Page MY CLARENCE MAN IS PLEASANT GAP MAN SERVING IN NAVY GETS SILVER WINS July 16, 1948. ( DAUGHENBALCH THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. MALCOLM ECKLEY MARINE 1 E. >2 i» Md Pvt. Charles R. Daughenbaugh Although hs parents, Mr. and Mrs H. E. Daughenbaugh, reside at Mil- lerstown, Pa., Private Daughenbaugh is well known in Centre county, hav- Ing spent a greate; of his life with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs G. E. Haugh, at Milesburg. Private Daughenbaugh enlisted December 11, 1942, in the Marine Corps, at the age of 19. He was stationed at Parris Island, 8S. C., his basic training and then sent to school at Jackson- ville, Fla which he will complete October 2nd part for 1S AVIATION CADET Malcolm K, Eckley A son of Mr. and M Eckley of Valley View, Malc i Aviation Cadet but was not called into January 17. 1943 He Nashville, Tenn training and later Ellington Pleld Texas is in Midland, Texas Oirodoatine f; School in 1940 rolied in the Paul] N im en~ July 15 service irst for basic transfered At present he an 1942 until sent to High en- of at Balti- tment om Bellefonte Malcolm Pittsburgh Aeronauti and was the Martin Bomber plant in more at the time of hi later School emploved ena FELLOW OFFICER REVEALS FINE QUALITIES OF COUNTY SOLDIER taken from a recent Dally Jour- of native " The followin issue of the Philipsburg nal, is a statement on the Lieut. David H. Crosby, Jr of Centre county. by off Gerard Thomas Armitage, of the U 8. Marine Corps. It was sent to the wife and mother of Lieul. Crosby the latter being Mrs. Elizabeth Crosby of Ca Lieut. Crosby killed at Guadalcanal, was in Philipsburg By Lt. G. T. Armitage 1 did not go through R. O. C Dave, but graduated from the t school at Philadelphia. When ported for duty at New bunked beside David acquainted and finally I because of our mutual devot literature and things. It was Guadalcanal death y fellow cer lisle born with natural mnie we for sport not until headed aboard the vessel, that and I became very close. He had been slightly ill and was resting in the ship's “sick bay” until his cold cleared up. Mail was coming in-—-and as each letter ar- rived, I would run down with it him and sit or. the edge of his bed as he read of different things. We were very happy then We became very closely once we arrived on the island. Our mutual thoughts led u to trave quite far from one position to other. so that we could each other He would visit my end of the to borrow my razor start a discussion Life There were trans he to attached chat Walk to presumabl over but on island Wa ong exhausting attacks, air raid helling tempt the strongest to weak- en. We had no the rice and fish was sickness But David wu health throughout. I used to marvel at his strength. Distraught at the condi- tion of his loving boys, he considered nothing but their welfare, He be- came very strons and tanned. His nerves were never affected by all the strain His aims? He once said that Le aimed to serve well, protect his men ~-then to return home Completely fearless in the field, he insisted on always moving well out ahead with his platoon scouts, so that he could observe for his own satisfaction the security of the ter- rain through which his men would come. That was typical of his life He never thought of himself, but al- ways of his comrades and his men He expended himself, that hundreds of other men might live—and that the enemy threat might be exting- uished The Japane«e had control of the northwest portion of the island where they had been and still were, landing nightly reinforcements and supplies. This constituted a serious threat to our airport, which we had to hold at all costs Since it was in range of Jap artillery, it became imperative that we extend our de- fensive line, So, it was decided that we would drive the Japanese up the coast. away from the airport. and into the sea. On October 31, in the late afternoon we moved out and took un assault positions on a line slong the banks of the Matanikau river The next morning at daybreak after a night of constant artillery bai ages by our guns in preparation, we moved across the river and start. ed to move oh a long attack line that extended from the ocean on our right to the jungle hills inland. The position of the line assigned to this unit extended across a stretch of grassy hills, thick matted ravines and jungles, Dave, who had spent the previous dav with me, resting and calmly talking about home and peace, was —as usual—at the head of his pla- toon—well, ahead-—with his scouts and runners. They came down the nose of a grassy hill and started to work their way through the deep undergrowth of the flatlands below The jungle in the flatlands is almost impenetrable. A man camouflaged cannot be keen 4 half dozen yards aw~v. The tricky Japs, masters at concealment, had organized a defen- | sive line in the wild, tangled under-| and to ming food but we scant captured There in fine These ame killed un companies ground carries with it is way prevent own men and men behind him capable ambush to ¢ hundreds of to to they thelr way toward sniper over-anx- One of the killed the Jap detected the enemy word by means of his to bring worked Jap rifle enemy fired mn Dave at or lines and socuts ately ice sent the a time to build up a I that ing on combat enemy began to cool ! was Killed tantly, painlessly, what ised his m. November 1. d he died knowing was about 9 or 1642 Dav end men with sorrow at the loss of » leader whom they idolized, managed in the face of that hell to drive past the spot where he was slain so that they could re- cover him They immediately tacked the enemy position WEATK at- but could enough found Eun was When David was r Jap 3T mom three feet in front Dave was In platoon in r weapons ws numbers of ishing wotlk tle had not gone ahead to scout The battle then as proportions and othe if Dave for an ambush sumed high took the offensive rounded the position and annihi- lated the enemy David had been buried among his men—all of whom had followed his glorious example of leadership and self-sacrifice and fought to the death that day pith full military honors His con- before 1 could get back to camp pack, he left with me, but it tained nothing except a few tattered clothes. He had lost all his personal gear in moving from one position to another on the island I reauested the command of what was left of David's platoon and my request was granted. His grave being well cared for. We went over to the cemetery and planted grass and wild flowers on it. We put two lovely crosses on it, one at the head and one at the foot It Is a very quiet, peaceful spot There are many beautiful birds soar- ine through the grove singing beau- tifully from dawn to dusk. Shady during the day, the whole spot is aglow at night with the silvery moonbeams that slip throueh the soft palm fronds, and bathe the beneath with their mellow It is so peaceful. The night is warmth air is sweet to one’s senses. It is al- wavs stirred by a faint breeze that the soft fragrance of only sound to caress The flowers one's sar are the soft swish of the palm tops, the sleepy chirps of the birds and the subdued tread of the soft waves on the snowy carpet of sand that is the beach, If David were alive, it is the very spot that he would select in which to set his chair, where he could dreamily con- template upon man and woman, the sea, the sky or on the soft, fragrant night air He was so gallant and now is at peace with God, for he has so ex- eellently conducted himself as gq war- rior in the service of humanity which I= ta sav. he carried the Ban- (ne* that Christ Himself once bore When I think of David, his splen- did life, his unheralded achievement and his sacrifices, my mind inevit- ably wanders to the words of Christ which are auoted as the concluding refrain in the “Tale of Two Cities” “Greater love than this no man hath then that he give up his life for his friend.” The Son of God set His example | (Continged on Poge Seven) 3 BRESSLER INU. 5. SERVICE Cpl. George Bressler PY. Paul Andrew Blessler Cpl. Walter T. Bressler o th V iil Andy Bre the 22. was in- ber 28, 1942 ter at New to Fo:t Meo. infantry basic and transferred t Jackson, 8. C vhere he be Troop n Lame the 104th Cavalry. to essiully Cpl fur- ait © he Bervice was moved in the “ Again he Service Toop Salem. Oregon » has sue passed Lhe marksmanship test Bres was granted a 15-day lough last April but his visit home was considerably shortened by the time traveling to and from his cam H» is a graduate of the Walker Township High School Pvt 18 was indi April 17 1943. Fie was sent to Camp Blanding v.. to become a membey D. 262nd Infantry He ha most of time in combat training and is rated as an exnert marksms but one point. of earning sharp- shooter was 02 necessary Walker before his sler consumed in Paul Andrew Bressler of Co spent his lacking an His of expert record pint average out the a3. Paul junior in Townehio izh School induction Walter d In the Arn medal Cpl list ber 11. ressler, 20. en- Vir Force Novem. 1942. From New Cumberland he was sent to Miami, Fla, then to Atlantic City, 1 and from there to LaGuardia Field, New York. where he atiended the Academy of Aeronautics. Graduating from there ihe attended Casey Jones Academy of Aeronautics in New Jersey, After his graduation there he was sent to Roosevelt Field. N. ¥Y. and from there to Willow Run Army Air Base, , He has a graduate! Ypsilanti, Mich diploma from and will soon leave for an undetermined destina- tion. He has successfully passed his test in pistol practice at Willow Run Cpl. Walter is a graduate of Walker Township High 8~hool - Hemstitchine be drawn in you will scrub them | with a wet brush which has been | rubbed over a bar of soap. there Threads can easily | hemstitching if “Greetings Mrs. Frank Alters and Son and San Diez 14 months p AS Mar M:s Alte reside here 1 1) to Daddy" Frank Alters, Jr Now First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant ite ( riors Mark He gree in 1932 College and wa supervisor. Penna ment of Publ istance until he enlisted in the rmy Air Forces June 17, 1942. He is a graduate of the December 9. 1042 he Of- ficer Candidate school, Miami Beach Florida ivania Ask Depart- 1 class of mas of t — - - Takes Advanced Engineering George 1. Purnell, Jr West Linn street, has started classes at the Pennsylvania State College as an advanced engineer under the Army Bpecialized Training pr He is among the 775 trainees select ed by the Army as having qualifi cations for engineering st4y and assigned recently to Penn State He is in the advanced group of 250 and will study civil engineering. Even in the face of manpower shortag in certain areas 1s explained, the need for specially trained men in the Army Is so great that trainees have been assigned to colleges to acquire background that may batter fit them for special military tasks. In tion to military training and phy- sical fitness, his 61-hour weekly schedule will include mathematics mechanics, surveying elements of electrical engineering, material tests ing. stress analysis, internal come. bustion engines, water supply and sewerage, engineering drawing, transportation and other studies - . - of gram addi- Gets Silver Wings Lieut. Ernest C. Trostle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Trostle of Pleasant Gap, was one of g group of student officer pilots who last week arrived | at Dodge City Army Air Field Kan- sas, to receive post-graduate struction in the operation of the lightning-fast B-26 Marauders they will use in combat duty, The men had just received their silver wings and were trained to razcr-=2=a for the advanced work assigned them aml gibd— Receives Promotion Pvt. Dean W. Harter, member of an engineer battalion stationed in ; Bushnell, Florida, recently was pro- moted to the rank of private first class. He is the son of Mrs. Mae Har. ter of Spring Mills, and attended the Gregg Township Vocational School i there, FIVE COUNTY MEN (0) wcateg Southeast Cadets Robert Aviation Box 6 al Bishop 8t.. both #t 1. Black, Jr both of Stats College, and Joh McCauley, Hub. lersburg MB cssmci— With Infantry Pvt. Wesley T. Weaver vice March 13. fantry where hu North Camp Polk, La, still is located si ——————— injured in Alaska Maj William Confair, son of Mr and Mrs. George A. Confair, former. ly of Berwick, was injured in the chest in Alaska, when a jeep In which he was riding overturned. He was flown to Minneapolis in an am- at TO MAXWELL FIELD A bra But my in w Heard a Sav hat From a About Who heard OF Whose To Has started That Who Now is the time Private Weaver, son of Mr. and in- | Mrs. Alvah H. Weaver, of Port Ma- | Ulda, was inducted into army ser-| 1043. He left Belle. fonte March 20 to take his basic and | advanced training in the Armed In-| Ah, 5 ADVANCED [0 TECKNIGIEN RAD Plc. James BR. Hall LET'S FIGHT TOGETHER this war pr ghe-sided and Us and we will B D Box 35 I. 8B Naval 3 rida WAR Dow ledee WHEN THY te k WILL END have I none WIET-WOIman's son policeman beat the atreel y a Wborer on he just last week Greek letter finest had a the Timbuctoo Cuba a Chinese coolie anid the Knew in that niggers in a Texas town from a circus a man | the Kk he EW ndike heard butch South American srews Borneo who claimed SOmMe one in of a man Know a swell rociety mother-in female rake law will undertake prove that sDOUSw seventh living her the news from house to house who has a friend the war will he has a son knows just when end - sons NOW IS THE TIME, ah, friend. no Jong- er wail | To scatter loving smiles and words of cheer i iTo those around, whose lives are now 80 dear They may not meet you in the com- ing year Now is the time! friends! Dear friends—if any such there Keep not your loving thoughts away from me TH I am gone 1 want them now, to help me on the way As Jonely watchers want the light of day Ere It is morn —D Be ds pa w-" Safe in Crash Landing Lieutenant Jack Gearhart, grand. F. Hodges bulapce plane and from there taken Decatur, a bombardier on an Amer- by train to the Walter Reed Hos | pital, Washington. can army fortress, now stationed in |New Guinea, was a member of the for estate. oensed (ing claims or son of Mrs. A. C. Gearhart, of West | {delay for settlement to GERT | TAYLOR. Bush Addition, Bellefonte, Michael Andrew Swancar Second Lieut. Ernest Trostle 14+ GUADALCANAL SOLDIER RAPS HOME FOLKS FOR LET DOWN bombers the crew ack-ack The Liberator jammed ; a‘ter {f Jag earhart 1 A Nal « With Field Artillery Mending Celluloid Legal Notices EXFECUTRIN'S NOTICE. testamentary on the above been granted to the persons indebted « requested to make and those hav demands against said the same without to BL'ZABF H Centre Hall, Pa Campbell, atior- x32 Letters estate having underigned, all delay for em HMA THOLOMEW Executrix R. Paul nev for estate ADMINISTRATRIN'S NOTICE ter f the ¢ Wing deceased pinistration on granted to the PErSOns indebled requested make Im- paviments, and those having demands against the same will present them without delay for settlement to THELMA 1. EVEY Administratrix, Bellefonte, R. ID. 3 WwW. COettig, attorney for estate x29 tate of Ea PF OWnD 10 mediate ciaimes or EXECUTORS NOTHOE Estate of Certrude Gardner, of Howard Bore, Centre County, Ceased Letters ale dex testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned. all persons indebted to the Jald estate are reguesied to make immediate payment, and those hav- ling claims or demands against said estate to present the same without delay for settlement to DONALD B GARDNER or SARA OO. WEIKERT, Howard, Pa. Exsecutors. W. Harrison Walker, atiorney for estate x29 EXECUTRIN'S NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Annie BE Kerstetter late of Spring Township, Centre County, Pa, de Letters testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebled to {the anid estate are requested to make immediate payment and those have demands asainst sald the same Ww Bhout estate lo present Pa. Executrix. M. WW. Getllg, stomnt) landing flew Bellefonte, Pa. ADMINISTRATRIXS NOTICE : the matter of the estate of ¥ . late of Bnow Shoe County, Pa. de- sdministration hav been DETROTS be are requested ment, and "As OTE 1#} Lhe seltiement Bil Pay i sel apart Wo ving spouse of State id. five thou- the personal it, ander the under Sec- ate Of f June A ing five thou- The above as been confirmed ni and publication or- of thirty 30) ns are filed Y 30) days the 11 be confirmed absolutely by Periog 0 exceptd thirty same the HARRY A CORMAN Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans Court of Centre County, Penna JOHN T. TAYLOR Atiormesy RBtate College. Pa x28 VOTERS REGISTRATION NOTICE Notice for special voters registra- hereby given that Regis it at the places on the the limes hereinafter purpose of receiving lications for Registra- Party Earoll- noval Notices, for resi- 5 { i ol Howard Cuttin Marion Twn, Company Bide Monday. July 26 hours of 10 a. m to 10 p. m Millbeim Boro Gregg Twp, Penn Two, Haines and Miles Twps., at the Municipal Theatre Building, Millheim, Pa. on Tuesday, July 297, 1843. between the hours of 10 4. Wm. WwiIipmand Tp m Wid pm 3. Philipsburg Boro, South Phil- i~=hure Boro. and Rush Twp, at the office of the Borough Secretary, Public Building, Philipsburg, Pe. on Wednesday, July 28. 1943, between the hours of 10a. m. to 3 pm and TPMmMtolop m 4 State College Boro, College Twp, Harris and Perguson Twps, at the Alpha Fire Building. State College, Pa. on Thursday, July 29, 1943. between the hours of 10 A. m. Wipmand Tp m 0 10pm 5. Snow Shoe Boro, Snow Shoe Twp, and Burmside Twp, in the High School Gym Building, Snow Shoe, Pa, on Friday, July 30, 1943, between the hours of 10 &. m. to 3 pmand7p m 0110p m CENTRE COUNTY REGISTRATION COMMISSION. Commissioners’ Office, x8 Howard Twp, writy Twp, and the Howard Fire Howard, Pa. on 1943, between the 3p m and Twp
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