October 28, 1943. —— rr Page Three NATIVE SON OF SALONA IS | PRAISED FOR GALLANTRY A Salona native is one of the out«| {important executive post In addi- sbanding heroes of the wai Ci Vain. Ua Ie Salon, nos nor Re Whham CC Uay ow do reside in Se ane 0 MB ane 1929 when the mine i fw pastor of Lhe Salona Luth- eran charge, was highly praised for his splendid work in combat in the South Pacific theatre of war in the summer issue of “Cross and Cres- cent,” publication of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, of wanich he Is a member. The Days now Mv near York Capt. Day Is now serving as manding officer of a fight mand at a replacement cenier where in the South Pacifie Red Lion, Here Ix the Slory he story as It fraternity magazine follow “Twenty«three-year-old Capt. wil- Ham C. Day, Nt Gettysburg Col lege, 1042, one of the fraternity’s more decorated fliers, is credited with shooting down six Jap planes in addition to five other probable “kills.” Press dispatches irom New Guinea, telling of a number of fl qualdying as aces, sald of the Red Lion, Pa. officer who then had five planes to his credit Gealal Pilot Day, who is known by his pals as the ‘Battling Parson’ because he is the son of a Red Lion pasior, is ex- tremely proud of his nickname “Day became an ace March 11 when, in a single flight, he shot down a Zero and a bom"»er off the coast of Northern Papua. He regis- tered his first “kill” over Lae Nov 1 and then accounted for two more Zeros in the same sector Jan. 7 During the last two months Day has lost several opportunities to improve his record because he was away on shpeared in el leave or was not posted on the ‘alert’ | when the Japanese struck. awarded the Silver Star, Disting- uished Flying Cross (an oak leaf cluster since then), an Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters (a third recently). Day does not drink or smoke. Although he is quiet he is one of the most popular among fel- low fliers in the unit, He holds an tion to other duties. | “The heroic flier, son of the Rev, William C. Day, pastor of the Lu-| theran church in Red Lion, Pa, made this interesting reference in a letter dated March 15 to his parents: ‘I now have five sure ones and five | probably. I returned home with two bullet holes in my plane. Planes were zooming all around me and once I had to dive at 500 miles per {hour to get out. Most of the fight took place about 2,000 feet up, I] "Serves in Air Corps am still fiving the old banged-up| planes we began with, We are hard- er on planes than anyone else in the world On More Than 75 Missiong Lieut, Gen. George C. Kenney, commander of the Ailled Alr Forces in the Southwest Pacific, @ writing to the parents after the award of the Air Medal to Day, made this comment: ‘Your son was decorated for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flights in the Southwest Pacific from April 25 to Nov, 25, 1942. He participated In more than 25 operational flight missions during which hostile con- tact was probable and expected hese flights included interception missions against enemy fighters and bombing planes, and aided consider- | ably in the recent successes of this theatre.’ { “Captain Day, now understood to | have completed more than 75 oper- | ational missions, arrived in Aus-| tralia about Feb. 1, 1942, with the | first squadron from the United States after war was declared. Re- cently he has been serving as an operations officer and instructor in combat technique in Australia. He is expected home on a furlough soon “Captain Day, who was majoring - . i | in chemistry when he enlisted, was | Already this year Day has been |p... june 1, 1920, in Salona. Pa and attended schools in Middle- town, Md., and Red Lion, Pa. In 1938, before entering college, he took a 630-mile bicycle trip In six days. In 1838 he took a 10,000-mile trip to cover the United States, “thumb- ing” 5.600 miles of his travels. At A/S Donald C, Pinge A son of Mr and Mrs James Pinge of West Curtin street, Belle. fonte, Donald Pinge left for New Cumberland on July 31. 1943. After two weeks there he was sent to the { Amarillo, Texas, air base where he remained until October | when he departed for Reno, Nevada, to study at the University of Nevada. Pinge is a graduate of the Belle- fonte High B8chool, class of 1943, and during vacations and after school assisted in his Iathgpn bar- ber shop on West High street. He was 18 last March 13 Local Saldier in San CLARION SAILOR TELLS OF HARROWING EXPERIENCES Gets Silver Wings Stanley W. Drury WwW. Dru gracduat from {| Flying School add to receive commission Precision -train bat noe] In Army Reserve Pvt, Arthur E. Nilson Clarion. Hu he Dublo tovt r Ii perience Seaman 2 sherman E. Lowry Gettysburg he was on football, bas- ; Only Nine Deaths ketball and track squads, probably uan Is En gaining his drentest wronLnens: in 2 gaged in 250,000 Jumps RECAPPING AND | the latter sport in the weights” Mrs. Marie Rhoads of Haris A - > : tit———— burg. daughter of Mrs. Auna Gor- ys 4 Pt ‘ VYULCANIZING Completes Basic Training don, of North Water strest, Belle- Boyd Lester Barton, 8 2 ¢, son of fonte, announces the enzagement NEW TIRES, TUBES George W. Barton, of Jullan, R. D., of her son, Pfc. Charles Rhoades, of AND BATTERIES has been granted leave following the U. 8. Coast Artillery stationed completion of his basic training at in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miss tr U. 8S. Naval Training St . Betty Godoy, daughter of Mi nd KEYSTONE 1e A - A a ing ation Hew! Godoy, « Tite 1 and Sampson, now eligible Frank Godoy, cf San Juan TIRE SERVICE for further assignment where addi- The young couple expect to be tional instruction wil be given. married early in December at tl . Upon completion of this next step bride arcntal home 8. Poller Street Bellefonte, Pa. § ... ... naval career Blueiaeket Ba a Afte IY T oy ‘ mn nm ¥1 i cal i 3 Je Let ' Alls» u : THOR wned and Operated Home Owned d Operate ton may qualify for a petty officer to Bellefonte by al to rating arrival of her husoand, ah a lurkugh nstime The brid:-to-be is a graduate of a Ban Juan school and is smployed in the offices of the Pank of Canade,* 8an Juan. She Is Interested in the 2 Gir] Scouts and has been teaching a class of blind girl py Pfc. Rhoads, who is 19. attended the Bellefonte schools and the Belle . . Te Pa ke : HEARING AID fone Arademy and was eMloyed in sil GM Le Floyd BR. Horners State College for a time lwlore en- : 1 : » : » 3 Hating in the Cos Citiard in July Pet, Jack I William BEPORSTEYD MY 1941. He was tet tn Ft Biocum, N Private W ' f Service Y. and from there was transferred 3hg & to San Juan, where Jw has been lo. Matilda, ang Matilda 1 cated Tor two Sears Pfz. Rioades, who was known lo- Whe Army Al cally as a Wp-notch roller skater 1942. and apparently is taking are of his Army laurels in that sport in San Juan for hie recently was elected president of the San Juan Roller Skating WANT TO JOIN AT 1) Club { One of the j gest. pe to and M worge LL. Horne f . apply for end ent in 8 Pp it Gan. and i tried to tie - YIOLIN 326 YEARS OLD Majin orp Vis awlak, Jr, former Mary A. Zeigler { Cent Promoted to Cornoral J. C. Ford, of Catawissa, R. D., his mail owntg a violin which, according 10 0 poral printed and stamped labels, Is 326 000 Blanks years old. The printed label bears also a jstter ithe name Gilovan Poalo Magind joe 0 (he board at and the date 1617. and a Maggini gov oomning stamp Js imoedded on the bottom. 0 0 4, of the case. Ford found the violin yoviened on th hidden between the ceiling and the pnd second floor of & house being razed borough school in southern Pennsylvania September SHI ETT SOE RRL STI SO I FSR "rr HTL TIN BOAT RT I SOIREE OAT BASITRTOI IL STORES SRI SITET OE EL DPR TH Bu ELE KILLED IN EURO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Edward R. Miller —————— - pi1 EL EEE Candidate for County Treasurer Rie HL fe BEE HETIL 14 4 Pe carpe: HREM hey The county treasurer must collect, safeguard and distribute the county's funds. Edward R. Miller is just completing four years as sheriff of Centre Count'' where “he painstaking and careful procedure by which he administered that office is re- vealed in the enviable record appearing oa the county audit. Every cent account ed for; every requirement fulfilled; econ mi practiced throughout. in addition he has had 12 years’ experieice with the A and P company in its eat department where record and bookkeepin r is a prime requisite. 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