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Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- tfying us, are liable for same. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. NATIONAL €DITORIAL En oe Slembor. CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL EDDIE RICKENBACKER OFFERS TWO LESSONS TO U. S. CIVILIANS The nation that thrilled to the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his six companions, after they had drifted for twenty-two days in the Pacific, can learn two lessons from what the distinguished aviator reports. The first lesson, if it is needed, reveals the natural tendency of men to turn toward God and religion in time of stress. While the Lh were lost and uncertain whether they would be rescued. one of them Ppro- duced a Government-issued Bible and they organized prayer meetings, Afterwards, Captain Rickenbacker declares “frankly and humbly we prayed for our deliverance” and “we prayed for food. Subsequently, “within an hour after our prayer meeting, a sea gull landed on my head.” The men ate the raw gull and used some of it for bait, sucoseding in catching fish whicn they ate raw. The next day, another gull landed on his shoulder but Captain Rickenbacker says that he did not have the heart to wring its throat and “let it go.” The first lesson, cited above, Is easy to learn because every individ ual, when confronted with the inevitables of fate, naturally. turns to religion and seeks assistance from the Superior Being, master of men, of life and of death. The next lesson relates to the people of the United States who, on the home front, sometimes behave like little children in regard to small desires despite the nation's participation in a desperate struggle. Captain Rickenbacker, as a result of what he saw, has come to the conclusion that “if they could bring the combat troops back here and put them in the factories, we would have production doubled in thirty days’ time.” He pleaded with factories and workers to make every hu- man effort to turn cut more planes and tanks and guns in order that the oitlsals of American boys on all fronts might be ended as swiftly as pos- The second phase of the current lesson relates to civilians, and the Captain declares that “if only our people back home could know what our boys are doing both for us and for future generations, they would take this war a lot more seriously.” A single, oid rubber tire, he related, would make up two or three of the rafts that were used to save the lives of himself and his companions in the Pacific. “If people knew that” he said, “they might not worry so much whether they have autos, or whether they walked or rode the subways or street cars to work.” Moreover, he added, "The cry and objection to being rationed on rubber and gasoline seem so insignificant, so rediculous, when you see what the boys at the front have got.” These are the lessons that Captain Rickenbacker attempted to teach to the nation in his modest recital of his experiences after his plane went down in the South Pacific and he and his companions faced death for twenty-two days. They had time to think, they reached certain con- clusions and the famous World ace has passed them to the American t us hope that every reader of this article will take to heart the remarks of Captain Rickenbacker. Let them realize, regardless of discom- forts that they think they endure, what the soldiers and sailors who are fighting for the preservation of our liberty and the security of our free- dom are doing wihout and, in addition, risking their lives in their behalf. WANT TO BE A CAPTAIN? It hasn't been so long since a lot of us were having fun over Elliott Roosevelt being made a captain in the Air Forces without the usual pre- liminaries. In those days we still thought that the men of our citizen army were going to have a year of healthful outdeor training and then go home, and it seemed a smirking coincidence that a fellow named Roosevelt should suddenly be so valuable to the Air Forces. Someone got out lapel buttons: “I Want to Be a Captain Too.” There were many wisecracks, and there was some serious talk to the effect that this sort of thing was unfair to plain boys named Jones or Smith who had to go in as buck privates and advance, if at all, the hard way. Well, there hasn't been so much snickering at Elliott lately. Or at Jimmy, or Franklin, Jr, or John, All of them are in service. Elliott in North Africa and Jimmy in the South Pacific have seen action in some pretty dangerous places and have seemed to do right well. If their being the President's boys helped them to get military rank {it also seems to have got thei to the front fairly fast—at least, a lot faster than some of us who were wanting “To Be a Captain Too" a couple of years ago-—The New York Times. WHY WE DON'T PUBLISH EVERYTHING f you know what ship a sailor is on, or what company or regiment soldier is with overseas, then you know a military “secret,” the Office in Washington warns. ought not to be published. general needs to know the strengt there each t to know This is why: of his opponent: how many en, guns, ships, planes re in theater of war. The Nazis and the Japs want to these things about our forces, assemble the Information like this: from one paper, an item is in Australia; another, that the U. 8. 8. Wis. A the 206h Tank Battalion is hundreds of these bits of information together, and our ene- have a too-aceurate estimate of American military strength. These are our soldiers—Americans, all--whom we endanger by these nimous, we wish everybody a happy and pros. a a January 7, 1943, A Ta THOUGHTS ON | | ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS | (Editor's Nofe—The following Inti- {mate news story combs from an In- LOUISA’S ternational News Service correspon- L ER {dent, somewhere In New Guinea). | “Well” sald Pvt. Paul Ellrich, |Dear Louisa: [“Here T am almost buried in swamp | | I am a girl of seventeen. I went mud, with tall Kunal grass all ‘ | with a boy for three years and I like | around me, and that damn stuff can | him very much, Then we moved and {cut like a knife, and a hazy looking | |T started going with another boy {moon makes everything sorta ghost- | and 1 think more of him than I do! (ly i | the other one. 1 did him dirty, for | “There's a little stream over on | {the boy didn't want him to know I [the left and in the thick Jungle | |lked him, Now 1 have let him know {brush on the other side there's a Jap | {1 like him and now he is doing me sniper. I know the blankety-blank | tdirty, What would you advise me 0 is there, because any time I move he | do? {takes a shot In my direction, | “Back behind me I can hear our {mortars banging away and some- where off to the right there's ma- chine gun fire going to beat hell. | Come daylight our fellows are going | to bust ahead on the right, so all we have to do Is sit tight. Well, sir, it's | sure funny what runs through your | head, danger or no danger | “There 1 am dog-tired, wet and hungry and I get thinking about my | wife Eleanor, back in Detroit, and about Mom and Dad and my bro- thers and sisters back in Armanda Minn. And then 1 remember it only a few days to Christmas and 1 get blue as hell. Merry Christmas and I wonder how merry this one's going to be--and peace on earth, geod will to men, and here we are and those Jap so-and-sos and there ain't much peace or good will either “Then 1 get to thinking we gotta knock hell outa these so-and-sos to make sure everybody can have mer- ry Christmases for all time and live the way want to without a bunch of erazy men telling them how they can live “Just about then 1 move around some, trying to find a dry spot, but there aint any and that damn gnip- er fiers a few more rounds over my head and I catch a flash and fire back and after that I am not both- ered. S50 I am feeling pretty good but I wish those mortars would lay off for awhile, but you get used to noise add 1 go dreaming about home and snow on the ground--nice, white flaky snow-—and no mosquitoes, and houses all lit yp and little Christma trees in the front parlor all filled with little blue and red and white and green electric bulbs or maybe little colored candles and sticks of candy hung on the branches and bells and present and everybody laughing and happy and having a 'M : Ex Libri, . By wittiam Sharp i | | | H B Virginia Answer I don't exsctly understand what vou mean by “doing him dirty.” Did vou break or unkind things? It doesn't usually pay to let a boy know you are crazy about him unless you are engaged, in which case he is certainly entitled to loy- alty. True never founded on a lack of You gaged date SN) love i faith rather ww be o it will be better not to be just yet. There | vou can do about the pres- boy Is Ww over are young en- anyone: leach ITICAL nothing ent ing again MURDERING ALL OPPONENTS situation ur the i= to forget and tar ul LOUISA Louisa bon $i ola 4 terest { am Dot nuere eg WA but is olshe : 8) gh 1 am ty PRIEST J \} R | o b op iy THE SUPREMEGOD ar went Year losing out in fe all | 0 be caled -Ge lkely they BLUE EYES nN made whieh { about it tha ail cir These girl think about being singh Hive be are not in love but they of the boys Who d who may not come back and a than can counted ull are gollg awa) Query & Answer Column | C. B—Do neutral ec accurate news to their paper Ans.--No. Such say ty pern Axis advantage to have neutrs believe or know W. 0. M.—~What game | bined? rrespaients in ] tan that which we get I1 men are ited pled by more pers THE OrricE CATY “A Little Nonsense Now and Them, | Is Relished by the Wisest Men" J New Version of Night Before Christmas Helen Griffin of Bt, Louis, Was Christmas morning sermon in and have asked for The following poem, written by Mi read as part of Rev. Howard 8. Andcrson’s Washington. President and Mrs. Roosevelt heard it read copies. The poem Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house The only one able to stir was a mou The rest of the family, from papa on Gown Were soundly asleep after hiking from tow The buses went flying past them pell mell And street cars and taxis ignored them a: well While the family jalopy, as you might have gue Was wanting for rations and taking a rest Pe The kids snuggled close in 65-degree heat And dreamed they had icicle toes on their fe And baby, in dreams, bounced a synthetic bell And saw plastic soldiers march on the wall plea 4d In his sleep papa uttered to Santa thi ‘If you've any old tooth-paste tubes bring And mama, delirious, smiled in her bed As visions of coffee beans danved in her he The nylons that hung by the chimney were re Indeed. if vou find some, Bt. Nick put them hey The packages wrapped up in “V" shapes anc cea Said Hirhiito and Hitler are fast on our les And out in th Stood saccharin canay fF] CRRICHs 5 gay decorations ang obuile There was Sis in her Wack sult, and Bud we Reminding us gravely of wars bitter stings jut old Santa, that jolly American elf, Said. “We won't let them put Uncle Sam + } 7 B And I think he exclain Happy Chri mas Desert Warfare nique: “On the Tobru ne enemy cyclist they were ab Naan Comin attacked « Lat Italians Causin * & 9 Nursery Rhymes—Army Style If Mary wants her little lamb To stay as white as show she'd better keep her lamb awa From the wolves at the U. B. O Muffet sat on a tuffet swell time and the neighbors coming and going ‘And just about now Mom would be planning the Christmas dinner and getting presents ready the iceman, the milkman and the letter. man and gosh how 1 wish 1 was home. And that Christmas dinner! Turkey and stuffing and cranberries and pumpkin ple! “Plum pudding.” said Pvt, Earl Tucker of Lock Springs, Mo. very firmly, “We always had plum pud- ding.” “Pumpkin ple for me,” continued Ulirich, “and lotsa coffee, but us kids for food value a: jess bicycles, Ans. Checker F. R.~Do the toug! | steaks ps ail roasts? Sometimes evenmore more C. D. O.<Name Ans fat Yes and muscle two of th following gasoliie Ana LDLnana tea, bananas Ans Tea 0. C. T—How many th Ans.--The number of ties E. M. B—What we there iran average famous witer once edited a newspaper Just as thought Jesus would have done? Ans. Dr. Charles M. Shelden. author of “In His Steps.” in 1900 edit. ed the Topeka Daily Capital for one week as a distinctive Christian dally. A. H—~What is the story about the discovery of roast pig? Little Miss £0 Eating his He And ng SUC Muael Eating her curds and whey came a soldier sat down beside spider awa; her the poor a oon iristmas pie k in his thumb pulled out a piun What mess hall was he In” 1 shot 3 ab ullet in the air It fell to earth I know not wi 1 know not too who snilched on me But here 1 am-—Seven Ua) K {we'd all be up early, shouting and | | yelling and everybody laughing, and | I maybe I'd have a sled or skates or a | baseball bat. Those were the days. | key | meat, but Mom always saw that I | thinking my Christmas dinner prob- {all hell breaks loose up ahead. 1 ain't got much time from then on always had milk. Then we'd hang Ans~In Charles Lamb's “Esgays of Elia,” Ho-ti, a careless Chinese up our stockings on the manticpiece gwineherd allows the pigsty to bern. Desperately searching in the ruins, and Mom would hustle us off to bed he burned his fingers on the charfed remains of a pig. Involungarily put- iy a ” . presents, and morning | dissovers of Tou Pie aa F. 8~What is a three-point ’ Ans According to the usual landing procedure of an airplane, the main landing wheels, the two in front, touch the ground first] Then the tall of the plane is gradually lowered until the tail wheel touches the ground. In a three-point landing. the main landing wheels and the tall i wheel touch the ground simultaneously. * 0. R. F~When was Tunney's last fight? Ans The last fight In which Cene Tunney participated was the one in which he met Tom Heeney on July 26, 1028 in New York. The fight was won by Tunney in the eleventh round on a technical knockout. The champion retired in August, 1828 M. R-~Was 8t. Oeorge, the patron saint of England, a real person? Ans. Some authorities believe that he was a soldier in the army of Diocletian, 300 A. D., and died in Palestine for his Christian faith. St George is also highly honored in Russia, C. C. N~How much did the first World War cost the entire world? Ans The has been estimated at hundred billion dollars, IL. E. ¥Y~What is “squaw Winter?" Ans Squaw Winter is a localism in the United States referring (o a cool wet period preceding Indian Summer, or any brief wintry period pre- ceding Autumn E. N~~What was the earliest form of submarine? Ans ~The history of the submarine dateg from 1620 whey Cornelius van Drebel, a Dutchman in the service of King James 1 of England, punt such a vessel, which Is said to have been navigated by twelve rowers at a depth of {rom twelve to fifteen feel for several hows in the Thames, “Then we'd all go to the Evangeli- eal church and back home for tur- “Midnight mass for me” sald Tucker, “and I can remember how beautiful the singing was and the church ail lit up and candles burn- ing and the incense and we'd all get up early too, just like you said.” “and boy” continued Ullrich, ‘how we'd go for that turkey! The older kids would want all the white got my share, Gosh, I bet I got the direct cost four finest little mother on earth.” “Well,” said Tucker, "maybe sec ond best, because 1 know there couldn't be one finer than mine.” “Okay. buddy,” agreed Ullrich, “we both got the best mothers in the world. 80, as I Was saying, 1 am ving up there wet and hungry and ably will have to come out of a Hn can and it won't have wings when F. ¥. J~How many slaves did George Washington have? Ans—Washington owned, soon after his marriage, 317 slaves of whom belonged to his wile B. E~What can be done to restore a raincoat that has become tacky? Ans—1f the tackiness has not progressed too far, the coat might be made serviceable by washing it in cleaner’s naptha, drying and dusting with talc. H. E~What is the largest State east of the Mississippi River? AnsIt is Georgia with an area of 58.876 square miles, D. R~How did Milne Bay in New Guinea get its name? Ans~It was namsd for Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, D. MelL.—~When was the painting of Mona Lisa stole from the Louvre in Paris? Ans-~The famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen from the gallery on August 22, 1911, It was recovered in Florence, Italy, on Decem- ber 12, 1013, and restored to the Louvre. C. MeC.—What Is the origin of the custom of firing a gun at reveille and retreat? Ans~The Army War College says that this custom is an ancient peremony with ne recorded origin, It probably is as old as gunpowder, M. T~What neutral islands have become of immense strategic vae now that U. 8. troops are in possession of Algeria and Morocco? Ans—The Azores, Maderia and Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic, belonging to Portugal; the Canary Islands in the Atlantic, and the Bal iearic Islands In the Mediterranean, belonging to Spain. In the posses.’ sion of either the United Nations or the Nazis they would command many sea routes, W. M.—A standard barrel holds how many gallons? Ans ~—Forty-two gallons, R. H~Does SO8 literally mean “Save Our Souls?” + Ans~~It was selected as the distress signal because of the speed and i accuracy with which it can be transmitted. | T. 8~~What are the longest baseball games ever played in the Na) would not have to be of a perman- tional and American Leagues? ent nature, and would not have to Ans~~On May 1, 1820, Brookiyn and Boston played 26 innings to a 1-1 | be fancy. The main thing is to pro- | tie. On Sept. 1, 1906, in the American League, Philadelphia beat Boston | vide a public list on which the names | 4-1 in 24 innings. : C. D~Halle Selassie, emperor of Abyssinia, is a Coptic Christian, Is i to anyone. | this the predominating religion of the land? i Maybe some club, lodge, patriotic or | Ans.~No. While many Abyssinians are Coptic Christians, the major- | ity are Mohammedans. ! W. L. K~In the past has the wife of a President of the United States ever stayed at Buckingham Palace in London? : Ans President and Mrs. Wilson occupied the Belgian suite at Buck. ingham Palace from December 26 to December 31, 1918. i : W. A—~What public offices did President Roosevelt hold before com-| ing to the White House? Ans-He was a member of the New York State Senate, 1910-13; As sistant Secretary of the Navy, 1013-20; and Governor of New York, 1920- 33. V. E. A—~Where does the Arctic tern spend the winter? Ans—It travels from the shores of “That's the Japs shelling us and wo to think about Christmas. But 1 am convinced more than ever now that the only way we can all ever have a merry Christmas again is to knock {hell out of them and teach them & {lesson, because You can’t reason {with a rattlesnake. You got to kill ithem or cage them. Aint that right?” “You said it,” said Tucker Random Items (Continued from page one) entire defense set-up, the profes- | gions complained of have a realy means of clearing any possible taint | from their professional gowns. | HONOR ROLL: | Many a Bellefonte citizen is of the opinion that the town should have { an honor roll of men in the service. !a large board of some kind in a pub- lic place on which the names of | men serving in the Army, Navy, Air | Corps and Marines could be inscrib- | led. Most other towns and many { larger cities have such rolls. Council {unofficially is in favor of such a {'n the matter of waging war since Pearl Harbor. | Every man has a right to develop his business into as large an affair as he can with due regard to honesty and fair treatment extended to his gompetitors and customers, es, but through with it things and BO times She discovers a Rood home home for her children a problem that many good women have (0 Wor- ry they reach that certain age feel that a ¢ dng whichjled to the voy RYH eudcing chy they must have one last fing—ihat | over. A great many men, when away from 1 i and they try to prove themselves that they are still young and attrac. tive to the opposite sex. With some of them it soon pass- others take longer to get The woman can do one of two She can become disgusted she has a perfect right to feel nd break home. Some- he get and some- hard to collect she has given up broken up the al up her alimony finds it that and mes she It all depends on how she is con- tituted as to her decision, If she is a person who finds it impossible to live in the house with a man who the thinks has betraved her and robbed her of her illusions and she would rather be ajone than Dear him, then she may be happier to break away and leave him entirely The man usually regrets his actions bitterly after she has gone, but is #0 entangled with some gold digger by that time that there is no hap- piness to be salvaged for either him- self or his wife The other course that is taken by some wives is to treat such conduct just as they would a sickness that their husbands are passing through. They feel that if they can ignore {his behavior that it will eventually pass. A great many of them come through at last with the satisfac tion of knowing that by their sacri- fice they have kept a home for their children and although outsiders may suspect scandal, none may be defi- nitely proven. They may not feei the respect and love for their husband that they once did, but a good home. luxuries and a respected place in the community make heart-breaking | {easier to bear 80 while I do not excuse your hus- band one bit for his behavior and’ you have every right to leave him, you may find it the better part of wisdom to try and ignore it for a while longer. Perhaps he will wake up before 'disaster overtakes him and realize [that his conduct is endangering the lives of you and the children as well as himself. LOUISA idnsinn W——— Our Own Suggestion: Plant a veg- 'etable garden in the Spring of 1943 and can all the foodstuffs that you | on earth have you been doing, Candy? | try a shoe There was an old lady wlio lived in She had so many children she didn’ Know = Too many to clothe and tov many 10 feed Local draft board-—please take heed OK Mother Hubbard went to the cupboara To get her poor dog a bone; : When she got there the cupboard was bare- MEAT RATIONING! * & # The Bout Was On When a shortage of reporters developed on a ia fiat Ww sports editor was sent to cover a Snooty turned in Just bell for the mal and their seconds were coming into ed Mendel & Son's march from Lowe and ( * & Skeptic Cuss quizzing her pup Turning to ones Magna Charts id 4 3 Hie L { before the rang of vita Al ir A country teacher wa the visiting school board “George, whe “1 don"t know The teacher bacco-chewing board member Was aim at the cuspidor, he demanded Call that boy back. I don't like bis m ¢ oo No Words Wasted The pastor of a colored church the latter wrote him a iether slating be entirely disregarded Pretty soon, though, snoctie; op opened it. It read a: follow: “Dear Bizhop: This her pants.” signed the it wasn’t me m io o in disgust, told } irecled n y ailll Do 99 eo 0 Their Last Laugh These shirts strong laugh Storekeeper are vers simp atl the laundry.” Customer—"“Yeah, I know. [ had some Lk ed 50 hard they came back with hel side * & 0 Hard Shelled “I'd like a couple of hard holled egg fellow to the gir! at the lunch counter “All right.” replied the waitre.: wilh Mamie and 1 don't get off until 10.” * 0 Too Much Overheard at the bureau of naturalization “Do you promise to support the Constitution of the United States? “Me? How could 1? I've got a wife and six children to Suppor.” * 4 0 His Description Polloe Clilef "Can you give a description of your missing casiier?’ Banker—“He i; about 5 feet 5 inches tall and about £25000 short.” ¢ ¢ * Pitchy Flavor Doctor (to Sandy, whoin be had been called urgently to soe) —"What Why. rour tongue is abeoluiely ’ hey lsugh- black, man.” Sandy-"1 droppit a bottle 5 yu the newly tarred road.” \d She Does Sain says: “The modern girl adores spinning wheels, but she Vim aod 0 puree Vegetables are being omitted from for disturbances. Ro
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