ox May 29, Jd). .. re es YR jd SAS — THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Seven INTERESTING NEWS FROM CIE! L) THE WORLD OF SCIENCE ‘Wheat Growers Vote Saturday (Continued from page one) Mesquite Alr-Raids—The Burma | (and why not?) and now thausands and must have a normal ohtput of Road, artery of mueh-needed sup- plies for China, is under constant attack by bomb-leaded alrplanes, and malarindoaded mosquitoes The western end of the road dips through swampy valleys, which are malarial. death-traps. Even the natives move to the mountains for the rainy season; when malaria Is rile. Because of hurrieq construc tion of the road, washouts and land. slides often hold up the motor-truck convoys for days. Then, the mos- quitoes strike They never miss their targets and the malaria toll is mounting steadily Is Shell Shock a Wound ?—Obser- vations in bombed England are loading to revision of the idea tha) “shell shock™ is only a functional nervous disorder After a blast, rabbits hop about aimlessly can be picked up by hand cows cease to eat and have to be slaugh- tered, pheasants may be picked up and will hold any attitude in which they are placed. It may be that the sudden pressure of the explosion physically damages the central ner- vious system, in men as well as beasts, causing mental changes of death, More Trouble for Mussolind - It is reported that a typhus epidemic is raging among the Itallan troops in Albania. Keeping Culture Alive—The Po- | lish government in exile has ac cepted from the University of Edin- burgh an offer of facilities for the establishment of a Polish school of medicine. Thas, despite deliberate German efforts to stamp oug Polish culture; the important branch of médical research and teaching wil | be kept alive, until after the war, when # may be lransplanted back to Poland. Calling All Spooks.—Several years ago, The Universal Council for Psy- chic Research announced an award of $10000 to be given to any me- dium who can produce any effect in spiritism, or any super-datural manifestation, which its chairman cannot duplicate or explain through | scientific ‘means. The natural or chairman is Joe M, Dunninger the man who taught the famous Hou- dini all he knew about such matters Now, the Scientific American offers an additional $5000. The combined award of $15.000 will stand for two years, from March 15, 1841 D'fe-Saving Simplified. —Under- water rescue work, until now a hit- or-miss, jong drawn out diving or- deal, hag been simplified by an ap- paratus which permits a diver stay under water for 18 to 25 min- utes, in depths up to 60 feet. Con- sisting of a simple harness, equip- ped with a cylinder of oxygen It weighs In all about 12 pounds. ia the water is weightless, and can be slipped en, ready for action in 15 seconds. Extra weighls may be a’- tached for walking under water. No extra. Belp. is needed, since are no lines or hoses. At Last>-The Dunlep Motor Company, in England, has realized the dream of many a motorist—rub- ber fenders. They have been ower. whelmingly accepted by motorist; Ei bg be < x 5 and there | of passenger and commerelal ve- i hicles In England are furnished with rubber fenders. Mdlded in one plece, they are apparently rigid, but are pliable enough to withstand hearty bumps. Moregver, they are waterproof ang rustless, New Surgieal Hazard Surgeons no longer leave tools in incisions, but they may leave some'hing else, just as dangerous--talcum powder, from their gloves. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that serious complications and iliness may follow operations, if talcum powder Is allowed to gel into the surgical wound. Cited are two cases requiring second tions, one case resulting in the loss of the ¢chiki-bearing organg or a 21 year old woman. Seeing Th'ogs: Many disease forming organisms are too smail to be seen by ordinary optical type mi- croscopes, which are limited to a magnification of abou: 2.500 times The leading scientific laboratories in the U. 8S. are now installing new electron microscopes which can magnify up to 100000 times. In a micrograph (a picture taken through one of these microscopes) giving a magnification of only 45.000 times, a human hair would have a diameter of more than ten fee Plant of a Thou and Uses The oybean is now being recommended for checking out bindweed, which is so obstinate In areas that land bearing it is considered mortgageable. After plowing the weed under deeply, soybean is thick. ly sown. A season's choking means nothing to bindweed however, whose roots may extend 15 feet under ground Only alter being ' held down for five years, may it be | considered eradicated. The sovy- bean, meanwhile yields a profit able crop. ome not Rubber Springs Back The war may revive the one thriving rub- ber industry of tropieal America which was sqéezed out of the world market by cheaper rubber from Malay. The U. 8 worlds large: user of rubber, is especially inter- asted in seeing our southern neigh- i bors back among the heavy pro- ducers A shipment of rubber | seeds, sent from the Philippine Is. lands to Brazil was stranded al Panama, when the steamer missed I conpections ship. A delay In that ht climate would have allowed the seeds to sprout, so American bombing plane flew them down to Brazil as a bined business-good will gesture Odds And Ends: —8o That's Why She Cant Calch Mice! An ni sually jarge proportion of while Per. sian cats are deaf. Their characteristic pure whiteness (real- ly albinism) {or hich been bred, 58 a hereditary {len linked with an which is of hereditary trait-—deainess COm- stone they have trait SET Try This Owe In Your Lapel Rafflesia arnoldsil, a Sumatran plant, bears the world's largest flower The blossoms sometime exceed a yard diameter and weigh 25 pounds each in in EE 2 - FB Here's What President Roosevelt's National Emergency Decree Means | Under the powers of unlimited national eme:igency which President Roosevelt proclaimed in his radio address Tuesday night, the chief executive may close or commandeer radio stations, demand preference for troops and war materials on any transportaticn system, suspend trad- ing on securities exchanges. and take over conduits needed in manufacture These are but a few of the broad powers available to him Any step he may choose to take, aside from actual declaration of war, must be done by proclamation. Only Congress authority to declare war President Roosevelt proclaimed an emergency in 1838, which he de. scribed as “limited.” Government legal experts said, however, there was no clear distinction be- tween a “limited” and an “unlimit- munitions and has ed” emergency, and that technical-| Iy the President could call into force his full powers in either case. They believe he proclaimed a full emer- | gency tonight primarily to empha- size that the situation was serious Bome of the emergency powers may be brought into nse only after a declaration of war, but the ma- jority are operative in various de- grees of peril or concern as doter- mined by the President. The President mdy do things: these Forbid Federal Reserve banks to! do business except ubder treasury power-houses, dams and’ that! regulations regulate in foreign ex Place the coast guard under the Navy (Mr. Roosevelt already has transferred part of it to the Navy) Refuse clearance of belligerent country which discrim- inates against American vessels or citizens {| Empower the federal mission to require {nections for the | electric energy { Require any vessels to leave the Investigate transactions vessels of a power COM. temporary cone transmission of vessel from entering them : Remove duties from imported | food, clothing and medical supplies i needed in emergency relief work Walve or modify the monthly ap- portionment of federal appropria- tions Order the national guard and army and navy reserves to active duty (this already has been done) Suspend the Jaw prohibiting more than eight hours’ work in a day by persons engaged on government ycontracts (this has been done in some instances) Suspend the rules governing transmisison of radio and wire com- mimications. | Close certain places to the public under the espionage laws Acquire land for military purposes {much of this already has been | done). operas | with a Brazil-bound ° 200 bushels, Before eligibility was made those farme:'s ralsing yearly were designated to vote Six polling places will he set up this Baturday to give farmers an opportunity to vote on the act af- fecting wheat marketing. The bal- change recently 200 ns in nll bushels eHgible n tre County Committee Polling places will be open frem fam tod p m (EST. Volers are permitied to vote at any of the poll- ling places but are asked to cast their ballots at the voting place aesignated for their district Following are the six polling places and the districts they repre- gent: Howard, Election House Millheim, Municipal building; Penn, Haines, and Miles townships Spring Mills, C. H. Eungard im- plement shop; Gregg and Potter townships Grange Hall ollege Port Worth, Taylor hips Bellefonte, Agriculture Conserva- tion office, post office building; Spring, Benner, Walker, Patton Boggs, and Snow Shoe township Members of Wheat Referen- cum Commitiee who are in charge the voting In Centre county are Paul Thompson, Millheim: Henry Stover, Aaronsburg: Frank Stover Millheim, R. D.; Willard Hettinger Spiing Mills; Wallace Bohn and Ralph Tressler, Centre Hall; 8 A Homan, Pennsylvania Furnace; Ed- gar Hess, John Stoves tate Col- lege; MG. Walker and John Kel- Ivy Port Matilda; Bdward Flick Fieming: George Weight Bell: Wheat Referendum Boalsburg; Harris, and Ferguson townships Matilda, Community Bank; Union, Huston, Burnside Rush and Halfmoon town- C the of 13ute, R. D.; Charles Schenck, How- ard; Joseph Nyman, Howard, R. D deorge Wilson, Bellefonte, R. D ; com Dunkie, Mingoville; H. Mui- im Musser, Bellefonte, R. D A recent change In the v regulations of the referendum wmmitiee announces, permits eligible farmer to vole by mall case he is unable to go 0 the ng plate. The farmer may a baliot from the conservation of- fice at Bellefonte The should mark and mail it to the office i bullding so that it » not later June 2 al a m EST: The vole \ wheat ballot hould the outside of MH nve Lightning Hits Bellefonte Man (Continued from page one) ing the 1) in YOL obtain his ball the voter than burned about one side and quickly recovered however and injury resulted James Kelley ctherwise un Other building were not affecied A simsling electrical stroke the upper portion of the G. Edwin Moore home on W. Beaver avenues State College, during the height the storm. Alpha Fire Company was called out gt 4:30 by frightened members of the Bower Moore fami'y who rent an upper floor of house, but no fire was discovered Mr. and Mrs. Bower Moore and nfant son, Ruth Walker, and an le. W. LL. Bower were sitting in an upstairs room when flash struck. A ball of fire was reported to have rolled into the room, leaving small holes in the wall and burned marks near wiring Narrowly nussing expensive weather and radio equipment a chimney on the southeast corner of the Mineral Industries building, at Penn State. Most of the bricks on the chimney were loosened Marjory and Kave Ulmer 11 and 8-year-old children of Mr. and Mrs Floyd Ulmer of the Pine Grove Mills road went into the fields near their home to bring in their pony just as Serious was stunned * Foon un kha the individual | trnited States waters or prohibit any the storm was beginning to breax under i. Lightning struck the Liree which they took shelter when rain and heavy windg started. Bolin were badly frightened, but unin- fured Weather authorities said th® western end of the county was hard. est hit by the tempest, Heavy, but brief, hallstormg were recorded near Pine Grove Mills and at Rattle stake Fire Tower, Severity of the storm apparently decreased beyond Plemsant Gap In Bellefonte the storm was com- paralively light. ol —— 2 Injured In (Continued from page one) lacerations of the face and cuts of the left hand and right knee. He underwent treatment at the Hos- pital dispensary | turned to { In i law Crossing Crash | Only One Civil War Veteran In County (Continued from page one) Coun'y, on November 23. 1943, and on November 13 this year will ob serve his 99th birthday As a youth of 18 he became member of Co, BE Penpyivanii Cavalry, and was with the Army o. Tennessee during most of the war He fought in the battles of free boro, Chickamaugh and Chat- n tanooga loting will be in charge of the Cen- | After the war Mr, Walker re- his area ang was united marriage with Miss Lucretia DeHaas, of Beech Creek For many years he gaged In farming ini ihe Clintondale area, tilling som? of the Jands which had been in the | original vast holdings of the Walker | family since the ettling of this part Pennsylvania. He retired (rom ac lve life, some years ago and now makes hls home with his son-in- and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Fred G. Merkle, State College Surviving children, in addition to Mrs. Merkle, are two other daugh- ters, Mrs. John Wolfe, of Jersey Shore, and Mrs. Guy E. Swartz, of Detroit, Mich. Mrs, Walker passed AWAY some years ago. There are two grandchildren Despite the {act that he is only 14 months under 100 years of age Mr Walker is unusually aler. mentally and physically. His eyesight and hearing have begun to [ail bu! aside from that the years have touched him lightly. He performs light tasks about the Merkie home and asionally walks downtown a distance of more than a mile each WAY Although the aged veteran is able to read Newspaper print, of hear the radio, he reads the head lines regularly at w and of nN no’ id In this ay conversation wilh well informed about r in Burop« th Drough present w We'll put ne get in the will flaal o WAr hazard come no to Lhe fot Mr. Walker | the Cent pubiic much and aa Legion Wars do today 3 ae the County last member of Grand Army Re which in former years heid the same position in social mmunity le thay the Amer - of Foreign @ Ie Slate veterans in J Thomas Brew Hamil Prof. MM. Garver er, State College: Capt, C. T Pry- berger, David Williamg and Mile Morrison al of Philipsburg: Ceorge P. Thomas Howard, Sime- Milesburg John on Bathurst All Mr oou 5 b ton, Belielonie and Mr Walks and Hoffman Millheim but Walker are now deceased Memorial Concert By Legion Band (Continued from Page 1) was featured at all football games inst fall with the Blue Band, and after the Philadelphia (rip he was referred 10 by the Philadeiphia pa- pers as the National Scholastic Basi: Twirling Champion. Along with his expert twirling, his scro. batic stunts are something that are acclaimed as marvelous where ever he has appesred The program follow “America” ‘Northern Trail ‘Babrg Las Olas Rock of Ages” Amaryllis ” Tegion Alry’ "American Flyer” “Gippsland.” Church Afrs —8Bacred Melody “Andante” ’ “Coming "Round the “Dawn.” “Father Neptune” “Brooks-Deil's Own.” Butt-—-March “Star Spangled Banner”--National Anthem Milk Producers Elect Officers (Continued fromm page one) March Hymn Medley March Mountain” ducers was shown by the attend- ance which numbered about 400 The territory covered by this at. tendance included from Boalsburg to the county boundary line in low. er Penn's Valley An intsresting talk was given by Mur- $5000 a fan advanced of Sunset Road, ' lehureh building, FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Civil service examinations for the positions described below have been announced by the U. 8. Civil Ser~ vice Commission, Applications will be accepted at the Commission Washington office not later than the losing dates specified. The salaries are subjeet to the usual 3% percent reddrement deduction Landscape architect, Various grades with salaries from $2000 to year. Applicants mus have completed a 4-year college course with major study in land Chpe architecture, engineering design. For the jundor grade a 4 Oi | Year general college course plus the completion of the work leading to degree in the field listed above or in eity planning will be accepted, for all but the junior grade professional experience in andscape architecture is required Applications must be filled not late: than June 26, 1041 To fll the needs in various ernment agencies for nurses hospital and public health nursing lieal technicians, and labora- workers, two new examinaijon fields and a type of examination for junior graduays nur been They are Publ health nursing $2000 and $3200 a vear of a 4-year college or supplem@iated by of study in Public graduation from an school of nursing and experience as public health nur r ire required. The July 1941 Medical 000 a $1 440 jects and in addition Gov. {or in these revised Nave announced consultant Completion course including at least 1 year Health Nursing accredited ing superviso losing 26 techy anician §! wr laboratory |} The and roentgenology for some of the po Applications must t least 14 units of they Appropria‘s operating 620 Year, a Junie Year optional are gebery { ons urgery have completed a DIR -8C HOO pa Leni general test aboratory, clinical room experience k Junior graduate nurse. Veleran Administration, Public Health Ser- Indian Flied Service, $1 Applicants ong take a written test and the vision requirement has been modified. Applications will be rated wi frivt Pron t Loop ti JuUrine nce or required VieY 620 a anda year Are no er required to i received ons for operat month the operation o or a included 60 of card-punct ne i tabulating maching } $1260 10 $1440 a year At cants must have had appropriate Xperience in he 3g sera t Pera i oi tr tabmiating Ling machines Full information quirement and taines Board of U iners, al the Bellefonte or from the Secretary of the Board of U 8 Civil Service Examiners firs: or second-class post office as 0 th these examinations forms “may be Secretary of the il Service Exam g Mm ¢ s of application Hy the 8 Oi from warant post Bny oi Townsend Meeting, Thursday evening, at 7:30 p Sth. there will be meeting m June another Tosnsend Club : ‘Court House Bellefonte. There will be music and entertainment from Rebersburg, and Prol. Charle 8. Kniss of Altoona, Pa, will be the speaker. Prof Kniss i5 a dynami orator in the in A person who bulls In the goal of an argument oi Wa —— sy ———— sually is Nittany Valley Lutheran Paul J. Keller, pastor. St Marks 9:30 a. m., worship with sermon 10 a. m., Church school Zion-—8:30 Union Church school: 7:30, warship with sermon. St Pauls-8 a m ! Church school Boalshurg Lutheran | Bunday school, 9:30; worship at 10:30. (Please note change In schedule) Shiloh—8unday school 10:30; morning worship, 8:30. Pleas ant Gap--Sunday school, 8:30; High school baccalaureate service, 7:30 p ‘m. (DST). (Please note change in schedule) L. J. Kaufman, pastor Snow Shoe Preshyterian Bible school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Milesburg--Bible Ischool, 9:30 a.m. Christian Endea- vor, 6:30 p. m. Evening worship 7:30. Unionville—Bible Study class Monday evening, June 2 in the Howard E. Oak- wood, minister. —————— GROW BREANS FOR BOTH 2 TTS TET S TTL & TE Le a LS ==: |For Memorial Day! oe 0 PEONIES AND GLADIOLAS $1.00 i Roses, Carnations, etc. Bedding and Flowering Plants of Many Varieties ; FEE SHERI IIRL SHIH 3 enn: sn with according Blaney, They ecanil wed tn frost Injury and ma Inrly, are sensitive temperature. Low unfavorable to extremely high temp interfere with the sel A fairly fertile loam Ing a good supply of and well drained but r« moisture, is best heat ough seedbed preparation minating weeds and need for later Where manure 4-12-4 or to 600 1x sufficient manure, 3 the rate of 600 Bandy early pounds 10 Is 1 grow best relatively County are warm Ci | numia; nt n in a h A ¢ Lo | i - tort enti for Lie 2 h (4) - 0 1 I} f | 12-6 ¥ 8 i Hl x i ¥ f ¥ H i | 5 i : loam ¢ market an as 14) “" Lima beans ts their A mel] il ation and earl War i { : ! : § Pot (a id s of Mixed Flowering : kets of Cut Flowers basket the when MEM { Ba Just rave our Filled for the Cemetery day belore and HM will be ready for vou vou call Memorial Dav Morning Woodring’s Floral Gardens 127 E. Howard St. Phone 61 results whey {ir bat & 030 ut ' £300 t t £ ne { LIU UE inc dre growth and OMS may plicatior The tile STG CTT and ther doallnd 3. f a Bellefonte, Pa. from Whey fe riilizer 00 mre oF ort EARLY THINNING OF PEACHES ADVISABLE labor, County the advantage thinning ager u time “IS EVERY DAY WITH MARVEL! [~ America by contributing this new [4 1) A kind of bread... a bread enriched ws Dr SS £4 iy fense program of our government, national health 1s vitally important A&P 1s proud to be able to serve with healthful vitamins and min- erals. we) * i's THORO-BAKED! * rs PRICED LOW! * rs DELICIOUS! * rs "ENRICHED! [Harry 8mith of Bellefonte, presi- ident of the board of directors, with | { headquarters in Syracute, N. Y. Af- iter the address, election of officers | was held with the following results: {Harry A. Corman, president: M. T | Zubler, vice president; Russel Graz- The accident happened about 1:50 a.m, while Mr, McMullin and Miss Slegal were returning to their homes from a district American Le- gion meeting at Osceola Mills, Miss In thei giaoal a nurse during the World PETSONS | war is an active member of the United Brethren, Julian Sunday school, 9:30, M E {lams, Supt. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:45. Also prayer meeting every Sunday eve- ining at 7:45, except when there's preaching service. Preaching Sun. day, June 1, at 10:30. All services Eastern Standard Time, Rev. J H Weaver, pastor plies, sanitation, immunization and understanding on the part of the people, have brought about this YOUR HEALTH LiShalsapeste cited seven ages of | phenomenal change In health Public health consciousness and Despite a steady decline enlightened opinion on health sub. | Dirth ate, the number of jects have altered the picture con. ®aching middle life continues 0 american Legion | fer, secretary, and Willard Hettinger, siderably Increase ; According to a report by T. J. |treasursr Porty-two per cent of the popula- | Curative medicine has made great Kelleher, of Bellefonte. conductor | Prizes were awarded, after which tion of the United States is in the Strides In the treatment of pneu-/ on the train the train was motion- | refreshments, consisting of ice age group of 25 to 65 years—the so-| MOnia, diabetes, anemia, infections jess on the crossing when the car, cream, coffee and sandwiches were called middle age between adoles- And care of mothers and their ba- traveling east, struck it. The two rerved. Many favorable comments cence and the prime of life. { bles. | victims were taken to the hospital | were heard expressing the hope {or In 1000, the average age at death Even in the diseases of later iife, by & motorist from Altoona. Pvt. | more meetings of this kind. was 27 years-today it is above op. efficient treatment, especially sur- John Amick, of the Pleasant Gao | In 1800, 24 per cent of the deaths #ical, has effected great improve. | substation State Motor Police in- occurred in the first year of life Ment. | estigated the mishap. and only 4 per cent after the age! With the diseases of childhood The car was badly damaged about of 78. {under Such control as now exists, the front, the loss being estimated Today, less than 5 per cent of it is quite understandable that pre- at about $250 deaths occur in the first year of life ventive and creative medicine and 25 per cent after 75 years of should concentrate more and more age. jon health matters All of the contagious diseases of this middle age. childhood have become less impor- Wil each Finally, every loaf of MARVEL is not only pices full of superb flavor and goodness— t it sells at a surprisingly low price. It's “America's Best Brent Bug? For better flavor, for more nourishment eat MARVEL plain or toasted to a crisp, golden brown... today and every day! Read why MARVEL ENRICHED BREAD tastes better. ..is better for you. Why thousands say, “It’s America’s Best Bread Buy!” Imagine! Now you can buy a pure, white bread with that glorious, old-fashioned " " flavor...and also get the extra nourishment so necessary in today's bealth defense MARVEL BREAD gives you the minerals and vitamins des while you enjoy hat ha mars (i Toul 30 TAmoss MARVEL BREAD is “thoro-baked”, too-baked lomger at lower temperatures. That's why ites so digestible; why you'll say it’s the finest loaf you ever tasted! i Preshyterian, Bellefonte Rev. William C. Thompson, pas. itor, Sunday school in the chapel at (9:45 a. m., Harry C. Taylor, Supt Morning worship in the church at 10:45. Sermon by the pastor In the | evening at 7:20 p'clock the baceal- | aurcate sermon to the graduating class of the Bellefonte High school will be preached in this church by the Rev. G. E. Householder, pagtor | of the United Brethren church. | LEGAL NOTICES CAUTION NOTICE. | My wife, Cella E Young has left | {ME Ded and board without any st | {cate and will Bot be respo ie | Laughing at your troubles is one Tof any bills she may contract way 5 run out of them. oe \{ & - Cor and Truck Collide {i A milk truck owned by W. H | Hendricks and a roadster operated iby R.A Tlepley, both of State i College were damaged bo the extent {of spout $50 Monday afternoon, { when they crashed at the corner of | Prospect Avenue and Locust Lane | | iti State College. | We wonder if bank presidents irealize that college graduates soon {will be asking for their jobs We | - they're licked and stuck where belong. rss MI Sean mdboin Prevent Yellowing pertaining to Bodium bicarbonate in the rins- ing wa'er when washing white silk: Some medical men have coined will prevent them from turning yel- tant causes of death. the term “geriatrics” to cover the low, Measles, scarlet fever, whooping control of the diseases of middle! cough and diphtheria and diarrhea and advanced age New stamps in Rome bears por- and enteritis are relatively minor | As a matter of fact, the health traits of Hitler and Mussolini causes of death today. {problems of the middle gt Sroup| hope Protection of water and food sup- |cover the entire field of . | they ———— a
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