THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. April 3, 1941. — I ———— I The only reason why the United States Is not in the present war is the reluctance of Japan and Germany to make the attack, just now. Page Four THE Orrick CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” | —— BRAIN TEASER A friend submits the following thought-provoker as an antidote for HOUSEHOLD SCRAPBOOK We grumble about taxes now but we would grumble just as much If they were half what they are, and we couldn't grumble more {f they were twice as much, which is what they will probably be, A.C. DERR,..,...........0nns dn Tea area das JRARGE PAUL M, DUBBS..............0000 0 Associate Editor GRRE = wa —— i ——— Metal Polish PROBLEM Wha! period of time Is spelled the same frontward an | backward? No, it's not “era” nor “ere.” Answer elsewhere in tds depart- { An eflective polish for metals can | ment be made by using 1 cup of cigar | (ashes mixed with 2 tablespoonsfuls | j M.—~What do the initials “OPM” mean Which I see in the papers, {of bicarbonate of soda, brought 10 | but which I never see spelled out? | a smooth paste with water, Use on Ans ~"OPM” are the initials of the recently created war defence |a clean cloth, rubbing vigorously. |bomrd which is “Ordnance Production Management” The board is come Shiploads of flour will be sent to unoccupied France under the supervision of the American Red Cross. The cargoes will total 13500 tons of white flour and will be purchased out of the $40,000,000 fund voted by Congress last year for the Red Cross to use in relief work abroad. [ssued weekly, every Thursday morning. - Sutered In the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second- class matter, a ES Sn SIRE IER i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION vve0 oJ pad in advance x EE na CII SRI. The date your subscription expires is plainly printed the 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, mist 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 eenits per line each lssue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and hot no- tifying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. --h = CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK a NATIONAL EDITORIAL SSOCIATION Wa == =] SE EDITORIAL |e defense program When you think of the think of Hitler Europe, it seems, has a few nations that s lieve what Herr Hitler says. They won long The way some folks drive their automobiles in Bellefonte you'd think we have no traffic regula- tions Under the laws of this country a man is inno- cent until he is proved guilty. Then if he isnt in- sane, he is pardoned The same Congress that took two Id nths, from January 10 to March 11, to pass the Lease-Lend Bill conunitting this country to all-out ald to Great Brit- ain and establishing a new foreign policy, required only twelve days to pass the $7.000,000 000 appropria- tion bill to manufacture and procure goods of many kinds for anti-Axis nations The House voted 337 to 55 in favor of the measure and the Senate 67 to § The appropriation bill was the largest ever nassed in peace-time history of the United States The action of the Brotherhood of Painters, Dec- orators and Paperhangers, an American Federation of Labor organization, has signed an sgreement to prohibit stoppage of work on defense contracts This ig worth noting The painters have agreed not W ralse wages or dues and initiation fees after work on a defense project has started. They agree to sup- ply qualified painters for all delense work and to carry out their share of the undertaking in a “speed, efficient and economic manner” This brotherhood séts a good example to all labor organizations which if they have wise leadership, will readily see that it will strengthen, not weaken the cause of organized labor What does Soviet Russia mean when she pledges “comprenhensive and complete” neutrality to Tur- key in the event that the Turks are called upon Ww defend their country against aggression? Possibly the phrase covers real neutrality, which would mean that Russia would give to Turkey every benefit that she extends to Germany, in the event of warfare between the two nations, However there is left for future determination the question whether the Turks are defending themselves from aggression, Stalin can make his own decision upon this matter ana thus decide if the assurance means anything or not The announcement represents another international agreement that means what the dominent nation wants it to mean. Nobody knows what Stalin would have it mean, and thus nobody knows what it act- selly amounts to. Farmers will be interested in tentative plans for large-scale food purchases for the British It is ex- pected that the buying will be directed by Milo R Perkins, Administrator of the Surplus Marketing Administration and head of the Pood and Cotton Stamp operations of the Department of Agriculture The food-buying operation is expected to exceed any similar enterprise in the peace<time history of this country, excent those being vndertaken for the Army and Navy, While food purchases will te made, at first almost entirely for the British, if is expected that American food will be sent to China, Greece and other nations joining the struggle against the to- talitarian powers. The British Pood Mission is in- terested in vitamin-rich foods, especially in comcen- trated forms. The products wanted include powdered milk, raisins, cheese, prunes, dehydrated fruits, cod- liver oil, halibut oil, dried eggs, smoked pork, can- ned or pickled pork, orange juice, lemon julee and lard. Dried skimmed milk and cheese will be need- ed The public will have the opportunity of invest. ing amounts from ten cents up to ten thousand dol- lars in direct obligations of the United States Cov ernment under the contemplated program to raise more thon $3,000,000,000 to finance the defense pros gram. Defense stamps, convertible into savings bonds, will be available to the general public from May lst on APRIL, OUR MONTH OF WAR It is now April, our nation’s month of war! Three times, in the same month, the United States has begun to fight, The twelfth is the annl- versary of the shot at Fort Sumpter that began four years of bloody strife, The twenty-fifth marks our declaration of war against Spain and the sixth is anniversary of our entry into the World War Once more, in 1041 the United States laces more than the possibility of warfare As Spring comes to the nation, to give {t gladness, the threat hostilities adds a touch of sadness There is some comfort in the thought that the people of the United States have seen the way they should walk, They have reaflirmed their stand for freedom of men, regardless of the danger that entails the Ol the the course The world. be it recalled, was not meant to be the mausoleum of human hope, the grave of human faith and the cemetery of human personality It simply is not ordained. Those who seek to plunge humanity into the darker barbarisms of earlier €ras wage a battle as fruitless as the effort of Winter to obliterate the rebirth of nature, that comes with Spring and warms the heart of man MATSUOKA IN BERLIN Japanese interest In For- the Matsuoka Arouse The visit of Yosuke eign Minister, to Berlin world where people speculate upon lhe meaning of the long journey undertaken by the Japanese states man vo facts should be remembered, in efforts to interpret the conference belween German and Jap- anese diplomats: (1) the Nazls still expect to win the war. and (2) Tokyo still expects to cominate the Far East Naturally, the parley will be concerned about methods to be adopted by the two nations to achieve their ambitious attempts to DeCome greater world powers. Consequently, it is logical to assume that the chief ways and means to prevent ithe United States from interfering with their ambitions Let not forget that the Axis pact, belween Germany, Italy and Japan, had for its creation the one purpose of preventing any nation, not then en- gaged In the wars in Europe and Asia, froin becom- ing & party to the conflicts, Plainly, tis related to only two nations, Russia and the United States, and inasmuch as the United States is the only la- tion now becoming involved (n the struggles, abd on the side against the Axis powers, the purpose of the visit is clear NAVY HAS PLANS PREPARED It will probably be no surprise ilo learn hat complete, detailed and technical plans for lhe use of the United States Navy to convoy merchant ships to Great Britain are in the hands of President Roose velt. They include both part-way and full-distance convoys. This does not mean, however that the Pres. ident has determined to use the American Navy 10 convoy ships to Europe. It may mean noting more than the usual precautionary studies thal are car- ried out by military and naval officials throughout the world Under the part-way convoy system, if Is pro- posed that American naval vessels provide protec- tion for British ships two-thirds the way across the Atlantic, or to the edge of American Western Hemis- phere waters as defined by this government The full-distance convoy system, of course, would escort the products of our industrial plants into the norihe ern ports of the British Isles We have no information in regards to the final decision to be made by the Government but it Is easy to imagine that the question will require an pefore many weeks elapse. In view of the present shortage of merchant ships under British control and the admitted scarcity of adequate naval vessels to protect them, it is reasonable to antici. pate the use of units of the American Fleet to con- voy merchant ships under one or the other of the schemes outlined above When this step is taken, if it is taken, there will undoubtedly occur a number of fights between Am- erican warships and German U-boats and airplanes, This risk is involved in any effort to promote the safe delivery of war materials to the fighting de- MOCTACIes Americans should understand, however, that if such eclashies occur, they do not necessarily mean full-fledged warfare between the United States and Germany. The United States, as a nation, can limit the use of its warships to the force that is necessary to make effective the policy of the nation nasmuch as our national policy seeks the safe delivery of war materials to Great Britain, and to other fighting democracies, the purpose of the Unit- ed Btates will be achieved by the use of naval and air forces that may be necessary to accomplish this result here is no occasion for anyone to broaden the purpose of our national policy, because of clashes at sea, into a commitment to dispatch American soldiers to Europe in order to bring down the House of Hitler. There is danger, of course, that Gefmany, Italy and Jepun will act under the Axis Treaty against the United States answer "Health Letter FARM CALENDAR Reminders from The Penn- | “Its the only way to see Dr. Bhine | Gr get out™ From the Educational Committee | of the Board of Trustees of the | Medical Society of the State of | Pennsylvania, of which the Centre County Medical Boclety is a com- ponent. All forms of life are subject to infectious diseases. Viruses, or the tiny microorganismg that carry in- | fectious diseases, attack life [rom | its highest f{ofm-man--down to the lowest—bacteria. Millions of dollars are lost each year due Lo virus diseases |n plants and lower animals. Virus diseases of tobacco, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, beets, lettuce, ghd sugar-cane cause great loss of incume. Among the snfmals, viruses cause such disor- ders as foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, hog cholera, swine influenza, cattle plague, fowl-pox, and dis eases of horses, chickens and birds. At the bottom of the list is bac- teriophagy, which is a virus disease attacking bacteria and without | bacteria life jn all forms of this | earth would quickly cease, Every | case of virus or infectious disease | results from the entry of the virus | into one person, animal or plant | ed Person, animal or TT Re i fection, | expectorating or other means in Spready of the majority of virus diseases of man that we know about at present is accomplished through contact or by means of droplet In- Droplet infection is the gpreading of the virus by sneezing, coughing, which the infection is carried from one person Lo another, 80 far as known, there 8 no evi- dence to show that a single abso- lutely new Infectious disease virus or agent has come into existence during the time covered by Lhe re~ corded history of man A good! thing, too-there are more than] enough dnfectious diseases on earth DO YOU KNOW From eight pounds of uranium enough atomic energy can be re- leased by neutron bombardment to drive an ocean lifter like the Queen Mary across the Atlantic, The tempo of modern warfare has speeded up--including the velo- city of the bullets used. This faet, according to British and French | medical purnals, makes for cleaner | wounds with fewer infections, the | missiles now going “clear through | the body, fe i 8, garying, wer particles o | sylvania State College School of Agriculture Quality Vegeiables Preferred Vegetable growers planning to put vegetables In quick-freezing stor- age are urged by specialists of the Pennsylvania Stale College to use only varieties of high quality and those adapted to Jocal soll and cli matic conditions. They also ex- plain that the culture of these vari- etieg helps to influence quality. Chicks Need Water -Growing chicks consume large quantities of water. Poultry extension specialists of the Pennsylvania State College explain that minimum requirements of the equipment used at the day- old age call for one quart of water capacity for every 15 chicks. When the chicks are six weeks old the capacity must be doubled. Prepare for Hard Work Horses that have been wintered largely on roughage need grain for wo or three weeks before field work be- gins, remind livestock specialists of the Pentisylvania Stale College. The condition of the horse and the work to be done will determine how to feed iL. Hard fleld work de- mands liberal feeding, Use our Classified Ad columns, WaAr-weary brains: Ten weary, footsore travelers All in a woeful plight, Sought refuge In a wayside inn On a drear and stormy night, | “Nine beds, no more,” the landlord said, “Have I to offer you Eight men can have each one a room But the ninth must serve for two” At this an angry clamor rose And arguments began | Whereon the cunning host devised This most ingenjous plan | A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I In a room marked A two men were placed The third was lodged in B The fourth to C was then assigned The fifth retired to D In E the sixth was tucked away In F the seventh man; The eighth and ninth in G and H And then to A he ran Wherein the host, as I have said Had laid two travelers by And taking one, the tenth and last He lodged him safe in I Nine single rooms a room for each Were made to serve for ten And this it is that puzzles me And many wiser men ® & oo 0 Double Trouble A pair of slightly muddled men found the ing much too frigid despite their warm interior desk, one of them sald to the clerk “Shay, we wansh a bed with two rooms in it Bald the harassed clerk: “I'm a busy man 1 you wait Is 8 room with two beds in it” This apparently met with the approval of the guests utes later they were still fu of the two single beds “Past, Bill, there's somebody in my bed” “Is there? There's somebody in mine, wo Silence “Past. Bill "Okay." Loud noises “Hey, Bill, I kicked mine out’ “Did you? That blighter kicked me out “Okay. pal. you come and sleep with me * & oo 9 Hardships of An Interview Dr. Shines office was so busy that he the very discipline He had a greet staf! of nurses and attendants, but each had his or her orders, sand no one Was allowed 0 break hem One morning a rather worldly-looking young Tellow temperature one oven. Veering up Ww a hotel can't be annoved What for ten min. ly dressed and horizontally reclined in one let's kick ‘em out of our room enforoed strictest came in 2nd | demanded to see the doctor. He was asked whether he had an appoint ment, and he confessed that he didn’t “First visit, eh?” asked the ailtendant, The young man nodded “Well then ™ pursued the attendant go through that door, take your clothes off, snd when you're Quite naked, press the white Dutton you will find there and Dr. Shine will see you” The young man protested bul the aliendant woukin't listen to him he said and you'd better do still He went into te closet lushing, the young man complied | pointed out to him, undressed, pressed the white bution, and sure enough the iitile doctor came [nn and began looking him over “Why. there's nothing the matter with you" the doctor exclaimed “Who said there was?” cried the young man indignantly. I only | came 10 ask you if you'd remew your subscription to the Ladies’ Home | Journal’ * 4 ¢ Inconveniently Deaf The young lady who sat at dinner next to the minister's deaf ear, asked him whether he was fond of bananas The good man cupped his ear and nodded to her “It's not at all important.” said the young woman, blushing, | merely wondered if you liked bananas? By this time the rest of the table was at attention “If you really want my honest opinion.” sald the reverence | old night-shirt is preferable to me any time” * & 9 0 How the Fight Started An Irishman returned to his home after a day's hard labor, and, | | removing his shoes, made himself comfortable. His wife came into the -¢ | room from her washing, fanning her body with her apron Phew, Mike™ she sald, “but yer feet stink” “Well, you ought to know them's no geraniums you're fanning.” was | { the reply ® & 0 Funny, Wasn't It? “I've got a good joke on you, Mike,” said one Irishman to another. | “1 wus goin’ by jer house t'other night and you fergot to pull down the | blinds. I could see yer shadow from the street, Kissin’ yer wife, I nad | a good laugh” { “The jokes on you, Tim.” sald the other, “I wasn't home last night.” ® * 0 0 Must Have Been Fragile A lady and ber little daughter were walking through a fashionable | | street when they came to a portion of the street strewn with straw, put there to deaden the noise of vehicles passing a Certain house | “What's the straw for, Mother?” asked the child. little baby girl sent her.” The child thought a moment, Jooked at the large amount of straw, | and said: “Awfully well packed, wasn't she, Mother?” * 4 0 0 Terribly Out of Date This fellow was displaying his new sedan to a friend “But I thought your other car was less than a year old,” sald the | friend. “You only drove it about 8000 miles, didn’t you?” “Oh, yes, it was still as good as new,” replied the owner, “but of | course it was hopelessly out of date as soon as the hew snd Improved | model came out.” i “Just how is the new model different?” | “Well, you can see at a glance. The automatic cigar lighter is an inch nearer the steering wheel this year {to the spot. Allow to dry | remove thoroughly {| Hardened brushes may be soaked in | raw linseed | separated when the Grease Spots Grease spots can be from rugs or over-stufled furniture by rubbing baking soda liberally in- ‘Then the baking soda with the vacuum cleaner or carpei sweeper Preserves Color A teaspoonful of strong vinegar in the last rinse water wil] prevent black socks [rom losing their color Care of Paint Brushes Always clean brughe belare paint putuing y y + OF 24 pot of hours and benzine ar oft - Ou then placed In a Work the bristles u until they paint will en so that jt will wash out Cutting Fresh Cake To avoid breaking a tender cake cut it with a strong silk thread Hold the thread taut with both hands and pull back and forth saw fashion, t cake As You cut through the The Umbrella Oll the hinges of the umbrella once in @ while, and it will prevent their rusting or breaking, If the parchmeny lamp shade has cracked from the constant heat ol the light bulb, it can be mended a follows: Hold the crack together and shellac over the crack several time both inside and out. Alter this ha thoroughly dried, shellac the e shade, both inside and out yo will be pleased with the results Feather Pillows When filling a pillow with feath. ers, crush a small block of cam- hor and mix in with the {feathers It will preserve them and the pil- ow will not musty { odar for v tir 4 Ong Lume have a Kerosene Lantern A kerosene lantern will give a brighter light if a pinch of salt b addeg to the oll in Lhe container Cockroaches sprinkied over Usd r Cupboard Qiawei: Fi Powdered borax PanLry di Ves dresser and any plage infested with cockroaches Dever f ‘ thse pu i appa] paper fail drive Henney {ew AWAY every monn JOURNALISM STUDENTS TO TAKE ANNUAL FIELD TRIP Journalism advertising ¢ sylvania State Philadelphia on annua; field trip nexiy week observe how “things are done” in Dewspaper plants ang edvertising agencies Making their tour under super vision of Donald W, Davis, associ- ate professor of journalicom, students will be guests of the Poor Richard Club, Philadelphia adver- tising group, at a Juncheon on Tuesday, April 8 The tour will end on the following day students majoring in the Penn- will go 10 xirses al College eis to tae For a Real EASTER HOLIDAY TAKE A TRIP BY TRAIN There are so many in- places to go on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Let your ticket agent help you plan your holiday trip. He'll tell you PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD removed | | - | posed of Knudsen, Hilknan and Stimson. OG. V~~What is the size of the desert cactus plant? And do They bear any kind of fruit? Ans There are several varieties of the cacti, and thelr growth In slze varies considerably. The Giant cactus often grows to a height of 100 feet, and produce the most beautiful flowers or blossoms without rival in the whole world, It does not bear fruit, The most common specie of cactus grows in the southwestern Blates, and averages about two feet in height, but has no flowers or foliage. E. E~~Is it true that wild animals fear man-—and man only? Ans.—All wild animals fear fire, Most wild animals fear man at all times, except at night or when hungry or in protecting their young, The mandrill (a specie of the monkey tribe) is the only animal thet will attack a man at all times, and does not fear the sound of gun-shots— in fact, they will seek the source of such an alarm and give fight to the death P. R-—When was church? Ans —The Canon of the Mass was established in A. D. 582 during the reign of Pope Gregory 1. The Mass was abolished by the Protestants during the Reformation W. 8~1 would like to know if Rumania is a Mohammedan country? Thank you Ans —No. Almost the entire population belong to the Greek Cath- olic church, but religious equality prevails n. F~Can you tell me if the story of Robinson Crusoe is fiction or fart Ans story away. | the Mass established by the early Christian Robinson Crusoe was the hero in a novel by Daniel Defoe, and is based on a fact—the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, who, in 1718, was shipwrecked and left by Captain Straddling on the Wlang of Juan Fernandez. He remained there for four years and four months when he was rescued by Woodes Rogers and brought to England, Based on this incident Danie! Defoe wrote his nove] entitled “Robinson Cru- oe." T. C.—~Can tell the , you me whether there is anything grammatically wrong with this statement: “I am going to go and get it?” Ans-—Yes. “Go and” is superfluous, “I am going to get it” is proper Subscriber—What is the normal body temperature of a dog? Ans ~The normal temperature of a mature dog is seid to be 101°, That of a puppy, 106 H. J. P~How many How many voted? : Ans —It was estimated that B0528.000 persons were potentia] voters inst November; of this number 49518885 voted. A. Y~Please give the origin of the expression “a baker's dogen” Ans—When a heavy penalty was inflicted for short weight, bakers gave an extra measure 0 avoid all risk of incurring a fine: hence thir- teen became a baker's dozen " : E. K~—Please give the date of the Tulip Pestival in North Carolina Ans ~The festival will be celebrated at Washington North Caroling April 17-18, when the blooming season is at its height C. 8~What was the Homestead law? Ans —The Homestead Law, signed by Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, gave to “any person who is the head of a family, or who has ar- rived at the age of 21 years, and is a citizen of the United States or who shall have filled his declaration of intention to become such® ‘te privilege of obtaining a quarter-section of land free of charge, except a small filing fee, by ving on the land for five years and meet CRY - tain conditions with respect Ww cultivation With numerous modifics- tions, the basic features of the law are in force today people were able to vole in the last election? A. R~Is It necessary sl a formal dinner for there to be & plate al euch place for every course? Ans Mrs, Post In her book “Etiquette of the table unt it ix cleared for dessert place says that from the setting 2 pikle must remain sl every C. T. L-~Who was the inventor who disg fre i his way Ww London? tured 19m 2 ghip up Ans Dr Rudolph Diesel. inventor of the engine of that name dis- appeared (rom a ship crossing the English Channel on the night of Sep. tember 23, 1913, and was Dever seen again M. K. K~When was Lhe Order of the Puwple Heart revived? _ Als.—~ The Order of ihe Purple Heart which was instituted by George Washington in 1782 during the War of the Revolution was revived in 1922 by order of the President of the United States Herbert Hoover, M. L~In what year did Buffalo Bill kill the flaloes wi furnishing meat! to a rallroad? Jui \nliaon wile Ans ~The record kill of buffaloes by Buffalo Bill was made during the 1867-1868 season, when he killed 4280 i . 2.3 D~How many trees are used in making matches? ~Approximately 300000 mature trees sre required annually to manufacture 287.000.000000 maiches in the United States, y W. A. C~On what occasion were hymn books used wad a battle? ; - fg Ans ~Om June 23, 1780, the Battle of Bpringfield was fought. The Rev. Mr. Caldwell, according to tradition, urged his men to ap hymn (books In the neighboring church as extemporised wadding; exhorting them: “Now put Watts into them, boys.” : G. K~What Is the longest drop ever made by an av opening his parachute? ¥ An. A¥iator Safire Ans—The record parachute jump was made by sn aviator in the Russian Army in July, 1834, from an altitude of 26.575 feet. This aviator also made the delayed drop record in this jump. He did not open his parachute until within 600 feet of the ground, 8. K~What is the speed of the Navy's new battleships? : Ans-—The Navy Department says that the new battleships of the United States Fieet will have a designed speed of twenty-seven knots (about thirty miles) per hour. ”. T. C~How many people are necessary to make an election pre- c ’ Ans There i= no definite number of persons in an election - cinct. The districts are made out more or less for the Bn gp election Sificials and vary in size of population W. B. S—Flease give the recipe for a solution, which wi to spectacles prevents them from steaming ep agpiied Ans It is suggested that the glasses be cleaned with az solution of equal parts of glycerine and ethyl alocho! or glycerine alone and then rubbed perfectly dry with a clean soft cloth C. L~How long does a patent last? Ans —The life of a patent is eighteen years G. HPlcase tell me which carries the more mail, the railroad or the airplane? | Ans ~The Post Office Department says that railroads carry more | mall than airplanes. Answer to Problem-—Noon. A Way To PROTECT Your Family's Inheritance If you leave a large sum of money, or a piece of property outright, how long will it last? There's always a possibility that it ma be unwisely invested or wer: Reis y In your Will or by a Trust Agreement, you can set aside your entire estate or parts of it to provide an income for one or all members of the family. Go As Trustee of your estate, this institu- n will conserve preserve it i manner you plan in your Will. Jnr BELLEFONTE, PA. Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
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