected. For Instance, a fellow who hadn't kissed his wife in five years, shot a fellow who did All Represented Rector—-"Good morning, Brown, hear you have a new baby &t your home.” Brown dom.” Rector—"How Is that?” Brown—"1 am Egnlish baby walls” ‘Yes, sir. Our household now represents the United King- my wife's Scottish, the nurse is Irish, and the ‘ Close Call The noon whistle had blown when Murphy shouted seen me vest? “Bure, Murphy.” said Pat, “and ye've got it on “Right and 1 have” replied Murphy, gazing solemnly at his bosom, “and it's a good thing ye seen it or I'd have gone home without it.” Heard on the Wing First Little Birdie—"1 don't like the looks of that guy down there’ Second Little Birdie—"1 just spotted him myself ’ Financial Note She—"My little doggie is named Sroker”™ He—~"Why Broker?” She-—"Because he's active around the curd We Asked For It Ye office Cat may dig and toil TH his poor claws are good and sore But some poor fish is sure 10 say I've heard that joke sometime before “Has anyone Skunk Hollow News N\ (Frem Our Own Correspondent) Widow Durkey has moved into the Runner home ai the cross roads, She has ten children. Her husband was a traveling man Dr. Porter's car was seen driving in Jennie Baker's driveway, Fri. day. Upon investigation we learned that Jennie Is suffering with an obsessed ear. LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa: Several months ago the boy whe 1 go with and 1 decided not wo date anyone else, Not long after that I broke that promise and had a dale | with a boy who went around brag- The Ladies Benevolent Society held its regular meeting on Wed- | | neaday evening. Mr. Carroll made a motion that he would take care {of any ladies present who wished to discard any old clothing Miss Lillie Clay has been confined to her bed with the umps for the past several days 4 The pedestrian on the State road near here, who was hit by a hit- skip driver, speaks broken English The Scrabble farm was purchased last week by Elmer Bodey Bodey is very aggressive, He has eleven children Ezra Pinchpenny, Skunk Hollow’'s most prominent citizen, threw away his brand new ear trumpet this week after wearing it three days jand never once getting an invitation for a free drink Your correspondent could not get the detalls on the death of Tom | Hammer's mother-in-law. At the time we phoned, Tom was out buying |a black te, | The stork made his seventeenth visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs {Jay Stubbs, north of the Hollow, last Sunday morning. The peculiar | thing is the arrangement Mr. Stubbs has » with his family doctor, { whereby 85 is deducted each time from a sliding scale paid the phy- | slelan with each new arrival. After two more calls, it will be the doc- | tors turn to start paying Mr. Stubbs an additional $5 for each delivery i A Heaven and Hell party was given at the home of Mr and Mrs, {Oscar Orum last Thursday, night for the benefit of the church. Those {going to Heaven were served peaches and cake, and those going to { Hell played checkers, cards and danced They were served hot spaghetti | An enjoyable evening was spent by all Our Classified Dept. Mr like position as cook. Do you want to take a chance? the bell come to dinner Price 75c. Fred Zunt. one now or right soon will save hundreds of dollars by applying to the undersigned this week, as I am selling out. J. DW. sight better outside than inside. Wood & Wood, realtors, Question Column D. H. writes: “IT have been troubled greatly with flies. I am won- dering if you could tell me what to do. | NOTTCE—Hunt and Bsh all you want on my farm, and when you hear | NOTICE have a few beautiful caskets left, Anyone expecting to need | | | | { | ging about it. Of course, it made my boy friend mad and since then we have had another quarrel and he has been dating anolther girl he used to go with, Do you think he is doing it for spite and will he come back? ANXIOUS—Del ANSWER: 1 suppose he was very much dis- appointed in you when you falled tw keep your promise wo him. 1 think it 1s a mistake sometimes, for girls 1o limit their company to one man but a promise 5 a promise, and unless a person can depend on your word when you give t, he can have no real faith in you The other boy probably had a bet up with him that he could date you, as you say he has never been back since Under the circumstances, 1 can't see how you can complain if he dates oher girls since you were the first 0 break the agreement He may come back but I doubt i he will ever trust you entirely again LOUISA Dear Louisa: Ever since my marriage five years ago, my husband has been a greal disappointment (0 me He supports me all right and ! think he loves me, but he is very rude to me. At first 1 almost cried my eyes out, but 1 don’t think he really means anything by In fact, jots of the times 1 think he is just trying to be funny. In from of people he will tell me to shut mj mouth or tell me to get in the hous« and get his supper, and things like that, It doesn’t make a hit with other people, either. They look a! him like they think he is crazy and 1 am embarrassed io death What can 1 do? DISTRESSED i 134 Arkansas ANBWER Your husband evidently has @ very peculiar sense of humor, bu! every now ang then I get letiers from disgusted wives of those Crea- tures whose idea of fun is to boas the little woman about in public These men are usually those who ger bossed around themselves oul in the business world and they ge! g feeling of inferiority. They try to overcome this feeling by being domineering at home It makes them {eel better but it is hard on the wife There is on one thing that wil pay as big dividends as courtesy and praise to one's wife, if husbands would only realize it. If a woman thinks she is appreciated she will be willing 10 work i1wice as hard for a8 man's comfort ang well be- ing. But if she knows everything on the table will be criticized and the new dress go unnotioed-—if Lhe husband wonders why she should be tired when she has such an eas) life with nothing © do bui keep house and look after the baby, she finally gets to the place where she doesn't care what he thinks Ang it takes such a little bit of applesauce 10 keep wives happy and it is 50 cheap that it is a wonder that more men don't use it than do This husband Is aciually losing his wifes love because he lacks good manners. Bu: after all 2 courteous derson is a kind person and unkind people do not inspire love 1LOUISA MARSH CREEK (From Jast week) Sunday visitors at the Harry Woomer hothe were Mr. and Mr: Charles James and family of Lock Haven ang H M Herr of Orvis. ton Mr and Mrs Howard Purl and family of Orviston, called at the Francis Watkins home Sunday, also Mrs. Walier Fye and daughter Margaret. Mr and Mrs Waller Boone vis- ited Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Young, Sun- day. Those on the sick list at this! oO writing are Florence Wren and Mrs John Warr. We wish them a speedy recovery. Mrs. Woomer home Saturday. Misses Esther, Dorothy and Flor- ence Yeager, visited their parents, over the weekend. Hannah Thompson of i | Brownsville, calied [SITUATION WANTED--Woman, 35, without previous experience would | There was an ice cream party held FOR BALE--75 acres, nice woods and dam Alte. Good house, damn EY | extend, the grazing season | i July 18, 1940, | Kentucky bluegrass, orchard grass | perennial ryegrass, and white clov-| er, —-— | Overy and Answer Column PROBLEM: When is a friendly dog likened to a horse-drawn ve. hicle? (Answer elsewhere in this department.) V. B~Where is the shortest distance between the Western and the Eastern hemispheres? ” Ans Across the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska The dis- tance Is 147 miles R. N~What Is talcum powder made of? Ans ~Talcum powder is made of tale, & soft mineral of a soapy feel which occurs in foliated, granular and fibrous masses / B. T~To settle an argument will you please state whether “Joe Louis,” the heavyweight prize-fight champion, is his real name, and &s he a native of Michigan? Ans ~The champions mother's name is “Barrow.” by which name Joe was known until his entry Into the prize-fight game, when “Barrow” was dropped. He was born and raised in Alabama, where he Was a cot- ton-picker. He, with his mother, migrated to Detroit, where Joe worked us & laborer in the automobile industry. He took to boxing and entered the Golden Gloves contest in Detroit with much sucerss and launched out on an unprecedented career, which, in a space of a few years, brought him 10 the pinnacle of pugllism, netting him more than a milion dels ars P. D~How will it benefit Italy to fight with Germany sgainst the Allies? Ans. —Both Italy and Germany have aspirations for conguest bv force to establish a vast empire for each. In the event that the Rome Berlin axis should win the war Hitler and Mussolini will be able to. di- vide up Europe and Africa to their own liking. Each denjes such sspira~ tions, but facts of the past few years does not substantiate those denials W. H~Why is a woman's voice more shrill than a man's voles? Ans Because the little box in the throat which holds the vocal cords vary in size, as are also the passages In the throat and nose in which the sound reverberates the box and passages, the hoarser the voice, and vice-versa. It is similar to a trumpet and s bass horn J. N~Who Is leader Ans.—Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his fourteen years of major league baseball he achieved a grand average of 344 M. W.-What Is with Paris, France? Ans In 1831 Berlin same date. No national B. D~What is a Ans A “termite te an entirely different family M. M. E~Have Ans 1837 B K. M-When » it now? Ans The income reached its mated at $82.900000000 In 1838, according figures, It Wlaled nearly $70.000.000 000 8S. F~What character in religious } the rain would fall on his grave? Ans 81 that he be buried grave might be in full eaves might drog ET. €C~How Ans months E. R—When Ans ~The Con sel used during 8 new corn The larger the all-time 300 hitter in the National League? I mean the the population of Berlin, Germany, ss compared had 4.250000 census taken and sinee Paris had 2891 020 at thet thal Gale termite? 8 loosely called a white ant. However, they belong the Dionne quintuplets been vaccinated? The ¢ were vaccinated against smallpox in Pebruary y rit iinet quintuplet as the national income st i's peak? How much is ational peak in 1920 when it was esti- to Department of Commerce & Benedictine monk when dying made the request north wall of his cathedral so that his passers-by, and that the rain from the ulside the view of all upon it long does it take for elephants to breed? elephants is approximately twenty- The peri A of oest i wi of pe gestation in two the first Was submarine used in warfare? federale vessel Hundley, was the first submarine ves On February 17, 1864, she blew up the U. 8. 8 ette of n Charleston Harbor, with exploded her magazine The Hund. 2 War thirteen guns a8 spar-torpedo which struck her and ley went down with her victim E. T. M.—~What is the weight of the enormous chandelier in the Cen- Theater, Rockefeller Center? Ans The chandelier, which is sald 10 be the largest in the world, welghs six tons E. P—~Who killed Billy the Kid? Ans —The notorious Western bandit, whose real name was William Bonney, was killed on July 14, 1881, by a peace officer named Pat Garreit who surprised him hiding in an abode hut in old Fort Sumner v W. H. T.—How long has material been made of glass? Ans —As far back as the fourteenth century, the Venetians produced glass fiber In 1882 an American glass company manuwfaciured a dress of silk fabric interwoven wilh strands of glass thread and exhibited it 88 the Columbian Exposition 1. D. M.—~What is the significance of the various colored hat bands worn on army campaign hats? A Ans—A light blue hat cord signifies the infantry; a scarlet cord: the artillery; a yellow cord, the cavalry. Hal cords of the Engineer Corps are scarlet piped with white i T. C.~Why do radio stations use the letters W and K? gy. Ans —At the International Radio Conference held in Switzerland, some years ago, a code was set down so that the location of sll radio ste tions could be identified immediately. The letters W and K were assighed to the United States ope C. H.—Is more of the world's coffee supply produced in the Eastery or Western hemisphere? me Ans ~The average number of pounds produced annually, 1834-38, South America. Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, tu 4,633601.000. The total production for the rest of the world was 607. 506.000 pounds ler GRASS ARE EXPECTED Speaking of the breeding of bet- ter pasture plants, Dr. R J Garber, | direcior of the regional laboratory for pasture research located on the campus of the Pennsylvania State College. told scientists and farm atending the regional grassland conference at the College last week that superior strains of grasses may be expected from se-. jections now being made, Yield and quality of herbage are of primary concern to the breeder | of pasture plants, Dr. Garber de-' clared. One of (he main objectives must be to bridge the gaps in, and fell FEE A | it IT: | The speaker cited some of the resulty of work ai the laboratory on | i Hi os: High-speed Economy greens of all kinds, contain valuable vitamins and are laxative, They can be eaten freely, for they do not produce fat, Half a head of lettuce at dinner is quite filling. Esl 32 : s¥8l ALT gE od ; ¥a : i : 5 g = 2 3 4 : £ i § = = 3 2 i: 43 La H, L: Jo
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