Odd and CURIOUS | in the “ NEWS - GOLDEN BOMBS A young flier with the Ferry Command dropped into the Red Cross chapter at Syracuse, N. Y. three times during the last few months and each time left $500, The last time he made his $500 visit, an official asked him why he was so generous. He replied: “I have been in many far-dis- tant countries—Egypt, the Far East and England, and in each place I have seen the Red Cross workers giving relief to the poor and unfortunate. I have been making more money than is fair under those circumstances, and I want to put some of it in the place where 1 believe it will do the most good.” An inspiring example! i { | | | FIVE-YEAR PLAN A birthday party every five years is satisfactory for Mrs. Frederick Meunch and Miss Ida Frommann, Chicago twins. With their kid brother who is 82, and a schoolmate of 70 years ago, the twins quietly observed their 84th birthday anniversary. “We had a wonderful party when we were 75 and another one when we were 80," the twins said. “Now we're saving our energy for a big pow-wow when we're 85.” PIGGY BACK Lumberman Les Farrish, Spo- kane, Wash., has figured out a way to obtain an extra 175,000 miles a year for his truck fleet, and the Office of Defense Trans- portation agrees his tire savings will total that much. Eight big trucks loaded with lumber trav- el 65 miles to Spokane-—but on the return trip it's four trucks loaded with four trucks. WAR BABY Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a genuine “war” baby—an eight- pound lad born in a plant work- ing on arms orders. His mother left her assembly line job with no word of explanation. A few minutes later a baby's wail was heard in the women’s rest room. Mother and baby were reported doing well in St. Joseph's hospi- tal. HUNGRY DOG The Irish Setter of Captain H. B. Connor, of Fort Riley, Kansas, gobbled up all of the captain's gasoline coupons. He was kind enough te leave the cover, however, so the captain can get another book. WRONG LINE Getting into a line in order to buy a ticket to a movie at Fall River, Wis, a man was sur- prised when the line led to a grocery store which had butter, He bought a half pound. HOT SPARROW When Mrs. Wallace Olson, of Great Falls, Mont, opened her oven door to put ina roast, a sparrow hopped out, ruffled its feathers and flew out the back door. a Wildeat Follows Women A wildeat i section of S of women homeward card ty at aay I Nace and di: Mrs. Harold frozen snow at to stop tempor: reached one heard prowlin footprints in and were as 11:30 o'cloek ls They of * RArage were ar th It SNOW nd Bucknell Semester Opens mid-year convocation #n address by Robert Blakelsy rector of special projects for fice of War Information, 1 formally opened Bucknell Univer- gity’s second semester. When 4 es began 1224 students were enroll- ed, which included 53 new students, of whom 46 are freshmen. At Buck- nell’s first mid-winter commence- ment; recently, 102 seniors graduated. were rs MP mii ss— Awarded Scholarship Miss Margaret Snyder. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Snyder, of Lewisburg, has been awarded by a joint committee of the Lewisburg High School and Bucknell Univer- sity, the Ella and Lillian Beale Scholarship at the university, The scholarship was established by a bequest by Lillian Beale of the Buck- nell Institute class of 1884 and the college class of 1905. ct ccn——— 4-H Clubs Mobilize Throughout Pennsylvania and the nation, 4-H Club members are par- | ticipating in the National 4-H Mo- bilization Week, February 6 to 14 a When an The OPA declares the following types of driving are non-essential: 1. Driving to amusements, such as theatres, amusement parks, con- certs, dances, golf courses, skating rinks, bowling alleys or night clubs. 2. Driving to sporting or athletic events, 3. Sightseeing and touring. 4. Vacation traveling. 5. Bocial calls. The following kinds of driving are considered essential: 1. Driving to and from work or for occupational purposes. 2, Essential family or personal necessity shopping. 8. Procuring medical attention. bed The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County SECOND SECTION A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week 2 dhe Cenfre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 62, Toy Lodged in Tree Leads on To Fatal Fall of Ten-Year Old Osceola Mills Boy Centre County Coroner Investigates Death of Lad Who Fell from Tree in Attempt to Retrieve Small Plaything with a button on a string pin his hand Thursday sharon E RO Ih Ros between of Os- Attacker Kills Lewistown Girl Victim's Screams Arouse Neighborhood, But No One Comes to Aid awakened by her screams, peered into the dark- Miss Elizabeth Trazler, town, Pa., was raped led last Wednesday night While neighbors, of and + a dragged thir- and hidden yullding now u ' Was Lt) found a passerby. SNOW sed as Beng - who plain George had those led police, the probably gert said at least four persc from sleep by the outeries, watched a weird n in the blackness, then went back to without notifying authorities Dr. George Surgent, Passaic coun- ty medical examiner, said the wom- an dhad died of strangulation by hu- man hands and that he aiso found a brain concussion Bengert said under ich her the circumstances body was found had been ician sald 1 had not shown de- her the woman had ; were be- nection with police had no of identity nada oeen Tra x Jor Traxler r midn left been det had walked to with companion ted there a g is said to have gone from Reeds- had been rooming at the Frank Peirano, a truck She is reported to have ac companied Peirano on some of his trips but did not go with him Wed- f Pennsyl- ior . burned her erson recently will © ville, and home of driver he left » had sions ims Mt —— PENN STATE SCIENTIST AIDS TROPICAL FARMERS Dr. Charles D. Jeffries. associate nrofessor of soll technology at the Pennsylvania State College, has been granted a leave of absence for two months to serve as visiting soil tech- nologist at the Institute of Tropical Agricu University of Puerto Rico Dr. Je was asked to serve in this capacity bv Dr. Carlos Chardon, director of the institute, which is a agency organized for the pur- poste of promoting a better under- sanding of scientific agriculture among the colleges and universities sf North and South America Dr. Jeffries’ work at the institute will consist of outlining projects for i the study of tropical soils and re- lationships of rocks and minerals to soil-forming processes and agricul- {tural uses. Included will be the im- portant solls of Puerto Rico and pos- some In Venezuela and Col- itire, firies ew ! sibly iombia d Where You May Drive Attending religious services. Attending wakes or funerals. 6. Attending occupational or pro- fessional meetings. 7. Driving which is necessary to the public welfare or to the war ef- fort. 8 Driving for an, emergency in- | volving a threat to life, health or | property. | 4 5 9. Military personnel on furlough i traveling for the purpose of visiting relatives or making personal calls while on furlough. In doubtful cases, report the mat- i ter so that the Local War Price and Rationing Boards will be able to de. i termine whether the driving was { non-essential. 1 thie imei the mmeoned WK auey doctor and - — College Date Bureau Does Heavy Business accounted for mber of ments, and ring and pin excl They claim “95 per cent efficiency” for their organization Rules under which the servic erates are strict. 1. Applicants } RB Pers a nu gi Zitat grils foesd must subje 1 int Aas in we ive o service charge a ten Sergeant Dobson Promoted Technician Fifth Grade, Clarence Dobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dobson, of Mingoville, has been pro- moted the grade of Technician Pourth Grade, it was announced last week at Camp Pickett, Va Prior to his induction into the army, September 1, 1042, Sergeant Dob- son was employed by Corman’s Food Market, Bellefonte, After completing four weeks instruc- tion at the Holabird Ordnance Mo- tor Base at Baltimore, he was trans- ferred to Camp Pickett. Sergeant Dobson's wife, Marjorie, resides at Mingoville ia... Tankers of Oil Burn When one of two pusher engines which had helped a long ofl train over the hill from Port Allegheny, crashed into the rear of the oil train, the cabin was demolished and driven half way into an oil tanker Two cars tipped over, oll poured down along the rails and caught fire endangering the entire train of 100 cars. Emporium firemen and a bucket brigade fought the fire. The east-bound flier was rerouted. but the track was cleared in time for the Buffalo flier to go through. Bridge Is Opened The new bridge over the Sinna- mahoning, replacing the one de- stroved by the flood of last July, has been opened to traffic. The bridge, 192 feet in length, is a three span steel girder type, and is wide enough for two cars to pass. The bridge provides a short cut to DuBois and the down state area. An inconven- fent detour has been used since the bridge was destroyed. -— to td of of Given Exclusive Use of Name { C.F. Beck, of Warriors Mark, has been given the privilege of the ex. jclusive use of the name “Shady ! Ridge” as a herd name in registering his purebred Holstein-Priesian cat- tie, announces the Holstein-Frieslan Association of America, Nearly 500 prefixes were reserved for breeders by the Association in 1042, - Medical Society to Meet Industrial Health and Hyglene will be discussed at the February meet- ing of the Centre County Medical Society at the Centre County Hos pital here this Thursday evening at | tural members. turned to the Extension Office in | Bellefonte by February 15. BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943. NUMBER 6. 7 Random [tems America i wel Sa eo a HE WAS A Foor KID, 100 Look 4 HOW HE (LIMBED } Damages Car to Avoid Collision Flemington Motorist Strikes Strikes Guard Rail When Auto Skids on lee Lieut. W. G. Thomas Awarded Navy Cross Lieut. W. G. Thomas of the U. 8 Navy. Penn State College student of ] classe 1938, was ; rooaritlv de he of recently aec- vet Bye were ay afternoon $10,000 e in the sufl burns of the same from the second ered sheet of flame back to and other em- a porch roof rR He TI he upper 1 which he ployes escaped over Charles Bryan, a fireman, also was burned on one hand. Firemen es- caped narrowly as the roof of the first building collapsed a m———— Pearl Harbor Veteran Home Pfc. William Stratton, 8 Marine veteran of Pearl Harbor and son of William E. Stratton, Philipsburg, is home on furlough until Pebruary 14 Stratton came home from Paimyria Island in the Pacific where he has been stationed. He enlisted in the Marines in April 1941, and was sent overseas in September, 1841. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7. 184], when the Japanese struck Stratton is spending his furlough at the home of his sister, Mrs. Pred Wood, of South Philipsburg. ’ — A raise in pay, voluntarily grant- ed by ye employer, is one of the rar- ities of economics and largely ex- plain organized labor ; his own townsmen 1 ETOP OF _/ “ME LAPDE R) TT ol Bridge Collapses At Selinsgrove span Over Penn's Creek Gives Way Under Nine-Ton Truckload Is Prisoner of Japs their son, Corp isoner of the . WAS ast week in a RoOV- sermpent dispatch to Mr. and Mrs, Lurk M. Russell, of Milton. This is the first direct news have had nese indicated they to Valleys veather Deer Driven ReVere winter Mumma of rabbits Mr ut 14 crates SPRING MILLS SCHOOLS PART IN MARCH OF DIMES made for ol pupils whe the March of The follc the Bprin made contributions in Dimes Campaign 7th and 8th grades § 6.00 5th and 6th grades We Ist and 2nd grades . . B00 3rd and 4th grades «« 340 Gregg Twp. Voc. H . 8.10 3s hyd Total contributed ,. $28.00 Kane Man Decorated Brig ~Gen. Clayton Bissel. a native of Kane, commanding the Tenth U 8. Air Force in India, recently had the opportunity to decorate one of In a letter Bissel had been “a privilege and an honor?” to award Tech. SBer- geant Richard V. Vanderneck, 22, of Kane R. D. 1, the Air Medal for participation in 14 combat missions in three months’ time said that it - — MP Farmers will do well not to trifle with inflation; in the long run they will pay more than their share of the bill 4-H Boys, Girls to Share in War Effort This week, National 4-H Mobili- zation Week challenges all Centre County 4-H Club members to start a club program that will be unequal- led in 4-H Club history. During the week, in Centre coun- ty, as well as all over America, 4-H members are enrolling for 1843 and are recruiting additional boys and girls for 4-H club work. Elton B. Tait, assistant county agent, states that enrollment cards have been sent to most of the 4-H agricul- These should be rp- 4-H club members this year can help the food supply by raising more pigs, lambs, capons, vegetables, bees vear--the Home Beef Club. In it a club member can fatten a steer calf for use as a home supply of beef. Helen 8. Butler, home economics extension representative, states that letters and cards have not yet gone to the 4-H home economics mem- bers, but will before the week is! out. The girls can help especially in the war effort by canning and preserving food, by planning, pre- | paring and serving nutritious healthful meals; by making and pre- serving clothing, by caring for the younger children in the home to release adults for more strenuous duties. i Any boy or girl between the ages 10 and 20 can enroll in a 4H Shoes Rationed Three Pairs for Year; Shortage of Sole Leather Is Cause = wo Many Styles Eliminated by Government's Sur- prise Order; Coupon No. 17 Became Good for One Pair on Tuesday overnment uaaeniy thd Week auncement came on Sur Former County Man, In Med. Corps., Dies m Februar 8now ARO when hie V aska. He had four months ived by five bro- hers Mrs. Agnes Robinson, Williamsport: Patrick Friese, of Oregon: Perry, of Cordelia, Calif; Esther, of Williamsport; Fan- nie. of Post Falls, Idaho: Hazel RD Dovie, Bo ite of Nebr been he army about Pvi. Friese is surv Fratyr hs vy jour sisier amsport Patterson CENTRE COUNTY STUDENTS ON PENN STATE DEAN'S LIST td e-yetlerin { Phyllis R. Wa logy. Blal ritha I dical ORY and Robert F. Shigley, : botl College, me al techno pre-vetord ary. State College orge M. Hardy oliege, a sophot ore NEWS OF SOLDIERS. Word has been received that cob Williams, of the Beech Creek area, has received an honorable dis- charge from the Army on age and iz employed at a defense plant in Detroit, Mich. David C. Gardner, Beech Creek, has received word that his son, Mil- ford, who is stationed at Trinidad, 8. A. has been hospitalized for sev. eral weeks George Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. William 8. Frank, of Fleming- ton, is recovering at an Army hos- pital at Fort Riley. Kan, from sa back injury, the result of a fall while he was participating in a sham battle. He expects to leave the hos- pital soon. ——— Places 400 Pheasants Members of the Milton Fish and Game Association have announced that 400 ringneck pheasants were stoeked in nearby areas on Satur- day, 300 roosters and 100 hens. They were distributed in the surrounding townships by Joseph L. Bogle, and Harry Minnich, officers of the group, and Bruce Yeager, game warden. Recently more than 100 rabbits were set free. Many of these were ob- tained by Boy Scouts who were ask- ed to clear the borough of the ani- mals, Ju -. Falls Into Pit Collapse of covered and forgotten | boards over a pit in the rear yard of the Edward Cole home at Berwick, ! plunged Mrs. Cole, who was hanging up clothes, into a six-foot deep hole. She was unable to get out without help, but succeeded in attracting the atitntion of some boys. who notified ‘a neighbor. He secured a ladder and helped her out. She suffered some body bruises. Farmer's Feet Frozen Thomas Wise, 38, engaged az a and dairy calves. Those club mem- lub by filling out one of the en- farmhand near Bunbury, has been bers who have facilities should in-{rollment cards. These can be se under observation for a few days at | "cured from the Agricultural Exten- the Mary M. Packer Hospital crease the size of their projects 9 o'clock. A sound motion picture in| much as possible. Many can carrf sion Office in Bellefonte, from one ‘color on peptic ulcer will also be ishown. two projects this year. 3 There is one new 4-H project thi {of the 4-H club leaders, or from any | 4-H club member: His feet were frogen while he was doing outdoor work, and partial amputa- tion may be necessary. Ja-! Seven Ordnance Workers Injured Truck Carrving Emploves Skids From Highway and Overturns gd 1 y ¢ tvs Yan py elghit-l100t embankment { when he approached five other cars : banks. He be of assis the truck where had drew to Hi ding Walter Roskoskie, Willi Surak, Willard W AK ns A n——— Strangles to Death McKean County Coroner Thomas R. Clark, reported i Linda Simsick, of East strangled to death after being bur- ried beneath a wheelbarrow load of iashes she had overturned at aA home near here. three-ye rer el i — " Pt NISHMENT: Every time We Pu CHAIN LETTER The ¢ 1 k 1 ¢ ‘ WOR Ly TH KNOWING pegs GOV. BEAVER fr ance Lhe EON three lives he i bs rt that he was allowed $350 cach for two (res which had about 15.000 miles on th and $130 for red he reports COULD BE Comment We were just Continued on pape Siz) FARM QUESTION BOX ED W. MITCHELL Form Advisor General Electric Station WGY 1-1 would like definite informa- tion on growing celery and storing it for autumn and winter use. A Buy the started plants on the public market or from your seed store. Plant in rich and give good cultivation. When mature and as frost time approaches, bank the plants with boards or mulch or soil and take out the celery as needed till cold weather approacehs: then transfer to a cool cellar and store in slightly moist sawdust, Q Can butter or ice cream be made from powdered milk? A No. The powdered milk iz pow- dered skim milk, and butter calls for butterfat and so does foe cream. i Q-Can you send me a chart for {daily grain feedings for a pig from ithe age of six weeks fo six months? AI will get you a good bulletin on the feeding of pigs, and you will need. The 3 wi S06 find in that what you amount and how often to feed de- | pends on several things: the cost and Kind of feed used, the vigor and growth of the pig, and how fast you {want to grow it. In general, ‘will clean up promptly and still call { for a little more. | hens before 1 get it checked. | A~The prevention is feed | { twice a day and an amount the stock | | Q~Do you know a preventive lor white diarrhea? I usually lose some sanitation possible. All this gives fair control, and a milk flush helps check epidemics when they do come The milk flush is a mash of 50 per cent dried milk and 50 per cent reg- ular mash and is fed three or four deys every three or four weeks to flush the birds. Q Could sawdust - concrete Ie used for the second and third Soors of a henhouse? If so, how much cal- {cium chioride will keep it from freezing? A Sawdust - cement very good pounds of iy LEA concrete is for that purpose, and 10 calcium chloride to 100 pounds of cement should protect (from frost on an inside job, but it takes a Tew weeks to cure and ought Got be poured except in warm wea- ther. My suggestion would be to use | poultry mesh in the center of a two- inch floor for reinforcement and half-inch of hard finish top. Q~—When half-grosn my potatoes were struck with blight and a Jot of {them rotted. Could I plant potatoes on the same ground this year? A~You could, but it would be quite a risk because the fungus | spores of blight live over in the soil {for four or five years; so use some {other piece of land if possible. Here are some ways to help prevent po- [tato blight: use oertified seed and to use & treat it; keep the soll acid with acid biood test so the breeding flock is! phosphate, sulphate of ammonia or, free from this disease; disinfect eggs: if necessary, with sulphur: dust or (and incubators; rear chicks on wire spray every week beginning whoa jor clean range, and practice the best plants are four inches high a
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