Page Four The Centr Democrat, | BELLEFONTE, PENNA, - | WALKER BROTHERS. ... PAUL M. DUBBS CECIL A. WALKER. . . Business Manager Issued weekly every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa, as second-class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $150 per year..............\f paid In advance $2.00 per year..........\ not paid in advance The date your subscription expires is plainly printed All credits are given | on the label bearing your name. 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. Adver- tising copy received after Tuesday morning must run its chances. All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements. Legal notices and all real estate advertisements, 10 cents per line each issue. Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- titying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. NATIONAL EDITORIAL | ” ASSOCIATION A Tf CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL In this wa r the poor. They can tell thei; ors they are broke without I credit- It’s about time to pi that spring garden and this year the emphasis should be on food an 3 Russians will beat the more power to Joe.” Joseph Stalin says the Germaig in 1942 and we say, Chinese proverb: He taking a step will spend who deliberates fully before his entire lie on one leg. In a free country any fool can express his opin- jon, whether in Congress, in the press the air or by just word of mouth on The explanation of our humiliating experience in the Far East: The naval holiday and our agree- ment not to fortify islands in the Pacific, west of Hawaii. The production of refrigerators will soon be a thing of the past. Already production has been cut by 50-60 per cent. The output of electric ranges has been cut one-third, and their future is very dark; one new range for every ten produced in normal times. Farm machinery will not be available for all who want it this year, Production has been cut to 83 per cent of the 1940 total. This means that many farmers in Centre county wha nlanned to buy new machin- ery will have to be satisfled with repairing old equip- ment. As the United States gets into the third month of war against the Axis coalition, it is reasonable to suppose that we will be spared the horrors of inva- sion. The only way that this can be accomplished is for American soldiers, sailors, Marines and aviators to meet the enemy elsewhere and present a success- ful landing in the United States. Remember, that although sugar is the only food being rationed now, there will be others. Eggs and milk may also be rationed out {n the not too distant future. If you have a late model car, the government may find it necessary to draft it, after the supply of new cars has given out, Uncle 8am knows what kind of car you have. Remember the card that you sent him when you paid your federal stamp tax? Before he takes your automobile, however, he'll probably put your car on a gasoline diet by way of rationing. We read in the newspapers that a mother in another state wants to display a large flag of the United States in front of her home, day and night, in honor of her son now serving in the Army Air Corps. The "ady ran into the objections of neigh- bors who persuaded policemen to advise her as to the proper respect for the flag. Even the United States Flag Association ruled that she should lower the tlag each night. Everybody is entitled to his or her opin- ion on this subject, but it seems a litile silly for other people, most of them probably above the fighting age, to advise the mother of a man serving his coun- try how to respect Lhe American flag. Mothers who give their sone to the service of their country, in the fullness of faith in its institutions, show sufficient respect for the national emblem and should be per- mitted to fly a flag when and where they please Roger Babson, an outstanding authority on sta- tistics and finance, advises us not to be scared by rationing. He says that although there now is plenty of sugar and most things other than rubber, metals, and chemicals; yet sugar, woolen blankets, certain wearing apparel, stockings, shoes, spice products, re- {rigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and other certain things may be rationed. This will not be done—as in the case of autos and tires—because of scarcity, but to prevent hoarding. Furthermore, certain items may be adulterated by the addition of substitutes or second-hand materials. For instance, cotton will be added to woolen goods. The high quai- ity steel in present razor blades and cutlery may be broken down. Linoleum, upholstery and carpets can also stand some substitutes Rationing will not pre- vent you from getting your share, but will assure that you do get your share, Hence, let us not be hogs deal with hootleagers for these rationed products. war will be a good test of whether our religion pellef in the Golden Rule is real or only lip ser- — REVERSES TO BE EXPECTED As the United Stules enters its third month of warfare, the Japanese®ontinue to exploit their ad- vantage in the Far East, where the gallant MacAr- thur, the indomitable Dutch and the hard-fighting troops of the British Empire battle desperately against insuperable odds to gain time for the arrival of reinforcements There is nothing to be galned by denying the strategic importanee of Japanese successes, They are the (nevitable fruit of superiority in man-power, air. planes, warships and supply vessels. The scope of the Nipponese thrust, from Malaya to the Bismarck Archipelago, at points more than three thousand miles apart and two thousand miles from Japan warn us not to underestimate our foe Japan's Great Advantages A campaign of this magnitude is the result of the planning of vears. It represents no improvisation While the United States dreamed of peace, dallying with disarmament, the Japanese carefully built up thelr fighting The naval treaties gave Japan the opportun!t 0 gel within combat distance of our ficet ane r rrreement not to fortify bases in the west P 4) the hands of our Navy, which doe not uperior strength necessary for suc- cess nging Japanese control of the China Seas The star dine development of war aviation add to the Japanese advantage, Fighting alreraft like surface ships, require bases and, more than warships, adequate facilities for operating services, including full repair, overhaul and spare parts. Plainly, the Japanese are diiving hard to seize, or destroy, the landing fields from which our airplanes must oper ate 10ees Victory in Macassar Strait Gen. MacArthur's gallant defense of Batan, in- spiring to every American, is a suicide stand to gain time for the defense of the Netherlands Indies and Australia. The attack of American naval units upon Japanese islands, heartening to us, appears to have been solely an operation to cover the shipment of reinforcements to the Far East. The engagement in the Strait ot Macassar, however the issue of the war and, in its first phase, gave the United Nations their first significant check of Japanese offensive Because of the vast distances which supply ships must travel to relieve our har resses warriors by delivering the tanks, planes, guns and other mater- it is vita] for us to r East. Thi planes and be Many of those needed [i in to capture our to t} wie job re- quires ships will have to be built before the sector where Ji 3 last remaining stron id 1942 To B ry Can reward us areatens ring U. 8. Defeats a 1¢ outlook appear there {is Our man- IE Unite "he { State he 1 SLA aviators y month new defeat The Familiar ¥ i attern in Libya M 4 wy ilies i h ip TAD gail with » advance | Aghelia an counter-blow, now underway, INTs Ii! 3 been weakened by the diversion Par Easte nn forces ussia Plans to Win in 1942 i ot A come encouraging re- Soviet boasting thwarted, the vader Sia, 8:00, Da and fle some KR nsive is Germ more impressive by Russian rill have 7.000 new tanks for $ #4 oo predictions promised attack : er ir much credence to pu hile many American experts that the Red ar will decisively defeat the Nazis in 1942. we are inclined to expect big things from Stalin's troops before Summer comes to an end intr ran intr ( deride the RELIEF FOR MacARTHUR Announcement that troops of the United States have landed in North Ireland moved several SBena- tors Lo express the opinion that an expedition "across the Pacific” would have been “much better.” Such comments, disclose an amazing ignorance of the conditions existing in the Par East It would not be surprising to the average American, but seems out of place on the part of senators who are supposed to be well-informed and capable of mak- ing important decisions for the government, American soldiers can be sent safely to North Ireland because the waters of the North Atlantic are under the control of the British and American fleets, They cannot be sent lo the Far East, particu. larly the Philippines, unless guarded by adequate warships and airplanes, At present, Japan has an almost absolute supremacy in the air and on the waters around the Philippine Islands. The dispatch of airplanes to General MacArthur, whose intelligent leadership of his brave men has moved Americans to grieve over the inability of this nation to reinforce them, is impossible because the Japanese have possession of the alr bases necessary for the operation of airplanes in that region, While it may be possible to get together a fleet of sufficient size to protect transports and cargo ships going to Australia or the Netherlands Indies, it would require larger forces than are now avail. able to break the supremacy which Japan has estab. lished in the China Sea. Naturally, all Americans hope that General Mac- Arthur and his men will be able to perform a miracle and hold out until it is possible to assemble adequate naval forces to relieVe the siege. If this is done, however, it will be accomplished by the manpower and material at present available to the General in the Philippines and not by the early arrival of a relief expedition EIRE RECORDS A PROTEST For many years, there has been bitter feeling t mong the people of Southern Ireland in regard to i reir relationship to the British Empire In 1920, the British Parliament attempted to settle the Jong drawn out controversy by permitting Southern Ireland to be free of obligations to the Empire and, at the same time, providing that the six counties of Northern Ireland, known as Ulster, which wished to remain in the British Empire, could have a parliament of its own By virtue of ils practical independence, for the past four years, the Irish ‘Government of Prime Minister Eamon de Valera has maintained neutrality in the present war. Mr. de Valera has made it clear that his government will resist by force any attempt to occupy any part of Southern Ireland. The truth of the matter 15, as everybody knows, that Southern Ireland would be easily and quickly conquered by Hitler's Nazi troops, and Eire would be- come a dependency of Germany, {f 1t™was not pro- tected by British warships and aerial forces. As it is, the inability of Eire to protect itself from German invasion creates a threat to the safety of England and Scoiland and refusal to permit the British fleet to use bases in Southern Ireland as was the case in the last war, makes more difficult the task of defeating the German submarine campaign, Notwithstanding these facts, when troops of the United States landed in Northern Ireland, the gov- ernment of Eire protested, saying it had not been consutled either by the British Government or the American Government, Inasmuch as Northern Ire- land is considered a separate State, there was no occasion to ask Mr. de Valera's permission to land American soldiers in Ulster. 18,” | is alleged, with the exception of Mrs, Jones, | dressed or undressed. 15 CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, THE Orrice CA “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” All the News That's Fit to Print Joe had just gotten out of college and considered himself lucky at getting a newspaper job so quickly, He listened intently to the city edi. tor's instructions, “Never write anything as a fact unless you are absolutely sure about sald the editor, “or you'll get the paper in wrong, If you are not sure of an item being a fact use the words ‘alleged,’ ‘claimed’ ‘reputed,’ ‘rumor. ed,’ ele. Joe kept repeating this to himself as he went forth on his first as- signment and this is the first thing he turned in “It is rumored that a tea party was given yesterday by a number of reputed ladies, Mrs, Bmith, it was sald, was hostess and the guests, it who says she is fresh from Wheeling were all local people. Mrs. Smith claims to be the wile of Joe | Smith who Is rumored to be the president of an alleged bank LE I A Little Flat Policeman, (knocking at door)—"Lady, your dog has just been run | over by a steam roller” Lady-"0Okay, slide him under the door ®* & 9 9 Little Old Lady We admire the philisophy of the little old lady who although she had the rheumatiz very bad she could thank heaven she still had a bagk to have it In ® & oo 0» One on the Doctor Doctor—"1 can't find any cause for your trouble due wo drinking.” Patient—"0kay, I'll come back some UUme when you're sober” ® & oo 0 Somewhat Like Ours The only thing that stay in some people's heads longer than twelve hours is a cold I think it must be * & 4 No Laughing Matter Nsbody laughed when I stepped up to the people had taken it away piano, The instalment ® oo oo 0 Maybe Soup First Citlzen—"There's the alr rald siren—come on.” Second Citlzen-—"Walt till I get me false teeth” First Citlzen-—-"What'ya think they're droppin’—sandwiches?” * © 0 9 It's News to Us that sardines are full of vitamin D think there was room in the can ® & 0 0 Out of the Air Do you believe in I'll bet you're the black ® & oo 9 And Don’t Get Fresh IW Boientists tell us josh, we didn't First Ghost Becond Ghost people? sheet of the family.” y Jove you he Familiar Taste ! £ wile, tasiin he medicine my ty for g whiskey (lo know it husband has been tak. ® 4 oo 9 We Do iy when the Nationa y Sing it * 4 & 9 The Usual Sentence a marriage license? Most neoDie { Anthem is plaved, ang fall down when they to pay for asked the nervous d the clerk without a smile, “and your en- Keep It Covered “Oh said the young lady alter the operation, “will the scar show?" “That, doctor.” madam.” sald the doctor, “is entirely up to you' * © oo @ Eggs-actly Customer-"My goodness, eggs are high.” Grocer—"8Bure, Part of Nationa] defense program.” Customer—"How?" Grocer—"All the hens are making shells” & o 9 If You Like Standing One way to get your troubles off your mind is to go horseback riding | -gapecially If you aren't used to it. ® & ¢ 0 Surprised the Bishop The dear vicar's wife had just died and in consequence he Wished to be relleved of his duties for the weekend, so he sent the following mes- sage to his bishop: “1 regret to inform you that my wife has just died, and I should be obliged if you could send me a substitute for the weekend.” ®* © 0 0 Make Em Fast A Chinese cook was walking through the woods, He turned | to see a grizzly bear following him, smelling his tracks. “Hm,” sald the Chinaman, “you like my tracks? Velly good, I make | some more." * & o 9 How She Lost It Mery had a heart of gold; But stealthy as a fox, The government snick up on her, And stuck it in Fort Knox. * oo 0 Nothing Serious ’ LOUISA’S | LETTER ' Dear Louisa { Ihave a daughter fifteen years old land she has a terrible crush on one {of her teachers, Bhe adores her and {tries to Imitate everything she doe: { even to her clothes and how she does ther hair. Bhe carries it to such ar extreme that jt ha me worried | What can 1 do to stop her? Mother--Md Answer | Really, there is { about, particularly so, if of your child's | young woman thelr teens nothing to worry the object affections is a nice Almost all girls in crushes, either on teachers, camp counselors or other girls, Usually a girl of her own age { becomes her boon companion wi | an older idol is put up on a pedestal | Sometimes girls get crushes on ple they do not even know ich a movie actresses, el But fortunctely it phase of life and In most case: without any get Pe seems they pass they get ove harmful resuju LOUIBA Lo Ix thivr We ning to to college next vear and we faced with a difficult this. There Is a good college in our town and one equally as good about a hundred miles away. As our &or our only child we would natural- prefer to keep him with us but | we be robbing him of anything » do. He is very dependent s father and me and 1 him being so alone What would we vist Devoted Moths are plar send our boy are It aecision, al dg on hate Ui m J 0 3 rings i and it is high time fcr hi decidine some things ever expect § it Hie and : res from 11 Ooms | Attenshun! horse n’' buggy men, to these lines I'm about to pen, Fe Dobbin’s stock is due to rise, while gas nn’ oil business dies. The old gra) mare who usta be, the subject of hilarity. is gonna play a serious role at haulin in next winter's coal. The milk man n' the grocery boy, will olice more trusty nags employ, while pashent customers endure delivery service slow but sure, “Giddap” Is almost obsoleet, taint often heard out on the street, Vocabularys soon will show, addishuns of “giddap n’ whoa.” The hands that held a steer- in wheel, will hafta git the bran new feel, of drivin reing that's fixed to | draw, the old hay burner gee n' haw {Them feet that usta tramp the gas [will soon be gittin rest in mass Them gas feet better git right able when the times comes fer trud- | gin to a livery stable, where folks kin | git theirselves a rig; a one hoss shay, | dog-cart er gig; to take the family out fer air. with not a single blowout | care. The motor cops wont like this { much. They'll lose their fine sarcas- | Continental United States {of the Rules and Regulation: Query & Answer Column B. B~—Cive the date on which the first American casualties in actual combat in World War 11 occurred Ang. Oct. 17, 1041, when tne destroyer Kearney was Lorpedoed W. K~Are tire dealers allowed to deliver Ures on which purchasers have made down payments, under the tire rationing regulations? Ang ~ C. L~Has operation of Ans. ~The Federal that except as no person No amateur radio stations been restricted? Communication Commission ordered on Dec, 8 be specifically authorized by the com- any amateur radio operation in the territories and posesssions, and that all frequencies heretofore allocated to amateur radio stations under Part 12 be, and they are hereby withdrawn from may be hereafter authorized by the com- 1841 MLSSION herealter shall engage in may is use by any person ¢ mission P. M.—~What Is first temples? Ans It is derived the thought from the cent the mource of the quotations, “The groves were God's from “A Forest Hymn ancient 1 Cullen Bryant, who mystery where the ROds were worshipped in groves by devotees In Virgil's “Ecologues.” No, 2 line 60, occurs the line, ‘Even the gods dwell in the woods M. W.—Are there any Btates that do not impose inheritance taxes? Ans Nevada is R. T~Did the War? Ans On August 5, 1861, an income tax of three per cent wes levied all annual Incomes above $800, Later Increases Drought the rate Ww 5 per cent on incomes between $600 and $5,000, and 10 per cent on NCOmes above $5,000. As the need for war revenues decreased, the exemption was increased to incomes of $1000, and in 1867, to Incomes of $2,000 The tax was repealed in 1872 J. JI would like to know the Philip Sheridan Ans General Sheridan's horse was known as Rienzi unt] after the to Winchester, Va. when it was renamed Winchester R. 8. 8~How many muscles are there in the arm? Ans. There are, in all, forty-eight muscles concerned in the move- ment of the arm, forearm and hand A. L. M.—Please give me the populations of Tokyo Manila Ans follows the only one United States lev: income tax during the Civil on name of the famous horse ridden by ride Singapore and The populations, according to latest available figures Tokyo, 7.001460: Singapore, 725564: Manila, 623.362 T. E~What is the origin of the saving, “the latch string is out?’ Ans —It dates back to the period of the wooden door latch, operated by a string which was passed through a hole and hung outside when the householders were at home C. S~Were dogs used in the last war? Are any being trained for this purpose now? Ans During the first World Wer dogs were trained as sentries, mes- sengers, scouts, and ambulance dogs, They searched the battlefields for the wounded and missing, carrying flasks of randy or soup and a roll of bandages In Britain, dogs are drilled for petrol and intercommuni- cations work, An important phase in the drilling is to teach the animal not to bark while advancing are as smallest opening through which a thicknes 1. F ~How does the population al of the Axis countries? 5 nations compare with 4 t now st a population of 306 281.000 in {i by the Census Bureau on December § J. D. T~What is the av Geographical B from 44 0 585 NCE Pe oa he principal J 194] erage we EN ¢ The Ivey Sav: t bituminous coel ranges in 4 y . { 4d and y » £ pounds per cubic {oo nd anthracite from 52 Ww C. 8~Why dc have spilled some? Ans side G. R~Can Ans Krupa and Bohemian descent J. R~Whatl wa Ans 1682 William Penn pure tract of lang in the present counties sylvania. Penn and a party of Indians started on a walk beginning at the mouth of Neshaming Creek. After walking a day and a half he conciuded that ii was as much land as he wanted and a deed was given to the land: at that point 1737 after Penn's death the tract was increased by a party of expert walkers to a point seventy miles in the interior H. J~What ean be done for dog become nervous dur- ing air raids? Ans —The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals has issued a bulletin on the care of pets in air raids This says that dogs and cats which show great fear may be given aspirin or sodium bromide, in doses varying from one to fifteen grains sccording to the size of the animal 8. E. A~How large are the Duich East Indies? Ans ~The total area of the islands is 733.206 miles and the inhabi- tants number 60,730,000 M. D~What is the highest mountain in Russia? Ans Jt is Mt. Btalin in Tajikistan which is 24,000 feet high, K. P~Where are the Salvation Army officers tral ? Ans Officers in the United States are trained at four schools sit- uated in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco L. E. F~Did Baiome marry? Ans. —8he married Philip the Tetrarch and afterward Aristobulus, che of the numerous descendants of Herod, ruler of Lesser Armenia. L. J. H~Who founded Charles Town W. Va.? Ans Charles Town was laid out by George Washington's 30 14 Bait Was the from v of Gene Krupa’ America He is of Aust you tell me enue was born in ian the Walking Purchase’ »" hased off the Delaware Indians a of Bucks and Northampton, Penn- * pe a tL and cats that brother, Defense Bonds now! 1 Buy AT SEVEN STARS CHURCH Evangelist Michael J. Anzalone, of Buffalo and Jamestown, N. Y. is conducting special revival services in the Beven Stars church, Huntingdon | county, each evening at 7:30 { The Altoona Rescue Mission's! - Men's Chorus will be in charge of | song services and will sing special | | numbers tomorrow. | tick touch. No longer will they raise {our ire, with “Was you goin to a | fire?” Its hard fer auto men to | smile. Priorities has cramped their | | style. The best thing fer them boys | A bewildered man entered a ladies’ specialty shop. “I want a corset | be, to study up horse husbandry. | for my wife,” he said. “What bust?” asked the clerk. “Nothing. They just wore out.” * 4 o Just Try Him A young lady went into a drug store “Have you any Lifebuoy?” “Have 17" said the young drug clerk. “Just set the pace, lady.” ® o & 9 Hard to Tell A woman out west recently sued her husband for divorce because he | dragged her onto the street while she had nothing on but her step-ins. | It's getting so nowadays that a man can’t tell whether his wife is * & 9 0 | That's all, folks. The reformed sinner is one who changes the circles | | under his eyes for one over his Head. | mm Milk provides protein most usable by the body pair of tissues and muscles. A nettle leaf has small, sharp | hairs with hooked tops, all filled with formic acid. When touched, the hair tips penetrate the finger and break off, injecting formic acid under the skin as they do so. The acid stings. ol Washing Hose Aftar each wearing wash your nylon or silk hosiery with . mild soap. For hard water, add a soft- ener; it prolongs the life of any fiber. Don’t rub or wring hard. Dry indoors, over a smooth rod, away from Heat. resistance of the . | Now if this here stuff all comes true, | of the engagement of Miss Nancy | | a lotta folks! be sure blue, but sich | Ruth Hargrave, daughter of Mrs. | |a future I surmise, will make lots | Ruth Musser, of Millheim, and War- | | happier horse files, ren 8. Patterson, of Philadelphia. | = ] : {Miss Hargrave, formerly a drum | i "major in the State College American | FOR ARAYOR AT Irs Legion and Auxiliary Junior Drum | . {and Bugle Corps, has been living at | el ! Ambler for some time. Mr. Patter- | | | son, an Air Corps Cadet, is stationed iat Maxwell Field, Ala. The time | / tof the wedding tentatively has been Ee {set for September when Mr. Patter- 3 \ ison receives his commission i | » | 4 Mansfield Boy Winner i lA, | Joseph Doane a pupil of the Mans- Prrer | field high school has been announced as winner of a $20 prize in the com- petition of the State Association of Forty-nine county associations of township supervisors and auditors participated in the contest. Read the Classified ads. One of the Oldest ANN keep coffee freth and fis vorful, store it in the refrige erstor—4and buy no more thea week's supply. You'll mse lems coffee per cup if you follow these simple rules. J. M. Keichline Insurance Agency 190
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