Page Four THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA, Issued weekly, every Thursday morning. Entered In the postofMice at Bellefonte, Pa., as second | class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION if paid In advance $3.00 per year if not paid in advance RE rr —————— 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 sents per line each issue, Bubscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- | tifying us, are liable for same, All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise | ARERR IIE . = ~ < CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK NATIONAL EDITORIAL (JA gASSOCIATION EDITORIA when gol provider: -— davs the highest Who can remember the compliment was to call a man a tule Vif unless dif- 1942 some St Thanksgiving Old 8 the govenors of ferent. upon being insist How Te halt ye be- 1 Kings, long tament America 4 Old Thought tween two xviii, 21 for opinions There believe we ler alone are people in th an have peace if Bomb: vehicles people of rain upon the more aevel United State: nave a the Why controls we won't America Atlantic need merchant ships hould the and Japan et t area the Near Area a res long yearned Russia wem- East it of News indicate that Sov is moving ingly to be able to seize a por if the British have German attacks The has the oil fields of Iran and a port on the Persian Gulf It has not to challenge the British. It does not dare challenge Herr Hitler. But Joseph Stalin like a bird of prey around. ready to feast upon the spoils left on the le by brave men dispatche * troops toward the to leas for Soviet dared hover field of battle ory of protection ak better get two-wheelers may the t ualities If you belie any and all © cycle. Possibility that the be counted on for a lot of local transportation wa envisaged last week by Harry F. Sinclair, oil ex- ecutive, who told the stockholders of his corpora- tion: “I trust you will not complain and will bear with us if some day it necessary for to gO about your pleasures on a bicycle rather than in an automobile. The situation is very serious” Mr. Sin. glair added that he was thinking about the danger of an acute shortage of gasoline and other oil pro- ducts due to diversion of tankers to the service of Great Britain vourself a bi- have to te vou is you France, it seems, has entered upon full-fledged sollaboration with Germany, throwing the weight sf its empire against the British France, sorely stricken and sadly tried. could not resist the lure of Jerman oroffers and French leaders undoubtedly believe that the way is open for France to become the junior partner of Hitler, replacing the incom- petent Italians. There nothing to be gained by denouncing the French, much as their action is to be deplored. They have been the victim of incompetent leaders, who lost the war, and of greedy successors, who are willing to sell the nation’s birthright for a mess of pottage. It remains to be seen whether the people of France will follow the Petain government or seek Lo save the honor of Prance by revolution, as soon as the opportunity presents itself There seems to be no reason to disbelieve reports from abroad that news of strikes in this country, together with reports of speeches made by former Fresident Hoover, Colonel Lindbergh and prominent Isolationists, have produced an impression that the United States is seriously divided and that the Gov- ernment is unable to function effectively in the presence of world disorder. Dispatches from Europe make it clear that the Vichy Government of France was undoubtedly influenced by its impression that the United States was virtually impotent, and Tokyo newspapers stress labor troubles in this country. It is unfortunate that activities permitted in this country, because we continue to be a democratic people, are misinterpreted abroad. This is one of the penalties of democracy, It will be more than unfor- tunate, however, if the Japanese, for example, in- itiate aggressive action in the Par East under the delusion that the United States is incapable of se curing national unity to promote eflective action, NO LONGER A GRAVEYARD Unfortunate is the resurrection of trite refer- ences to Central Pennsylvania as the “graveyard” ot trans-state fliers, resulting from the crackup on Shade Mountain, in Western Snyder county which brought death to Benjamin Brewster, socially prom- inent New York broker, and his wife. As a matter of aviation history, the natural barriers to air navigation over the stately moun- tain ranges that traverse this section of Pennsyl- vania as a branch of the Alleghenies, have been overcome to such an extent throughly erection of guiding beacon lights, weather report stations and emergency landing fields that comment has been common in recent years upon the low Incidence of airplane accidents, The crash of a mail plane piloted by the unfor- tunate Charles H. Ames in the hills of Centre coun- ty more than a decade ago was the climax of a ser- ies of mishaps that in some degree justified the “graveyard” title, but the marth of events since that time has provided the greatest safety that hu. man ingenuity has been able to devise. Motor accidents, the records show, are at times most common on the safest sections of highway and the Snyder county tragedy is an <xample of the fact that this can also be true in the field of avia- tion, Because that is true, every attempt to paint Central Pennsylvania as hasardous to flying should be promptly and effectively squelched. cpg | EA iu 1 mT MORE ACTION NEEDED! For all practical purposes the United States is “In the war" Passage of the Lease-Lend Act ol- ficially ended the theory of isolation in foreign al- fpirs National determination to deliver munitions of war, and other necessary supplies, to the British people, charts a course which will eventually result in hostilities, Even aside from this determination on wr part, the slow spread of Axis armies and the teady encroachment of Axis power upon the rights of all peoples, insures a clash with the United States, It is not vet certain whether the first shooting will occur in the North Atlantic, in connection with the delivery of war supplies to Great Britain; in the Red Sea, or Indian Ocean, in connection with the movement of American ships carrying goods to peo- ples affected by the spread of war; or in the Pacific, where Japanese ambitions lure Tokyo toward mad dreams of conquest which will involve the vital in- terests of this country Our Policy Means War Not only is the United States arming and equip- ping the enemies of Axis aggression, but our national policy Is [rankly based upon an open proclamation that the defeat of Hitler is a necessary prerequisite ic a stable and peaceful world. This is a conclusion that means war for us unless the British are able to stop the Axis combinations in battle In view of recent evidences that France, and possibly Russia, intends to cooperate with Hitler, 1 becomes questionable whether the British will be able to do the job alone. This becomes more doubt- fu! when we remember that Japan Is in alliance with Germany and Italy, avowedly for the purpose f “taking care” of the United States Naval Ald Indicated Now While the President continues to hope that this country can avoid actual hostilities, there are many responsible officials who have concluded that this can be done only by the prompt use of the naval forces of the United States. In addition, they be- lieve that it may be necessary to bolster our naval contribution by the use of considerable air forces It is argued. that unless this is done, the Unit- ed States courts danger that, one day in the future, it will have to fight alone to protect the Weslern Hemipshere from a combined assault with Ger- many, Italy, Japan and possibly, Russia interested in the spoils which await the successful looting of this continent We have abandoned all hope that the United States can refrain from taking any positive action wainst the Axis group. The world situation par- ticularly the far-flung obligations of the British Navy. make it advisable, in our opinion, that we utilize immediately, our full naval strength to rein- force British blockade which alone prevents AX from presenting an immediate menace the force » Western Hemisphere The Way to Save American Lives We belie untry can avoid the thousand oldiers in a full-fledged war te ve thi this cour y immedi hh naval forces ly, the bulk of 1st remain in th we hay available a number of g vailable (« elieve British combat areas. In time, | A will go Into shine Fleet to ct mers land will attempt to take the British The Axis Gang is After Us 1 hould remember alwal Ameri 1 s he breaks cannot : the British ish Isle member prevent him arth ~Y it again IW based upon the slave-lahor of conguered ped cannot tolerate 1 phe the liberal governments of {ree peoples or the free- pment of indi . srmiality personality vidual- Co those devel Umar ae ~ must eradicate who {four line for attack when Realiz- ates is In 3 me is opportune onsider the » have offered the British every aid short in view of the present situation we now this assistance at our election, 1s necessary to defeat Herr Hitler and insure future safety extend SABOTAGE IN THE STATE The Senate has blasted all Republican claims to liberalism By its deliberate, cynical sabotage of the progres- sive, humane Democratic party legislative program it has demonstrated that every Republican claim of friendship for organized labor is & lie and every promise of aid to the farmer a falsehood. Had the Republican party a program of ifs own to offer in opposition to or as a modification of the Democratic program, there would be ground for de- bating the good faith of the G. O. P. leaders, But they have no program--nothing has coms either from the Governor's Offices or the Senate ex- cept a few trifling measures. Veteran legislators on Capitol Hill cannot recall a legislative session in which the various executive departments of the State Government did not propose legislation to en- able them to serve the people. As far as can be ascertained, not a single one of the Republican-controlled executive departments Health, Welfare, Banking, Agriculture, Highways, and so forth--has asked the Legislature for adoption of a single measure. The only legislation offered by the Republicans has been the inaccurate and slipshod financial pro- gram which has been rewritten by the Democratic party and which was placed before the Legislature for action this week. Incapable or unwilling to take any action to re- deem their election pledges, the Republican Sena- tors have refused to act on all but one of the seven- teen bills relating to farming, labor, relief and wel fare. The only measure they have is the Moul-Woodring Uniform Dairy Inspection Bill which they cut to pieces at the instructions of the Milk Trust. The Democratic House has refused to accept the bill which is not amended but destroyed by the changes and the issue is being fought out in Con- ference Committee, Republican Senators have refused to act on Democratic measures providing increased rural road appropriations and local control of rural highway construction, Bangs Disease eradiction, study of Mastitis, Japanese Beetle control, full co-operation with the United States in soil erosion control. Republican Senators have refused to reduce women's hours, preferring that they be required to work in factories until midnight. They have refused to accept the Democratic measure enlarging the ben- efits of unemployment compensation. They refuse to adopt the Anti-Injunction Bill designed to com- pel open hearings before court orders issue against labor unions. Republican Senators refuse to restore secrecy to the names of the unemployed and have even de- clined to continue the Food Stamp Plan for dispos- a of excess crops and adding to the diet of the job- 08S. This is the same group that screams “treason” when labor asks a fair deal. This is the same group that labelled dairy leaders “baby-killers” when they sought uniformity of dairy inspection. Penhsylvania needs no Dies Committee or P. B. I. to expose the guiltiest saboteurs in the Common- wealth, Their number is twenty-six. They can be found each week reposing in the north wing of the Capitol building. They are disguised as State Senators. But their special work is destruction of the mor- ale of the worker and the farmer and spreading abroad the impression that democracy is a beauti- ful il but it must not be Introduced in Pennsyl- vania, The people will A express themselves on this issue Aa ———————— THE Orrice CAx “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” | a lS Ak AL May 29, 1941. -— rm ——————— BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP Methusela ats what he found on his plate And never, as people do now, Did he note the amount of the caloric count He ate It beenuse 6 wag chow. He cheerfully chewed every species of food, Untroubled by worries or fears Lest his health might be burt by some fancy dessert, And he lived over nine hundred years, Now In Genesis IX we learn Noah drank wine And there in the twenty-first verse It's alleged as a fact he became somewhat swacked. A victim of alcohols curse, Now Nosh, at the time, should have been In his prime, Industrious, temperate and thrifty, But light wine and beer cut short his career At the age of nine hundred and fifty King Solomon had about eight hundred wives That he married in groups and in pairs, And I'll make a bet that he knew how to pet, In view of his sundry affairs, Ha was equally fond of brunette and blonde He married both early and late; But he soon paid the fees, with an early demise, Al the ag: of a thousand and eight ~JPW In Lock Haven Express ®* ¢ oo 0 She Needed Her Son “Marse Govenah, I suttenly does want my Bam pardoned.” “Where is be, auntie?” asked the governor “Out at de pen,” wag the reply. “What is he in for?” “Stealin’ hams." “Did he steal them?” “Yas, sah, he sho’ did." “Is he a good boy, auntie?” “Lawdy, no sah, he's a turble wuthless, no “Then why do you want him pardoned?” “Cause, sah, we's plumb out of ham agin.” ®* 4 9 Bitter Experience Two dear maiden ladies were left some money, and decided to Invest it In a poultry farm. They went to a farmer and bought fifty hens, coope runs, and so on. Later they went to another plaining that they were starting a poultry hens The farmer saw that they were inexperienced told them that they did not need fifty cockerels for fifty hens of the blushingly replied Probably so: but what it I» to be overiooked.™ * 4 + 9 Their Synthetic Life A red-headed movie sheik wag “Did Well, No “How about “Didn't you send my client “1 certainly did not” denied the movie feur.” Just then a nurse came in wheeling a red-haired “Ye gods” howled the aclor. “My double * & 4 9» "Leven Words—No More, No Less the beast families In so they coached their little minister always asked every / count boy for ana farmer and asked \ty cockerels, ex- farm, ty already had nit an honest fellow and One Know n bitter spinster we experiences being sued for breach of promise vour write these letters?” asked the girl's attorney then, did you the gir] these Dowers?™ sen responded the actor, “that was my butler all these diamonds? the witness these? the atiorney star, “That was my chauf. baby The parish girl carefully ttle girl The qt good little girl?” Nancy reverend visitor new minister was going to call on one of and was going to stay for supper to answer the questions the took the form What's your name?” "Are “Do you know where bad little girls go?” jestion of you a the young daughter, was evidently overtrsined, for when the begar his questioning she gave all the answers at Onee-— six years old--yes go to the devil ¢ ¢ Lock Haven's Winchell {In the Lock Haven Express) Dr. Edwin C. Blackburn atlended the state Rotary Club convention at Buckhill Falls and the nearby woos made the popular local dentist Jiink only of trout fishing. He talked fishing until he was blue in the face but none of the other Rotarians would join him on a jaunt out to {a stream. “Ted” decided to go alone. Preparing lor the trip, he stopped a bellhop at the hotel and asked: "Say, could you get me some night- | crawlers?” And the porter piped: “Boss, I don't know a ohe.” ® & oo When You're in the Navy Riches to riches And fame to fame; The marines get the wimmen And the sailors get the blame ® & oo » Signs of the Times “Nancy, sir- sir.” al A storekeeper in a nearby town hag the following advertisement in| toots In golf, his window “1 Don't Profiteer You Profit Here" * & oo Not Sharp Enough “You are at the fool of the spelling class again, are you?” Bon -—"Yes, sir.” Dad--"Ho® did that happen?” Bon—"Cot 00 many 2's in scissors” © oo Lucky Fale A young man who had been wandering around the court house cor. | ridor for half an hour was getting despondent. “1 can't seem to find the marriage license office.” he said aloud. “You're very fortunate, 1 must say,” commented a lounger. ® & oo 9 Catching Up | Game Warden "What's the idea of hunting with a last year’s U- jcense? You know better than that, don't you?” { Hunter--“Nothing wrong in that as far as I can see. I'm only shoot ing at the birds I missed last year.” : * * oo Still Underpriced Butcher—"Well, you know, madam, hams took a big jump since yes- terday.” Woman had here yesterday.” Dad * 4 oo Easier in the Old Days Girls, we are told, were harder to kiss in the olden days, but the jold front porch swing wasn't pat to jump the road and crash into a telephone pole about the time a fellow got all puckered up. ® & & Wonders of Nature City Visitor (in the farmyard)—"What has that cow got the bell strapped around her neck for?” Farmer-—"That’s to call the calf when dinner’s ready.” ® 4 oo » Scattered Family “Ah got five chillun,” explained Mamy, the negro cook, to the cen- sus taker. “Ah had two by mah fust husband, and one by dis yeah hus- band Ah got now, an’ Ah had two by mahself” ® oo & They Simply Would If a movie seat had five arms, some fellows in Bellefonte would dis. cover some way for cne person to rest his elbows on all of them. ® * oo 0 Station EVE Why was Adam like a radio? Because they took part of him and made a loud-speaker, ® ¢ ¢ 0 “All right, Then just give me a pound off this ham you LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa: I sm a widower with one child Just lately 1 have fallen In love with a fine girl who seems to have sire. Bhe has agreed to marry om one condition that 1 let child live with Now my boy and I have been very devoted to each other, particularly since the death of his mother, and this would be very hard for [of us me my YOUNG FATHER Pennsylvania \ Answer: | My advice to you ls to break off {with this young woman as soon as { possible, and thank your stars that {you escaped being tied for life to |anyone so selfish and heartless Any woman who will try to sep- (arate a lonely little boy from his single parent is hard-hearted, in- | deed If she loved you very much [she would be anxious to mother your little son, knowing how happy [such a course would make you and {feeling a natural sympathy for a motherless little boy Yours LOUISA Dear Louisa I make as money as the {boy 1 go with Do you think [It will be all right for me to foot {some of the bills when we al night? I know he cannot to take mye of place {that he is probably nc (bills In order to give time, but he says it makes him feel HitLle me to for anything He says he will do what you | BESS | | | | | | | | much dow go out afford and 1 feel paying his me a good Jots 4 for "wat $07 pa advise Iino Answer: I can understand how man feels when you wat half on your bills, but circumstances 1 lonly two ¢ The first Is as much as places and things you both arrangement, the will be to have a reational ) to which you both contribute and {which he will handle That will least g the handlis money which will nn barrassing as for you Uu paving the checks Certainly 1 him to cannot pay ing him vers him to do his under hirre oem ourses left to him to give up ROing you do and only he can fee] dissatisfied only re { ve him Iw be be cK LOUISA AS | SEE IT By HORACE SENTZ Defense but bye n winartied bye it wil more iis sale bet put in that tax till that's gonna git dern shy, as ducktion gits to clickin, Therell things that you n' me cant bu to save Defense from stickin instance lake 11 bu we been tradin in each year hafta last awhile fer us, because new ones] be too dear NUf we kin afford to spiurge. the new bus won't be classy, therell be a shiny metal {purge, n' shell have a plastic chas- Isy. A steerin wheel of plastic pink hub caps bright yellow 100, plastic {fenders like red ink, nn plastic {bumpers baby blue. It aint jist cars we're gonna miss, as Defense gilts rollin strong, there] be substitoots aint to {for this n’ that, in a list a mile Jong. | {Ma's old aloomyum coffy pot, will ibe In a bomber later nn" Pall pour {his ooffy hot out of a Pea Even plasticater, There ll be pome substi. with sticks | bright n' dashy, to save the sieel 180 lick Adolf. well use a plastic | purple mashie. Our gardens will be {Jotaa sport, with plastic tools of {many hues, colored hoes n' rakes {of every sort, in fancy plastic blacks In’ blues. But we dont care, we're | glad to give. as our comforts defense whittles we're mighty lucky we plastic vitties. CONSTIPATION all the qualities any man could de | his grandparents. | both | | What would you advise me to do? that's | dont live in a land where folks eat | PROBLEM~There is a well-known man, an official of the United | Blales, whose surname ls composed of 3 syllables, ‘The first syllable is the iname of a flower, and the third syllable is the antonym of “freeze.” Who is he? (Answer elsewhere in this department.) F. T~Whai Is the difference between smokeless powder and black | powder? Ans Black powder merely burns, and explodes only when confined Bmokeless powder has atoms that are not fastened together very firmly and when it gets hot enough they suddenly fly apart and instantly become gases, This makes the explosion R. Y~On what day of the week was Christ born? Ans.—The day and dale of Christ's birth | that Bible students, theologians and historians can get | which He was born is about three years It date was Dec A. BK. } II that is the case not known. The hearest to the year In s generally agreed that the 25 Christ was born on Fri- ay H. L.~Who Is the Ans. There are differences most folks agree he is a ragged E. 8~What do you rushes Great Britain? Ans He will say Jw soldiers, we will go over G. Y~When a pe 1 talks about “whey” Ans Milk, “Whey” is le refuse P. K.~What Is Joy forever Al That author of forgotten man? of opinion about the but individualist Hitler forgotien man Pose will say or do if and when he upi t whal he Is thinking right now Now, my brave and take America what does it refer to? in processing cheese n of the gquotatior ng of beauty is a 1 Keats quotation Lhe * book “Endymion. V. Wels iL true that it takes An Ma ' | J. V~Why is | bend nid? Ans Iron fixed positions—each one at you heat the ir ® Moe to get along in the world? yvhe trong pull better a rod wh hot than when iL the it are arranged in s neighbors, When them a little to make them molecu rather old because tached ies vibrat Ther ¢ generally believed that are eften by other wild vVioet ng light. It 50 called overed in 1811 by Courtol J. B.~Who % Ans Margaret pired Joan of Arc? rel Michael, St An i Joan of Arc France W. J. M.—-Wh dda” UE to delivery olden Gate of the Golden span Verse nal deflec- eighteen An Bridge 211 g: 4 maximum downward deflection, center metery where ther? neton -Salem The graves mausol- description of me x feet § inches arly. lea: i ! 198 pounds; dark in com plex with coarse black hair and g yes, No marks or brands recoi- incied H. E R~Are there any West Point? An There are now two colored cadets at the United States Mili- tary Acade al West Point 4. J. G~Where did General Ans General Ulysse: Gregor near Saratoga, N. Y D. M.—How large Is a war-time division Ans A war-time division of the An 21,047 enlisted men, and ten warrant officers M. K—Whsat color was Judas' hair? Ans —Traditionally Judas is represented as having had red hair H. T. P.—Does the word unmarried always imply that the person has never been married? Ans.It refers only to a person’s present status, A widow or widower is spoken of as unmarried R. L. Wid the same Maxim who invented the machine gun invent silencer? Ans —Hiram Stevens Maxim invented the gun and his son, Hiram Percy Maxim, the firearm’s silencer L. B~Why is the sky blue? Ans —When sunlight enters the atmosphere, particles of dust and the molecules of oxygen, nitrogen, ana other gases scatter the light in all directions. It is this that causes the blue color of the sky. Al great eleva- {tions there iz no dust, therefore the light is not scattered and the gen- feral appearance of the atmosphere is black H T. K.—~Waz there ever a law in England against the use of pew- iter in the church? Ans Pewter was commonly used in the service of the church in {early medieval times, but in 1175 the Council of Westminster proscribed i this metal and bishops were forbidden to bless a chalice of pewter. From {that time until the fifteenth century it was customary to bury a pewter | chalice with the priest | L. T. L—8hould a cyclamen plant be kept in a cool room at night? Ans—~The plant thrives best when kept in 8 room with the tempera- ture down to forty-five degrees, V. C.~Was August Belmont foreign born? Ans-~He was born in Alzey, Germany, and came to New York as a in fesh. we Negroes at et EER Grant die? 8. Grant died on Jul of the United States Army? composed of 983 officers, Laaf the { and | representative of the famous banking firm of Rothschild He was United | States minister to the Netherlands and consul general for Austria. Answer to Problem-—Morganthau, Secretary of the Treasury, “More gan” (oxeye dalsy) and “thau” (thaw), | } | | That's all, folks The trouble with love at first sight is second t. : we BOAT." * ¢ LONG LIFE!” — ——— — * Says Serviceman Walter Hay— “THESE 1941 ELECTRIC RANGES ARE CERTAINLY BUILT FOR “THE 1941 electrics are beautiful—but tough. I've installed a great many elec- tric ranges in the past 9 years, and these new models top them all. The very best materials are used and the way they're put together they're due to outlast any- thing yet.” FR EE Ask your dealer for your FREE copy of the booklet — "Famous Recipes by Famous Men.” No obligation. Visit the ELECTRIC RANGE DEALERS’ Spring Showing
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