Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, March 25, 1943, Image 10
| APN wn Taw @he Centre Democrat, BELLEFONTE, PENNA PAUL M. DUBBS Issued weekly every $1.50 per year $2.00 per year — OECIL A. WALKFR.....cov00000... Business Manager “> Entered in the mastoffice at Bellefonte, Pa. as secon. class matter, TERMS OF BUBSCRIPTION fate Editor Thursday morning. if pald In advance it not pald in advance by a change on the date of month. quest. Watch date on your ds chances. gents per line each issue, directed. MERICAN RESS SSOCIATION The date your subscription expires is plainly printed mn the label bearing your name We send no receipts unless upon special re- Matters for publication, w must reach The Centre Democrat office not later than Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Adver- tising copy received after Tuesday morning must ran All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements. Legal notices and all real estate advertisements, 10 Subscribers changing postoffice address, and not no- tifying us, are liable for same All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise All credits are given label the first issue of each label after you remit, hether news or advertising, [4 NATIONAL €DITORIAL SSOCIATION tive SVember_ CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK How Your Government Takes Care of Dependents of Soldiers The following explains how Government will help enlisted men m I'd in the lowest grades of take care of dependents with Fam- fly Allowances under Public Law 625--T7th Congress [R22 What is a Family government check dier's dependents regularly I month. The Family Allowance is made up of money set aside [rom his pay and money the government It is granted only upon application. It is payable only to dependents eligible under the law These include, primarily, wife and child (Class A relatives): dependent parents and minor dependent sisters and brothers (Class B dependent How much is set aside from soldier's pay? $22 a month, allowance is for Class A only, or class dependents only service oO Allowance sent to the every relatives B $27 a month, if it is for both Class tirely A and Class B. How much will the soldier’ pendents get? Wife, $50; wife child, $62; wife and 2 childre wife and mother only, $847; wife parents, $80. How soon does a Family Allow- ance begin to be paid? The allow- ance begins to accrue the month after he applies and is payable when that month has ended. Por instance if he applies in March, the allow- ance begnis to accrue In April and is payable in May Who may apply? The soldier may apply as soon as he Is on active duty. All enlisted men in the fourth, fifth, sxith or seventh grades may apply. Dependents may apply, too, but it is better for the soldier him- self to do it. His wife or child (also a divorced wife to whom alimony is payable) may receive this benefit with or without his consent. But Class B dependents may receive it only if the soldier agrees. How is application made? Appli- cation is made only on the official form WD, AGO 825. These forms are available at Reception Centers, Re- eruiting Stations, local Chapters of the American Red Cross, Service Command Headquarters, and the Office of Dependency Benefits, Is documentary proof of relation- ship and dependency required? Yes, and soldiers or relatives should | gather that proof before submitting applications and attach it to appli- cation. Documentary evidence con- sists of certified copies of the pub-' lic or church record of marriage and of the birth of the soldier's child- ren; two affidavits of dependency, sworn to by distinterested person, for each Class B dependent named in application. Evidenze must ac company any application filed by a relative or dependent of the soldier, All Army men may authorize a Class E Allotment from their pay. For their dependents; for a civilian life-insurance premium: to a bank, | for a savings or a checking account in the soldier's name or in the name of a dependent. What is a Class E Allotment? The Class E Allotment is a voluntary | allotment authorized by a man in the Army, by WAACs, by Army! nurses and by certain civilian em- | of the War Department on duty outside the United States. The | allotment is taken from the allotter's | pay each month and sent to his! dependents in the form of a Gov-| ernment check. It may be in any de- and amoutit the allotter wishes to auth- ize other things placed in contact | orize, provided (if he is an enlisted | man) he leaves himself not less! than $10 a month. An officer may al- lot his entire pay and allowances, Who mails the checks? The Office | of Dependency Benefits, 213 Wash- | | glat, time to search which will be added to the museum | in the Bchool of Mineral Industries. | 3 Newark, N. J ad- ters Clas her soldier's benefits, 1 checks How soon will an allotment be paid? An allotment is payable at the end of the month for which it made. Check may be malled dur- following month. An allot- it authorized to begin in Jan- is payable in February i a soldier authorize an allot- ment and also apply for a Pamily we? Yes, if in the fourth, ixth, or seventh grades of the as of and issues all chec the increase, decrease, or dis- an allotment? A soldier may do so at any time on the official form provided for this purpose . What is the difference between an llotment and a Family Allowance? Hotment is a sum deducted en- from the serviceman’s own Can he continue 17, A Family Allowance consists of a sum deducted from his pay. plus a sum contributed by the Govern- ment, and is payable only to certain relatives or dependents Who directs the ODB? Colonel H Gilbert (AGD) is the Director. Colonel Gilbert, a veteran of World War 1, was in charge of pre-Pearl Harbor recruiting activities for the Army ur i rm ——» PINE GROVE MILLS +H CLUB HOLDS MEETING Fhe Pine Grove Mills 4-H Club held its regular meeting March 8, nt the school house, with 37 members and several parents present. The necting was in charge of the presi- dent, Margaret Rhodes. It was decided that a small ser. vice flag for the former club mem- ters in the service should be order- ed Most of the meeting was taken up with project selections for the com- ing year, in charge of E. B. Tait, as- sistant county agent. Election of officers for the coming year was held, with the following officers elected: president, Ruth Grubb; vice president, Charles My- ers: secretary-treasurer, Margaret Rhodes; song and game leader, Dor- othy Rhodes; and news reporter, Frank Musser. Games were played, and Mr. Jefl- rics of State College, showed slides taken on a trip to Memphis, Tenn, by a &H judging team. It was decided that the next meet- ing be held In the Boalsburg High School building, April 12. PENN STATE ALUMNUS GIVES RARE COLLECTION A former student of the Pennsyl- vania State College who is now in the armed forces has sent to his Al- ma Mater a collection of unusual and precious minerals. Trained at Penn State as a geolo- Corporal Edward R. Barnsley, now at Hot Springs, Ark., has found Specimens sent in by Barnsley in. clude cinnabar, wavellite, oryital quartz, and lodestone. The quartz is a rare specimen that at one time was broken but has healed itself, Cinnabar is an ore of mercury, and wavellite Is a source of alum- inum phosphate, The lodestone is also of rare quality that will magne- with it. Profits based upon service are jus- tified but those based upon mon- opoly or manipulation are not justi- 5 E Allotments as well Fr ow You MAY SERVE IN THE WAVES, SPARS (This Is the fifth of a series of "questions and answers” published In ‘behalf of the women In this area iwho are Interested In joining the Nuvy's WAVES or Coast Guard SPARS. Application blanks and fur- | [ther Information may be secured at | the Navy Recruiting Station in the | Post OfMce Bullding at Atlantle City, N. J. Chester, Har risburg, Lancaster, Reading, Secran- ton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, York, Altoona, DuBols, Johnstown, New Castle, or Uniontown, Q.—~Must 1 be single in order to be considered for the WAVES or BPARS? A No. A married woman may en- list in the WAVES, providing her husband Is not in the Navy, and a married woman may enlist in the SPARS provided her husband is not in the Coast Guard Q.—~May I be married in the service? A.—Yes after 1 am with these qualifications You may not marry during Indoe- trination or training After Indoc- trination and training, if you marry a man in the Navy, in the case of a WAVE. or a man in the Coast Guard, In the case of a SPAR, you must resign or be discharged QC Hist? A.~Women with children under 18 will not be anecepted either In the WAVES or SPARS Q After 1 have joined WAVES or SPARS, may 1 resign? A.A letter to your Commanding Officer, requesting discharge and tating vour reason, will be forward- ed for consideration. But in wartime, resignations are discouraged Q I am service In WAVES or am 1 on active duty as 2000 a in? with children ©“r- an women the accepted for SPARS, 1 am Suppose the sworn A You may told to report home on inactive duty or be order training WRining Not necessarily to await further orders ed Lo proceed Ww immediately Q. Must 1 pay my own to Philadelphia if TI am ny final examination? A No. Transportation will be fur. nished, at government expense, 0 and from your home a CXDETINeS called for Random Items Continged from page one) the other end of the garden h f { and peels paper he fires the like mad turning on the furnace draft in the morning. He anchored an alan Jock near the furnace, equipped with a cord | the pulley to a trig rangement . He the clock for the hour he wants heat twwned on. When the alarm rings, the pulley turns, sets off the trip and the draft Ix on. Let's hear f you other gadget (gat Th Another device is © alarm kes a puliey and fe ¥ 4 $3 the damper f1om sone men AT LAST: At long last tioning. and it's a good thing. Now each one of us w know how much we're entitled to and wont have to and reads dash the neigh- borhood grocery at a moment's no- ice when word is around They've just shipment of butter.” TREE: For many who occupies we've to butter Come « to passed received a oitha Jim Weaver, collage Opposite Wagner's mill, feared a slant red oak tree on an embankment at the rear of his house would topple and crush his home. The owner of the property. Prothonotary Bond While, y tree<dover from way back, didn't 1 destroving the old oak, but re- apparent that it 80 last Thursday Bond and Bob Ripka went out to do the job. They cut the tree lo fall pway from the house, but a project. ing Umb caused it to swerve over the bank. Down it went, crashing heave fly against Weaver's lHitle house Weaver, who knew nothing of the felling operations, rushed to the door but found it jammed. He rap to a window, and upen discovering what had happened broke out with an epic tirade, not one line of which is printable, Finally. in a voice which could have been heard on the Dia- mond he yelled “Cet me out of here!” White and Ripka wisely left ithe door jammed shut until Weaver had collected himself somewhat. Next day, Jim, who by then was tak- ing a broad view of the incident, told friends “1 thought a bomb bad dropped. The whole place shook and m a {dow and never did come back!” BR Abe Lincoln Hite Visits County Schools Abraham Lincoln Hite, Penn | Btate's traveling War Stamp sales- {man, made a successful tour through | the schools In towns north of Belle | fonte this week, with most satisfac { tory results. { In Central City schools fales were {as follows: 5th and 6th grades, taught by Mrs. Toner Robb, $248.80; 7th and 8th. taught by Mrs. MeNich- ols, $22.50; 3rd and 4th, taught by Mrs. Robinson, $54.50; 1st and 2nd, ‘a total of £346.15. The schools adopt. ed the slogan “Down With the Nazis!” . grade five taught by Mr. Budinger, bought $40.05 In stamps, and grade four purchased stamps totaling $10. The total for the Clarence schools of which Miss Zoe Meek is principal, wos $122. The total at the Cherry Run i school was $25. We know some people will think thig Is business-boosting, but, really, advertising In The Centre Democrat is an excellent investment. for these mi o | taught by Anna Schroyer, $20.38, or! In Snow Shoe borough schools, total sales were $123.55; in Clarence, | Allentown, | C. E. D~What kind of seas? Ans. The Bureau of travel best by mail are the and crumbly but round A.B L-~Whs Ans. --This is due to ring the pre C. 0. L~What Ans ~The 1 arrowheads D. C, P~Whal Ans —Dimpl es RM. W.-What Horn? Ans E. 1 Ans Yuan 8S R. E—-How Ans The inch w» thumb M E R-—Can an ai ADE. An airplane 1838. Alrplanes were Ang cookies are the most suitable for sending over. Home Economic ays that the cookies that firm, rather soft, thick ones. Thin brittle sng 3 break easily, Bguare COOK ey pack belie; ter cooks for thie yvihia blossom that the does 0 early in bilo the fact vious summer Cross? of Malta from fou 10pied a { the Maltese by the Knight points, and ac L was gevi meeting i rp- € al “5 The N~Whio is the Prt Gen, Chiang Kai Memnon of tive s launched from a dinigibie British R-33 in United States the Lie i from overed ire was ls Girigible sa UCAOY gible Lx ele Macon as ned cereals so Imporiant today Ans. They are 11 erals and vitamin ry M. How i Ans The material is submitied to great expels the alr and draw a permanent pattern on thu K. F~What is the bh sued? Ans ~The 5 F. S.~How much ANS ~=NOne It manganese Pp. C. E~Wio was Ans ~The expression was u the Terre Haute, Ind, Express the expression, and "™ E. B. V~Does an men? Ans—The Headquarters of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Says that it is not compulsory that enlisted men of the United States Army salute officers of the Corps, but a: a matier of courtesy they will prob ably do so abundant, contain extent proton are relatively Inexpensive and sik produced moistened, folded to g orrtain way and then hydraulic machinery, The pressure slowly moistur wp Which remain as fabri the pattern in moire rates 44 ure O35 tw e Into waved i: shop by { denomination of war stamps staving tame AMT ican: have bought nearly 6.000.000 of inthe U. 8 copper, 35 } nickel remains 6 per five-cent piece? It ha cent wr pent silver and ol ’ of the saying, "Go West, young man?” sed by John Babson Boule in an article in in 1851. Horace Orecley was attimcted bY n ctitorial in the New York Tribune officer of the WAAC: rate the autoor used It Ing a salute from service LL MIs the Office of Price Administration an independent agency? = Ans. The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, approved by Presi- mit Roosevelt on January 30, created the Office of Price Administration as an independent agency under the direction of a price administrator, B. C—~What is the most important instrument in an orchestra? Ans. The violin Is so considered, - D. 8. NWhat siatue of Washington is said to be the best likeness? French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon in Ans~-The statue by the tie Capitol ot Richmond, Va. During a visit to Mt, Vernon, the artist made several plaster casts of Washington's features, taking them back to Paris with him. Gouverneur Morris posed for the body. — A. L. HHow many books have been contributed to the Victory Book campaign? Ang. More than o million have been dotiated * B. D~Where is the boundary between Europe and Asia? The division consists of an imaginary line along the Ural ' part HER visit 1 LOUISA’S LETTER i Doar Louisa: I married a widower about a year Ro. He had two children and [ am {very fond of both of them, One child | is very agreeable und easy to man- | age, while the other is quite a probe lem. He is an attractive child but if 1 correct him he tells me that 1 From am not his renl mother and be! doesn't have to mind anyone but his | take my pen and bottle of Ink in my hand and | der: daddy | I don't know exactly what to do! Lecause I want the child to love me, | back lot by a mule last 1 but this kind of situation is bad for! him as well as for me, What do you racvise me to do? i STEP-MOTHER Ark EW er | This Is a situation that no one but your hwband can handle, Anyone who takes care of-a child is entitled | to obedience, and it is your hus- duty to explain to his son band’ that he must obey you while he is tin your care. There is nothing that will wreck discipline and happiness in a home quicker than for two par- tents to be divided their ideas of bringing up a child and in letting him know it. He takes advantage of uch a situation to get his own way and do as he pleases. He plays one parent against the other and ends up by causing discord in the fam- ily So tell your husband to get on the ob and straighten things out before they get control 8 beyond 1 LOUIBA ir in 1b Dear Louisa I am engaged U and he will have a fine young man to leave the jast of this month. He wants me ils § but it will take sev days to make the trip by ear think it will be all right for of us to go should we someone else along? GRETA to parents - eral Do y Just two take ou or New Jersey Answer It will 3" 10 lake someone cle along. If you could make the trip in one day, or if you could break it by staying with friends, it would be permissable for the two of you to go nlone, But under the circum- AANOES where you will have 0 spend several nights in botels along the way, I am afrald your reputa- would suffer two of you BO DO) wl : Ie Y ton i the yourselves LOUISA ‘Greatest Baseball Hitter That Ever Lived’ (Continged from pepe one) porarily achievement there «tin wil remadn hy the the memories feats father, whom Dr H. C. Carlson, Pitt basketball coach, teammate, calls “Fabulous Phil” “He was the greatest baseball hi ter Lal ever lived.” Carlson says of Papa Dillon. “And I'm not forget- ting fellows like Babe Ruth, Joe Di- Maggio and others when I say that A ‘Killing’ Hitter 1 can stil] vividly recall the time I was managing the Ellsworth in- dependent team. We were playing at Bentleyville. Phil came up and the Bentleyville firs! basctnan moved in, anticipating a bunt I had the umpire stop the game while I ime. piored the firet baseman 0 move back and save himself from serious injury. But it was to ho aval] and so 1 stepped back and covered my eves with my hands. I knew what this Dillon could ob heard the crack of the bat and I took my hands away from my eyes. The ball sizzied past the first bateman’s ears and he {rope in his tracks. Before he could turn around the ball had bounced off three or four sycamore trees in right fied. “At the Ellsworth field there was 8 slag dump In right and the fel. ows used to brag about hitting a ball to the dump on the roll. The first time Phil came up there he rapped one halfway up the siag pile. 1 re. call him hitting one into the middie of the lake at Kane, and that’s & real wallop. Why, he used to smack that dead apple into the right field jetands at Porbes Field consistently. Oustanding Gridder “Yes, sir, he was the greatest hit- of the ter that ever lived. And hie lived for, only three things to carry a foot- ball, hit a baseball] and eat Fellow, he could really £0 to town in that cating league! “He was a great ball carrier at Mountains to about the middie of the north bank of the Caspian Sea. The pitt. but he didn't like to do any- southern line Is an irregular one from south of Batwm on the Black Bea heaved. The cat jumped ott the win | to considerably south of Baku on the Caspian Sea. It follows the Araxes { hea ! River for a large part of the way P. R. NWhat is the largest snake? Ans —The anaconda is the world's largest snake. Specimens have been recorded as long as forty-two feet, A Brazilian scientist reports that he measured one forty-six and one-half feet long. N. T. B~Is glass a liquid or a solid? Ans ~Glass 1s a liquid, though a rigid one A. P. PWhen will Easter fall on April 25 again? Ans—Easter will not come on April 25 again during this century R. 8. 8~What is the religious affiliation of James F. Byrnes? Ans.—Mr. Byrnes is a Presbyterian, C. N. G~Whint is the origin of the belief that the wearing of a cers i tain kind of ring warus off rheumatism? Ans.—According to legend, the first cramp ring was given to King Fd. | ward the Confessor of England (1004-1066) by a pilgrim returned from | Jerusalem, who explained its supposedly miraculous properties, D. P. T~Has Germany any airplane carriers? Ans According to Jatest available reports, Germany has two aircraft | carriers, the Graf Zeppelin and the Deutschland, laid down in 1936, W. 8. D—How much gold is there in the ocean? | Ans~There is about one cent’s worth of gold in a thousand gallonc | of sea water, | a— i IL M. TWhere in the Bible is St. Paul's greatest argument for resur. i rection? | Ans-It may be found in I Corinthians, chapter 15. i M. M.—How Jong does jt take to bulld a bomber? i Ans~It takes more than 100,000 man hours to bulld a modern Amer- | ican long-range heavy bomber. ; E. 0 Mo-How many full Generals have there been in the United ¥ Ans ~The War Department says that twelve men have attained the rank of full General in We history of the United States Army. thing but carry the ball, He could run and power his way through the best. When he was at Bellefonte Academy he led his team to a vie. {tory over Penn State's varsity and ithe teams severed relations” Fabulous Phil is now a mining en- gineer for Bethlehem Steel and, while he still follows the sports of the day, his interest is centered on that bigger and far more important fight In which he hopes his three sons will be able to play a major role. Truck Skids Down Bank A large tractor-trailer ran off the (road oh Route 15 near Liberty and | | skidded over a 15-foot embankment, {The driver, Jerry Dennison, was not’ [indured, Workmen worked a fall day to release the. truck. Damage has not been estimated. Everybody is for price contro} if {ic doesn't affect thelr individual iprofits, LAZY May wus and ! | | i i | here, is still dead and doing nieel) | she left behind, so you are no longer a poor boy | fant the only relation you have { last {into the dining room and said to March 2%, 1943. THE Orrice CAx “A Little Nonsense Now and Thes. Is Relished by the Wisest Men” —————— 4 ——————————— — Decides to Write Cine inopoly Beplober the twiced your Mother's Cousin on your Father's Bide As 1 have nothing to do and wishing not to do pew I thought I = fev lod- You a Please excuse dis lead pencil We are well at present except my brudoor ight, The mule Is not «> population of the art Hoping this will find y found two thousand dollars tked Also You au Wo = who Wa pecied i Your rich aunt who died of After she died the Wp 4 Living is an uncle War Your brother year and a hall Your wife was tooked 0 the sanity aysium yesterda crazy to see you. I saw your little boy this morning for tie lr think he looks just like you, but he right worry about that if 1 was you Bill went to work this morning. The He might get oul sooner on good behavior aM al oLherwl « post overcoat, un will cut "A ay you off I am sending by 80 much an ounce to send it, 1 buttons in the inside pocket t roaster you parce. the buttons % ’ tH > ¢ 114 3) salle got out al I gob mauTied ast wook, | Val They ha ial Vinegar 1 almost forgot to tell you a prety good wife, She 8 from tock over there Wo select from As this is all I have to say, 1 w the same. Hoping this letter will reach you will answer it soon, 1 . (Ea Lad ’, > Cone my isle WM belore “sd remain, Yours confectionery Beocond to last cous JIT NEY BUI wile ne ou don't get this eller Ary i al once In case id it Ww if * oo e¢ Right is Wrong Le ( H Wher aver ng here ang Lhe aw * oo Escape From Something against . that £0 Ambo 3 T™h il make: Bamboo This Way Out Haunted Howe last O. And wiat ¢ Praver For Power One of the most onl backwoods church of Red Rock Miss, He sald, before 0, Lawd thie wisdom of record ! prayers on Na Cor Hi delivering #4 ee owl Tominats de people loosen his wid ssa 14 longue wit) } Sey ty Hghtnin i of de Ayam y nat 1 Af Th i of Lr LOGE. oe word te of Dy n ret Hod a0 POA i Ie Y SaVialion a * 4 0 A Naval Maneuver Gregory. a U. 8 man, © medium-sized, ang ol ng. One nig sshore he walked into a small honky-tonk Lal y and & voloe that flied the Toon ( versbhody drinks.” Iminediately the bar was jamined the house filled all thie as everybody drank. Then with the impertinence of a king, Gregor; into his pocket, pulled out a dime, laid it on the counter when Gregory pays, everybody pers” And out he! * & 0 He Rnew Them All First Tramp-"1 knew all the big men, I kbs had only one gallon of oil. 1 knew Carnegie whe of steel.’ Second Hobo pickle” ¥ Navy as PY Iw r i And I suppose you knew Hein * * 0 Johnny Was Excused When the teacher of a nearby oouniry the other morning fo explain one of her somewhat flabbergasted but managed note read like this: “Dear Teacher: Please excuse Jonn for day because he is delecate and there “a 1. 8 # SOO * + The Laugh on Him Mr. Jones had recently become the father of stopped him in the streel to congratulate him “Well, Jones,” he said, “7 that Bmiled on me.” repeated Jone W * © @ The Bare Fact A teacher asked her clas: of chiki fellow spoke up: “I know, teacher IY lea the Lor MUL One little raled n what Pon x Vda wilt POO * + Hard to Believe It “Do you believe in heaven?” ssked the mingle “No,” replied the Jew, “Do you beileve iu belli?” “Well,” replied the Jew. “I Devi: gone somevere.” * * 0 2 Moaning He kissed her on the cheek It seemed a harmless frolic: He's been: laid up for a week They say, with painter's * & » Sarah Did It “Sarah.” said her mistress, during the dituser hour to the basement and get the catsup?” Sarah deparied, and a few minutes later the family heard a grest shooing and scampering of feet, Shortly after Sarah cane bresthieesly Her astoniched mistress: Coli will you go down “They're up, mum.” “What are up?” ared the astoiished mistress “The cats, mum.” * * 0 Hush Your Mouth o t beel, 8c; saufage, 9c; hams, llc; butler, 15¢; polatoes, Soc - bushel Now don't get excited; this is merely a market quotation of thirty. five years ago.