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CHRISTMAS SAD,
The citizens of Centre county
present war this week, The Cent
all the people of our
will long remember
We are deeply conscivus
lions of American homes al
press the sentiment. Ne
armed services and many
on fields of battle, stand guard
Christinas has brought cl
Many years.
B
great
W
arly
It 1s a season of
UT N(
worate the! ocond
ELESS
t
)T HOP
to us
countless children lor
Christan
to those of the
faith. To countless others it expresses the deeper hopes of human be.
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ings, that peace will come to this
will some day learn to live t
Certainly, our thoughts
will go wherever our boy
faith that in God's g
otr faith, we know that
Christmas that some
It is not for man to discern
pate unduly the price that must
the torn hopes of human being
a threatened catast:
Divine wisdom that 1
existence.
80, this Christmas
rows that impend, should per
are unfortunate and more willing
ever possible, enjoy happiness :
With supreme faith in Gog and
vice of the Divine power let
brave
ophe
gO! eart
bravely in the hope that much of wh
reverently observe Christma
now alive will, in future vear
1942
face
Bellefonte Man In
Big Naval Battle
(Continued from page one)
which smashed into a Japanese bat
tleship
Swept hy gunfire
anese ships, Parker’ fin-
ally was abandoned ap hour after
the struggle, and sank tne following
afternoon.
It was the same action in which
Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan was
killed on the bridge of the cruise:
San Francisco during a slugfest with
a Japanese battleship. And it wa
tie first phase of a series of actions
in which the Nipponecse lost 28 ves.
sels.
Parker's war record began with
the War in the Pacific and includes
the Battles of Java Sea and Maca
sar Straits. He told of the Nov. |
action, which took pluce within
miles of Henderson field, at a
conference at Pacific Fleet
quarters.
“On the afternoon of Nov. 12 ww
made up a group of destroyers and
cruisers and made a sweep through
Indispensable Straits,” he said
“About 1:15 a. m. we were
Lunga Point and headed for the
passage between Save Island and
Cape Esperance. We received infor-
mation that Jap units were in the
area and beading southward,
“We were on the course a shot
time when I saw ships crossing the
bow close on. I ordered the ship to
come left and notified the flagship.
We got ready to open fire, but the
flagship ordered us to return to
course
from
destrover
the Jap
“3
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press
Head-
ear
“1 saw a Jap cruiser off port and
Jrepured to open fire on it, also fir-
ng at a Jap destroyer to starboard.
‘Then I observed a battleship about
1000 yards to port. The port torpedo
crew fired one torpedo, and then the
crew was wiped out.”
Parker said his ship was under fire
from a Japanese destroyer's five-
inch guns and machine guns aboard |
the Japanese battleship. He was fir-
ing his own five-inchers at the en-
emy fleet and his machine guns at
the Ppattieship, indicating the ex-
CHRgage-
We could see Lhe
VOT Y
battleship was
the bridge struc-
from our cruisers and destroy-
ers,” Parker continued. “The battle-
hip passed close astern a d
immediately whic
mans
\ nl
i 8 3
drover
stern a h had to
» avold being rammed
“We had been hit in the fire room
and engine room, and were losing
speed. We kKiew we would soon be
dead In the water I looked star-
board and saw the battleship swing-
ing towar Apparently its
tn
back
You and Me
EVERY ONE OF US TODAY
IS FIGHTING FOR OUR
EXISTENCE!
Few realize what terrible odds we
are up against. Our eneries are
still in every country they have
put their foot upon and it is
going to take millions of our boys’
lives and untold sacrifices for
ourselves at home that we never
dreamed of, before victory is ours.
SO LETS START NOW AND
CUT OUT THIS USELESS
SPENDING
for the things that are not ab
solutely necessary. Before you
drink this, or eat that STOP and
THINK, can I live without it?
Before you buy that article of
clothing or nonessential thing,
say to yourself, I won't buy it
now, I can do without it. Before
you buy presents for those you
love, just stop and think how
much more a Bond, as a present,
will mean to them and your
country.
That is what I am doing.
Mahlon N. Haines
HEAD OF HAINES,
THE SHOE WIZARD
|
{steering control was out of commis- |
sion
“"Bhe wu
We were
had been
but were
hotter
ofl
losing
the starbourd beam
speed rapidly
hit a number of times,
able to maneuver Into a
position tw fire
“Then we fired six torpedoes at un!
range of about 1000 vards
ally saw one explode
sold two others
“1 believe the
astern of us out
Cape E'perance.”
Meanwhile Parker's ship had gone
dead In the water. Three of her four
guns were gone the fire control
gear was wrecked, the gunner of-
ficer was seriously wounded and
most of the ammunition for the
fourth gun was so damaged that it
could not be used
The fourth gun
able ammunition
and
there wa
1 person-
and observers
also hit home
battleship passed
between Savo and
loosed it avall-
a Japanese
alter
at de-
another
a brief respite
at us for about five
and we were able to get
\ Parkes
strove: hip
which
Nobody
minute
three fires unde control
fired
fired
mort enems
don’t knot vy hi
1200
carchiignt
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Community Fund
Aids Girl Scouts
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genghip in fu
B.H.S. Band ‘Master
iContinged from ?
struction at the
conducted durir
hot atid schedules
snd n we Nn
f preparation. Mir
all his time to the joint
icon position
The director came
August this year from Johnfonburg
where he was engaged In private
music work. As part of his duties he
was in charge of Lewis Run
Bund pear Bradford. and the Mt
Pleasant High School Band. From
Plepsant High School Band, being
in the latter post from 1030 to 1932
He is certified as a music teacher in
this state
While he was in
Pleasant Band
won county
Fera ©
school-Leg-
to Belicfonte in
the
charge of the Mt
that organization
championship in
1933 and 1037: won first prides in
three consecutive years in sectional
contests. and won third prize in 1933
and 1936 in State contests
Bo:n in Valle Longa, Italy Mi
Pera began his musical education in
that country, being graduated from
the Verdi Conservatory of Music at
Turin. He came to the United States
in 1921 and became a U. 8. citizen
in 1028. He was trombone soloist in
Oervone's well known 176th Field
Artillery Band in Pittsburgh. Among
other bands in which he was a fea.
tured soloist included the Rochester,
N. ¥.. Bymphony Band. He is a grad-
uate of the California State Teach-
ers’ College, California, Pa
In addition to being a trombonist
of more than usnal ability, Mr, Fera
{also specializes In the baritone. He
i plays all the other band instruments.
{He 1s married and there are four
| ehildren in the family. The Fera's
{recently purchased the former Ar-
Ithur H. Sloop home on East Curtin
| street
the
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| Suede shoes and purses can be
{very effectively cleaned with a dry
rubber sponge. This brushes off the
dust and raises the nap of the ma!
terial, making it look lke new
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HAVE NOT
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Our entire staff wishes
all America a
Merry Christmas
To All!
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