Si — i OBITUARY JOHN BAIRD ‘John Baird, a resident of Tyrone RK. D. 4, for the past 20 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. | John Walls, Tyrone R. D. 4, on Thursday night, Feb, 20. 1041, fol- lowing a year's illness with a com- plication of diseases. Mr. Baird was | a son of Simon and Mary (Barnical) Baird, and was born in Blair coun~ L¥ on January 29, 1851. On Novem- | ber 6, 1888, at Pine Grove Mills, he was united in marriage with Jennie Qolabine, who died in 1918. He is survived by a son, William P. Baird; a daughter, Mrs. John Walls, of Ty- rone R. D. 4, and three sisters, Mrs, Mary Kuhn, of Duncansville; Mrs. | Elizabeth Stiffler, of Mahaffey, and Mrs. Susan Ross, of Tyrone, He was a farmer by occupation. WILLIAM M. NESTLERODE William M. Nestlerode, 80, Centre county native, died at his home in Freeport, Ill, of a heart attack, Feb 8, 1941. Funeral services were held the following Tuesday. Interment was made at Oakland, Ill, He was born at Madisonburg, May 19, 1860, the son of Jacob and Marianna Nes- tlerode. He located In Freeport in 1878, and after working on a farm five years entered the employ of the Henry Buggy Company and af- terward the Henny Motor Company, continuing for 57 years, retiring last Sept. 1. He is survived by his wife, the former Inez Turner, of Free- port, whom he married in 1883, and two children: Boyd W. Nestlerode and Mrs. O. 8, Narverud, both of Freeport; also by a sister, Mrs. Bus- an Phillips, of Madisonburg. Among his relatives residing in Clinton and Centre counties are County Super- intendent Newton F. Bartges, E. Kessinger, of Salona, and Wil- liam F. Kessinger, of Eagleville Sta- tion, cousins. JONS AUGUST FRIES. Jons August Fries, 77 assistant director of the Institution of Ani- mal Nutri jon at Penn State since 1908 was found dead Friday morn- ing, February 21, 1941 in his room at the Womer residence, East Park Avenue, State College, where had lived for years. Death was due to heart disease. Professor ies was a familiar figure around State College for more than 50 years. He was born in Sweden and at an early age ran away to sea. After seven Years on the ocean, he arrived in Philadelphia where he worked as a machinist apprentice. Hearing of a course in chemistry at the College he came to Penn State in 1887, en- rolling in the two-year course When he finished the course, he be- came an assistant chemist in the Ag Experiment Station. He con- tinued in that capacity until 1898, when he became an experi assistant in animal nutrition at the station In 1908 he was named assistant di- rector of the Institute of Anima Nutrition, continuing in that ca- pacity until his death although he retired from routine duties in 1926 He was an ardent lover of the out- doors, riding and walking much until recent years. and his trim blue-clad figure and {ron-grey beard were familiar to many brother fish- ermen along Spring Creek. He was known familiarly as "Frosty" Pries His association with 8t Paul's Methodist Church meant much to him and he served as communion steward, secretary of the board of | terment of Lock Haven, a nephew, and Torrence | | was elected superintendent of school district being re-elected In he | ber of the oficial board. He joined | the church September 15, 1880, and | | was associated in various official ci | | pacities from then until hig death. He was born in Halsingborg, Swe- den, on August 31, 1863, and for | years returned to visit with rela- | tives about every other y=ar, He was a member of the American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, and the Nord Jordbruks- fork Forening. His only survivor in | America is a niece. Services were held at St. Paul's Methodist church, | | State College Sunday afternoon in charge of Rev. H. F. Babcock, as- sisted by Rev. C, Gal] Norris. The body was taken to Philadelphia | where services were followed by in- in Northwood cemetery, Philadelphia, CLARENCE E, FURST. Clarence E. Purst, native of Cen- tre county and supervising principal of the Wilson public school, Easton, died Monday night, Feb, 17, 1841, at his home in that city, following a stroke of apoplexy suffered Satur- day afternoon. Born at Port Ma- tilda, April 4, 1887, he was the son of the late Willam G. and Eva (Pennington) Purst, Members of the family include his wife, Mrs Vera Coulter Purst, two sisters. Mrs. Clark Hartsock and Mrs. How- ard Hall of Altoona, and two broth- ers, Carl M, Furst of State Colleg? and Russel] Furst of New York City Mr, Furst had a wide experience as an educator He taught grade school in Centre county and later took a position as teaching princi- pal of a grade school at Norristown, from where he went to Camden, N J.. to teach a naturalization night schoo] for two years. He was super- vising principal at Wilson High school from 1928 to 1830 and then the 1934 and 1938. Mr. Furst was a member of the First Presbyterian church, Camden N. J. He attend- ed Memorial Evangelical and Re- formed church, Easton, and was a member of the Men's Bible class and the Men's Club of the church, LLOYD 8S, BARR. Lioyd 8. Barr, former well known Tyrone business man and for the past few years a resident of Gates- burg and State College, died sud- denly Tuesday night, Feb. 18, 184] at Elizabeth N. J.. where he and Mrs. Barr were visiting their son- in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs G, 8. Flenner, Mr. Barr was a son of Howard and Rebecca Barr an was born at Gatesburg Cenire county, July 24. 1886. May 12, 1908, at Barnesboro he was united in marriage with Miss Lydia A. Ray, who survives with these children Mrs. Gerald 8 Flenner, Mrz. 8. E McKibben Richard E Barr, Cran- ford, N. J.; William L. Barr, David S. Barr, State College. and Robert H. Barr, Gatesburg. He is also sur- vived by six grandchildren and two brothers, Foster E. Barr, Tyrone, and John R, Barr. Gatesburg. Mr Barr taught school for some years and later served as a general man- ager of the Wilson Chemical Com- pany of Tyrone. He organized and opera'ed the Barr Manufacturing Company in Tyrone for many years and also was the owner and opera- tor of a farm at THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. February 27, 1941. — English Lutheran church, Tyrone, and was affiliated with the 1. O, O, , the Masonic lodge, the Cham- ber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club, Puneral services and inter- ment were made at Gatesburg Fri- day afternoon. Dix Run Baptist C. ©. Shuey, pastor. Sunday School 9:30, Elmer Hosband, Supt, followed with Class Meeting; Chris- tian Endeavor 7:30, Mrs. Thomas | Hogencamp president, Advent Church C. ©. Shuey, pastor, Sunday School 9:30, Roy Leathers Supt. Preaching 11 o'clock, with Orvis Sholl, of Milesburg, as guest preach- er; Christian Endeavor 7:30, Nevin Watson, president, Bush Hollow Pligrim Holiness J. A. Byrd, pastor. Sunday after- noon, March 2, there will be a very special service. Rev. J. O. Yount of Titusville, a musician, will be in the service to render selections on a number of different musical instru- ments. Rev. C. H. Dooley of Vir- ginia, will bring the gospel message The service will begin promptly at 2:30 o'clock, Friday night Cottage prayer in the home of Clyde Wat- son, Coleville Pilgrim Holiness J. A. Byrd, pastor, Revival begin- ning Tuesday night, Feb. 25 and continuing until March 8th. Services” each night at 7:30, morning services at H. Dooley of Vinton, Va. is the evangelist. Rev, J. O. Yount of Ti- tusville, is the musician. Rev. Yount plays about six different instru- ments, Sunday, March Sth at 9:30 a. m. will be Rally Day in the Sun- day school. Children of the school will take part in the program and Bunday 10:45. Rev. C Presbyterian, Port Matilda Services, Sunday, March 1: Bible school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Unionville-Evening wor- ship, 7:30. The regular meeting of the Bible Study class will be omit- ted on Monday, March 3, due to special services in the Methodist church, Class will be resumed Mon- day, March 10 at the home of Mrs George Shipley. Special service ob- serving the Day of Prayer in the Free Methodist church, Friday eve- ning, Feb. 28, Howard E. Oakwood, minister First Evangelical, Bellefonte H. Halbert Jacobs, pastor. §:30 a m., Sunday Church school Charles W. Keller, Supt. 10:40 g. m., warship with sermon. Subject, “Christ, the Dynamic We Need” 6 p. m., Junior Catechism. 7:30 p. m., worship with sermon. Subject, “Except Ye Re- pent.” Lenten service on Wednesday evening at 7:30. All are welcome to worship with us, The Official Board will meet following the Wednesday evening service, Bunday being the last before the annua] Conference which convenes in the Grace church Lewistown, the pastor will give his annual report of the work done dur- ing the year Memorial Rites To Spur Military Shrine (Continued from page one) hang its head in shame for permit- ting this monument to fall into de- cay.” Ryne declares - THE WAR IN EUROPE The duel-to-death, now underway | solinl's modern navy, constructed between Great Britain and Gere | to make the Mediterranean an Ital- | many, is the battle between land! ian like, has impotently dodged its power and sea power, and #0, far, | foe to avold complete destruction | land power, reinforced by great | Mussolini's venture against aerial superiority, has been unable | Greece, undertaken as a parade Lo | to win the war. new positions from which to assail Casualties (n the fighting between | the British In the Near East, be- the main antagonists are low, re-! came a military peril not to lhe | presenting mostly unlucky civilian | Greeks, but the Italians, Today the | victims of bombs dropped by fast- | Balkan area is in a ferment as Ger- flying raiders. The mass-murder of | many takes the risk of spreading | 1914-18 1s absent, for the present at | war in the effort to succor the be- { least, although the possibility ex- | labored Fascis's, Nazi strategy, 1 [ists that the hostile armies may | should be remembered, even after | eventually come to grips. | the fall of France, was (0 maintain how | peace In the Balkans in order not Bide 8 Abound | imperil the flow of supplies from There are numerous side-issues, | this region into Germany such as the campaign in North Af- . a rica, the developments in the Bal- | Coordination In The Far Eat kans and the threatening situation! Anything like an understanding in the Far East. Regardless of what | of the present war situation involve happens in these areas their only | consideration of events far from Importance is the effect they have | Europe. In the Far East, it is plain upon the main event, Japan, third member of the Axi group, considers seriously the op- portunity to seize British and Dutc possessions and to eslablish Lhe “new order” that wil] set up an Asl- atic empire It 5 no accident around Singapore the serious situation of England In Europe. Tie recent reinforcement of this great British base emphasiz- es the peril that confronts the Brit- | ish empire, It is aggravated by sus- picious circumstances that seem 10 indicate that Soviet Russia will aid and abet Hitler in the Far East a well as in the Balkans, by adopung a passive role U. 8. Aid To Be Decl ive Against this background of a combined assault upon the Britlsh by German, Italy and Japan must be considered the vast production strides of the United Btates gether with rapidly developing sen- timent in this republic in favor of all-out aid ling demo- cracy Announcement of 0 More serious but less spectacular, than the side-show performances are the blockades The British fleet, to a very large degree, pre- vents vita] supplies from reaching Germany or the occupied areas British strategists are confident that, in time, this relentless pressure will weaken German power and pave the way jo victory, Hitler Squirms in The Tolls Caught in the vise-like grip of the British blockade, Hitler, unable to contest the enemy's sea supremacy through naval challenge, seeks (0 reverse the advantage by using alr- planes and submarines to destroy British merchant ships. It is ad- mitted by all experts that this cam- paign threatens British imports and that it has the possibility of success The German effort produces spec- tacilar claims of ships Jost at sea and port facilities smashed in Eng- land. Meanwhile, no fanfare ac- companies the glow, but steady pro- cession of merchant ships that oon- tinue to deliver munitions and food to England, The presence of a German sea-ralder on the ocean is hot news but the absence of Ger- man merchant ships rom the high seas seldom gels into print. There is no “flash” Involved in the con. tinuous patrol of warships that surround the enemies of Great Brit- ain, Italy's Di aster Worries Hitler The position of Italy, In the war, is peculiar. Nowhere have the Ita- Hans won a victory, unless we count it a triumph when Pascist soldiers marched against the siricken army of Prance. In Africa the Italians have suffered repeated disaster, in Albania the Pascists have been humbled and humiliated and Mus- | Crisis with that the concides Lo he sirugg Japan's adher- I-gauged into Amer) “ANS 4h ’ Well effort Ww confining all energy defense. The pact conv doubtful peopl } an Axis triumph al peril in the Western Hemisphere and ized favor of assisting the Without the assurance Can support, in supplies and fighting equipment position would completely frighten 0 own inced many 3 country that represented actu- public opinion in Britis} of Ameri- equipment the British crystal be almost but nol Backed by the “arsent] of democracy” and in conirol of the seas British stronger than ever before in the alr and on land they await all onsla tain resolutely thelr will : hopeless the exude confidence a soMte IES ic Te and wil ‘Stork Stops Four Times; Leaves Baby (Continued from page one) istood LU Tucker had but were “very good” and that the dark- haired mother was “doing nicely” trip well Earlier t the REPLY TO MR. MURPHY 37 Pine St. Bellefonte, Pa Editor, The Centre Democrat, Dear Bir: I read a letter in last week's issue of your paper writien by Mr. J. Linn Murphy, of Ithaca, N. Y. stating that 1 was mistaken about the bombshell ore stone hav- ing the penny inside. No, I am not mistaken about this, as it happened about the year 1006 or 07 and was found by William Heberling, then Beulah was first to be Dom 8:30 a m. while Pather Lasley seven children were at church Ruth, 10, who haz a broken (was at home With her mother other 30 minutes passed before Tucker appeared Mildred arrived a! 10:30 came John--named for the doclor at 12:15 p. m. and 15 minutes later Then Gatesburg. Mr trustees and for years was a mem- Barr was a member of the First ATLANTIC STATES GAS for CONVENIENCE COOKING WATER HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SPACE HEATING Take Water Heating for example: The Ruud Auto- matic Water Heater gives you instant hot water any- {ime of day or night. Once we install it you never have to touch it. Average family cost of operation with Tappan Gas Range is only about 16¢ a day. THIS IS JUST ONE PHASE OF THE SERVICE RENDERED BY ATLANTIC STATES TO ITS 13.000 CUSTOMERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, JUST IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD. ! bles and the work of a patriot, soldier and #en- | toad as the case may be, for I “A small number of boys who are track foreman ait the mines As he living in the old officers’ club on the was walking along the railroad grounds are trying to complete some tracks about four or five bundred of the smaller monuments which feet north of the old Diamond well were jeft unfinished at the time he noticed a bombshell stone lying Colonel Boal died,” Ryne sald last along the tracks and picked it up, December, as most all of the people around the Small Sum Needed mines always did and broke them The Btate, he said, could well af- open. As he broke this stone open ford to appropriate a small sum of out dropped & penny. He then walk money to have brush and weeds re- ed into the incline plane where my moved from around the construc- father was working and said to tion, so that the shrine could be him: “Jim look what dropped out seenn from the road “As it is" he added, “the bram-| wy Murphy probably is correct weeds hide the life yn nj, statement about the frog erous man. The shrine has been ipnave heard of it many times But stripped and removed to a forsaken go... are two different stories. One part of the State, where none but members of the National Guard can jeher at the Scotia ore mines. He is see or visit it | also correct about the inside surface It is the purpose of the Society of 5 bombshell ore stone having a of the 28th Division to have Penn- 1d some w sylvania tarn over this piece of glazed surface inside and sol hen ground to us, and I'm sure the men who enlisted with the division will give it the proper care.” creamy looking water {of this stone when I broke it open”! happened at the Pond Bank and the | broken open containing a kind of a i We hold our home-coming picnic Martine—named for the nurse rush- ed from Leitchfield John weighed 5 pounds and % of an ounce. Beulah--named for her mother—weighed 5 pounds and her { two sisters 4 pounds each {| Neighbors learned about | quadruplets after Lasley began fev- erishly searching the countryside by | telephone for ‘s wash basket to hold four babies and four hot water botties.™ | Bald the 42-year-old Mrs. Lasley, {who hadn't expected the event until April “They're good looking and I hope the Lord will let us keep them and care for them” Said the 44-year-old father: “I hope this means my luck is go- ing to look up. (He broke his leg several months ago.) Nothing like this ever happened before.” un he Any school that graduates a pupil who is not fitted for the job of children : Circus Gorilla Scared At Sight of Bride (Continued from page one) mediately backed off in a cringing attitude Toto paid him no heed and cone tinued her nonchalance toward the retreating Gargy who should have been the master of the situation be- cause he is one year Toto's senior CGiargy masculine tossed a bridal bouquet tops Into Tolo's cage gave notice she would be the head of any family circle which the cir- cus sald would be a zoological event of prime Importance, because Rgor- {llas have never been mated in cap tivity .-- An Old Recipe Makes a Better Bread This old style loaf is not “Just another bread formula” It Is a real woman's recipe bread, The packaging Is dif- ferent, the shape and appearance are different, and lastly and most important the taste is different, “MOTHER CARSON'S” Covered Wagon BREAD A woman's Home Recipe Bread and Baked only by MORNINGSTAR BAKERY feeling hurt of celery Then she gave a shrill, querulous bark, jumped down from her steel bench grabbed the bars, pounded the floor and shook her whole cage Again Cargantua the backed away bul, apparent ing that faint heart won lady, gave a little growl, d of stomping gan WAvIng his huge Bald his keeper ner, laughing Then Too CARe where through wrapped herself in forgot the whole bus Gargy just pounding his chest arms but iL seem much Bhe Terrible fee] ne'er alr bit be id a himself and arm Richard CGargantua’s afraid walked to the 1001 Nseuvered Kroe- the rear her unshiine sL0o0d ana he didr ting heart into it STATE DESIGNS NEW JOINT FOR 7 STATE COLLEGE GIRLS CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES FENN TIMBER Seven State College girls are can- des a for 0 ces in the Woman Government Association al the College. Jean Babcock ominated for president of Lie ¢ ganization Other chosen were Detly Queen; H Ann sophomore fidates der cial bright for May an 23.00 ruthers for Miriam Jones Popp, for town senator M Henninger and Phyllis king as freshman atlendants the May Queen Run - February March ——— A ——— WEHOTIE Aes ¢ I a raed ang KELVINATORS fT elections will be held ym Po. | y nerd Aa 4 27 and final eleclh: be ure directs reports brief vement and : ons n agricul. red by the Col- 0 years, Last were Cerne PHILCO RADIOS PROMINENT PENN STATE ALUMNUS DIES IN 50UTH Phone 3589-R-1 Pleasant Gap, Pa. MELROY'S PENN STATE OFFERS NEW CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ABC and VOSS WASHERS Bendix Home Laundry Electric Stoves J. M. Keichline Insurance Agency One of the Oldest Agencies in Centre County. ANN WW. KEICHLINE, Representative Temple Court Phone 190 {ture has about reach that a farmer doesnt ra good bl nm yield id a DICSRINDE Laid End to End They Add up to a Swell Idea We mean these Four New Additions to the Buick SPECIAL Series that Give you Big-Car Thrill in less Curbside Space dock—and the way they flit through trafhc a delight to wheel-weary drivers. When it comes to action — well, they've got a 115-hp. FmesaLL eight under their bonnets that skims you down the road like a mallard heading home. You can add Compound Car- buretion at small extra cost and have 125 horsepower that does things we hardly dare hint about in print. HE way cars have been stretching Tx lately, it usually takes only a couple of cars to occupy the curb space of an extension-ladder fire truck. is Not so with the newest additions to the 1941 Buick line. Here we've reversed the trend—just to prove that an honest-to-golly BIG car can be built without going over- board on bumper-to-bumper distance. a But they're a handy six inches short Ryne and Past Commander Wil- { lam A. Miller, national director of the society, will present a resolution | to that effect to the Legislature in | Harrisburg. Miller is in charge of Here's How It Works . . . @® Atlantic States Gas sinks a rustproof, welded steel tank in your yard From this tank gas is piped into your home. Service trucks keep the tank full (you don't even have to order the gas). The tank holds at least six months’ supply of gas A standard gas meter records the amount of gas you use, You pay for the gas you use, only after you've used it. EAST PENN GAS CO., Inc. 137 East Market Street Local Re : presentative: LEWISTOWN, PA. HARRY W. SNYDER, 218 East Third Street, LEWISTOWN, PA. PHONE: 10 Ee se rere or. oe Used Truck Headquarters ~~ DECKER MOTOR (0. SOUTH SPRING STREET BELLEFONTE, PA. PHONE 674 | the memorial | March 2. service on Sunday, Plang for the meeting of the Na- i, She Year u ihe plete grounds fr making a living might as wel] re- some of these older people who had Yi€W lis program worked at the mines one time or an-| other would come and pay us a visit | and make themselves known. Our picnic will be held on Saturday,! August 2, of this year. Not many of | the first settlers at Scotia are living COMPENSATION The four new models now adorning the Buick Srecial Series fit neatly into modest garages without putting a permanent crimp in the doors, They slip into parking places smoothly as a rowboat nestles up to a er, bumper to bumper, than other Buicks—a quartet of top-quality cars in a new and easily-handled size. The price? It's lower too. So better take a look at the first really BIG car in this bumper-to-bumper size. tional Executive Committee and the | National Legislation and Memorials ANY more. So I invite Mr. Murphy Committee of the Society of the 28th to try and attend our picnic this Division will be drawn up at 7 p. m. Year if he can possibly do so. Very sincerely yours, HARRY M. WILLIAMS, ! ‘Coach Seriously | Injured In Fall (Continued from page one) ran down the steps and slipped on | the icy pavement, falling backward, |” Some of the members of the box- | ing team jokingly began to count | 85 g referee In the ring, but when | Mr, Bosser; attempted to rise the | seriousness of his injury became apparent as he started to fall and the students grabbed him. He became unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where he re- gained consciousness bug suffered for a short time from temporary blindness ag a result of the injury. John Patrick, graduate studeni at the Pennsylvania State College, will substitute on the Teachers’ College faculty, taking over Mr. Bogsert's classes during his absence, Howard Granite It's about time for the tariff- Works FRANK WALLACE, Prop. 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