Page Four The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA, WALKER BROTHERS A.C. DERR PAUL M. DUBBES JECIL A WALKFR .. Editor Associate Editor Business Manager Issued weekly every Thursday morning. Entered in the astoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., a8 seconu- class matter, TERMS OF BUBSCRIPTION $150 per year if paid In advance 2.00 per year if not paid In advance ————————— ERICAN/RESS [J SSOCIATION subscription expires is plainly printed All credits are given the first issue of each upon special re- label after you remit, The date your on the label bearing your by & change on the date of month We quest. Watch date on your Matters for publication, whether news or advertising, must reach The Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. 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WHITE, of Philipsburg County Chairman RUSSELL J SPANGLER, of Blanchard Vice Chairman MILLER, of Penna. Purnace MAUDE E - ——————— pss stliovs——— EDITORIAL The peace promised in the Bible, is not being peddied by Hitler or Hin ito The “home front ualty list to make it should not require a Neavy cas war-minded Installment buying has been regulated but there Is no restrictions upon installment debt paying Every citizen of Centre county should fight in- flation like a rattlesnake; in the end its bite is just as bad It is about time for some of our Axis-minded croakers to suggest that the Russians are laying down in the Ukraine without fighting Believe it or not, activity in the United States is of minor importance when compared to the business of whipping the Axis powers every Scores of men and women in Centre county are giving generously of their time and effort in the work of civilian defense. They deserve the applause of all citizens, Including lazy loafers too sluggish to work in the present emergency The Nazi drive against the Red Army, appar- ently aimed at the Volga River, indicates that Hit- ler, in his quest for the oll of the Caucasus, has de- cided to take the long way rather than invade Tur- key and make another enemy, The news from the battlefront is not so good for the United Nations, but Hitler in the past never seemed to mind another foe. He drove towards his goals, without regard to neutrals in his way. The Turks are neutral and the Nazis seem anxious to keep them so. Is it possible thiat Hitler forsees that the Germans will have plenty to do in the future, without another enemy? Hospital planes, capable of carrying as many as forty patients in comfort, will be used by the Army to move sick and wounded personnel from theatres of war, The Air Evacuation Group has been estab- lished under the Air Transport Command. It will undoubtedly save the lives of many Americans, We report this matter for the comfort of those who have relatives in the service. In time they will be in the battle zones, taking the risks involved. Bome of them will be wounded. It is, therefore, a comfort to know that many of them will be carefully transported by plane to receive adequate hospitalization under the best possible conditions “WHERE IS THE NAVY?” For the benefit of millions of American citizens who have constantly asked, “Where is the Navy?” Proprietors | —————— _THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. July 23, 1942, we call attention to the report of the Senate Com- mittee on Naval Affairs The Senators state that the Navy has been op- erating under “extraordinarily difficult conditions” in all waters and on many fronts and lacking in ade- quate naval and alr bases and with limited facilities “When it Is practicable and advisable” to reveal the truth about American naval operations, the Com- mittee thinks that the people “will better understand the most trying conditions, considering the means available, under which the Navy has operated.” The ignorance of people generally as to the naval status in the Pacific is little short of astonishing There are millions of Americans who still have the Impression that the United States went into the war with a Navy nearly twice the size of the Japanese Navy GERMAN GAINS WERE EXPECTED The great battle going on in Russia must be viewed in the perspective of the past and the outlook for the future. Those who followed the campaigns of last summer and Winter In Russia expected Nazi when the Germans decided to press for- ward in 1942. The objective involved is the destruct- power of the Soviet Union and last Avance lon of the fighting nothing less than this will give Hitler the triumph that he must have to avert impending defeat I'he pre fighting is not on the grand scale of last year’s offensive, which began when Germany's armies invaded Russia on a front which stretched from Murmansk to Odessa. Last year, the Nazis ex- pected to destroy the Soviet Republic. Despite these territorial and victories, the Germans failed. In the winter Red Army struck back to regain approximately one-fifth of the territory lost falled to recapture German strong hh Nazi operations have been launch ent great the gain but significantly points from whi 2 #) Egyptian Stalemate great World War, the Unl- comfort in the middle of where the fast moving Germans were seventy miles from Alex stalemate followed, with both to move reinforcements and he British made several en observers believe that the control of the alr and the Hes Lo bring up equipment, sup- tL big test In other sectors of the ted Nations July. In Egy halted at El Andria found little pt Alamein five something of a ides working fe upplies to the verishly front Ouraglng advances, but pon Chinese Position Deteriorates In the Far East, the invaders of China are seeking to control the rail line between Shanghal } an attack wquered territory which upon vir and condition Japanese and Singapore in the hope o otaining proof supply lin The Japs are a might offer up ten attacks have {tory « . ~SCHne been 1pply lines fa Csr iy Tavorable frankly, China f tated ul i than before Pearl Harbor SAYS U. S. TANKS ARE BEST We have been ir ICAns, in repo rom the American 28 combat terested. along with other Amer- the battlefront in Africa where + M-3 tanks were tested in actual The eneral rants livere surprise nch” to the er n 1¥ days of the Libyan British suffer. * Lanks were 3 i not so ormation as the technical them, » who know Chief of Army, declares that thing the enemy has” type mir tanks have heavier 1 great speed.” upon r the United Sts are “superior to any Type for armament i nvier German gun which SCOring an outstanding success in an engagement General says that it is by high T5-mm. gun in the ank far and away outrange the best the Ger. | In addition, it fired while the advantage over the cut-matched velocity M-31t can be t arnothe anosner up machine-guns and asserted al took ! will © ut-function any enemy t adverse circumstances i rmation. The weepted by most Amer- A minority, ready to ordnance expert and reports as what occurs ; Inf assertions i be » will be he testimony of this pt wild-cat battlefield ACCe to MR. MAY'S FOOLISH PREDICTION The prediction the Hon. Andrew J May, chairman of the House Miitary Affairs Committee, that the war will end “probably in 1842 and certain. ly in 1043" represents Congressional intelligence at its worst Mr of May to who may possess information not available ordinary citizens, bases his statement upon his knowledge of a "military secret” This makes his amazing utterance the more reprehensible because its weight will be Increased by his official position If some “military secret” is to give us victory, there would seem to be good reason to keep quiet about the matter in order that it may surprise an unsuspecting foe. If the forecast is based upon noth- ing but Mr. May's opinion, which may be accepted by the unsuspecting, the national will to win may be softened, which would be dangerous if not disastrous We have no idea that the Kentuckian has any secret dope about the strength of our enemies. There are few “talkers” in Germany and Japan at this time when it comes to matters dealing with the pres- ent war, IDEAS ABOUT TANK WARFARE The way not to attack tanks is with other tanks, says Major General Charles L. Scott, U, 8. armored force veteran, who is now in Egypt with an excellent opportunity to learn something about tank warfare, Gen. Scott says that the tank is meant to attack infanry, to break up land communications and, if possible, strike at the nerve center of the enemy, his high command. Like bombers, on a mission, which avoid enemy fighter planes, tanks, headed for proper sbjectives, should avoid tank battles, The best way to knock out tanks is with high- velocity anti-tank guns, according to the general, or by Infantry raiders operating at night with bombs, Tanks, infantry and artillery, working together, make an unbeatable team according to this veteran, who quickly points out that if they are separated each is vulnerable. Tanks may be beaten by artil- lery, artillery may be an easy prey to infantry and infantry may be decimated by tanks. The eoopera- tion, now so heavily stressed in battle tactics, of these various units represents the way to victory, GANDHI'S SILLIER THAN EVER Mohandas M. Gandhi, Indian Nationalist lead- er, changes his tune about British and American armed forces in India, saying that “foreign troops are necessary for the defense of India” and that they are welcome provided they leave as soon as the crisis is over, The loin-clothed apostle of non-violence has not yet progressed to the abandonment of nonsense, He advocates Indian ambassadors to Rome, Berlin © and Tokyo, "not to beg peace but to show them (Axis Powers) the futility of war.” This idea is about as practical as his advocacy of the spinning wheel and abandonment of modern textile machinery, Like many religious fanatics and spiritual ignor- amuses, Gandhi is not able to harmonize spiritual and material worlds. There Is no greater mistake than to stubborny apply the rules of spiritual growth to the development of mundane matters. A physicist, in the same stage of silliness, would at- Jempt to harmonize the properties of Ice and Ted- How Your Old Rubber Aids the 2 OLD TIRES EQUAL 7 SBIATIETICE COMPILED BY UNTER STATES RUBBER CON / JEEP TIRE on I HOT WATER BOTTLE EQuais 2 YARDS OF HOSPITAL SHEETING J-S0%7. LENGTH OF GARDEN HOSE EQUALS | PNEUMATIC LIFESAVING RAFT sna LOUISA’S LETTER Dear Louisa: I met a boy several weeks ix statione We He Is vers are a camp nearby fell very much In handsome planning eaves 1 have of his peonile ove nerous and we married before he never met or heard from + home great distance Ir know what he joined the army Do you think I am making take marrying HCO known such a short time? think I coulll ever much as | him my want until he comes back RACHEL Wis m mine even oh he 1 don't WYEe anyone as do but parents ts wait AR WO WRIL nswer: I agree with your parents gin with, all most rom- antic in uniform, and you will prob- ably be very much surprised the first time you see this boy in civilian clothes, You may be pleasantly sur- prised, and on the other hand, you may possibly get a shock Then, too boys seem ago who | | To be just at present you are | | THE Orrice CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men™ Horses, Horses, Horses! few good -x bets on a the nag the next Rushing back u called up his prospective buyer horse thal was enjoying $12,000 but the owner the owner discov- hotel he Immediately anc trieg the had died for ng ink morning ered that his horse his I've reconsidered your offer the horse for $12,000 ° ‘Bold!’ and without further ado rushed to the owner's room and pakd the amount agreed upon ‘ith the certified check in his pocket, the owner of the defunct horse packed his grips and immediately for unknown A few years later the owner's to go back and mak? restitution | amazed to be greeted effusively J “1 played a dirty trick on you and here you treat me like a long lost { brother,” sald the horseman. “1 can't understand it." “Dirty trick?” repeated Isaac “Don’t be foolish Mr. Fittlebaum.” he said. “You can have shouted Isaac left parts conscience bothered him and he decided When he entered Isaac's office he was 3 Why de minit dot | T saw de horse was dead I raffled him off and sold thirty tickets to mine frands at $1,000 a ticket” “But you must have had a lot of complaints | the horse was dead?” “Oh. no.” laughted Isaac. “De vinner complained dot hed von a dead horse, 50 1 gave him back his thousand dollars” * * 9 when they discovered very much in love and, as you know, | love can be very blind. You haven't known him long enough to find out | his his bad traits go] ones You say he Is generous may be a good point and it may be a bad one | Benerous people who spend all their money on a good time and never have any left for the necessities of (life. You say he is handsome Well, that doesn't mean a thing either, if he happens to be selfish, lazy or | irresponsible, i You are planning to get married {and neither of you nor your family You only know | have made any effort to find out/ iabout him, If you were going into {any kind of business partnership would you go into it blind, and with- {out knowing anything about your i partner's finances or capabilities? { Certainly you would not. You would | require all sorts of references and {want to know something of his rep- {utation in the business world, i (Continued on page Siz) There's plenty of guys who can criticize, and plenty who'll shirk all the dirty work, But the fellers is few that is willl to do, the job that they're able to handle, There's lots of goofs to shout from the roofs, a million wet smacks to make dirty cracks, What we need is more men, who'll do in their ken; The job that they're able to handle. There's no well, it] He may be one of those | Picked Wrong Guy No clergymen being present at a recent luncheon, the host signaled nt a pious, solemn-looking man in black coat and Lie | appearance and asked him to pronounce the blessing The gentleman after being addressed put his hand to his ear and sraned forward intently “1 can tell you're talking to me, sir.” he said Joudly, Wout I'm so damn deaf I can’t tell what in hell you're saying.” | * ¢ 0 A Queer Jar A fellow who had gotten three or more sheets in the wind went into a shop to buy his wife a jar for a birthday gin ny, this jar has no mouth™ Turning it over he was once more astonished, | bottom’s gone, 100.” “Why, dog-gone, the “ ¢ 0 Pretty Near the Limit Tourist—“Say, neighbor, does it get much hotter and drier out here?” Western Rancher--“Well, hotter times I've seen, lad, but not drier Why, do you know that this morning I looked out my window and seen | them two trees yonder chasin’ our ranch dog all over the prairie.” ®* * 9 Officer, Call the Ambulance house One day not long ago Bendova visited his friend in great distress “Stew.” he sald, “I've got terrible news. When 1 got home last night I found Smith the baker kissing my wife. I beat him up and they carried him off to the hospital” * But it might have been worse.” “How worse, you d--- fool?” snarled Bendova furiously. “Why,” sald Stew genially, “if it had been the night before last it would have been me.’ * oo 0 | Hey Hey Time Sofa Pillows and her boy friend had been sitting on the front porch for a long time and her mother was getting worried, “Doughter,” she called from the top of the stairs, “is that young man still there?” “Yes, mother,” replied Sofa. “He's telling me about his experience in the harvest fields of Nebraska.” “Well,” snapped the mother, “you tell him to sow his wild oats some- lw ‘winter, where else.” * & 9 Always Open Season Joe—*“Ever go deer hunting, John?” John—"Joe, I'm looking for a couple of bucks right now.” * oo No Use to Him “Well, you have already good protection against fire” conceded the persistent insurance salesman, “but how about a little hall Insurance?” “Hell,” snorted the business man, How could anyone start a Dail- storm?” i — * & 9 Statistics tell us that ants move faster In “That's all, folks. x than they do in the winter, Well, they don’t have to hurry TE % Bendova Dubble's pal, Stew Bad had been making use of the phrase “ft might have been worse” so often that Bendova was ready for the nut- | I — Army with a religious Seeing one that was upside down he exclaimed: “Gee wish. Thas fun- | “That's pretty tough,” sympathized Stew. “It's awful, Bendy, old man. | i | TT —0. Answer Query & Column N. O~When and where was Alan Seeger, author of “1 Have a Rendez- vous With Death.” killed? Ans The poet was killed at Belloven-Banterre Somme in 1916 in the Battle of the P. T~How far can a lion jump from a crouching position? Ans Big game hunters report that a lon usually takes a short run and his leap with the run is from twenty to twenty-five feet, In the big cat acts, the lion has been known to leap twelve feet from a crouch with- out much effort, D. T. L~What §s Ans.-It is a bundle of papers talled Information concerning a dossier? giving a report on some incident or de- a person, The word dossier is Prench J. N~Is the money paid for Ans The money paid for income tax, D. D. L~What slege by cutting the Ans ~The of Leyden by manner. The land was flooded & the inhabitants H. N. V.~What I I. Q of the Ans—The 1. Q of a normal person i will be 20 per cent below normal and five normal a war bond exempt from income tax? bonds is not exempt from the Pederal a The Netherlands was relieved from dvkes? Klege 1574 was WO carry the Bpaniards 1 ships were fed in this abie provisions Ww Lhe adult? About five persons 20 per BVETARS 100 in 100 cent above blackberry attacked R. ¥F.-~What | Ans It not wo vote on INeRns AR certain appeared in the Ho F. F—~How Ans —PFinland the Swedes PF. RDoes Ans Army Army ers. They ar T. A~How large was Slates” Ans WOONEeC Ton 8 ny Of wired 200 feet In length, eighty feet is ness. The welght exceeded 68.000. 000 1700 freight cars were required for A. C. M. Please explair Ans The term farm crops means that amount of farm produce and other goods than ould buy during 1808-1 N. A~—What is meant by Ans 1266-1336 Rome by VIII whil be M4 v J his brush Giotto Boniface messenger asked to Sings sweep ( Nonny L. McC. When was a # Ans —In The Turtle, an Ar n submarine desigr 1 warship Eagle by fixing 1776 a submarine was used for we first time ¢ Bushnell attempt. ed by ; powder charge with ed 10 sink the Eng } " ) Lhe botigm of the ship, bu but the humidity ground FUgar and beet sugar? Ans No d rer n taste car » detected between pure crystalizsed sugar from ane and from th tL, because there is no chemical dif- ference between ign of Henry III required to take out licenses R. Ans C.~Is there any steel The beads of bile are composed of several steel wire, They are « with T. L. W.-What percentage Eastern States received A-cards in the ng registration? Ans —Of the 1.486.806 car owners who registered, 308 per cent received A-cards, K. D.~1 have been accustomed to How can 1 sweeten it witl juice used in joed tea? i n nt > 2.4 Ans —Take a small can of crystal clear syrup, add 1 cup of water and the rind of one orange. Bring to a boil and boil for two minutes Dilute the iced tea with orange juice and sweeten it with the corn syrup prepara- tion. Fresh mint leaves may be added for variety P. B-Is tobacco on of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States? Ans In the last Census of Manu (1839), it ranked fifteenth in value of products, eighteenth in number of establishments, and nine- teenth in number of employes a tire which { strands, Ww 0 the 1 taling more fabric and rubber automobil wners in the gasoiine rat im of the automo- than 130 feet of strong wered of fret serving iced tea daily on hot days. ut sugar and how is orange rind and orange facturers - wy Ancient Practice ‘White Rainbow’ Seen Cold storage and canning are de. A “white rainbow.” which is velopments from the plan of Joseph caused by the moon and iz 3 rare of the Olid Testament who stored up sight anywhere in the world, was excess crops for seven years and seen recently shortly before sunrise saved Egypt from starvation during at Singapore. Malaya, and lasted the seven lean years that followed. nearly 15 minutes Centre Co. Soldiers And Nurses In Service At Home or Abroad (Write Plainly—Mail or Bring to The Centre Democrat) Branch of Service: Army... (Check One) Marines Name of Unit or 8hip EEE EE EE EE a EE EE EE EEL EE EE EEE ERE IL SE wl te Boats | rn?
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