Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, February 04, 1943, Image 10
The Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA, A. C. DERR PAUL M. DUBBS......... We tense bony Associate Editor OECIL A. WALKFR...... TTI Business Manager “> Issued weekly every Thursday morning. Entered in the mstoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., a8 seconu- class matter, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year if paid in advance $2.00 per year if not paid in advance — MERICAN | RESS SSOCIATION The date your subscription expires is plainly printed »n the label bearing your name. All credits are given 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- tifying us, are liable for same, All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise directed. NATIONAL €DITORIAL SSOCIATION CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL om Gen. MacArthur's Order of the Day Following the Victory at New Guinea Te God Almighty 3 give thanks for that guidance which has brought us to this success in our great crusade, His is the honor, the power and the glory forever. Amen, church door, faith, hope and charity fy When politics enters the out at the window Even the Germans are admitting that the Red army is staging an offensive. The people at home owe much to the men in the armed services of the nation. The debt cannot be paid by chiseling on wartime regulations Farmers will do well not to triflle with inflation, they will pay more than their share of the bill In the long run The idea that rationing of any type will work on the “honor” of everybody Is absurd. There is always a small minority ready to violate any rule. Mother and Dad. don't worry about your boys in service He's re- ceiving the best of care. And, to help him with his personal problems, the American Red Cross has assigned a Red Cross Field Director to his post or station. So, don't worry. He's in good hands, With the average soldier eating about five and a half pounds of food every day, the Army buys about 15000 tons of food daily at a cost of $2,750,000. You can readily see where at least some of the nation’s food goes. OPINION OF A FIGHTER “It is foolish to say that the battleship, the aircraft carrier, the airplane, or anything else is the one thing that will win the war,” de- clares Lieutenant Harold H. Larsen, Commander of the Navy's famous Torpedo Squadron 8. The Lieutenant, now on leave in this country, explains that “it's the combination of all that will win" and adds that “the cooperation of the Army, Navy and Marines in the Pacific is excellent.” This is the report of the naval officer who was in action at Midway and has seen four months of action off Guadalcanal since last Septem- ber. In twenty-seven attacks against Japanese ships and ground posi- tions, the squadron has lost only one plane and not a single pilot, In nine torpedo attacks, it has hit every type of Japanese ship from battieship to destroyer, although, he admits, the Japanese “threw a lot of lead at It might be a good idea to get a certified copy of the Lieutenant's in- terview for distribution among the arm-chair and typewriter strategists who are always telling us how the war should be won and insisting upon a unified command. FIVE BROTHERS LOST ON ONE SHIP The heaviest blow suffered by any single American family since Pearl Harbor, and probably in our naval history, is that experienced by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 8. Sullivan, of Waterloo, Iowa, who lost five sons when the Cruiser Juneau went down in the blazing battle off Guadal- canal, The brothers, it is reported. joined the Navy with the provision that they not be separated, Navy officials point out that this violated estab. lished policy which divides members of families in wartime service, The idea is to prevent wholesale grief for any family, , The brothers are reported “missing in action” but the possibility exists that one or more of them may have reached an isolated beach fol- lowing the sinking of their ship in November. Certainly, every American hopes 50. SAY JAPS MAY FEIGN DEFEAT We have expressed some doubt about the correctness of the predic. tion of former American Ambassador Joseph C. Grew that the Japanese would fight to the last man. If a sufficient amount of hot lead is thrown at the Japs they will do what other soldiers have done, quit fighting, The other day. in a public address, the Ambassador, repeating his view that the Japanese will not crack, points out that this does not mean that “the Japanese will stand up to be shot down to the last man when some other alternative presents itself, such as running away to fight another day.” Thereupon, he warns, the Japanese may give way and simulate de- feat, hoping that their adversaries will drop their guard, permitting a lightning attack to destroy them. This, he says, is the tactics of Jujitsu. Mr. Grew does not believe that our military and naval leaders will be fooled but he is afraid that the people in this country might be misled by a fake reorganization of government in Japan and thereby induced to accept an inconclusive peace, which would fall to protect us against another Japanese attack. JHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PX. A WEEK OF THE WAR Shortly after the White House announcement of the President's stopover In Liberia on his way home from the Casablanca conferences, an official communique from Rio de Janeiro disclosed that the President had also stopped in Natal for a con- ference with President Vargas of Brazil, The visit to Liberia was made to pay respects to President | Edwin Barclay, to review a large de- | tachment of American Negro troops, and to Inspect the large Firestone rubber plantation. The conference at Natal brought together the presi- dents of the two largest American republics, the United States and Brazil Although, according to White House secretary Early, the Story of the Casablanca conferences Is com- plete, “so far as it can be told at the present time,” subsequent chap- ters undoubtedly will be written as events unfold. Secretary of State Hull told reporters that even the State Department has not yet learn. ed all the detalls on what was sald about the political situation in North Africa Lend - Lease. Testifying before the House For- eign Affairs Committee, Lend-Lease Administrator Stettinius reaffirmed the lend-lease principle--"the prin- ciple of total cooperation among nations In the waging of war" -—as the only one on which a war of al- Hance can successfully be waged The question, he said, is not whether we should continue to send supplies to our allies, but why have we not sent more. Lend-Lease supplies to China, for example, are getting through in pitifully small amounts in terms of what China needs, not nearly all that we would have liked to have supplied “Lend-Lease,” Mr. Stettinius said, “is not a loan of money. Nor has it ever been an act of charity. The lend-lease program of providing the goods and services to nations resis- ting the Axis aggressors was under- taken for the defense of this coun- try and has been carried out in the interests of the people of the United States.” I'he cumulative value of U. 8. lend-lease ald from March 11, 1941 (date of its inception) to Dec- ember 31, 19042, was $8,253.000,000- 79 per cent of this for goods, 21 per cent for services. And about 90 per cent of the goods—valued at almost $6,000.000,000—has been shipped. One of the greatest achievements of lend-lease has been its help in making the British Isles an impreg nable base for offensive operations A large part of the North African campaign was launched from Bri- tain and so were the campaigns in the Middle East, Italian Africa, Sy- rin, Madagascar. i A few facts on lease: the United Kingdom from May to November supplied U. 8 forces in the United Kingdom with materials (other than construction materials) which would have taken 1,200,000 ship tons if shipped from this country; Australia and New Zealand, under reciprocal lend-lease are supplying practically all of the food consumed by our men in the South Pacific area, including more than 100,000,000 pounds of food, and | are providing camps, airfields, re- pair depots, and numerous other! items: the British Navy furnished two-thirds of the warships which convoyed the expedition to North Africa; also for North Africa, the British supplied such substantial quantities of military equipment as four 1,000-bed field hospitals, 168 | Spitfires, 600 ambulances, artillery, airfield runways, bombs, smmuni- tion ! Since the inception of the Soviet air program in October 1941, we have transferred to the Soviet Union sup. plies, including food, costing more than $1.250,000,000. Lend-lease food shipments to Russia from now on {are expected to exceed by a sonsider. able margin lend-lease food ship- {ments to all other parts of the world combined, Including shipments to the United Kingdom. North African Drive. In the conferences recently held in North Africa-—the Casablanca conference and the military con- ference at General Eisenhower's i headquarters—the highest military authorities of the United States and | {Great Britain conferred on strategy {for the Mediterranean theatre, set- | {ting the stage for a final offensive | jagainst all Axis forces remaining {in Africa. That the Axis expects a | { gigantic Allied push is evident from the alarms sounded by the Axis-| { controlled radio. | Meanwhile, things have been rel- | {atively quiet. There has been little | change in the ground situation | {since Rommel's retreating army | iabondoned Tripoli and ran for the | Tunisian frontier. The Middle East | command on Priday, January 29,! reported artillery exchanges between | the British Eighth Army and the | Afrika Korps’ rear guard near Zua- | |ra, 64 miles west of Tripoli and 52 | {miles from Tunisia on the road that {leads north to Gabes and Sfax, and | | American, troops have made light {ning raids in Southern Tunisia and {have regained positions in the Ous- | |seitia Valley of northeastern Tuni- | (sia. But most of the activity in the | {battle areas has taken place in the |air, and even that has been hamp- | {ered by bad weather, | Secretary of War Stimpson re-| leased figures on American casual- | ties in Tunisia. Thus far, our cas- | {ualties number 1258, including 211 { killed, 532 wounded and 515 missing. | {Of those missing, 226 have been re- | {ported prisoners of the Axis. | Alreraft Losses. | Mr. Stimson also released figures lon plane versus plane losses suffer. | {ed by the energy and the U. 8, Army | | Air Porces in all theatres of opera- | tion. According to the War Depart. | {ment’s box score, the enemy lost| {1,340 planes in 1042, desiroyed or | | probly Sustrcbied, 4nd the UBAAP { log! a ration of approxima four to one! Even figuring pA enemy “positives”—planes known to | reciprocal lend- jave been destroyed—the ratio is (Continued on Page Five) (and pillow cases indicate? {inch running both ways of the material, Generally speaking, the higher | the thread count, the closer the weave, the better the material, | Ottawas, | vices at the Pennsylvania State Col- | resentatives, central agencies have CLARED BY GEN& GAL PERSWING 08k "THE OUTSTANDWNG SOLDER, OF THE AEF DECORATED By Six NATIONS, INCUDING THE COMGRS S1/ONAL PEDAL OF HONOR HIGHEST WLS. AWARD. As Lecrones » 0.ch ON HOW 10 PO IT THE MOOR —— _ Pebroary 4, 1943. LETTER Dear Loulsa: LOUISA’S I have recently got a divorce from | my husband, We have no children und I have been offered a good job in the city in which I lve. 1 also have a number of friends here as this has been my home for the past three vears. But my problem is this. My par ents want me to come home and stay with with. They live In a small town and there is no work there for me to do. What would you advise? YOUNG WOMAN-~Tenn Answer Personally, I think you will be much happier If you have work to do, and make your own living, Go- ing home to live after one is di- vorced is usually a very disappoint. ing and disillusioning thing to do It Is hard to slip back into the old light-hearted groove that was vours before marriage. There too the sym- pathy and criticism of the commune. ity Is a burden. And through it all, no matter how blameless vou may have been, runs the fact that you have made a fallure of your mar- riage 80 take m; ng advice and start work. LOUISA Dear Louisa Don't you think that this policy of making everyone feel that they {are being watched so that they will B. T.~In what part of the United States is the most coffee drunk? Ans Coffee drinkers of Southern Louisiana and two or three times as much coffee as the average in many of them from 10 to 15 cups a day R. L. A Can letter y soldiers in North Africa? Ans.—Postal facilities were established for the American Expedition ary Force to North Africa almost as soon as the landing of the troops was affected K. R-—-What Canal was dug? Ans Mississippi drink the United Staies, be sent with the dirt taken out Panama Dam. also for carried Ww Lhe Dike: It was used to fill CAUSCWARY 300 in Twvampy building a at the Pacific end desired by dump trains Y. B—~What u Ans.—This Is a very ancient and widespread mu Roman poet, sald the custom originated in the fact that to find out if their wives had been tasting wine L. L~Which is the largest city in Russia? Ans Russian Moskva, is the Union. Its 2.781.000 PD. K. D.—-Who was it that death-bed? Ans Queen Elizabet death-bed I would giv C. J. D.—How tall Ans. The Polnciang royal Poinciana was N. B L.—What per cent of the Ans ~The Office of War Information reports volunteers constituted 10 1-0 per cent of all persons Army through Selective Bervice by October 31, 1042 G. F~What is the oldest living thing An The sequoia | 34 tain specimens are known 2000 years « ing which were saplings at the time of the Crucifixion N. B L-—What are the Latin Ans—In a loose sense the term describes thos whose languages are derived principally from the Latin, and includes the Italians. French. Spanish, Portuguese, Orisons, and Rumanian: T. A. S.—~How long did it take Lew in Wonderland? Ans—The story was related almost iy its entirety at one sitting on the afternoon of June 2, 1862. The poems were added later, R, E. L—~Where is the World's greatest single source of electricity? Ans C. W~Only seven states are not saving metal license plates. Can you name them? Ans—~The seven are Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, and Wyoming, the OPA reports W, A. M.—~How many heavyweight champions have attempled come. backs to regain their titles? Ans Five, James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons Dempsey, and Max Schmeling. 0. B—~What is the fastest-fiving bird? Ans Either the duck-hawk, an inhabitant of the U 8. the mergan- ser, a duck-like water bird, or the swift, which inhabits the Himalayan mountain region. These birds are credited with speeds up to 200 miles an hour and for The dirt wa the Gatun the origin of kissing? de of salutation. Ca husband Moscow, the population is ” 3 A ‘ wished 10 of England Jew 1s egQited wit mie Moment « Poinciana tree grow? ows to a height of (went The a native Army consists of that Negro selects ra inducted into the in the world today? believed to be the Olt xt livin to be id. There races? race Carroll to relate the story of Alice Grand Coulee Dam by keeping their oid South Carolina, . James J. Jeffries, Jack P. K.~Who was the first president of the American Red Cross? Ans.--Clara Barton, who presided from 1881 to 1004 8. G~Who are the WAACs, WAVES, WIRES. and SPARS? Ans—~WAACs are members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, WAVES are in the Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service | (Naval). WIRES are Women in Radio and Electrical Service, and SPARS are “Semper Paratus—Always Ready” (Coast Guard) M. L—Are game cocks taught to fight? — Ans.—No. They are born with the instinct They are conditioned for fighting with a regular diet and daily alcohol rubs, T. R~—What does the thread count printed on the label of bed sheets Ans. Thread count figures indicate the number of threads per square E. L~Why has Canada, by solemn decree, pital, proclaiming it a bit of Holland? Ans8o that the third child expected by Dutch Crown Princess Jul. | fans may be born on Dutch soil. D. D.~What famous massacre a wily Indian chief invited game? Ans set aside a certain hos. of a Britich detachment occurred when | unsuspecting Redcoats to watch a lacrosse | “The massacre of Fort Mackinac in 1763 by Chief Pontiac of the who was still loyal to France after the British acquired Canada. | i SS. ~~. 1 PENN STATE CO-ED GRADS FIND EMPLOYMENT | COLLEGE DISTRIBUTES U. 8. MORALE FILMS A state-wide program has been| The war has had considerable ef- | worked out by the extension ser-| fect on the employment of women | | graduates of the Pennsylvania State lege to distribute morale films pre- | College. | pared by the government. | Plgures released by Dean of Wom- Throught College extension rep- en Charlotte E. Ray, show that only 1040 5S ats 2 per cent of the co-ed graduates of 1941 and 1942 are now ‘ Ten per cent of the 1039 and graduates and 19 per cent of been established in all parts of the Commonwealth. Each agency is re- sponsible for the distribution of the Office of War Information’s morale films in its section. The College is working th h the State Council of oh Bir various county civilian defense units and American Unity Committees. et a t The plan involves the location and Plete. Many of those married also acquisition of 16 mm. sound {hold positions. jectors on a loan basis; solicitation Approximately one-third of the of the volunteer services of exper. Eraduates are engaged in the teach- fenced projector operators; the or. | INE profession, ganization of weekly or monthly | geet meetings attended by adult groups: | Enlists In WAAC. and the establishment of a central, Mrs. Beryl Pisher Jamison, wife office in each county where the films [of Marvin Jamison, of Allenwood, can be booked. operator of a .- enlisted in the WAACS ~Are you Investing iu War Bonds? ‘all the examinations st the station, has Harry day night with not do any pleasure driving, is a bad one? Don't you think that the American people will do their part in conserving gasoline if they are put on their honor and realize that every bit they helping our soldiers in thelr fight t the Axis? Stopping people who have a legit- imate reason to be out is very iri- tating and causes a lot of had feel ing government, What do it? save is orn drys again peer towards think w about CITIZEN --Fl You An I The idea of putting people on thelr honor is a very petty theory but, when it comes to saving gas we are facing a “condition and not a the. Unfortunately, there are al- ways With us a certain per cent of chiselers and while the majority of our people could be trusted to do the right thing, this minority can abuse this privilege to such an extent that it would become ineffective In fact, we have just had a dem- onstration of this in the last few months. If some of the holders of B ahd C cards had not asked for more than in we rhortage wer ory.” gas they needed and used riding that was not might not be having such a now As for being irritated an officer stops You and asks whepe You are going. such a procedure vould not worry me in the least 1 would real- DOCESSATrY r« ize that the man was only doing his duty and 1 am sure if 1 had 8 good reason for using my car 1 could tell him and be on my way a very short time As one commentator very aptly puts it “1f{ a person in Germany were found chiseling on his ration card, he would probably be shot, 0 why should we feel bad If some Am- erican chiseler has his card taken from him?” If we are truly patriotic and dem- ocratic we will not jet minor annoy- ances arn us inte critics of the gov- ernment. We have to realise that there are all sorts of people in our land and some of them are very selfish or thoughtless. Rules have 0 be made for everyone so that this minority will not take advantage of the rest of the people 44) Yours, LOUISA HOLTS HOLLOW Sunday visitors at the Burd home were Mr. and Mrs. How- ard Burd and family of Milesburg, | Motiroe Burd of Lock Haven, Evelyn | Bennett of Runville, Rhoads. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheesicy family and Donald Catherman of and Joanne Howard, June Kessling and Marilyn | Leathers were dinner guests at the J. T. Watson home, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watson family, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Stauffer jand family of Ohio, spent a few days [with home folks last week. Minnie and Verna Reese of Gum Stump, attended church place and visited relatives. Mrs. Arthur Burd visited on Pris her sister, Mrt Charles Miller at Dry Tob. Mrs Ilda Witmer of Wingate, and Mrs. Lot Stanley of Milesburg, were visitors at our church on Sunday. George Johnson of Bellefonte, R. 'D., spent Sunday with home folks, Mr. and Mrs, Orvis Watson and family called on relatives in Belles | fonte on Sunday. David Leathers spent several days with his sister, Mrs. Frank Dreese and family at Lemont. June Lucas of Milesburg, was an overnight guest at the Leathers Lome last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Butler and [children of Monument, visited relas tives at this place on Bunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy leathers and children made a ess trip to Les mont on Saturday and called at the Frank Dreese home. Stella Leathers visited relatives at Mt. Eagle recently. and 1L3 por box oh resuie - - A. 0. Luchert, P.D., Cos ” I — Arthur | and | and at this ———— SE N THE OrrFiCcE CAT “A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Is Relished by the Wisest Men” Indian vs, Oil White man comes and mak Up on hill and start to dig Indisn watches white man Wil; Thinkum maybe get some oll Thinkum driller heap big fool, Sets all day on old pine stool Toolle swingum heap bly wrench Then go to sleep on gens; bench Night time come--no go to bed Another outfit come inst ad Never stopum, work lke hell That's the way they drillwg © Driller gettum heap big pay, Cashum check and go away Oil still flows in big steel tank Me got money in the bank a car and break him quick Left the damn thing In the creek Buy two more and maybe three, One for squaw and two for mr Buy papoose a pair of shoes Spend what's left on wildcat booze Have good time but go to jail, Good friend comes and goesur Banker say my money gone, Bye and bye s0me more comes ol That's the way the oll game goes, White men gitsum, Injun blows Me think driller heap damn fool Sets all day on old pine stot Rip orp 2.0 up nie Buy v.99 Letter to a Son in the Arm; My Dear Bon Your uncle has a job now, at last after 48 years of wi much better off now than when you Jeft—817.45 every Tn a little fixing up We went down to Sears & Roebuck for one of gled things they call bathrooms, like you must have t came and we got her all put to rights. It took a fancy it in shape. He sald he was a plumber Over on one side of the room drink out of, only it ain't for pigs. You get in it and Over on the other side of the room is a little white gi sink. This is for when you want to leave some dirt o your hands and faoe But over in the corner, wow! We got something There 15 a thing that you put one foot in and scrub till then you pull a chain and get fresh water for the othe; I came on the darn thing and we ain't got no use for then in ¢ room, 50 we use one for a bread board and we pul o in the other The people at Bears Roebuck are awiul nice Ww de t a roll of writing paper with it take ca there Lew 1 bait hye IC aDOUL OF Aa workman tier Heard i5 a big ong widle hing Lke Wi take 4 bDalh all 0° ¢ iget 1 ir Te Fie endl of yoursel PAPA Love * + 0 The Mercury “Dropped” This story comes from a Snow Shoe section Where is sua mer and winter is something else. It seems that during the recent cold snap, an old resident went outside one night before retiring to we DOW cold it was. When he returned he wid his wife it wes way down Leiow After he went to bed his wife went out and found that he had tied an axe handle to the end of the thermometer Next moming e again went out to see how cold It was and, returning, told her Liusband that the mar. cury was hall way down the axe handic. Sure go! o 9 Picked Too Early We suppose the shortage of gasoline is refponiible jor 4 certain ne. perienced young housewife now doing her ow) shopping At any roe while engaged in the family buying one mornin; recentiy she complained that “these eggs are terribly small” “I know,” answered the grocery clerk, “but tha bit brings into the store, They are just fresh from the country this 7 “Yes.” sald the young woman, “that’s the trouble will They are so anxious to get thelr eggs sold that they take ¢ too soon.” ane; 12] 1 y Wal Radi A those farm: off the nest cm g > & 0 “X” Marks the Spot An eminent psychiatrist was showing a party of {ends Uwoeugh his institution. To one phtient he sald: “John, why de you continually ingist on scralching roursell?” p “Because,” replied the patient, “I'm the only prtson in the who knows where I'm itching.” * oo 0 Asserting Himself After searching the train from end to end, tlie Pullman porter Linaily discovered the meek-looking little may huddled behind s maeazine in the last car. ' “Are you the gen'man from Car B, lower J “Yes, I am. What is it, George?” “Well, sub, yo’ wife don been waitin’ up fo’ yo and hows.” ] “Is that 50.” replied the meek one with £pirit., “Well this 4s The gly chance I ever get 10 stay out all night, mini Pm-takbng #, secede. ®* & 9 Prelude to Traged: First Rookie—"What happencd when the | raiding the ice box?" Second Rookie—"He asked for a snack and 1 thought hic * & 0 Pretty Tough A soldier wrote home from England: “They put me in barracks; they took away my clothes and put me in khaki; they took away my name and made me ‘No. 575." they tlk ine to church, where I'd never been before, and they made me listen to a sermon for 45 minutes “When the minister opened his ¥mn book and said thou weary, Art thou languid?’ and Igo! seven days in th because I answered I certainly was” * & 0 Not Yel Sallor—"T love dancing. It is sbediniely in my blood Parther—"Then You niust Have poor virculation—4t hasn't goons your feet vet.” v hole world ih 1 0 come t* bed To hows iNCss sergealil caught Tou said smack ™ No. 55 Art guarg Doge * oo @ Pop's Particular He—"If you don't marry me, 17 take a rope and hang myself in your front yard." She—-"Ah. now, Herbert, { around” you know pap doesnt want you hanging * oo 0 Time For Action It is reported that a strike was called whey an organiser saw this sign {in a bookstore window: “Dickens Works for Only Two Dollars.” i * 4 0 That's all, folks. If a girl doesn't watch her figure the boys won't ene" BOCAT.” oe ES Given National Posi. : {sor of industrial engineering at the [Pentuyivs tte Quljege. us ie na /the Society for the Advancement of Management, Professor Hummel A fre that burned the through i £ : ] i i - i ] H sit