April 20, 1944. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Three i - “We Travel the Country 5. SETI Ly ( ——— Jap Prisoner Urges Men Army Style” | I s, —8 EE we SY 2 Stop Bougainville Battle By Jack Kirkpatrick to him that it was tine to eat, and : jo gL : uaa v y La & a ; % . ha? To np 4 ie . 4s 4 Yes, “Dinney” was a playful little[he would blink at me much as Dag- | } ™ : 4 v LE pi wi nt J ‘ . follow but he was serious too; very wood does at Blondie and say “Oh| erfous in some things and vet, as/yves, yes of course,” and falling! is often the case when a boy is thoughtfully into place, would start) voung, his greatest efforts expended once more to gaze at some object along the lines of seriousness be- hundreds of yards away until the ome rather humorous. imess hall and food had drawn him “Dinney” vou see wanted desper-|from his toil, On other occasions he ately to get in the Air Corps but hej Would say, “Kirk, what is that num- knew the futility of trying to get a/ber on that barracks down there? Is ———— transfer from our beloved AAA and|it T-418?" Finally after a quick Wi h even if permission were given by search I would spot the number on | it some quip of fate, then you had a!& barracks he referred to, some odd | severe mental and physical exam to 300 yards away in figures about 3 BROTH ERS SERVE IN SOUTHERN STATES Invasion Force Preparing To Lay Barrages in Europe pass before vou could enter thel/inches high. “No Dinney, that's T- realm of tl , glory boys.” as we s0{413. 1 guess the 3 ran together for fondly referred to our comrades-at- you e would then go to see who nrm the Air Corp ! rig ustunlly wag and that him strive harder than maller numbers at greater I'he day finally came lor the exams and “"Dinney” passed the mental with a fine mark but, as he atid 1 both expected, [alled on ¢ ount of his eves. 1 think I was n disappointed than he because 1 I knew Hones mild pa mental although he feigned mad and pretended to be worried the outcome of this test, He was nis eye welt POO nowevelr course In an induction center pn al vou usuaslly are rated 20-20 se. unle your eves ] pi | doe n't watt § ) he Alt he had tried so hard but I wa re u Corps wants 20-20 when it say army, and as ithe Alr Corps salled 20 Dinney” spent long week gracefully out of reach, he Suriied self «designed practice in correcting back to his task and Placed the frailities of his eve He ne 1c dial the G.1. set exilained v { each exercise after zert beating for upvosed I her wis as happy as i faithfully and at any plac wu id had passed. All was well and now tim? of east Knowin oli¢ eve, then the other staring blinkingly at Georgia's brilliant while the entire chow line filed m jestically A Finally as 1 got near ¢ P N ; the mess hall door 1 would call out Hold Farewell Par rivate Nearhoof is the onl ‘ y in the family of five children of ! Cpl Carl J, Peters Pvt. Mahlon Peters ] tal npals " ———— M—— —-— For 3 Service Men and Mrs. Alonzo Nearhoof of Tyros serving their country in separa the Thaver General Hosp) N asl | f } ¢ of thi i a — He entered the armed forces on rhe ' b Rees . lle. Tenn. Before Mice t Mr. and Mrs Walte: Bickle, of March 8. 1943, and was sent to Fort | CE of 4 "i - al A hi mj i by te Mita ‘Meta f ges, but be Receives Flowers Why Experiment — ‘entre Hall 1. on Tuesday of Jackson, 8. C. as a member of a La : 80 Sian y HH Company llefont en 1 1 ( 1 . BU RSTS = tL we bo ¢ B D. 540. on for Gasoline Supply Battalion, Quarter- ers of Milesbury fvirt don Pets the N ) get From Lost Son Ask Your Neighbors hire young men who have ent master Corps. Later he was sent { orporal Carl J. Peter 0 f AND th service { heir country n Camp Forrest, Nashville, Tenn wd d at New Cumberland, January 1 y mont hool is t N i on 1 firing the J . 0 from there wa hipped overseas (0 19 1943. and wa ent rr —— ———— Pvt. Clarence E. Nearhoof of the young guests of honor DUDS are: George Horner, who goes to England. ; the Navy: Russell Bickle to the' Private Nearho Rs gra nd Leroy Rider to t avy from the Tyrone High School I , class of 19042. Prior he was emploved a [he following were present AA farewell parts y 4) Mer 1A v fi - hi t etm p's Mr. and Mrs. George Horner and Bald Wan Locomotive riting to nome H 3 : " ston . ng 10 ne children, Janet and Billie, of ove, Pa Ng a swell time v You were... y " Russell His mother here n and Kare: Lutz, of Bellefon before her mar- fl A RA MET nd Mrs. Samue - THERE is a way of getting pe gh BE i oh 3 iaa—— i the ATE ty U , Seting pa r and children, Sammie, Tom Icom Bos = Pissing | Karthaus Soldier Phil ¢ Nr Poiana tap Aw JiR 20d David, of Boalsiaug; Mr THE POET'S CORN ER | . \ ng MFHT vs OUNG IL land Mrs, Clarence Zeigler and chil-' Mrs, Edna Fetzer, Tyrone, a wid- Receives Promotion He (a 20 ny oH Y ldren, Walter, Shirley and Miriam, ow, his received information from he ! wife letters are now cOmy~ of Bellefonte, R. D.. Mr. and Mrs the War Departme nt that het wg through unopened Her Intest Ro} Henninger and children Ger- Priv ate Robert I Pe ot al : ! . . PLAYMATES SHALL HE BE MISSING? ald, Rosalie and Ernest, of Port Ma- 7, i5 missing in act } one day batch amounted to 52, all yng, "R p.: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Feb. 8. The mot! Flag - written aboard a transport. The ser- : we. | I Lalimig a “Chant Houtz and daughter, Martha Jane, irom her t of Lemont: Mr. and Mrs. Russell stating that he was well and that h ayed logether in Irieho port Hy a J ’ ‘ portant ass 0 3 t N H Horner of Port Matilda, R. D.; Mr. had the pleasure of ing Victor! In Wind, and rain, and shine ‘ u ‘ : ‘ Hagen. . rainin nce at! OW nas and Mrs. George Musser and chil- Stonebraker of Tyrone ivale Fet- .q.. re cowbovs 1 amed nore pera | LA ' WV E. Fi} M d I Fi IT TAKES 18 months © and on Se Billy, of Boals- 267, a member the junior class of i This is what ROM a t ; § fic E 1 : . " d 0 $ S igure *re.. &uk aE burg: Mr. and Mrs. William Bubb Tyrone High School, nlisted i y i ' g ‘ } TH ‘ “I lost 32 Ibs and daughter Jane of State Col- 11. 1943 and 1 ved his training y n — 2 a i u 4 um tw ( ; > 4 { { a } . lege: Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Horner as a paratrooper at Fort Benning 2 , ' cement en~ A wear size 14 again and children, Marlene, Donna Lue Ga. He was sent « eas August | ’ ! : y ‘ Air 1 ‘ ; ; and Terry, of State College; Mr. and 1943, and Mrs. Raymond Bickle and children, Sicily and | OVERHEARD at Camp Shelby Nelson. Patsy. Mazie, Wayne and 20 years oj Well, Dog, how's your patient? | Jay, of Port Matilda R. D.; Mr. and — ” Coming along beautifully. Just thi | Mrs. Lewis Baylets, of Houserville; Training at Great Lakes morning he took a turn for the Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mastalski and Earl! Clifford Markle, 33, husband , daughter Alice, of Woodycrest; Mr. of M Anna Kathryn Markie, of and Mr Russell Glasgow and son Belefoute, is receiving his Bobbie, of Woodycrest: Mr. and Mrs. DAVARI ina inati Clarence Jackson and children Mary 'N raining St yathryn, Clarence, Jr, and Charlie i in training consis y " : | " PARKISH DRUG STORE State College: Mr. and Mrs. Har- Instructic in aumnanship, milita - ' y vr Bellefonte, Pa Stine and children, Gwendolyn, 0 gener ! aur and Arthur, of Port Matilda Mr. atid Mrs. Hazel Garbrick on Bobbie, of Bellefonte, R. D George Gray, of Port Matilda JAMES © NEWCOMB ) of + Mrs. Edna Zeckman, of Lin- Boise, Idaho, has Just been notifl n Hall: Mrs. R. G. McClellan, of _traini i U by the Army that he has been a-| Linden Hall Mr. L. R. Bickie, of 8 Will spend riod OF ieav i ' BEGIN ENROLLMENT warded the Purple Heart for wound wien Hall Miss Ruby Mattern ! inden 1; at-hom EE Tn: Memon OF FARM WORKERS —_— 4 wiffered—in the Battle of San Ju Miss Charlotte Lutz. Steve Yakici m————— . PS - Hill, Cuba, on July 1, 1898 Roy Carson, Goldie Carson, Herbert Operated On al Sea W i a . I Look en (LL S\ Gray, Mazie Stine, all of Port Ma- tia v A MARINE private with a plural] tilda, R. D.. Paul F. Kellerman, Sr, r. and } ‘hich ant : - affair of the heart has an eagle-eyed [of Woodycrest Elmer Kauffman, ting, 1 mn, Ensigy - ol ted te be - i" altar ws ; THIS IS THE SIGN censor to thank for averting an em-| Alice Dippery. Miss Margaret Mc- | ic€ JAR. FRENCY And they fought the foe wit ich’ 2 oe ' ' exper knowled DAITARSSING mixup in name A a- | Clintic. of State College: Cpl. Jame i i rine corps dispatch from somewhere) tern. of AAF Dalhart. Texa in the Central Pacific said the pri-| Miriam Becktel Boalsburg, and lantic, Satwrda vate, scanning the Fifth Amphibious ' Kenneth Moore, of Linden Hall urther report Corps bulletin board, found this note anni — in icely, and as a from the censor t Begins Pilot Training will’ be sent to his hate ‘0 refupe; Letter at mail des Ni 13 ide Among those now beginning a nine ale En &n Har oy \ a velope Dorothy, Name on letter] ope pilot training course on four- Suzanne Deprez, of Rox hes er, N. ¥ Betty. Check and if cor mail” | ooine Liberator bombers at Max- is spending some time with her par- well Field. Ala.. is Second Lt. William | 08 there. She will accompany M: and child COL. Eimer J. Bowling, comma “| J. Fleck. of Bellefonte. Lieut. Fleck Hartle to Drifting a on as in nd boyish game Ri ¢ - ing officer of Maxwell Field, Ala! was hand-picked by Army Air Forces | SOndition permit wit ri 1 those four SOLDIER'S PRAYER tates that prayer will be the order! , perts as having those qualities ml —— " of the day when the invasion of Eu-| needed to become a commander of : Enters Radio Schoel 3 rope Is announced. Colonel Bowling | four-engined battlecraft, and his Cpl. Luther 8 Sover, Jr son ¢ sald officers and men will be called | training will be as complete and as Mr and Mrs | Scott ; over, of together for three minutes of silence! thorough as the AAFP can make it East Howard street. Bellefonte has and then a three-hour period of On completion of the course here, been assigned to the Filo hool pecial devotion by all faiths will! he will receive further training with- AAF raining « ommand Truax follow in the AAF Training Command Pleld. Madison, Wisconsin for Tain ing as a radio mechanic. Upon com- EO mmm 4 pletion of his training he will be I'rim unifor: of khaki ta: 'g TCR a 1 fully qualified to take his place AS Replaced the [aded Joan vania State College a member of the Army Alr Forces Rigid training replaced th RU 4 re" sc . dy ov I \ NeTReNEY NATUR Labor workers are WM. B. RANKIN AGENCY | sue operon Group or may bee 5500700 ry to sy the steaighht spd] Bimergency Para Labor workers dre MARY M. RANKIN, Agent. Soin lig bis for advanced special- To make men brave and clean Cot un , i boys and girls for farm work. similar COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE ire wo ay mh ats Yay snd = ite 0 PE pe pew 0 QUPPOSING EVERY CAR IN AMerica ’ lived in homes of farmers during Crider's Exchange Building BELLEFONTE, PA. Clarence Soldier Promoted a Peach othe: ' HAD ONLY 3 TIRES Help guide our sallor i AL sea the period when school closed. until Promotion of Sgt. Joe J. Cingel Donned suits of na blue Protect their loved ones wherere the fall term opened. For many of Supposing we woke up tomorrow morning and found that ar NN son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cingle, Sr., | And my heart swelled and throbbed of Clarence, to the rank of Staft with pride k " . : ba fla Sergearit has been announced by the As 1 gazed upon those two they may be hese youths, the experience of liv. every automobile in every garage in America had one t " FW i kt tha ut wh lk 4 y t | fray 0 8 y " . commanding officer of the 176th In- |» 0 oo re serving the flag We Know that thet families ate roe | the same time it was a new exper. | Lire ruined beyond repair . . . And not one spare tire from , 3 AY wy 4 IVI afl ¢ ¥ : ped # ilies ) Oe . £ . A . ; - " fantry Regiment. The 176th Infant 4 4 BW A Ee. Th wre pros Hie Sate Si, a a8 IY SADE Maine to California to replace them! Of course, that isn’t \ » Bu A n g a He *lgl) g A d 4 ry Is a demonstration unit of the In- ove, tected tonigint lence to the farmer to have untrain- » : 4 . Our own Red, White, and Blue | od workers added to his household oing to happen tomorrow, or on any one day . . . but little y 4 . _ 4 i yor * WoOl i" 0 Wal : h fahtey Cftiter Can davts I rrr They are willing to die to bring vi o| WtEh ¢ of the woungied Vho in Pain| yeh jority of reports gathered follow. y little it could happen . .. unless we take care now. It's C (® M ! A R E 4 E C E | \'/ E H S ! Generals, and for enlisted men pick - | sory, Protect the nurses and doctors, too. [NE the program were favorable up to every one of us to guard the mileage in our tires as we ed as specialists in communication | And freedom lo me and you | Protect the ones away back home: |COmmending the youths on thelr have never done before . . . That is our duty and our trust and automotive maintenance Childhood is over, manhood here | Don't let anymore have to Oght in conbrihtit on A vd Dude on to those who work for us and to those who fight for us. - | But I pray to God we, battle zones . Before you buy say hearing aid, - " N | the schedule when such help is avall is about the rhesitin-it i helpful advice. Stafr aaiping In Action has been | ds ep iim safe and ‘ring te The bugler has just sounded | able during the coming months, has ¥ THIS SIMPLE 3.STEP PLAN SAVES TIRE MILES _ Hearing Alds have Magnetic Re. Hearing Aids to choose from: The | reported by the War Department to | Those four dear boys 1 love [My prayer must come to ah end, = |already begun. Many office, shop. : jeeivers using Permalloy NOT high-eMciency T1 ‘his wife, Mrs. Violet Rupert of | Maybe Lord, I'l get a chance to] and store workers are planning to affacted by heat, cold, . | Beech Creek, as missing in the con- | ~Sent In by Loretia Borger. | speak to you again {spend their vacations “down on the Other exclusive Jestures pive | fet in the Mediterranean area. This poem wag written by the mo-/ 1 hope so, Lord, but now I'm!farm” aiding in crop harvests | the soldier somewhere in Eng- fen. We test your wr r of a 80 0 § through select help land, who wrote home these words: Miss Lottie Nilson ru fe omy od “We are surely going places, Don, mn MH nd 1. Little did © : EP SUED DONE NLP MR PRESSOR WP OA Te a Tn, wo ot Tr | RECAPPING AND ot ae he oiayiog yor THE PUSSY WILLOW MELROY'S AUDIPHONE CO. YuLc ANI ZING our yard that we would be In a real] The pussy willow Is war,” The first sign of spring; Pleasant » Pa. NEW TIRES, TUBES “i She is the frst to hear e eionie unoco rvice WHEELS AND RIMS Graduate as Electricians Mates | The robins sing. Electric Appliances § , There's first her brown shell - TELEPHONE 2010 ALLEGHENY & BISHOP STS. Two Centre County bays, training | [ert FFE ME CRON | Gifts Toys ¢ Sampson, N. " " x TONE 3 a But the fun part a Patents All Sun Qil Co. Stations Although she is silent, Fountain Service i DISTRIBUTOR FOR HN. Potter Street Rellefonte, Pa. i Home Owned And Operated Pht, Baliatomty SY UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPAN) hod codtbadbe Rod 2 2 LB AA med
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