December 23, 1943. WOUNDED SOLDIER FINDS RIGHT KIND OF GLASS EYE AT HOME {By George F. Hess in the Lock Ha~ ven Express) To travel from Tunisia to Beech Creek for a glass eve seems like going a long way but in a manner, never theless, it is true. Recently promoted to the rank of captain, it was while he was a first lieutenant that Harold R. Stevenson, son of Harry F. Stevenson of Beech Creek, took over command of his company when his captain was killed | in the fighting at Tunisia. Steven- son was struck close to the left eye by a piece of shrapnel, a sliver pene- trating the eyeball which later had | to be removed. After being confined to a hospital | for several weeks, Stevenson began shopping around for an artificial eye | and Nnally found one in Algiers. | While it did not match the good eye, nevertheless it filled the cavity and supplied the deficiency which the government medical corps appar- ently could not provide. Most of the artificial eyes in for- | mer years came from Germany, which by specializing in that indus- try had a virtual monopoly on the business, That source of supply, course, was cut off with the out- break of the war. On his return Capt. Stevenson artificial eye in An extra one, to this country, was a Virginia hospital. given at the time, came in good stead since later one was broken while it was being clean ed All set therefore for inspection by | Stevenson re- his home folks, Capt. turned to spend his leave in Beech Creek where he met on the street Dr. George H. Tibbens, who inciden- tially is a veteran in his own right, having served as a lieutenant World War 1. When Dr. Tibbens noticed that the artificial eye was not a good match an acknowledgement readily conced- ed by Stevenson with the explanation it was the best match Uncle Sam could give him, Dr. George suggested a visit to his office. There in a drawer, Capt. Stevenson says, even with only one good eye he was able to see hundreds of artificial eyes. After Tishing around a bit in the large assortment, the doctor came up with an eye that perfectly matched the good eye. Then he found another one, both of which he gave to the young officer. Now detection between the true and false can be made only if one notices the slight scar shrapnel wound, so perfectly did Dr . Tibbens accomplish what Sam's medicos failed to deliver While spending his leave in Beech Creek In late August Capt. Stevenson was seized with what he thought was an attack of hay fever. On his re- turn to the government hospital in Virginia, it was found that the shrapnel wound had disturbed a nerve and was the cause of the trouble which was readily overcome by an operation. In pre-war days Capt. Stevenson served an enlistment in the regular army and re-enlisted before the at- | in weeks { Creek. The ship with its prisoners |. of | {man bombs fitted with an| {HOW such from the Uncle | killed in tack on Pearl Harbor, His outfit was numbered among the troops that made the North African Invasion a Vear ago. After active service for several months in that campaign, the then Lieut. Stevenson was placed in com- mand of 400 Italian prisoners of war who were being transported by ship that put in at a Virginia port. There Stevenson was detached from his as- signment to permit him to enter a | hospital where he remained several before going on tc Beech had continued on to New York. The officer who took over com- mand on the last lap of the journey later reported he was mystified by the behavior of his convoy as the i ship entered New York harbor and sailed up the bay. The large crowd of prisoners, assembling on deck, became greatly agitated, arguing among themselves, gesticulating | wildly and apparently in hysterical confusion, Calling an interpreter to him, the officer in command inquired what the fuss was all about among the prisoners “Oh, they're saying,” replied the interpreter, “Americans great people, see, New York all blowrr up by Ger- and now all built up agam.” —————— Nazis Astonished Porro Thres PIPER CUB PLANES USED IN ARTILLERY SCHOOL IN AFRICA seen Crazy her pliots” explained Lieutenant Colonel John ID. Balmon, of Marion, 8. © “but we have a ne pecialized mi We use small, of tree Heh LAr the kind that young- to fiy over the They are com- world ordinar- targel in the alr for THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. 4 to O “Two hundred right dred over.” The voice came crisp clear over the radio telep ithe small, low-flying 1 invisible behind a The fire-control command to field artillery salvo rips into hit. The tiny swirl of dust as The pik protection agains four-nune« and from almost nane reye " ro wt po ices or THAT wad ar Ary before the ivel Ow be “nem the gun crew The target Cub kick in it lands on place of | 7 2 & . wecond paras They the Hy an Piper perfect 4 ony try road i taxis it tree as a TN ~ Motor Mechanic 1] and get Look pircraft The his wat better smile the ground en 3 | for boat tay h “8 ry EX nan next p—— sssmm——— 1 the gut am- time ay tl. Bix minute that the Hot took of | i) } he has spotted . (iv- the top, wer ick in the ground CAsArY correctior, in range A plane eam er id its wheels ext sal and returr har missed the ring. Then the ALN 1 to the pi time i aeroes I ¢ ! H TY Similar to port Sill §1 ‘ Only Few Mw Artiiier North Afri Fie Ober ool in At. U.S. Accuracy | A radio message of from the Nazi Luftwafle to Gen. Ira C. Eaker, command- ing the Eighth Air Force in Britain, was reported by Wellwood E. Beall, engineering vice president of Boe- ing Aircraft company The message was sent, Beall told a news conference, after the Ameri- can bomber attack on German air- craft factories at Regensburg The plane factories parts of a rectangle, ner being a hospital. 80 as the bombing, said Beall, that the factories were destroyed but the hospital untouched, Two bombs fell just inside the fence of the hospital yard but did not damage any build- ings. The Luftwaffe, he said, radio- ed its congratulations to Eaker, and expressed its inability to understand accuracy was achieved mighty proud of tions Li ut eu the fourth cor- curate was “Eaker's that Beall said Completes Basic Training Jerome W. Love, 14 South Penn Bellefonte, has completed hi basic training at the Naval Train. ing Stattion, Sampson, N. Y ind been granted leave -> Sunbury Soldier Killed Pic. Glenn R. Mertz, son of Mrs Evelyn Mertz, of Sunbury, has been eported by the War Department as action in the Mediterran- area of war —— in RP ——— for Victory: Buv Bobde street » ean Py yy “Joy to the World” LEVI EE i GN We've thought of a way to in- clude in our Christmas greet- ings to you all the gratitude we feel, the best way we can say it is Merry Christmas. Dan Grove Motors Allegheny and Season’s Greetings successful and happy holiday— on this national occasion of joy and goed will we want to wish you the very best. Allegheny Street and may you have NE’S ARIANA TRITIRIT TIT TORIRI AI TINSTRTS RTE RR Bishop Streets y F- occupied ‘three ! congratula- | Domer OO. Smeltzer of Centre Hall r May 24, 1943 imberiar 1d reception mt to C amp Bowie, ¥ ned to the Pte. Smelty the U Prom the center nie Pex X wher i d Artillen De ent to Fort Sill three mo Cpl. Harold Frederick Walker Pvt # . tered . Elwood 1. Ward Cpl. Paul K, Ward ’ i ; A I " gan ils seoond brothe: show! nbGve Fees Mich. q ! i " p . \ . t 4 practicing fp wiyf ried ¢ ’ P turn ¢ clas ul 50 plols every alrcralt me- About half id private Many learn. | aeronau- gOV~ ction New Ci WRS ard 50 monin ember 2 he 3 30 Okla., where WH at Ne ‘umberiand His first a 3 : : a atl mbers have been known to sl ¢ pijot censes at ' athe’ tras min rain- hani Fie was he take n in motor me Pfc. Smeitzer on of Mr Mrs. Orvis Smelter of Pleasant Gap. His wile spending th ————— n p— Mrs, Robert » * . . Ee : Engineering Student In Foreign Service lough with his famils ctobe? . RC - Wg ag Just make u h Glenn McClos- ay oY ; :: ; " ’ : t ¥ ’ ¥ ‘ v 84 9% £9 p v. y sar Rillad Tia Before entering , . . . : EB aroung Luin a « in Ry : A hatls CA Eiieg oe. employe 1 war area mployed a received Co. in Beliefor Sgt. John Galaida Member Swing Band Will ing course the federal COR Jul tir and niver MeEihatan Soldier hed 1 icha MoeCloskesy ropean from Rich Corps ived ' {The following was rece Sergeant Wahrman of mond, Virginia, a Marine Combat Correspondent.) Jen Completes Basie Training de ¥ lent of Milesburg, jetted basic training al wining Station at Samp- Deen ithwest Paci Sergean the Sot Mari: I of 136 Per an member o T one of the martials and swing ithwpst Pacific Somewhere in - fic, idelnyed John Galaida, Bellefonte, is better Marine bands the 8 80 good is the payed command Marines, Soldiers granted NO ROOM ii band performances fot Sailors and See- | bees—4n hospitals, in jungle camps and on every conceivable type of | Naval vessel! from the small patrol boats to the heavy crulsers. And | never haz the band failed to be | asked to return But Sergeant Galaida and his bandmates are more than musician: They are trained as fighting men as well, and although they have not yet had the opportunity to use their arms, they have spent almost a year in combat zones in the Guadalcanal area, and have survived bombing and shelling attacks, Sergeant Galaida is the son of Mr and Mrs. John Galaida, of Belle fonte. His wile, Mrz. Thelma G. Ga- laida. and four year old son, live in Lock Haven. He graduated from | Bellefonte High Bchool and wns as- sociated with his father as a dairy- man before enlisting on November 4 1041 J. M. KEICHLINE INSURANCE AGENCY One of the Oldest Agencies in Centre County EDW. L. KEICHLINE Temple Court Phone 2521 Pt. S/8gt. Marvin HH, Lucas Mumper ry of & and } 8g. Luca A nd ueted Mumper 2 He rt James A. 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At! | the erquest of the Navy, 40 top-' ~ | notch Christmas trees were cut from | 8 park by the convalescents to be | shipped to Iceland, | But remember folks, i behind the gun; And wherever war clouds rise on a peaceful aky, i "Tie 2 a! you, that goes forth [80 that God will grant in the future ya | That we mortals will never be {Instruments of ruthless destruction {But placig fishermen of Galilee, ite height the lifting ruption rounds our eS attored world into darkness and destruc say “He's a sailor. of him the battle is at beware.” No more of him they care oniy a vagabond, wi neve: been born i it's only because he wearg a Nayy uniform They yw 11s " thant a doz. Of fortells of He's aR And with banners unfuried AN IDEAL XMAS GIFT AES Give years of may call him a pauper or government bum, You he's the man Close Shave Note i Pvt. Joe Thomas, of Camp Liv-| | ingston, La., whose Cocopah Indian | name Shashwas means “On Hand,” | Tis be that stands in his suit of biue | never uses a razor. He simply lath- | To defend hig home, his flag and | ers his face, grips a bare saféty | yh | Tis he that walks the decks of ships; | razor blade between his thumb and! Tis he that would die with a smiie two fingers and clips the stubble! on his ling | away, {While you enjoy that whic done, i - Cast him off with a sneer and call | “NO ONE TO PLAY WITH” 4m a “Hum.” ("There isn't any one for me to play with any more”-—the last words of Mark Twain.) The glow is fading from the western sky. And, one by one, my comrades, as of yore, Have given up their play and said good-bye, . Dutt ery. de dear heart! for I am worn ® No longer have a largess in my store. Een love's best gifts to me 1 could not hold, [The suririse that greets us tomorrow {When we are tired and weary with | | fight, | Will bring to an end the sorrow | { That prevailed the Hough the night John C. Stere, 653rd Engr. Bn. Somewhere in il ——— THE SEA OF LIFE {Each man must his course Across the turbulent sea of life, ] With head held high above the strife And fearless as the ancient Norse. | Though a storm may break with) savage force, And the wind is like a whetted knife, | He must not bow before time's | scythe, For naughts so bad it can’t be worse i Then as the storm comes to its BELL TELEPHONE height, And the fragile bark LABORATORIES tossed : As driftwood in the swirling night. He must not let hig sou] be lost, For alter darkness comes the light, And victory’s worth what it may cont. : : Notice . . . In order that our employes may better enjoy Christmas Day, this store will be Closed Christmas Eve at 6:00 P. M. Real Happiness to some dear friend or loved one on Xmas morning-—present a Gift Certificate for a Western Electric Hearing Add. We attend to all details—in the most careful and scientific manner. Call today --or mail coupon at once, h he has If & were not for him, whom you deapise and hate, Foreign powers, invading, would make our fate. Then. you would cory aloud for the boys in blue, But, if they were none, pray, what would you do? And the sailor's wife, who travels the whole wide world To be hh her man one dae nay of fi Is slammed and suubed by the best in each town, When she needs only a smile. she sees only a frown. They Tefuse 20 believe that she is India. sail charted Western Electric Hearing Aids Open now every evening until There isn’t any one for me to play Christmas Eve. with any more. I miss the tender hand«claap of old friends, The Kissy of the loved ones gone Tis lonely, when the heart first comprehends, a Bays magit to her ae An insult to and. of whom she is proud. Remember, folkd, who stay behind, Give him good word and treat He mye tip his home to wears he avy He was a civilian the same as you. is wantonly | AUDIPHONE CO. 451 ALTOONA TRUST BLDG. ALTOONA, PA. Phone 9010 BOB DAVIS Bellefonte Lewistown There isn't any one for me to play ‘with any more, James Terry White, «Cpl. John C. Stere, in Inga. | Author unknown. (A gallor of the USS Steele),
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