May 18, 1944, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Three Letter Describes Church Serices on Troop Ship Religious services aboard troops ships are heavily attended by ser- vicemen on their way to and from battlefronts, Able Seaman Kenneth Beaver of the United States Mari time Service reported in a recent let- ter to his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Bea- ver, who resides with their infant daughter, Carol Ann, at Camp Hill Beaver, a reporter on leave from the Harrisburg Patriot recently completed his fourth ocean trip and almost 40,000 miles of travel over most of the seven seas Last January he joined a troop- ship for the first time, and sailed from an East Coast port through the Panama Canal and on to the South west Pacific. It was while he was serving on the troopship that he took particular notice of the various ways in which large groups of men took part in religious services, which he vividly describes in his letter, as follows Views Services “I just came off lookout high In the crow's nest on the ship's fore- mast. Mv perch gave me a bird's-eye view of the regular Sunday morn- ing Protestant religious services poard this troop transport “Every Sunday about breakfast time, announcement is made over the public address system of Pro- testant services to be held at 9 and 10 a. m. and Catholic Mass at 11 a m. Because this is a small trans- port, and because it is much cooler and generally more pleasant outside than in, all services are held on deck “This morning's Protestant services were held on the foredeck, near the pow, just by the side of the No. 1 cargo hatch, The crow’s nest is at- tached to the foremast just off of that hatch and gives in addition to sweeping view of miles of ocean perfect view of the improvised altar, the khaki-clad worshipers. To- dav's services attracted nearly al the troops, who were about equally aivided gathering n= i“ aii at the Dress is Varied ‘Dress informal. Many of men attended naked to the waist the required lifebelt tied about their hips G. 1. pants «d alf height, canteen and sheath Knif dangling at their belts. The lain, a roly-poly man diffident aches sleeves, his bald head plain- lv visible from my perch, gleaming in the sun. His sun helmet the Frank Buck variety, lays on the of the unpainted folding table which he uses as an altar and which he has spread the maroon-and-gold- fringed the is * 0 little smile pre nearly of side over altar cloth “There are no pews, of course. The men find seats where they can Many of them crowd on the edge of the hatch. Others sit on outside companionway steps, on the deck it- self and even atop ventilators and flower fan vents away above their fellow worshipers their backs rest- ing on one cargo boom and their feet on another, The men sitting on deck rest against stack of ‘dough- nut’ life rafts, A few on the outskirts of the crowd lean against stanche- jons on the ship's bulwarks Distribute Hymnals “The familiar Ubrarians distribute the small hymn books and everyone accepts them for there is nothing which provides more enjoyment than group singing of such favorites as ‘Old Rugged Cross,’ ‘Onward Chris tian Soldiers,’ ‘I Love to Tell the Story’ and the sweetly tuned ‘By His Own Hand He Leadeth Me. Then follows the responsive readings, with the men a little hesitant in their responses just the congregations at home “After a short prayer comes the sermon. I didn't get the Chaplain’s text from my high point but the ser- mon dealt with hatred of race or re- ligion and incompatibility with Christian living which preaches bro- therhood and good will. The Chap- lain stressed the impossibility of building the new world of everlast- ing peace while nurturing hatred of the Negro or Jew, He condemned the Superman theory practiced and prated about by Hitler, which hold: one race or religion to be the perior race or religion. If there was any weakness in his sermon, it lay not in the intent or delivery, but rather in the non-specific treatment of the subject. Many people complacently listen to such a without seeing the purport lation to themselves It takes direct hard-hitting facts a naming of names to jar many people from their encrusted prejudices The sound as its Sll= can ermon in re- service ended with a hymn of : inghg mounti sweeping the the 4 roar oi above Lhe wind my and a The men returned their hymn books Some stopped with Chaplain. They mess Kits in their two meals brightly clouds ) wind salled through the sky. Occa- sionally, a darker cloud covered the sun bringing a h of rain but quickly swept away. The Was a deep blue, bluer than the blue field of the flag and as liberally swept with white caps as the blue field of the swept with even the in ears prayer ’ { lat the began hand, for T™ ihe 0 oir between mnt 121 it it Sea ylars flag | Fresh Eggs $300 a Dozen in Sunny Italy Somewhere n Italy Dear Editor A survey recently made by the “Better Foxholes For Longer Living Bureau shows that average foxhole used by Americans Italy is 6 fee 3 feet wide t long The and find a pict ash and Dov inside deep all holes of ire of the girl ba home made from a randle holder; and m go for pin-up gals in a The time spent in foxholes y the folks od an tray C ration can of a me the boys Dig way is usually spent writing back home, and jis also a place for just remembering an American's temporarily Very § 30 1] You have Italy. but A Yank here got girl back couldn't wait for } fallen madly. in Jove man, and asked him picture. He—down but not out-—got together with some of his friends and made a picture-collecting tour of his battalion. Returning with hundred pictures put them in a box along with her picture added a little™ note My Dear sO many different girls that m that al his home telling she she had } another return her SPY. eral all he and 1h ave I have So pick ¥ back me Fresh eggs can sometimes be bought from the Italian people for the unbelieveable price of $300 a dozen, but they are a at any rice which eng forgotten ane ours out and to treat je rst thing 1 heard since ly, was an Italian boy singing Pistol broken Englial Another 8in Let Packin® Mama One of the boys We sald in chorus get away here So long Italy CPL. RAYMOND MILTON Batt A. Ind FA Obsn. Bn —— ———— Advanced to Major Kenneth E. Heckman, son Mr Mrs EE. Heckman, of Salona stationed at Camp Campbell KY. has been advanced to the rank of major. Mrs. Heckman, the former Miss Carolyn Laye of Lockport, is with her husband sald ira f of and ana RD Mattress Stains Place the mattress in m Make a thick paste starch and cold water and spread on the stain; allow it to remain for two hours and then rub it off. Repeat If necessary the = of SATURDAY Is Y LAST C our HANCE After Saturday, May 30th, the Children’s Shoes go back on the Ration List. HURRY -- HURRY We Still Have Several Hundred Pair Left, SIZES | 8; to 2 1.00 to 1.59 WHITE BLACK BROWN SEE OUR COMPLETE WINDOW OF OFF-THE- RATION LIST SHOES » Bd In | BURSTS | AND DUDS his the A sentry walking lenged a shape in “Halt! Friend or foe?" post chal- darkness And out of the darkness came the reply: “Foe” “Good Lord!” eried “What do 1 do now?” the sentry, It was a phony who was talking This war,’ sald, "is nothing compared to one 1 fought against the Zulus, One of them threw pear at me, and for three days 1 was pinned to the ground Didn't “Only swered adventure -soldier he i" it hurt? when 1 he was asked Inughed he ane Bulletin Arthur, Calif gives credit March Field Instructor, who ed a lecture with this effort parachute doesn’t open-—-but known jumping conclu The Dally Muac~ to a finish- If the that is Ons of Fort ns Lo The reception Wolters, Texas enlistees—ane used panzees and the other tamer. Discovering this private observed Now are born sergeants one.” center at Camp of new train chime- was a lon bright BUYS was BOL a to pair one those iI ever here I met a beautiful WAC night sald the GI and in course of our conversation, she ed me What do about at night’? hen 1 answered I Ruess about the same things WAC talk about,’ she got mad snd walked "w on inst the ask - vou soldiers talk Oh You : Africa Pw 19-year-old how 1 miss You until I get home doesn’t mind From North wrote his Gloria Oh, boy hardly wait the Censor thi time Gloria Ganz got a blue-penciied footnote added I'he censor home, Wu John wile I (1 my Gang can hope writing By letter been Was the wishes Wealth of the the world is being of war, the tril 1 dollar $1 f ' y 00) [2814 devastation oft approaching the Hor mark USA would pave stretching are 13 times DLLs Iwas hare a 20 md the globe more than I married Ald Mr C greeting her lie man P WwW. Speen tenant 8 In a Phoenixville hospital He lost his ears, nose a haries with a | and his finger with his n Beeking an interview commanding officer, the young Nier shyly asked for special leave “Humph?” said the C. ©. "And what do you want it for? Well, sir was the bashful reply. “a lady [riend being married, and-er want me 4 act pridegroom 3 not yet predics - Palco, « Mng-~passer O 8 Army. Falco has doubled and wedding extra In 150 ceremonies and hasn't yet fumbled a ring “Maybe I'm a little cautious about getling married myself after seeing so many of my buddies get hooked he explained But I figure I'll be nabbed some one of these days—I certainly hope 0! - - wr AP —n - Half-Brothers Hold » » » » Reunion in Britain Two Bellefonte half-brothers their first reunion in more year and a half when they England recently They are Pfc. John D. Drogan and Pfc. George Cushion, 26, of Mr. and Mrs. George Drogan Bellefonte Both brothers the Army at A best man times and bridegroom! That of Corp. Charles hampion a the ment Boston the uU as organist more than ’ " ’ : had than a met In 21 sons of were inducted into New Cumberland snd then became separated. They had been employed by American {Lime and Stone Company here Pvt. Drogan mortarman in a glid.- er infantry unit, is stationed in England after seeing service in Af- rica and Sicily Pvt. Cushion infantry unit the is serving with an * In Overseas Service. Pfe. Harold L. Richner, son of Mrs. Clair Richner, of Howard, R D. 1, is now overseas and has partic- ipated In a course designed to bridge the gap between training in the States and soldiering In an active theatre of war. At one of the Air Service Command stations known as Control Depots, Pfc. Richner was carefully processed by classification experts who made certain that he was well fitted for the job assigned to him. His next station will be one {from which America's fighting planes take off to smash the Nazi war machine. Before entering the | Army he was employed on a farm. Enrolled as (adet Donald M. Pletcher, 23, son of Mr and Mrs. Fred V. Pletcher, 6f How- {ard, Is now enrolled as an aviation jcndet in the war-flight school at Maxwell Feld, Alabama, an instal- {lation of the Army Alr Forces Train ling Command. Aviation Cadet Plet. |cher has been in the service four- teen months, He Is a graduate of | ‘Howard High School, class of 1938, spending a furlough with his moth birth land attended the Teachers College in 1940-1943 : Wi — Brothers Home on Purlough Pie. Donald D. Haupt has return to his post at Port Dix, N. J. REBERSBURG Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller and Mrs Stellan Wetzel of Lebanon, called at the homes of friends and relatives last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Tyson, Jr, and son Donald, of Tarrytown, N Y.. and Clymer Tyson of Harrisburg, (spent the weekend with their par- ents and brother, Carlos Tyson and family Mr. and Mrs. Roland Jackson and daughter Karen of Vandergrift, were weekend guests with Mrs, Jack. son's parents Mr. and Mrs, Paul Wert Mr. Clare Brungart and two chil- dren of Lebanon, called at the Roy Brungart home on Sunday Mr. and Mrs, Alan Lamey and, daughters Betty and Janet, and Mrs Elsle Lame of Greenburr, called on Mrs. Howard Lamey Fri ning A. daughter was Mrs. Paul Weber County Hospital has been named Edward Abbott Mary M. Abbott ternoon callers in Iatter who is a pati Hospital The W. M. 8 church entertained last Priday Mr. and Centre Hall Thursday Rey Mrs. N. F. Douty, Mrs Elizabeth Fleishman and Mr Ww Breon were TMursday vi Lock Haven Mr. and Mn Carmel, Mr on day ev Mr. and Centre Shi 10 the Tuesday Lee mother, Mrs Saturday af- Haven The Markley Haven born at last Judith ana were Lock Mary the Lock visited rs Evangellict the Y. PP M CVE Mr A F called I Limbert of Rebershiuirg last and Lar and Mi: R« of Sunbury, called C. J. Weaver, 8r. on Bu Rev. and Mn A Kiay dinner guests § the clhuey 4] CK were home and Mrs t Preas at How Alig a 2 § sion £0 Jal» Fi Rey g § Bra at Lemont femily of weekend a nts ¥ y ’ H A Me J Weaver rate hw ‘ ’ : will fifth Thursday been ton Past 1Wo Years fae Mrs. Weaver healt? JO quietly wedding anniversary May 181} Weavers fined 10 a Ww halr a al i oe was eighty-f Mr. Weaver fifth birthday anc Mn NVeaver ed in 1 have this wil \} he comm spent most colums gratulation thelr Chari and Mise ¢ " CRI and Mrs dren, Arvin Lock Haven Douty home on Mr Mrs L dren 1 port home, Bunday Mr. and Mrs and son Harold Sunday guests at home Mr. and Mrs. Lewis children of Oval pent the Paul Hackman home Mr. and Mrs. James Corman and children, Joyce and Jimmy were weekend guests at the Kermit Rosa. man home in Middietown Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyers and chil- dren of Tyrone, visited at Kene- neth Brungart home on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Myles Breon spent Sunday with their son Paul family at Centre Hall Mrs. P. C. Bierly was taken to the Centre County Hospital on Satur day for surgical treatment Fred Bender of State College daughter Mrs. James Lindsey and son, James, Jr. of Wilmington, Del called at the Sholl-Diehl home Saturday Harry Bair of Altoona, spent sev eral days visiting friends in our vi- cinity, after attending the John Winters’ funeral last Wednesday Mrs. W. M Tarbert and Mrs Anna Miller attended the Eastern District Council of Assembly of God church at Harrisburg, Tuesday to Thursday of this week Rev. and Mrs. C. FP. Catherman of Altoona, brought the latter's moth- er, Mrs. W. J. Hackenburg to her home on Monday after a two weeks’ visit with them. Mrs. Catherman spent the day in Rebersburg while the Rev. visited his mother in Mill- mont, i | Terry Brungart, son of Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Brungart, was taken (10 the Lock Haven Hospital on Mon. | day for treatment, Cpl. Carl Winters of Utah, Ned Reish Martha called at the Sunday I. Meek & wile, of and and Dick and visited at Allen Winkiebiech of Vicksburg, were the John Weaver Reahm and Sunday at the ana and on er. Mrs. Maude Winters, George Mark and Mrs. Harry Boob of Loganton Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Brungart, George and Baru Mever of Booneville Mrs. Lizzie Orndort and Marvin Orndorf of Lock Hav- en, Mrs. Bara Glasgow and son of Coburn Joel Zion Rover were LRT | Sunday the H. H. Royer home Mr. and Mr Floyd Barner and family were Monday visitors in Lock Haven Harold 8 the weekend Swartz Mi and son Sunday Mi: Earl Gentze] dinner guests of with hi Balona father and john with the and Mr A i Sara Jars Helen cea Ralph Ci Lock Hay former G. Cumming Relist ZetLle former n Rel mmings en pent parent Penn Home: visited Evangelical wit} speaker. Ci I BF hea o Mi burgh gart 1 Cpl. ar Memphis Walls BIRTHS / Son For Chopps Mrs. Adolg Cho of their first at Huntingdm who formerly Rockview State substation in in and In Blanding Fla. Mrs Marie Kennedy of the nursing Count Hospital Pvt the and 8] parents Apri 2 Lhe son born infant's | stationed at Uw Lee now rv Ursining at C Chopp is the former formes ol mp member sant the Centre Parents of Son and Mrs. John J Foster avenue State the birth of a son weighing nine born in the Centre Coun Sunday, May 7 In West announce Joseph, Jr six ounces ty Hospital Cibbons College Parents of First Child 8gt. and Mrs. E J are the parents of thei; a son, Michael Edward eight pounds, born in County Hospital, Tuesday, Mrs. Cookingham, Reese of Centre Hall, first May ¥ makes of John must Pounds Cookingham child, weighing | the Centre the former Lois her OUR BOYS IN'Jap Atrocities Are Bared ICE ¢ ~ THE SERV N EDITOR'S NOTE: All of Wrigley's Quality Brand Wrigley’ and : / fit y / ure nw being shipped over se 78 oa Spearminl Doublemiin ruil chewin um (fr men and 0) br asloo Armed } of Taw male the W lo make en ment in ine tng upht horlage ihe war, able spent Furlough at Home Joseph J loiter Wriglews I ypienl Received By Brother's Letter Answers Prayers D-Day { the Inva rw hy It's f Wi a SOM § D D-Day mathematics H-Hour for { on. During World War Zero Hour In planning fn obvi the hour of cambpaisy ne TREATY Us Als named headguariers may know be designated by which carries significance definitely dating it So they eall it D for Day to refer | day of attack day obviously, the cannot be even thoug! it Thus 1 SOME DAM withyt Day D a EE EE Meet in Naly Jack Daugherty former burg High School coach and Saul son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon ZiT. held an Old Home Week cele bration In Italy They met when Daugherty, a Heutenant in the Navy Phill . 4 home with her brother-in-law and 'Anded In an Tialian city and went sister, Mr. and Mrs M. M Smith, of East Prospect avenue, State Col lege Son For Gredders Mr. and Mrs. George CGreider, of is Newark, Ohio, have announced the, George Michael, having weighing 7 pounds, 1% ounces, On g.upeth Bosak of Clarence, is now of a son, to the Army Judge Advecate's office to secure Information. There he met ZifY, a leutenant in the Army who is stationed at the office. The result (was that Ziff was invited aboard ship to have dinner with Daugherty . ow Enrolls Por Training | Bdward J. Bosak, 22, son of Mrs been called home to attend the fu. April 22. Mrs, Grelder is the former oo oiling as an aviation cadet In the ineral of his uncle, John Winters. : Harrisburg, and Clarence Strayer of Creider Is serving In the armed forces, Catherine O'Connor, former teacher i “flight schdo] at Ii Pleld, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Confer of ‘at the Bellefonte High School. Mr. mba "an ietalitin of th an installation of the i “Army Alr Porces Training Com- | As Yanks Free Prisoners nany Japan naling ( Post Office Handles 25 M llion Letters Army Nurse Tells of Life In Italy 10 COLORS s919 Qr. Durable . . . Wash. able. For interior ond exterior work. Qr. For both inlaid and print linclevm. Easy to apply! Both of these quality prod. ucts are especially recommended for the amateur painter, Kessinger’s Auto Supplies ‘mand. Here the cadets are receiving '§ Ww. BISHOP ST. nine weeks of intensive military, Family. [physical and academic training. Av-' Mr, and Mrs. lation Cadet Bosak has been in the and spent 156 DIAL 2713 HEADQUARTERS FOR PAINTS, VARNISHES & ENAMELS Made by Makers of | : Madisonburg, were Subs) his BELLEFONTE, PA, after spending ¢ days leave with his quests at the 8, G. Seigler ' r. . Brown's Boot Shop BELLEFONTE'S FAMILY SHOE STORE Bellefonte, Pa, There are Americans, bitterly de nouncing economic conditions, who . The father is an will live to yearn for the wages and employe of the Clarence brick yards. profits they are making today.
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